1. Jeff Nichols was born on December 7,1978 and is an American film director and screenwriter.
14 Facts About Jeff Nichols
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Jeff Nichols's films are characterized by their Southern United States backdrop and ambience.
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Jeff Nichols is known for his longstanding collaboration with actor Michael Shannon, who has appeared in all of his feature films to date.
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Jeff Nichols went on to direct the critically acclaimed films Take Shelter, Mud, Midnight Special, Loving, and The Bikeriders.
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Jeff Nichols was born in Little Rock, Arkansas and attended Little Rock Central High School.
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Jeff Nichols is the brother of Lucero guitarist and singer Ben Nichols.
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Jeff Nichols studied filmmaking at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
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Jeff Nichols wrote his first screenplay, Shotgun Stories, with actor Michael Shannon in mind to play the lead, and contacted the actor through a former teacher.
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Jeff Nichols moved into independent productions with 2011's Take Shelter, starring Shannon, and 2012's Mud, starring Matthew McConaughey, which competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.
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In 2012, Jeff Nichols acted as president of the jury of the 7th Rome Film Festival.
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Six of Jeff Nichols' films have featured Shannon: Shotgun Stories, Take Shelter, Mud, Midnight Special, Loving and The Bikeriders.
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In 2016, Jeff Nichols was hired to direct a remake of Alien Nation, but the project never came to fruition.
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In 2020, it was reported that Jeff Nichols would be writing and directing Yankee Comandante, adapted from David Grann's article in The New Yorker about Che Guevara and William Alexander Morgan.
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In November 2020, it was announced that Jeff Nichols would be directing and writing the screenplay for A Quiet Place: Day One.