Gregor "Gore" Verbinski is an American film director and writer, best known for directing the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films and The Ring. Verbinski was born the third of five children to Vic and Laurette Verbinski in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. His siblings are Janine, Claire, Diane and Steven. His father was of Polish descent and worked as a nuclear physicist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In 1967 the Verbinski family moved to Southern California, where a young Gregor grew up in the town of La Jolla. Gregor was an active Boy Scout and surfed regularly. He went to Torrey Pines Elementary, Muirlands Junior High, and La Jolla High School before attending UCLA Film School. Verbinski graduated with his BFA in Film from UCLA in 1987. Verbinski was active in several L.A. rock bands early in his career. His first band was Thelonius Monster, which included drummer Danny Heifetz. He also played in the Daredevils, Bulldozer, The Drivers, and the all-star band The Cylon Boys Choir. His first films were a series of 8 mm films called "The Driver Files" circa 1979, when he was a young teen. Although most associate Verbinski with feature films, he started his career directing music videos for bands like Bad Religion, NOFX, 24-7 Spyz and Monster Magnet working at Palomar Pictures. This was not surprising to his friends in Los Angeles, since he had been in various punk and rock bands; the Daredevils, for instance, included then-departed member of Bad Religion Brett Gurewitz. Verbinski moved from music videos to commercials, where he worked for many brand names including Nike, Coca-Cola, Canon, Skittles and United Airlines. One of his most famous commercials was for Budweiser, featuring frogs who croak the brand name. For his efforts in commercials, Verbinski won four Clio Awards and one Cannes Advertising Silver Lion. After completing a short film, The Ritual (which he both wrote and directed), Verbinski made his feature film directing debut with his comedy flick, Mouse Hunt. The film was a hit globally and he soon followed up the success with the action/comedy The Mexican, starring Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt. The film received mixed reviews, and performed modestly at the box-office, earning $68 million domestically which was quite meager considering its star power (it was technically successful due to its moderately low $38 million budget). Verbinski followed it up with the horror film remake The Ring (2002), which struck gold globally, grossing well over $200 million worldwide. Verbinski also had a directorial hand in The Time Machine that year, temporarily taking over for an exhausted Simon Wells. Verbinski directed some of the underground Morlock sequences and is given a Thanks to credit in the film. He then directed the very successful Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl which earned over $600 million at the international box office. His next film was The Weather Man which starred Nicolas Cage. The film received mixed to positive reviews but was a box office failure. In March 2005 he started filming the sequels Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. The former then became his biggest success so far, becoming the third film ever to gross over $1 billion at the international box office.
Director Gore Verbinski Filmography
A Cure for Wellness
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English )
Director:
Gore Verbinski
,
Luisa Wolf
,
Ronny Schröder
,
Caroline Kaempfer
,
Katharina Dietl
,
Ben Bischof
,
Laura Bach
,
Hervé Berthou
Music Director:
Judith Hoersch
Release date:
17-02-2017
The Lone Ranger
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English )
Director:
Justin Haythe
Music Director:
Jess Gonchor
Release date:
03-07-2013
The Cove
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English )
Artist:
Joe Chisholm
,
Mandy-Rae Cruikshank
,
Charles Hambleton
,
Simon Hutchins
,
Kirk Krack
Director:
Louie Psihoyos
Music Director:
Release date:
31-07-2009
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
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English )
Artist:
Steve 'Lips' Kudlow
,
Robb Reiner
,
Kevin Goocher
,
Glenn Gyorffy
,
William Howell
Director:
Christopher Soos
Music Director:
Luca Borghese
Release date:
18-01-2008
Piratas del Caribe. En el fin del mundo
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English )
Director:
Terry Rossio
Music Director:
Denise Chamian
Release date:
19-05-2007
The Weather Man
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English )
Director:
Steve Conrad
,
J. Nicole Brooks
,
Sharyn Shimada-Huggins
,
Charles Gibson
,
Margaret J. Orlando
Music Director:
Craig Wood
Release date:
20-10-2005
Director:
Stuart Beattie
,
Kindra Marra
,
Robert Mazaraki
,
Robin De Lano
Music Director:
Terry Rossio
Release date:
09-07-2003
Avertizarea
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English )
Director:
Laurie MacDonald
,
Simon Morgan
,
Orlando R. Gonzales
,
Michael Axinn
Music Director:
Denise Chamian
Release date:
18-10-2002
The Mexican
(
English )
Director:
Gore Verbinski
,
Jeremy Roberts
Music Director:
Alan Silvestri
Release date:
01-03-2001
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