Rupert Wyatt (born 26 October 1972) is an English screenwriter, director and producer. He made his directorial debut with the 2008 film '' The Escapist'', which premiered at the

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. His second film was the 2011 blockbuster ''

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''. His third film was the 2019 sci-fi film ''

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''. He also directed the first two episodes of the television adaptation of '' The Mosquito Coast'' in 2021, as well as serving as an executive producer on the series.

Early life

Wyatt was born and raised near Winchester in Hampshire. He was educated at the

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, Oxford and

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, Winchester.

Career

Producing

Wyatt is the founder of the film collective Picture Farm, which has produced numerous shorts, documentaries and features, including the Sundance Award-winning documentary '' Dark Days''.

Directing

He also co-wrote and directed the British prison escape thriller '' The Escapist'' (2008), starring Brian Cox,

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. The film premiered at the

in January 2008, was nominated for eight international film awards, and was the winner of two. In March 2010, he was selected to direct ''

'', a reboot of the ''Planet of the Apes'' franchise, which was based on a screenplay by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. The film was released on 5 August 2011 to mostly positive reviews and grossed more than $481 million worldwide. Wyatt was to be the director of 20th Century Fox's X-Men spin-off film ''

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'', to be released on 7 October 2016, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. He directed the 2019 sci-fi film ''

'', which he co-wrote with

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Personal life

Wyatt currently lives between Los Angeles and Hudson, New York with his wife, filmmaker Erica Beeney, and their three children.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wyatt, Rupert 1972 births Living people English writers English film directors Mass media people from Exeter English cinematographers English film producers English screenwriters English male screenwriters English expatriates in the United States People educated at Winchester College