Gary Ross (born November 3, 1956)[3] is an American filmmaker. He is best known for writing and directing the fantasy comedy-drama film Pleasantville (1998), the sports drama film Seabiscuit (2003), the sci-fi action film The Hunger Games (2012), and the heist comedy film Ocean's 8 (2018).[2] Ross has been nominated for four Academy Awards.
Ross took on the high-profile project of co-adapting and directing the film adaptation of the first book in Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games trilogy. The film was released on March 23, 2012, and earned $672.8 million worldwide.[6] Although the movie was financially and critically successful, Ross opted to not adapt or direct the sequels, citing the rushed production schedule as his main reason.
Ross also wrote and produced the animated feature The Tale of Despereaux, based on the Newbery Medal-winning children's book by Kate DiCamillo. His first book, Bartholomew Biddle and the Very Big Wind, was published by Candlewick Press in 2012. A children's book, it is written completely in verse.
gary, ross, other, people, named, disambiguation, born, november, 1956, american, filmmaker, best, known, writing, directing, fantasy, comedy, drama, film, pleasantville, 1998, sports, drama, film, seabiscuit, 2003, action, film, hunger, games, 2012, heist, co. For other people named Gary Ross see Gary Ross disambiguation Gary Ross born November 3 1956 3 is an American filmmaker He is best known for writing and directing the fantasy comedy drama film Pleasantville 1998 the sports drama film Seabiscuit 2003 the sci fi action film The Hunger Games 2012 and the heist comedy film Ocean s 8 2018 2 Ross has been nominated for four Academy Awards Gary RossBorn 1956 11 03 November 3 1956 age 66 Los Angeles California U S 1 OccupationsScreenwriterproducerdirectorYears active1986 presentSpouseClaudia SoltiChildren2ParentArthur A Ross 2 Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and career EditRoss was born in Los Angeles California the son of Gail and Arthur A Ross an Oscar nominated screenwriter Brubaker His family is Jewish 4 He attended though did not graduate from the University of Pennsylvania worked as a fisherman worked on Ted Kennedy s 1980 Presidential campaign consulted on both Michael Dukakis 1988 presidential campaign s and Bill Clinton s presidential campaigns and wrote a novel before being hired to write screenplays for Paramount Pictures 5 Career EditBig was his first produced screenplay Co written with Anne Spielberg sister of Steven it led to an Academy Award nomination and a Writers Guild of America Award He went on to write several other successful films including Dave in 1993 In 1998 he wrote and directed Pleasantville and in 2003 he wrote directed and produced Seabiscuit based on Seabiscuit An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand The film earned seven Academy Award nominations Ross took on the high profile project of co adapting and directing the film adaptation of the first book in Suzanne Collins s Hunger Games trilogy The film was released on March 23 2012 and earned 672 8 million worldwide 6 Although the movie was financially and critically successful Ross opted to not adapt or direct the sequels citing the rushed production schedule as his main reason Ross also wrote and produced the animated feature The Tale of Despereaux based on the Newbery Medal winning children s book by Kate DiCamillo His first book Bartholomew Biddle and the Very Big Wind was published by Candlewick Press in 2012 A children s book it is written completely in verse His next two films as a director and writer were the period drama Free State of Jones 2016 and the heist film Ocean s 8 2018 Filmography EditYear Title Director Writer Producer Notes1986 The Hitchhiker No Yes No Television series episode Man of Her Dreams 1988 Big No Yes Co producer1992 Mr Baseball No Yes No1993 Dave No Yes No1994 Lassie No Yes No1995 The Misery Brothers No Yes No1997 Trial and Error No No Yes1998 Pleasantville Yes Yes Yes Directorial Debut2003 Seabiscuit Yes Yes Yes2008 The Tale of Despereaux No Yes Yes2012 The Hunger Games Yes Yes No2016 Free State of Jones Yes Yes Yes2018 Ocean s 8 Yes Yes No2022 Desert Warrior No Yes NoAwards and nominations EditYear Title Award1988 Big Saturn Award for Best WritingNominated Academy Award for Best Original ScreenplayNominated Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay1993 Dave Paul Selvin AwardNominated Academy Award for Best Original ScreenplayNominated Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay1998 Pleasantville Satellite Award for Best Original ScreenplayProducers Guild of America for Most Promising ProducerNominated Satellite Award for Best Film Musical or ComedyNominated Satellite Award for Best DirectorNominated Saturn Award for Best Writing2003 Seabiscuit USC Scripter AwardNominated Academy Award for Best PictureNominated Academy Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNominated Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best ScreenplayNominated Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding DirectingNominated Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion PictureNominated Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNominated Satellite Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayReferences Edit Cheat Sheet Gary Ross Bestforfilm Retrieved September 28 2013 a b Interview Gary Ross breathes his life into Pleasantville CNN October 12 1998 Gary Ross Bio Tribeca Film Festival Retrieved September 28 2013 Bloom Nate October 17 2003 Celebrity Jews J The Jewish News of Northern California Gary Ross Biography Yahoo Retrieved January 5 2013 Hunger Games IMDb Retrieved September 17 2012 External links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to Gary Ross Gary Ross at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gary Ross amp oldid 1154276488, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
