 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (July 2021) |
Drew Pearce | |
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.jpg) Pearce filming Hotel Artemis in 2017 | |
| Born | Fife, Scotland |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, producer |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Drew Pearce (born August 24, 1975) is a British screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on The Fall Guy (2024), Hotel Artemis (2018), Iron Man 3 (2013), Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019), and Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015).
Early in his career, Pearce created the British television comedy show No Heroics. He later wrote and directed the celebrated Marvel One-Shot film All Hail the King, starring Ben Kingsley, which served as the foundation for 2021's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.[1]
His directorial debut came with Hotel Artemis (2018), a futuristic thriller set in a secret, members-only hospital for criminals, starring Jodie Foster. Pearce has also made his mark directing music videos, including Vampire Weekend's "Gen-X Cops,"[2] Miles Kane's "Rearrange",[3] and Father John Misty's "The Night Josh Tillman Came to Our Apt."[4]
In 2019, Pearce founded the production company Point of No Return. The company's current projects include the Dave Bautista thriller Cooler (produced alongside Infrared and FilmNation)[5] and the sci-fi legal drama Dolly[6].
- ^ Hood, Cooper (1 September 2021). "How Marvel's All Hail The King One-Shot Sets Up Shang-Chi". ScreenRant. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Vampire Weekend Share New Songs "Capricorn" & "Gen-X Cops": Listen". Stereogum. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Miles Kane: Rearrange (Music), Warp Films, 31 March 2011, retrieved 24 October 2024
- ^ Father John Misty: The Night Josh Tillman Came to Our Apartment (Music), Point of No Return, 18 September 2015, retrieved 24 October 2024
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (28 September 2022). "Dave Bautista To Star In Bouncer Action Thriller 'Cooler' From Drew Pearce For FilmNation's Infrared". Deadline. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (10 February 2021). "Apple Studios Lands Hot Package 'Dolly' With Florence Pugh On Board To Star And Vanessa Taylor And Drew Pearce Penning The Script". Deadline. Retrieved 24 October 2024.