10 Facts About James McTeigue

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James McTeigue was born on December 29,1967 and is an Australian film and television director.

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James McTeigue has been an assistant director on many films, including Dark City, the Matrix trilogy and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, and made his directorial debut with the 2005 film V for Vendetta to critical acclaim.

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James McTeigue first became involved in the film industry in the late 1980s, acting as production runner or production assistant in a number of small Australian films.

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4.

James McTeigue acted again as second assistant director in a small Australian television film.

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In 1996 James McTeigue again acted as second assistant director on an American television film and a small Australian film being completed that year.

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6.

In 2000 James McTeigue worked with George Lucas and became the first assistant director for Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, which was released in 2002.

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In 2005 James McTeigue made his directorial debut with V for Vendetta, written and produced by the Wachowskis.

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8.

James McTeigue directed Ninja Assassin, produced by the Wachowskis, which was out in 2009.

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James McTeigue partnered again with the Wachowskis to direct the Mexico City, Mumbai and parts of the Reykjavik units on their Netflix science fiction drama Sense8 which debuted in 2015.

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10.

In 2021, James McTeigue continued his ongoing creative collaboration with Lana Wachowski and was producer of The Matrix Resurrections.

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