1. Anthony McCarten was born on 28 April 1961 and is a New Zealand writer and filmmaker.
18 Facts About Anthony McCarten
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Anthony McCarten is best known for writing big-budget biopics The Theory of Everything, Darkest Hour, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Two Popes, and Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody.
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Anthony McCarten was born and raised in New Plymouth, New Zealand, and attended Francis Douglas Memorial College.
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Anthony McCarten worked as a reporter for a couple of years on The Taranaki Herald before studying for an Arts degree at Massey University and Victoria University of Wellington, where he studied creative writing with Bill Manhire.
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Anthony McCarten published his second novel, The English Harem, in 2002, which he later adapted for the screen.
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Anthony McCarten directed the big screen adaptation and the movie had its world premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival, 2008, and was nominated for Best Picture and Best Director at the New Zealand Film Awards.
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Via Satellite, which Anthony McCarten adapted from his own stage play, and directed himself, was invited to several film festivals including London, Cannes, Toronto, Melbourne, Hawaii and Seattle.
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Anthony McCarten produced and wrote The Theory of Everything, concerning the life of Prof.
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Anthony McCarten first initiated talks with Jane to acquire the rights to her autobiography, Travelling to Infinity, in 2004, and shortly after began work on the screenplay, which took its inspiration from her book.
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On 15 January 2015, the film received 5 Academy Award nominations, with Anthony McCarten earning two as producer and screenwriter in the categories of Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.
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Anthony McCarten won two BAFTA awards for his roles as producer Best British Film and screenwriter Best Adapted Screenplay.
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In 2017, Anthony McCarten wrote and co-produced a film about Winston Churchill, Darkest Hour.
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The film received 6 Academy Award nominations, with Anthony McCarten earning one as producer in the category of Best Picture.
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Anthony McCarten was nominated for two BAFTA awards for his role as producer, Best British Film and Best Film.
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Anthony McCarten wrote Bohemian Rhapsody, the Queen biopic that reached Number 1 at the box office in the US, UK, France, Germany, and all major markets, recording the second biggest opening weekend in history for a musical biography.
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Anthony McCarten received early international success with his play Ladies Night.
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Anthony McCarten has written the book for A Beautiful Noise, a Broadway musical about Neil Diamond which premiered in New York in December 2022.
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Anthony McCarten is the author of the plays The Collaboration and The Pope.