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Rupert Wyatt

English filmmaker

Summary

English filmmaker

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Rupert Wyatt (born 26 October 1972) is an English filmmaker. He made his directorial debut with the 2008 film The Escapist, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. His second film was the 2011 blockbuster Rise of the Planet of the Apes. His later directorial endeavors have included the 2014 crime drama The Gambler, the 2019 sci-fi film Captive State, and the first two episodes of the television adaptation of The Mosquito Coast in 2021. He also has served as an executive producer on the series.

Early life

Wyatt was born and raised near Winchester in Hampshire. He was educated at the Dragon School, Oxford and Winchester College, Winchester.

Career

Producing

Wyatt is the founder of the film collective Picture Farm, which has produced numerous shorts, documentaries and features, including the Sundance Award-winning documentary Dark Days.

Directing

He also co-wrote and directed the British prison escape thriller The Escapist (2008), starring Brian Cox, Damian Lewis, Dominic Cooper, Joseph Fiennes, Seu Jorge, Steven Mackintosh and Liam Cunningham. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2008, was nominated for eight international film awards, and was the winner of two. In March 2010, he was selected to direct Rise of the Planet of the Apes, a reboot of the Planet of the Apes franchise, which was based on a screenplay by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. The film was released on 5 August 2011 to mostly positive reviews and grossed more than $481 million worldwide.

Wyatt was to be the director of 20th Century Fox's X-Men spin-off film Gambit, to be released on 7 October 2016, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.

He directed the 2019 sci-fi film Captive State.

His next film announced as director is the thriller Boxman, about a safe-cracker who attempts to rescue the victims of a failed bank heist.

Personal life

Wyatt currently lives between New York City and Hudson, New York.

Filmography

Short film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
1999	Ticks
2004	Get the Picture

Feature film

Year	Title	Notes
2003	Subterrain
2008	The Escapist
2011	Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2014	The Gambler	Also music supervisor
2019	Captive State	Also producer
2025	Desert Warrior

Other credits

Fishing Without Nets (2014) (Executive producer)
Animal Farm (2025) (Executive Producer and Co-story credit with Andy Serkis)

Television

Year	Title
Producer	Notes
2014	Turn: Washington's Spies	Episode "Pilot"
2016	The Exorcist	Episode "Pilot"
2021	The Mosquito Coast	2 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Title	Award/Nomination
2008	The Escapist	Nominated – British Independent Film – Douglas Hickox Award
Nominated – Evening Standard British Award for Most Promising Newcomer
Nominated – London Critics Film Award for Breakthrough British Filmmaker
2011	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	Nominated – Empire Award for Best Director
Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Director

References

Rees, Jasper. (13 June 2008). "British film: why breaking out gave me an opportunity to break in". Telegraph Media Group Limited.
Roark, David. (30 January 2010). "Movie on DVD review: The Escapist".
Billington, Alex. (16 March 2009). "Exclusive: Poster Premiere for Rupert Wyatt's The Escapist". FirstShowing.
Barton, Steve. (13 August 2012). "Rupert Wyatt Named as Planet of the Apes Prequel Director". DreadCentral.
"''Rise of the Planet of the Apes''".
"''Channing Tatum's 'Gambit' film now has a director''". MARVELHYPE.
Hayes, Britt. (16 September 2015). "'Gambit' Solo Movie Loses Director Rupert Wyatt". Screen Crush.
Kroll, Justin. (24 August 2016). "Rupert Wyatt to Direct, Write Sci-Fi Film ‘Captive State’ (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
Kroll, Justin. (August 9, 2024). "Rupert Wyatt To Direct Heist Thriller ‘Boxman’ At Lionsgate". [[Deadline Hollywood]].

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