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New Zealand-born screenwriter-director Andrew Niccol began his career in London, successfully directing TV commercials before moving to Los Angeles in order to make films "longer than 60 seconds." He interested high-powered producer Scott Rudin in his "The Truman Show" (1998) script, but Rudin was not willing to gamble on a rookie director, particularly when Jim Carrey came aboard, swelling the budget to about $60 million. Peter Weir helmed instead, bringing a complementary vision which lightened the material somewhat, and the clever satire, which followed a cheerful insurance man (Carrey) as he slowly realizes that all the people in his life are just actors in a TV show, opened to critical raves....
Full Bio , Awards & Milestones

Filmography

Dali and I: The Surreal Story - ( Director / / Announced / )
Dali and I: The Surreal Story - ( Screenplay / / Announced / )
Gemini Man - ( Screenplay / / Announced / )
River Road - ( Director / / Announced / )
River Road - ( Producer / / Announced / )
River Road - ( Screenplay / / Announced / )
Lord of War - ( Director / 2005 / Released / )
Lord of War - ( Producer / 2005 / Released / )
Lord of War - ( Screenplay / 2005 / Released / )
The Terminal - ( Executive Producer / 2004 / Released / )
The Terminal - ( Story By / 2004 / Released / )
S1M0NE - ( Director / 2002 / Released / )
S1M0NE - ( Producer / 2002 / Released / )
S1M0NE - ( Screenplay / 2002 / Released / )
The Truman Show - ( Producer / 1998 / Released / )
The Truman Show - ( Screenplay / 1998 / Released / )
Gattaca - ( Director / 1997 / Released / )
Gattaca - ( Screenplay / 1997 / Released / )
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New Zealand-born screenwriter-director Andrew Niccol began his career in London, successfully directing TV commercials before moving to Los Angeles in order to make films "longer than 60 seconds." He interested high-powered producer Scott Rudin in his "The Truman Show" (1998) script, but Rudin was not willing to gamble on a rookie director, particularly when Jim Carrey came aboard, swelling the budget to about $60 million. Peter Weir helmed instead, bringing a complementary vision which lightened the material somewhat, and the clever satire, which followed a cheerful insurance man (Carrey) as he slowly realizes that all the people in his life are just actors in a TV show, opened to critical raves. Since the deal for "Truman" came together slowly, Niccol actually made his screenwriting and directing debut with "Gattaca" (1997), a superb, well-acted sci-fi movie that raised issues of genetic engineering in a totalitarian environment, focusing on Vincent (Ethan Hawke), an genetically imperfect man who assumes the identity of a crippled superior (Jude Law) willing to sell his DNA. Niccol added a murder mystery and a romance (with Uma Thurman) to the mix and created a believable futuristic society that was undermined by a slightly muddled conclusion. On the heels of his success, he negotiated a two-year production deal with DreamWorks SKG to write, direct and produce projects under the banner of Niccol Productions.

Profession(s):
director, screenwriter
Sometimes Credited As:
Awards (Back to top)
BAFTA Award Best Screenplay (Original) "The Truman Show" 1999
Online Film Critics Society Award Best Original Screenplay "The Truman Show" 1998

Milestones (Back to top)
2005 Helmed the feature "Lord of War," which stars Nicolas Cage and Ethan Hawke
2004 Executive produced and scripted "The Terminal" starring Tom Hanks
2001 Made controversial decision to use a computer-generated leading lady opposite Al Pacino in "Simone"
1999 Received $2 million from New Line Cinema for script "River Road"; attached as director
1998 Scripted the acclaimed "The Truman Show"; received Oscar nomination
1998 Formed Niccol Productions
1997 Feature directorial debut, "Gattaca"; also scripted
Raised in New Zealand
Moved to London
Began career directing TV commercials in England

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