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Martin Campbell
New Zealand film and television director (born )
For the Scottish badminton player, see Martin Campbell (badminton).
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| Born | () 24 October (age&#;80) Hastings, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Director |
| Years&#;active | –present |
| Spouse | Sol E. Romero &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
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Martin Campbell (born 24 October ) is a New Zealand film and television director, based in the United Kingdom. He is best known for his works in the action and thriller film genres, including the James Bond filmsGoldenEye () and Casino Royale (), The Mask of Zorro () and its sequel The Legend of Zorro (), Vertical Limit (), and The Foreigner (). Earlier in his career, he directed the critically-acclaimed BBC drama serial Edge of Darkness (), which earned him a British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series. He later directed the theatrical film adaptation of the serial.
Life and career[edit]
Born in Hastings, New Zealand, Campbell moved to London, where he began his career as a director of softcore sex comedies and action television series in the s. He went on to direct two James Bond films, 's GoldenEye, starring Pierce Brosnan, and 's Casino Royale, starring Daniel Craig. At 62 years old, Campbell was the oldest director in the series' history, beating the previous record set by Lewis Gilbert. Campbell stated that he was offered the opportunity to direct further James Bond films after GoldenEye; however, he found the plots to be limiting and only considered directing further films if working with a new Bond actor - as he subsequently did with Daniel Craig on Casino Royale.[1]
He directed two Zorro films: The Mask of Zorro () and The Legend of Zorro (), both starring Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Campbell also directed the film adaptation of the DC Comics superhero Green Lantern, as well as The Foreigner (), starring Jackie Chan. [2]
On television, Campbell directed the film Cast a Deadly Spell[3] and oversaw some of the more action-oriented episodes from the TV series The Professionals (–). However, his best-known work is the BBC Television drama serial Edge of Darkness, for which he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Director in Campbell has also directed a movie remake of Edge of Darkness, starring Mel Gibson and Ray Winstone. Campbell directed the first episode of the US TV series Last Resort. and his upcoming film Cleaner is set to be released in [4]
Unrealized projects[edit]
In June , Martin Campbell was in negotiations to replace Robert Schwentke as director of the film, now titled Unstoppable. Campbell was involved until March , when Tony Scott came on board as director. Martin Campbell was chosen to direct Hunter Killer, but, on 2 March it was announced that Donovan Marsh would direct the film.
Personal life[edit]
Martin Campbell has been married to his wife Sol E. Romero, since [5]