1. Kimble Rendall was an Australian director, musician and writer mostly known for his second unit direction of The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, I, Robot, Casanova and Ghost Rider.
14 Facts About Kimble Rendall
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Kimble Rendall used an 8mm camera to write and direct short films while still at school, he completed a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Mass Media and then trained at Australian Broadcasting Commission as a film editor.
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Kimble Rendall was taking acting lessons at the Nimrod Theatre when he met Tim Gooding and Johanna Pigott, and with their mutual interest in music they formed punk rock band XL Capris in 1978.
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Kimble Rendall played lead guitar and sang vocals with Gooding and Pigott.
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Kimble Rendall managed the band whilst they developed the material for their first album Stoneage Romeos.
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Kimble Rendall had a meeting with Joe Strummer at The Sebel Townhouse when The Clash were looking for a Sydney support act.
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Kimble Rendall was voted Australia's top music video director in a poll conducted by Rolling Stone magazine.
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In 1994, Kimble Rendall set up Flat Rock Pictures to direct TV commercials and, later, film projects.
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Kimble Rendall won all the major awards in advertising including a Cannes Lion.
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Kimble Rendall directed a short film Hayride to Hell featuring Kylie Minogue and Richard Roxburgh and the teen slasher flick, Cut which starred Molly Ringwald and Minogue.
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Kimble Rendall became the second unit director for The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions and the associated video game Enter the Matrix.
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Kimble Rendall was second unit director for Casanova Ghost Rider.
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Kimble Rendall was set to direct the Australian-Chinese thriller film The Nest 3D.
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Kimble Rendall married Basia Bonkowski in 1982 and they had two adopted children: William and Camille.