Kurt Wimmer

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Kurt Wimmer
Born (1964-03-09) March 9, 1964 (age 61)
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Occupations
  • Film director
  • film producer
  • screenwriter

Kurt Wimmer (born 1964) is an American screenwriter, film producer and film director. [1] [2] [3]

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Biography

He attended the University of South Florida and graduated with a BFA degree in Art History. [4] He then moved to Los Angeles, where he worked for 12 years as a screenwriter before directing the 2002 film Equilibrium . [5] In numerous interviews, he cites Equilibrium as his directorial debut and first film, although his actual directorial debut was the 1995 action film One Tough Bastard starring Brian Bosworth and Bruce Payne. However, Equilibrium was his first theatrically released film.

Wimmer has gone on to write for various films, mostly of the action and thriller genres. This includes The Recruit in 2003, Law Abiding Citizen in 2009, Salt in 2010, Expend4bles in 2023 and The Beekeeper in 2024.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleCredited asNotes
Director Writer Producer
1995 One Tough Bastard YesNoNo
1998 Sphere NoAdaptationNo
1999 The Thomas Crown Affair NoYesNo
2002 Equilibrium YesYesNoRole: Rebel victim (cameo)
2003 The Recruit NoYesNo
2006 Ultraviolet YesYesNoRole: Hemophage (cameo)
2008 Street Kings NoYesNo
2009 Law Abiding Citizen NoYesYes
2010 Salt NoYesNo
2012 Total Recall NoYesNo
2015 Point Break NoYesYes
2020 Children of the Corn YesYesExecutive
Spell NoYesYes
2021 The Misfits NoYesNo
2023 Expend4bles NoYesNo
2024 The Beekeeper NoYesYes

References

  1. Pasquine, Frank (July 18, 2012). "Screenwriter Kurt Wimmer on His Love of Film".
  2. D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 21, 2021). "'Salt' & 'The Bee Keeper' Scribe Kurt Wimmer To Direct & Write 'Solara' For Oakhurst & Motus".
  3. "'Salt' Writer Kurt Wimmer Sells Spec Script 'Matthew 21′ to Thunder Road". yahoo.com.
  4. "Filmmakers from Campus, The Oracle, 2011".
  5. "Equilibriumfans.com interview". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)