Martin Campbell was born on 24 October 1943 and is a New Zealand film and television director based in the United Kingdom.
14 Facts About Martin Campbell
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Martin Campbell is known for having directed The Mask of Zorro as well as the James Bond films GoldenEye and Casino Royale.
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Martin Campbell won a BAFTA for his direction of the 1985 television serial Edge of Darkness.
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Martin Campbell went on to direct two James Bond films, 1995's GoldenEye, starring Pierce Brosnan, and 2006's Casino Royale, starring Daniel Craig.
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At 62 years old, Martin Campbell was the oldest director in the series' history, beating the previous record set by Lewis Gilbert.
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Martin 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.
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Martin Campbell directed two Zorro films: The Mask of Zorro and The Legend of Zorro, both starring Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
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Martin Campbell directed the 2011 film adaptation of the DC Comics superhero Green Lantern, as well as The Foreigner, starring Jackie Chan.
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On television, Martin Campbell directed the film Cast a Deadly Spell and oversaw some of the more action-oriented episodes from the TV series The Professionals.
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Martin Campbell has directed a 2010 movie remake of Edge of Darkness, starring Mel Gibson and Ray Winstone.
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Martin Campbell directed the first episode of the US TV series Last Resort.
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In June 2007, Martin Campbell was in negotiations to replace Robert Schwentke as director of the film, now titled Unstoppable.
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Martin Campbell was involved until March 2009, when Tony Scott came on board as director.
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Martin Campbell was chosen to direct Hunter Killer, but, on March 3,2016, it was announced that Donovan Marsh would direct the film.