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Gonzalo López-Gallego
Gonzalo López-Gallego (born 27 June 1973) is a Spanish film director who is best known for his movie ''Apollo 18 (film), Apollo 18'', a 2011 science fiction film, sci-fi Thriller film, thriller and horror film starring Warren Christie, Lloyd Owen, and Ryan Robbins. Filmography *''The King of the Mountain (film), The King of the Mountain'' (2007) *'':es:La piel azul, La piel azul'' (2010) *''Apollo 18 (film), Apollo 18'' (2011) *''Open Grave'' (2012) *''The Hollow Point'' (2016) *''Backdraft 2'' (2019) *American Star (film), ''American Star'' (2024) References External links * Living people Film directors from Madrid 1973 births {{Spain-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits, second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its wikt:monocentric, monocentric Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area is the List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, second-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the Manzanares (river), River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding Community of Madrid, autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Robbins
Ryan John Currier (born November 26, 1972), better known as Ryan Robbins, is a Canadian actor. Early life Robbins was born in Victoria, British Columbia. Career Robbins is known for his roles as Ladon Radim in ''Stargate Atlantis'', Henry Foss on ''Sanctuary'' and is the only actor to have played two different characters (not counting different incarnations of Cylon models as different characters) in the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'', having originally starred in the 2003 ''Battlestar Galactica'' miniseries, with heavy makeup and prosthetics to age him, as the Colonial officer assigned to Armistice Station, followed by a recurring role as Charlie Connor in the third and fourth seasons of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' 2004–2009 TV series. Robbins later played Diego in the 2010 ''Battlestar Galactica'' prequel series ''Caprica''. Robbins has also guest starred in the TV series '' jPod'' as Alistair Parish and as Wendell on the Canadian series '' The Guard''. In 2011 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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American Star (film)
''American Star'' is a 2024 British thriller film directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego, written by Nacho Faerna, and produced by Ian McShane and Michael Elliott. The film stars McShane, Thomas Kretschmann, Nora Arnezeder, Adam Nagaitis, Fanny Ardant, and Oscar Coleman. ''American Star'' was released in theaters and also digitally on 26 January 2024 in the United States by IFC Films, and in the United Kingdom on 23 February 2024 by Vertigo Releasing. Plot Wilson, an aging hitman who grows tired of his violent life, heads to Fuerteventura for a job. His target's absence leads him to a tranquil vacation, where he befriends Gloria, a bartender, and forms unexpected connections with the island's residents. As Wilson lets his guard down, the inevitable return to his profession disrupts the peaceful interlude. Cast Production The film was produced by both Ian McShane and Michael Elliott. It is a production by UK outfits Tamariska and Emu Films in association with Madrid-based Aquí y A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backdraft 2
''Backdraft 2'' (also known as ''Backdraft II'') is a 2019 American action film, action Thriller film, thriller film directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego and written by Gregory Widen. A sequel to the 1991 film ''Backdraft (film), Backdraft'', also written by Widen, it stars Joe Anderson (actor), Joe Anderson, with William Baldwin and Donald Sutherland reprising their respective roles as Brian McCaffrey and Ronald Bartel from the original film. It was released on a direct-to-video format on May 14, 2019. Synopsis Fire investigation, Arson investigator Sean McCaffrey, son of the late Lieutenant Stephen "Bull" McCaffrey, works out of Station 17 of the Chicago Fire Department, one of the units in the division run by his uncle, Deputy District Chief of the Chicago Office of Fire Investigation (OFI) Brian McCaffrey. Sean prefers working alone, and is initially rude when Station 17's Captain White tells him he must follow protocol and work with a partner, Maggie Rening. The new team is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollow Point
''The Hollow Point'' is a 2016 American Western film directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego and written by Nils Lyew. The film stars Patrick Wilson, Lynn Collins, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, Jim Belushi and Michael Flynn. The film was released on December 16, 2016, by Vertical Entertainment. Cast * Patrick Wilson as Sheriff Wallace Skolin * Lynn Collins as Marla * Ian McShane as Sheriff Leland Kilbaught * John Leguizamo as Atticus * Jim Belushi as Shepard "Shep" Diaz * Michael Flynn as Jesse * Heather Beers as Ellie * Nathan Stevens as Clive Mercy * David Fernandez Jr. as Eugenio * David H. Stevens as Ken Mercy * Karli Hall as Lilly * Derek Boone as Samuel "Sam" Gibbons * Carl Hadra as Clay Kinston Release The film was released on December 16, 2016, by Vertical Entertainment Vertical (formerly Vertical Entertainment) is an American independent film distribution company founded by producers Rich Goldberg and Mitch Budin in 2012. Vertical releases films across all mediums, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Grave
''Open Grave'' is a 2013 American post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego, starring Sharlto Copley and Thomas Kretschmann, Joseph Morgan, Erin Richards, Josie Ho, and Max Wrottesley in supporting roles. Josie Ho plays the character of a mute. All the characters, excluding the mute, suffer from amnesia and cannot remember anything from their lives. The story follows them trying to figure out their identities and their past while evading zombie-like humans affected by a rage virus and also their struggle to escape the forest they are stuck in. The film received generally negative reviews from critics. Plot A man wakes up in a large pit full of dead bodies and does not remember how he got there. A mute woman helps him escape, and he follows her to a house with four other occupants—a German man and three Americans. Like him, the others do not remember who they are; only the mute woman, who does not understand English, seems to know about them, although the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King Of The Mountain (film)
''King of the Hill'' () is a 2007 Spanish survival thriller film directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego from a screenplay by Javier Gullón and López-Gallego. It stars Leonardo Sbaraglia and María Valverde. Plot Quim is driving through an isolated rural area and arrives at a petrol station. He is trying to get in contact with a woman named Sofia. Whilst on the phone, he spots a woman shoplifting and meets her in the bathroom. They have sex and she steals his wallet. In an attempt to follow her to recover his belongings, his car is shot. When he pulls over to inspect the damage, a man with a rifle appears and shoots him in the leg. Quim manages to get back into his car. He soon discovers that the road is blocked by a bulldozer and a fallen tree. He leaves the car to get a signal for his phone and call for help. He instead hears a rumbling back at the road where he left his car. He promptly drives back the way he came, only to run over his apparent pursuer. Shortly after his car b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lloyd Owen
Marcus Richard Lloyd Owen (born 14 April 1966) is a British actor. Despite being born in London, he considers himself Welsh due to both his parents being from Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ... and only having moved to London for purposes of professional progression. Trained at the National Youth Theatre and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, he is known for portraying Indiana Jones (character), Indiana Jones's father Professor Dr. Henry Jones Sr. in George Lucas's ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles'' between 1992 and 1993 and Paul Bowman-MacDonald in the BBC Scotland series ''Monarch of the Glen (TV series), Monarch of the Glen'' from 2002 to 2005. He starred as solicitor William Heelis in the film ''Miss Potter'' (2006) and commander Nath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union member state. Spanning across the majority of the Iberian Peninsula, its territory also includes the Canary Islands, in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Balearic Islands, in the Western Mediterranean Sea, and the Autonomous communities of Spain#Autonomous cities, autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, in mainland Africa. Peninsular Spain is bordered to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; to the east and south by the Mediterranean Sea and Gibraltar; and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Spain's capital and List of largest cities in Spain, largest city is Madrid, and other major List of metropolitan areas in Spain, urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Christie
Hans Warren Christie (born 4 November 1975) is a Canadian television and film actor known for his roles as Ray Cataldo on the ABC drama '' October Road'' and as Aidan "Greggy" Stiviletto on the ABC series '' Happy Town''. More recently, Christie starred as Cameron Hicks in the SyFy series ''Alphas''. He recurs on the Fox series '' The Resident'' and costarred on the 2019 NBC series '' The Village''. He also appeared in ''Batwoman'' as Bruce Wayne / Batman / Tommy Elliott / Hush. Background Warren Christie was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and spent most of his childhood in London, Ontario. He left London for the University of Windsor after being recruited to play college football. It was during his years at Windsor that Christie developed an interest in performing and decided to pursue it as a career. This led to a move to Vancouver, where he soon found acting opportunities. He now lives in Vancouver, married to actress Sonya Salomaa. Career In 2007, Christie landed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
