Jordan Vogt-Roberts

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

(1984-09-22) September 22, 1984 (age 39)
United States
NationalityAmerican
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 Spring 2022, 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, however. [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 , from a screenplay by Brian K. Vaughan. The film will be produced by Legendary Entertainment and distributed by Netflix. [19]

Sexual harassment allegation

In 2017, pornographic actress and director 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 . [20] [21]

Personal life

He is Jewish. Vogt-Roberts was born in the United States and grew up in the Greater Detroit area. [22] He moved to Arizona at 14 but went back to Royal Oak, Michigan his senior year to graduate with his hometown friends. [23] He graduated from Dondero High School in 2003 and later Columbia College Chicago in 2006. [23]

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. [21]

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

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Death Stranding [24] The Film DirectorLikeness only

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References

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  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.
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