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Martin Campbell (I)
  • Date of Birth:
    October 24, 1940
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Scorpio
  • Place of Birth:
    Hastings, New Zealand
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Hair Color:
    White
  • Eye Color:
    Brown
  • Nationality:
    New Zealander

Family

Martin Campbell (I)
  • Spouse:
    Sol E. Romero

Career

Martin Campbell (I)
  • Profession:
    Film director
  • Claim to Fame:
    Edge of Darkness - 1985 - Television Series
  • Debut:
    The Sex Thief - 1973 - Movie

Awards

Martin Campbell (I)

1986 : BAFTA TV Award, Best Drama Series/Serial for : "Edge of Darkness"

1989 : Best Film Award

Trivia

Martin Campbell (I)
  • It was confirmed in January 2009 that Campbell will direct the film adaptation of the DC Comics superhero Green Lantern.
  • Campbell was known for some of the more action-oriented episodes from the TV series The Professionals (1977 – 1983).
  • Martin also directed the two recent Zorro films, The Mask of Zorro (1998) and The Legend of Zorro (2005), both starring Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
  • He has directed two James Bond films, 1995's GoldenEye, starring Pierce Brosnan, and 2006's Casino Royale, starring Daniel Craig, and was the first Bond director since John Glen to direct more than one film.
  • Martin Campbell is a New Zealand TV and film director.

Quotes

Martin Campbell (I)
  • “No, his teeth didn't get knocked out. What happened was that one of his caps came loose while we were filming in Prague. A local dentist came to the set, put a bit of glue on it, and that was that. The whole thing took 10 minutes.”
  • “I suspect there are a bunch of us lone rangers out there.”
  • “The great thing about it is that he makes mistakes and screws up. Bond finds violence hard to take, he won't admit to that. He has to do two killings, one is very messy. He falls in love with a girl, genuinely falls in love.”
  • “I was thrilled to have the opportunity. I grew up with the Zorro films and TV show. I must say that I think the [1940] Tyrone Power film ['The Mark of Zorro'] is a bit overrated, and in 'The Mask of Zorro' I wanted to take things back to the dash and athleticism of the Fairbanks original.”
  • “I remember standing Catherine next to Antonio and I thought, 'I don't even need to look at the screen tests. I know exactly,' and, as it turned out, they just work extremely well together.”
  • “Of course, it'll probably be north of $100 million, as they tend to be, because these days, ironically enough, there's an awful lot of films that are costing that, but beyond that, I can't tell you.”
  • “Daniel is a superb actor who has all the qualities needed to bring a contemporary edge to the role, We believe that in Daniel Craig we have found the ideal 21st century Bond and we couldn't be more privileged to be working with Barbara and Michael, who are tireless champions and guardians of the James Bond legacy.”
  • “It is really the arc in which he becomes Bond. He starts out just having earned his double-0 stripes and comes out at the end the Bond we know and love.”
  • “Daniel is a superb actor who has all the qualities needed to bring a contemporary edge to the role.”
  • "I like pre-production and post the best. I don`t like shooting at all. I find it grueling and tough, but I love post and the whole process of seeing the film finally come together. You start ironing out all the rough spots, and the really bad bits you just throw away. So from day one of post to the last day, you see nothing but improvements."
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Biography

Martin Campbell (I)
Last Updated: Saturday, October 24, 2009

MartinMartin Campbell knows how to entertain an audience when he steps behind the camera. When he directed The Mask Of Zorro, the movie earned Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations and launched the international careers of Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Next, when he helmed Vertical Limit, the film was well received by the critics and earned over $200 million in worldwide box office sales. In addition, Campbell is credited with rejuvenating the James Bond franchise when he directed GoldenEye, Pierce Brosnan's first outing as the famed British spy, which went on to gross more than $350 million. He is directing the next Bond feature as well, Casino Royale.

Born in New Zealand, Campbell moved to London where he began his career as a cameraman. He went on to produce the controversial British feature Scum, as well as Black Joy, which was selected for competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Campbell made his directorial debut on the British police action series "The Professionals," and continued with the popular BBC series "Shoestring" and Thames TV's "Minder."

Considered one of the U.K.'s top directors by the mid 1980s, he directed the highly praised British telefilm, "Reilly: Ace Of Spies." For his work on "Edge Of Darkness," a five-hour BBC miniseries about nuclear contamination in England that depicted murder and high-ranking corruption, he won six BAFTA awards.Campbell's first Hollywood movie was Criminal Law and he went on to direct Defenseless and No Escape. Some of his American credits include directing HBO's "Cast A Deadly Spell" and two episodes of NBC's "Homicide: Life On The Street," among others. He also directed the epic romance Beyond Borders starring Angelina Jolie and Clive Owen.

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