Jordan Vogt-Roberts

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Jordan Vogt-Roberts
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Jordan Vogt-Roberts at San Diego Comic-Con in 2016
Born
Jordan Charles Vogt-Roberts

(1984-09-22) September 22, 1984 (age 40)
United States
Education Columbia College Chicago (2006)
Occupations
Years active2007–present
Notable work The Kings of Summer
Kong: Skull Island

Jordan Charles Vogt-Roberts (born September 22, 1984) is an American film director, film producer, screenwriter, and television director. His feature directorial debut, The Kings of Summer , screened at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. The film also won the Narrative Feature Audience Award at the 2013 Dallas International Film Festival. [1] In 2017, Vogt-Roberts directed the MonsterVerse film Kong: Skull Island .

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Career

Jordan Vogt-Roberts's first directorial credit was a 2007 documentary, Twit: Robert Buscemi, Live at the Subterranean. [2]

Vogt-Roberts continued his career producing and directing episodes of two web series, Memoirs of a Manchild (2009-2010) and Book Club (2009-2013), and directing most episodes of the web series Single Dads (2009-2011). [3]

After turning an episode of Memoirs of a Manchild into the short film Mint in a Box (2009), [4] in 2010, he wrote and directed the short film Successful Alcoholics. The film screened at the Sundance Film Festival, the SXSW Film Festival, the AFI Fest and 30 other film festivals. [5]

Vogt-Roberts went on to direct Comedy Central's Mash Up, [6] as well as episodes of Funny or Die Presents [7] , MTV's Death Valley [8] and FX's You're the Worst . [8]

Vogt-Roberts's feature film debut, The Kings of Summer , was screened at the Sundance Film Festival and the Cleveland International Film Festival, and won the Narrative Feature Audience Award at the 2013 Dallas International Film Festival. [9] [10]

He went on to direct Kong: Skull Island in 2017, which grossed over $565 million at the global box office. [11]

Vogt-Roberts is directing a film based on the Metal Gear series for Sony Pictures. [12] In interviews, Vogt-Roberts repeatedly expressed his passion for video games, and recounted his meeting with Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima to discuss the making of the film. [13] In Kong: Skull Island, a boat bears the name Gray Fox as a homage to the character of the same name. [14] As of 2024, he was still attached to the project, though there was still no publicly available timeline. [15]

Vogt-Roberts was to direct the pilot of The Walking Dead: World Beyond , [16] but was replaced with Magnus Martens, who previously directed for Fear the Walking Dead . The change in directors was a result of the production going in a different direction; Vogt-Roberts still contributed to the first episode. [17]

In 2018, it was announced that Vogt-Roberts would direct a miniseries adaptation of the 2014 book Console Wars , with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg executive producing the series and Paramount+ distributing it. [18]

In 2021, it was announced that Vogt-Roberts would direct a live action adaptation of Gundam produced by Legendary Entertainment. [19] By October 2024, he was no longer involved with the project. [20]

Personal life

Vogt-Roberts is Jewish. He was born in the United States and grew up in the Greater Detroit area. [21] He moved to Arizona at 14 but went back to Royal Oak, Michigan his senior year to graduate with his hometown friends. [22] He graduated from Dondero High School in 2003 and later Columbia College Chicago in 2006. [22]

On September 11, 2017, Vogt-Roberts was brutally attacked while living in Ho Chi Minh City. After investigating the case with GQ journalist Max Marshall, Vogt-Roberts identified his attackers and one of the assailants was eventually arrested in India. [23]

In 2017, pornographic entertainer Dana DeArmond accused Vogt-Roberts of kissing her without her consent at a drinks date he set up with her in 2010, a few months after they wrapped work on Mash Up . [24] [23]

Filmography

Film

Television

YearTitleNotes
2011 Funny or Die Presents 5 episodes
2011 Death Valley 3 episodes
2012 Mash Up 8 episodes
2014 Nick Offerman: American Ham Stand-up documentary
2014, 2019 You're the Worst 8 episodes
2015CockedPilot
2024 Hysteria! 2 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Death Stranding [25] The Film DirectorLikeness only

Commercials

References

  1. ↑ "Congratulations to the 2013 Dallas International Film Festival winners!". Dallas Film Society. Archived from the original on 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
  2. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5001514/reference/ [ user-generated source ]
  3. ↑ Single Dads at Web Series Channel, http://www.webserieschannel.com/single-dads/ Archived 2013-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ 5 Short Reasons Jordan Vogt-Roberts is the Next Great Comedy Film Director, https://filmschoolrejects.com/5-short-reasons-jordan-vogt-roberts-is-the-next-great-comedy-film-director-fe4b037f0862
  5. ↑ Successful Alcoholics at Vimeo, https://vimeo.com/16640746
  6. ↑ Mash Up profile Archived 2013-06-08 at the Wayback Machine , comedycentral.com; accessed January 11, 2014.
  7. ↑ Vogt-Roberts, Jordan (2010-10-02), HBO/Funny or Die: Baby Boss: Going to the Boss , retrieved 2019-01-16
  8. 1 2 "Jordan Vogt-Roberts | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  9. ↑ "The Kings of Summer: Sundance Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  10. ↑ "Dallas International Film Festival Announces Full 2013 Lineup". D Magazine. 2013-03-12. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  11. ↑ "Kong: Skull Island (2017) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  12. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 3, 2014). "Sony In Talks With Jordan Vogt-Roberts To Helm 'Metal Gear Solid'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  13. ↑ Weber, Rachel (11 May 2017). "Why Kong: Skull Island Director Chased Video Game Movie Metal Gear Solid". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  14. ↑ Skrebels, Joe (March 7, 2017). "Metal Gear Movie Director on the Characters He Wants to Include". IGN . Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  15. ↑ Yin-Poole, Wesley (1 July 2024). "Metal Gear Solid Movie Script Still Being Worked On, Producer Says". IGN. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  16. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (July 19, 2019). "'The Walking Dead': Full Cast Set for Third Show on AMC". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  17. ↑ Matthews, Liam (October 1, 2020). "The Walking Dead: World Beyond Boss Says You Don't Have to Be Caught Up on TWD to Watch the Spin-Off". TV Guide. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  18. ↑ Otterson, Joe (2018-11-28). "Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg to Produce 'Console Wars' as Limited Series". Variety. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  19. ↑ Alexander, Julia (12 April 2021). "Netflix is Making a Live-Action Gundam Movie with Jordan Vogt-Roberts Directing". IGN. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  20. ↑ Kroll, Justin (31 October 2024). "'Gundam' Movie At Legendary Taps 'Sweet Tooth' Showrunner Jim Mickle To Direct". Deadline. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  21. ↑ "Greetings From Hollywood" . Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  22. 1 2 "'Toy's House' Film Director Talks About Growing Up in Royal Oak". Royal Oak, MI Patch. 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  23. 1 2 Marshall, Max (July 9, 2018). "Attack on Skull Island". GQ . Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  24. ↑ Harris, Hunter (December 19, 2017). "Adult Film Star Accuses TJ Miller and Jordan Vogt-Roberts of Sexual Harassment While Shooting". Vulture.com . Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Death Stranding guide: All of the game's hidden celebrity cameos". Polygon. November 11, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
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