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Alex Garland(I)

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  • Director
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Alex Garland is an English novelist, screenwriter, film producer and director. He is best known for the films Ex Machina (2015) and Annihilation (2018).

Garland's others works as a writer includes The Beach (2000), 28 Days Later (2002), Sunshine (2007), Never Let Me Go (2011) and Dredd (2012).

He is also the co-writer on the video game Enslaved: Odyssey to the West.

In 2015, Garland made his directorial debut with Ex Machina and was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Writing, Original Screenplay category.
BornMay 26, 1970
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BornMay 26, 1970
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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Alex Garland and Jeff VanderMeer in Annihilation (2018)
Natalie Portman and Alex Garland in Annihilation (2018)
Natalie Portman and Alex Garland in Annihilation (2018)
Alex Garland and Oscar Isaac
Alex Garland, Kazuo Ishiguro, Andrew Macdonald, and Allon Reich in Never Let Me Go (2010)
Alex Garland in 28 Days Later (2002)
Danny Boyle and Alex Garland in 28 Days Later (2002)
Natalie Portman and Alex Garland in Annihilation (2018)
Natalie Portman and Alex Garland in Annihilation (2018)
Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Alex Garland, and Tessa Thompson in Annihilation (2018)
Alex Garland and Oscar Isaac in Ex Machina (2014)
Alex Garland, Domhnall Gleeson, and Alicia Vikander in Ex Machina (2014)

Known for

Alicia Vikander in Ex Machina (2014)
Ex Machina
7.7
  • Writer
  • 2014
Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tuva Novotny, Gina Rodriguez, and Tessa Thompson in Annihilation (2018)
Annihilation
6.8
  • Writer
  • 2018
Rory Kinnear in Men (2022)
Men
6.1
  • Writer
  • 2022
Cillian Murphy in 28 Days Later (2002)
28 Days Later
7.5
  • Writer
  • 2002

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Writer

  • Halo
    • In Development
  • 28 Months Later
    • Pre-production
  • Civil War
    • Post-production
  • Rory Kinnear in Men (2022)
    Men
  • Devs (2020)
    Devs
  • Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tuva Novotny, Gina Rodriguez, and Tessa Thompson in Annihilation (2018)
    Annihilation
  • DmC: Devil May Cry - Definitive Edition (2015)
    DmC: Devil May Cry - Definitive Edition
  • Alicia Vikander in Ex Machina (2014)
    Ex Machina
  • DmC: Devil May Cry - Vergil's Downfall (2013)
    DmC: Devil May Cry - Vergil's Downfall
  • DmC: Devil May Cry - Bloody Palace Mode (2013)
    DmC: Devil May Cry - Bloody Palace Mode
  • DmC: Devil May Cry (2013)
    DmC: Devil May Cry
  • Karl Urban in Dredd (2012)
    Dredd
  • Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (2010)
    Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
  • Never Let Me Go (2010)
    Never Let Me Go
  • Batman: Black and White (2008)
    Batman: Black and White
  • Cillian Murphy in Sunshine (2007)
    Sunshine
  • Jonathan Rhys Meyers in The Tesseract (2003)
    The Tesseract
  • Cillian Murphy in 28 Days Later (2002)
    28 Days Later

Producer

  • Never Let Me Go
    • Pre-production
  • Devs (2020)
    Devs
    • (showrunner)
  • Samuel L. Jackson and Onni Tommila in Big Game (2014)
    Big Game
  • Karl Urban in Dredd (2012)
    Dredd
  • Never Let Me Go (2010)
    Never Let Me Go
  • Rose Byrne and Jeremy Renner in 28 Weeks Later (2007)
    28 Weeks Later

Director

  • Civil War
    • Post-production
  • Rory Kinnear in Men (2022)
    Men
  • Devs (2020)
    Devs
  • Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tuva Novotny, Gina Rodriguez, and Tessa Thompson in Annihilation (2018)
    Annihilation
    • (directed by)
  • Alicia Vikander in Ex Machina (2014)
    Ex Machina
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Videos4

The Multiple Meanings of 'Annihilation'
Interview 2:02
The Multiple Meanings of 'Annihilation'
Home Video Trailer
Trailer 0:34
Home Video Trailer
Alex Garland: Psychologist or Psychotic?
Video 1:39
Alex Garland: Psychologist or Psychotic?
First Crushes
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First Crushes

Personal details

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    • May 26, 1970
    • London, England, UK
    • Paloma Baeza? - present (2 children)
    • Nicholas Garland
  • Other works
    Novel: The Tesseract
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    • 1 Article

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    According to Karl Urban, besides writing the script, he was the one who effectively directed Dredd (2012) and not credited director Pete Travis, who was ultimately sidelined.
  • Quotes
    It slightly depends on your perspective, sort of how you look at these things, but when I sit down to write a script, I'm not planning to write a script; I'm planning to make a film, and so I only see the script as being just a step there.
    • Often works with Sonoya Mizuno.
    • Halo
      $1,000,000

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