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Marc Webb Born Marc Preston Webb
August 31, 1974
Bloomington, IndianaOccupation Music video director, film director Marc Preston Webb[1] (born August 31, 1974) is an American music video, short film and major motion picture director. He directed the 2009 romantic comedy-drama (500) Days of Summer and is currently directing the 2012 Spider-Man reboot The Amazing Spider-Man.
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Life and career
Webb was born in Bloomington, Indiana, the son of Margaret Ruth (née Stocker) and Norman Lott Webb, who works in math education at the University of Wisconsin.[1][2] When he was eighteen months old, Webb's family moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where he was raised.[3][4] He graduated from Madison West High School, and subsequently attended Colorado College, from which he graduated with an English degree.[3][5]
His feature length debut, (500) Days of Summer, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, was released in July 2009 to an extremely positive critical reception.[6] In January 2010, Columbia Pictures hired Webb to replace Sam Raimi as the director of the upcoming reboot of the Spider-Man franchise, scheduled to be released in 2012 and starring Andrew Garfield.[7][8]
Webb is signed to DNA in Hollywood, California and Academy Productions Ltd in the United Kingdom.
Webb's lamb
Webb's signature is a white lamb, which has appeared in a few of his videos. In Brand New's "Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades" video, the lamb appears on the door before Jesse Lacey enters the bar. It also appears on the shirt of a girl in the bar. In Yellowcard's "Ocean Avenue" and "Rough Landing, Holly" videos, the lamb appears on the briefcase Ryan Key carries around.
Videography
1997
- Blues Traveler – "Canadian Rose"
1999
- Earth to Andy – "Still After You"
2000
2001
- On the Line All Stars feat. Lance Bass – "On the Line"
- Anastacia – "Not that Kind of Girl"
- Backstreet Boys – "Invitation Only"
- 3 Doors Down – "Duck and Run"
- Good Charlotte – "Motivation Proclamation"
- AFI – "The Days of the Phoenix"
- Big Dumb Face – "Duke Lion"
- Felix Brothers - "Right Here, Right Now"
- Oleander – "Are You There?"
- Green Day – "Waiting"
- Good Charlotte – "Festival Song"
- Live - "Simple Creed"
- Professional Murder Music – "Slow"
- Stereomud – "Pain"
- Godhead – "Eleanor Rigby"
- Live feat. Tricky – "Simple Creed"
- Pressure 4-5 – "Beat the World"
- Tru Vibe – "On The Line"
2002
- Unwritten Law – "Seein' Red"
- Counting Crows – "American Girls"
- Soil – "Unreal"
- Puddle of Mudd – "She Hates Me"
- Maroon 5 – "Harder to Breathe"
- Hatebreed – "I Will Be Heard"
- The Wallflowers – "When You’re On Top"
- O-Town – "These are The Days"
- Hoobastank – "Remember Me"
- Disturbed – "Remember"
2003
- Cold – "Stupid Girl"
- P.O.D. – "Sleeping Awake"
- AFI – "The Leaving Song Pt. II"
- Santana & Alex Band – "Why Don't You & I"
- 3 Doors Down – "Here Without You"
- Memento – "Saviour"
- Wakefield – "Say You Will"
- MxPx – "Everything Sucks"
- P.O.D. – "Will You"
- Brand New – "Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades"
2004
- P.O.D. – "Change the World"
- Gavin DeGraw – "I Don't Want to Be"
- Smile Empty Soul – "Silhouettes"
- Puddle of Mudd – "Heel Over Head"
- Midtown – "Give It Up"
- Yellowcard – "Ocean Avenue"
- My Chemical Romance – "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"
- Sparta – "Breaking the Broken"
- Jesse McCartney – "Beautiful Soul"
- Dirty Vegas – "Walk Into the Sun"
- Coheed and Cambria – "Blood Red Summer"
- Switchfoot – "Dare You to Move" (version 2)
- Hoobastank – "Disappear"
2005
- Jimmy Eat World – "Work"
- Daniel Powter – "Bad Day"
- The Used – "All That I've Got"
- My Chemical Romance – "Helena"
- Snow Patrol – "Chocolate"
- Low Millions – "Eleanor"
- Trey Songz feat. Twista – "Gotta Make It"
- Antigone Rising – "Don’t Look Back"
- Hot Hot Heat – "Middle of Nowhere"
- Incubus – "Make a Move"
- Hilary Duff – "Wake Up"
- My Chemical Romance – "The Ghost of You"
- Ashlee Simpson – "Boyfriend"
- Daniel Powter – "Free Loop (One Night Stand)"
- Yellowcard – "Lights and Sounds"
- Weezer – "Perfect Situation"
2006
- All American Rejects – "Move Along"
- Matisyahu – "Youth"
- Aly & AJ – "Rush"
- Daniel Powter – "Lie to Me"
- Yellowcard – "Rough Landing, Holly"
- AFI – "Miss Murder"
- Ashlee Simpson – "Invisible"
- Fergie – "London Bridge"
- Regina Spektor – "Fidelity"
- Evanescence – "Call Me When You're Sober"
- AFI – "Love Like Winter"
- Pussycat Dolls feat. Timbaland – "Wait a Minute"
- Barefoot – "Rain"
- Teddy Geiger – "These Walls" (Version 2)
2007
- Good Charlotte – "The River"
- Relient K – "Must Have Done Something Right"
- P. Diddy – "Last Night"
- My Chemical Romance – "I Don't Love You"
- My Chemical Romance – "Teenagers"
- Evanescence – "Good Enough" (co-directed with Rich Lee)
- Blaqk Audio – "Stiff Kittens" (co-directed with Rich Lee)
- Regina Spektor – "Better"
- Fergie – "Clumsy" (co-directed with Rich Lee)
- Miley Cyrus – "Start All Over"
2008
- Maroon 5 – "Goodnight, Goodnight"
- Nelly feat. Fergie – "Party People"
- All American Rejects – "Gives You Hell"
2009
- Green Day – "21 Guns"
- She and Him – "Why Do You Let me Stay Here?" (Version 2)
- Green Day – "21st Century Breakdown"
- Weezer – "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To
2010
- Green Day – "Last of the American Girls"
- Taking Back Sunday - "Faith (When I Let You Down)"
Editor videography
- MxPx - "Everything Sucks" - November 2003
- Brand New - "Sic Transit Gloria.... Glory Fades" - December 2003
Filmography
- (500) Days of Summer (2009) (director)
- The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) (director)
Webb is also attached to direct Age of Rage, a science fiction film that will be written by Mark Heyman, who was one of the screenwriters for Black Swan.[9]
Television
- "The Manager and the Salesman", The Office (2010)
- "Pilot", Lone Star (2010)
References
- ^ a b Lott Clark, Susan (1993). Southern letters and life in the mid 1800s. Wisconsin: the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
- ^ Webb, Marc (2009-06-24). "Marc Webb's 500 Days of Blogging #1 - Dudes in Love". FirstShowing.net. http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/06/24/marc-webbs-500-days-of-blogging-1-dudes-in-love/. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ^ a b Thomas, Rob (2009-08-09). "Summer in the Spotlight". The Capital Times. http://host.madison.com/77squaresunday/article_07e737d9-2f06-5316-a8f0-ef560e11ecc6.html. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ^ Dudek, Duane (2009-04-01). "Director returning for Madison film debut". Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel. http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/42303567.html. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ^ Osterndorf, Chris (2009-10-26). "Director Marc Webb moves on from "(500) Days of Summer" and visits DePaul". The Depaulia. http://media.www.depauliaonline.com/media/storage/paper1414/news/2009/10/26/Entertainment/Director.Marc.Webb.Moves.On.From.500.Days.Of.Summer.And.Visits.Depaul-3812027.shtml. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ^ "500 Days of Summer (2009)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/500_days_of_summer/. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
- ^ Fleming, Mike (January 13, 2010). "Will Sony Spin Spidey Reboot With Webb?". Deadline Hollywood. http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/will-sony-spin-spidey-reboot-with-webb/.
- ^ Sciretta, Peter (January 19, 2010). "Marc Webb To Direct New Spider-Man Trilogy!?". /Film. http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/01/19/marc-webb-to-direct-new-spider-man-trilogy/. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
- ^ Kit, Borys (January 26, 2011). "EXCLUSIVE: 'Black Swan' Scribe Tapped to Write 'Age of Rage' for Marc Webb". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/heat-vision/black-swan-scribe-tapped-write-76326.
External links
Categories:- 1974 births
- American film directors
- American music video directors
- American television directors
- Living people
- University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
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