Anthony Joseph Gilroy (born September 11, 1956) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He wrote the screenplays for the original Bourne trilogy (2002–2007) and wrote and directed the fourth film of the franchise, The Bourne Legacy (2012). He also wrote and directed Michael Clayton (2007) and Duplicity (2009), earning nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the former.
Tony Gilroy | |
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 Gilroy in 2012 at The Bourne Legacy premiere in Sydney | |
| Born | Anthony Joseph Gilroy September 11, 1956 New York City, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse | Susan Gilroy |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Frank D. Gilroy |
| Relatives | Dan Gilroy (brother) John Gilroy (brother) |
In 2016, Gilroy was hired by Lucasfilm to provide rewrites and uncredited reshoots for Rogue One. He later returned to the Star Wars universe as the showrunner, head writer and executive producer of Andor (2022–present), a Disney+ political spy drama series chronicling the evolution of Cassian Andor over a five-year period preceding the events of Rogue One.
Personal life
editGilroy was born in Manhattan, New York City, the son of Ruth Dorothy (née Gaydos), a sculptor and writer, and Frank D. Gilroy, an award-winning playwright, director, and movie producer, who received the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play The Subject Was Roses in 1965. He is the brother of screenwriter Dan Gilroy and editor John Gilroy.[1][2] Through his father, he is of Italian, Irish and German descent.[3] He has two children, Sam and Kathryn, and is married to Susan Gilroy.
Gilroy was raised in Washingtonville, New York.[4] He graduated from Washingtonville High School in 1974[5][6] at 16 years old[7] and attended Boston University for two years before dropping out to concentrate on his music career.[4][8]
Career
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Writing
editGilroy has written many scripts for film, starting with the script for The Cutting Edge in 1992. This was followed by Dolores Claiborne in 1995 and The Devil's Advocate in 1997. He was one of five credited writers on Michael Bay's Armageddon, the highest-grossing film of 1998. Gilroy's next script was Proof of Life in 2000. In 2002, 2003 and 2007 he wrote the screenplays for The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum, and wrote and directed the next installment of the Bourne series, The Bourne Legacy (2012).
Also in 2007, he wrote and directed the film Michael Clayton, which won an Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay,[9] and was nominated for several Academy Awards including screenplay. In 2009, Gilroy wrote and directed the romantic comedy spy film Duplicity, starring Clive Owen, Julia Roberts and Tom Wilkinson. Gilroy was set, along with The Bourne Ultimatum co-screenwriter Scott Z. Burns, to write the script for the upcoming film Army of Two, based on the video game from EA Montreal.
In September 2013, Gilroy delivered a screenwriting lecture as part of the BAFTA and BFI Screenwriters' Lecture Series.[10]
In 2018, he received a Distinguished Screenwriter Award from the Austin Film Festival.[11]
Directing
editGilroy's directorial debut was in 2007, when he directed the film Michael Clayton, which his brother John Gilroy edited. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor. In addition to its Edgar Award, the film won one Oscar, for Best Supporting Actress (Tilda Swinton). The film was a box office success, grossing over $92 million worldwide.
He also wrote and directed his next film, Duplicity, released March 20, 2009, and starring Clive Owen, Julia Roberts and Tom Wilkinson. He then took over as director of the next entry in the Bourne series as well as co-writing; the film, The Bourne Legacy, was released August 10, 2012, starring Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Joan Allen, and Albert Finney.
Star Wars
editIn 2016, Gilroy co-wrote the script to the sci-fi war film Rogue One, directed by Gareth Edwards. It is a prequel to the 1977 classic Star Wars. Gilroy shared writing duties with fellow filmmaker Chris Weitz.
In October 2019, Gilroy returned to the Star Wars franchise to serve as the showrunner for the Disney+ political spy drama Andor, taking over from Stephen Schiff. Gilroy wrote five of the twelve episodes in the series' first season and was also originally set to direct multiple episodes.[12] However, Toby Haynes took over as the director of these episodes due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.[13] After multiple delays, Andor premiered on September 21, 2022, and received widespread critical acclaim. It received a total of eight Emmy nominations, including a nomination for the best drama series and nods for writing, directing, cinematography and musical score.[14]
Gilroy based his storytelling about the character Cassian Andor on Joseph Stalin. Of the star of the series, Diego Luna, Gilroy remarked to Rolling Stone, "If you look at a picture of Young Stalin, isn't he glamorous? He looks like Diego!" [15]
Filmography
editFeature films
edit| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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| 1992 | The Cutting Edge | No | Yes | No | |
| 1995 | Dolores Claiborne | No | Yes | No | |
| 1996 | Extreme Measures | No | Yes | No | |
| 1997 | The Devil's Advocate | No | Yes | No | |
| 1998 | Armageddon | No | Adaptation | No | |
| 2000 | Bait | No | Yes | Executive | |
| Proof of Life | No | Yes | Executive | ||
| 2002 | The Bourne Identity | No | Yes | No | |
| 2004 | The Bourne Supremacy | No | Yes | No | |
| 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum | No | Yes | No | |
| Michael Clayton | Yes | Yes | No | Uncredited voice cameo as "Taxi Driver" | |
| 2009 | Duplicity | Yes | Yes | No | |
| State of Play | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2012 | The Bourne Legacy | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2014 | Nightcrawler | No | No | Yes | |
| 2016 | Rogue One | No | Yes | No | Uncredited director of reshoots; Uncredited voice cameo as "Rebel Flight Controller" |
| The Great Wall | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2018 | Beirut | No | Yes | Yes |
Uncredited writing works
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Enemy of the State | [16] |
| 2021 | The Woman in the Window | Rewrites for reshoots[17] |
Television
edit| Year(s) | Title | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | For Better and for Worse | Yes | No | Television movie |
| 2015–2016 | House of Cards | No | Consulting | 26 episodes |
| 2018 | Hammerhead: The Superior Project | No | Executive | Television movie |
| 2022–present | Andor | Yes | Executive | Creator and executive producer (12 episodes) Writer (5 episodes) |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Title | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Michael Clayton | Academy Awards | Best Director | Nominated |
| Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| BAFTA Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| Directors Guild of America | Outstanding Directing - Feature Film | Nominated | ||
| Edgar Awards | Best Motion Picture Screenplay | Won | ||
| Satellite Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| Venice Film Festival | Golden Lion | Nominated | ||
| Writers Guild of America Award | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| 2022 | Andor | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated |
| Peabody Awards | Entertainment | Won |
References
edit- ^ "Frank D. Gilroy Biography (1925-)". filmreference.com.
- ^ "Tony Gilroy Biography ((?)-)". filmreference.com.
- ^ Frank D. Gilroy
- ^ a b Max, D.T. (March 16, 2009). "Twister". The New Yorker. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ McKnight, Dale (February 2010). "Making the Grade: Examining the Valley's High Schools". Hudson Valley Magazine. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ Lussier, Germain (January 23, 2008). "7 Oscar nominations for Washingtonville's Tony Gilroy and 'Michael Clayton'". recordonline.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ Lussier, Germain (October 12, 2007). "'Michael Clayton' starring George Clooney, Blooming Grove, Moodna Viaduct and a directorial debut by Washingtonville grad Tony Gilroy". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ Feeney, Mark (October 7, 2007). "Writer's move to director goes according to script". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ "The Edgar Allan Poe Awards". Bookreporter.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- ^ "Tony Gilroy Delivers his BAFTA Screenwriters' Lecture". BAFTA. September 29, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ^ "2018 Winners". Austin Film Festival. October 28, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (October 15, 2019). "'Rogue One' Writer Tony Gilroy Joins Cassian Andor 'Star Wars' Series at Disney Plus (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (September 22, 2020). "'Black Mirror's Toby Haynes To Direct 'Rogue One' Spin-Off Series at Disney+ As Tony Gilroy Steps Aside As Director". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Brenzican, Anthony (August 17, 2023). "'Andor': Inside the Making of a Perfect 'Star Wars' Episode". Vanity Fair. Condé Nast. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ "How 'Andor' Drew from… Joseph Stalin? Plus: Inside Season 2 of the Revolutionary Star Wars Show". Rolling Stone. November 10, 2022.
- ^ "Enemy of the State (1998)". Motion State Review. November 28, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "The Woman in the Window: Tony Gilroy Was Brought in to Write the Reshoots on the Amy Adams Thriller". The Playlist. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
External links
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- Tony Gilroy at IMDb
- Profile in The New Yorker (March 9, 2009)