- Kurt Wimmer
Kurt Wimmer is an American
screenwriter andfilm director .Wimmer attended the
University of South Florida and graduated with a BFA degree inArt History . He then moved toLos Angeles where he worked for 12 years as a screenwriter before making his 2002 film, "Equilibrium". Although he is credited as the director of the 1995 film "One Tough Bastard" (aka "One Man's Justice") he was actually fired half way through the filming and did not complete it. [http://www.equilibriumfans.com/Kurt_Wimmer_Interview_CHUD.htm] In numerous interviews he cites "Equilibrium" as his directorial debut and first film, in which he also has a cameo role as a practitioner of the fictional martial artGun Kata .Credits
*"Metal Gear Solid (2009-2010) (Writer, rumoured)
*"Street Kings " (2008) (writer)
*"Ultraviolet" (2006) (writer/director)
*"The Recruit " (2003) (writer)
*"Equilibrium" (2002) (writer/director)
*"The Thomas Crown Affair" (1999) (writer)
*"Sphere" (1998) (adaptation)
*"One Tough Bastard " (1995) (director)External links
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* [http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/379/379004p1.html 10 Questions with Kurt Wimmer]
* [http://www.equilibriumfans.com/KurtWimmer-AustinTexas-2005.htm Kurt Wimmer at 2005 UFA Conference]
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