Alexander Proyas (Greek: Î'λÎÎ¾Î±Î½Î´Ï Î¿Ï‚ Î Ï ÏŒÎ³Î¹Î±Ï‚,
/ˈprÉ"ɪəs/; born 23 September 1963) is an Australian film director,
screenwriter, and producer. Proyas is best known for directing the
films The Crow (1994), Dark City (1998), I, Robot (2004), Knowing
(2009), and Gods of Egypt (2016).Proyas was born in Alexandria, Egypt,
to ethnic Greek parents. His father's family had lived in Egypt for
many generations, and his mother's family were Greeks from Cyprus. He
moved to Sydney when he was three. At 17, he attended the Australian
Film, Television, and Radio School, and began directing music videos
shortly after. He moved to Los Angeles in the United States to further
his career, working on MTV music videos and TV commercials.Proyas'
first feature film was the independent science fiction thriller
Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds, which was nominated for
two Australian Film Institute awards in 1988, for costume design and
production design and which won a Special Prize at the 1990 Yubari
International Fantastic Film Festival. Next, Proyas directed the 1994
superhero fantasy thriller The Crow starring Brandon Lee. Lee was
killed in an accident during filming, only eight days before the
completion of the film on 31 March 1993. After Lee's death, Proyas and
his producers decided to complete the film, partially rewriting the
script and using a stunt double and special effects to film the
remaining scenes. The Crow was released in May 1994 and was a box
office and critical success.
/ˈprÉ"ɪəs/; born 23 September 1963) is an Australian film director,
screenwriter, and producer. Proyas is best known for directing the
films The Crow (1994), Dark City (1998), I, Robot (2004), Knowing
(2009), and Gods of Egypt (2016).Proyas was born in Alexandria, Egypt,
to ethnic Greek parents. His father's family had lived in Egypt for
many generations, and his mother's family were Greeks from Cyprus. He
moved to Sydney when he was three. At 17, he attended the Australian
Film, Television, and Radio School, and began directing music videos
shortly after. He moved to Los Angeles in the United States to further
his career, working on MTV music videos and TV commercials.Proyas'
first feature film was the independent science fiction thriller
Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds, which was nominated for
two Australian Film Institute awards in 1988, for costume design and
production design and which won a Special Prize at the 1990 Yubari
International Fantastic Film Festival. Next, Proyas directed the 1994
superhero fantasy thriller The Crow starring Brandon Lee. Lee was
killed in an accident during filming, only eight days before the
completion of the film on 31 March 1993. After Lee's death, Proyas and
his producers decided to complete the film, partially rewriting the
script and using a stunt double and special effects to film the
remaining scenes. The Crow was released in May 1994 and was a box
office and critical success.
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