Edward John Drake
Edward John Drake | |
|---|---|
| Born | Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Website | Official website |
Edward John Drake is an Australian screenwriter and film director based in Los Angeles, California.[1]
Film and other media
[edit]Drake's first production was Where Were You (2010), a short web series in the zombie genre which was made for just under $150.[2] The series explores the ways in which a real-world pandemic would affect the modern world by looking at seven key interwining stories at different stages of the infection. WWY was a finalist in the inaugural competition of Movie Network's Movie Extra WebFest.[3]
Animals (2012), Drake's first feature film, began shooting in Newport on January 14, 2012,[4] starring Sweeney Young, Melissa Howard, Jeremy Kewley, Reg Gorman and Scott Brennan.[5]
Drake worked repeatedly with Bruce Willis: He wrote and directed the films Cosmic Sin, starring Bruce Willis, Frank Grillo, and Adelaide Kane,[6] and Apex (2021), starring Neal McDonough and Bruce Willis.[7] He wrote and executive produced Breach, starring Willis and Thomas Jane.[8]
Of his non-Willis-work, he wrote and directed Broil, starring Jonathan Lipnicki, Lochlyn Munro, and Timothy V. Murphy.[9] The film was selected for Fantaspoa 2020 and several other film festivals.[10]
Awards
[edit]Drake is the 2020 winner of the Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Award (Dramatic) for The Young Woman.[11]
Videography
[edit]Music videos
[edit]2016
[edit]2015
[edit]- Yolanda Be Cool ft. Sixto Rodriguez- "Sugar Man"[13]
- We Are The Ocean – "Good For You"[14]
- The Fratellis – "Impostors (Little By Little)"[15]
- Matrix & Futurebound – "Happy Alone ft. V. Bozeman"[16]
2014
[edit]- Investo & Tara McDonald – "A Place To Go"[17]
- Klangkarussell – "All Eyes On You"[18]
- Kito and Reija Lee – "Starting Line"
2013
[edit]2012
[edit]Filmography
[edit]- 2010: Where Were You (Director, Writer, Producer; Short)
- 2012: Rain Hail Shine (Director; Short)
- 2012: Animals (Director, Writer, Producer)[4][5]
- 2020: Broil (Director, Writer)
- 2020: Breach (Writer, Executive Producer)
- 2021: Cosmic Sin (Director, Writer, Executive Producer)
- 2021: Apex (Director, Writer)
- 2022: American Siege (Director, Writer)
- 2022: Gasoline Alley (Director, Writer)
- 2022: Detective Knight: Rogue (Director, Writer)[23]
- 2022: Paradise City (Writer)
- 2022: Detective Knight: Redemption (Director, Writer)[23]
- 2023: Detective Knight: Independence (Director, Writer)[23]
- 2025: Guns Up (Director, Writer)
References
[edit]- ↑ "IN DEPTH: Loud Visionaries Profile: Director Edward John Drake". VideoStatic.
- ↑ Jessica, Fichera. "Edward Drake, Film Maker". Onya Magazine. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ↑ Moretti, Daniel (22 November 2010). "Movie Extra Webfest Finalists Announced". Filmink. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- 1 2 Dallas, Sam (18 May 2011). "Rian Johnson lets slip a few more details about Looper". Chud.com. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
- 1 2 "Love to have a beer with Reg after film". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (23 March 2020). "'Cosmic Sin': Frank Grillo, Luke Wilson & Adelaide Kane Among Cast To Have Joined Bruce Willis In Sci-Fi-Action Movie".
- ↑ Hipes, Patrick (2 September 2021). "Bruce Willis-Neal McDonough Action Thriller 'Apex' Gets U.S. Deal With RLJE Films". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (28 October 2019). "'Anti Life': Sci-Fi Thriller Starring Bruce Willis, Thomas Jane, Cody Kearsley & Rachel Nichols Launched For Sales – AFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ↑ "Film News Roundup: SXSW Wrestling Documentary 'You Cannot Kill David Arquette' Sold". 2 May 2020.
- ↑ "Well Go Acquires U.S. Rights to Canadian Thriller 'Broil' – Media Play News".
- ↑ "2020 Script Competition Winners". 21 October 2020.
- ↑ Knight, David. "Promonews – Jack Ü Ft. Fly Boi Keno 'Beats Knockin' by Edward John Drake". Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ "CHANNEL V: YBC + Rodriguez = Summers Best Sound". Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ "Promonews – WATO "Good For You"". Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ "The AU Review – Music Video Premiere "Impostors"". 18 October 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "HowToForge – Music Video Premiere "Happy Alone"". Retrieved 4 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Hit Addiction | Investo feat. Tara McDonald – A Place To Go (Official Lyric Video)". www.hitaddiction.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ↑ "Klangkarussell 'All Eyes On You' (Edward Drake, dir.)". VideoStatic. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ "Stanton Warriors 'Cut Me Up' by Edward Drake". Promo News. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ "Video: Stanton Warriors – "Cut Me Up"". THUMP. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ "Kat Krazy "Siren" (Edward Drake, dir.)". VideoStatic. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ "BASTO – Dance With Me (Official Music Video)". Retrieved 6 October 2014 – via YouTube.
- 1 2 3 P, Maddie (21 October 2022). "Bruce Willis' 'Detective Knight' Trilogy: Release Date, Trailer, Cast, & Everything We Know So Far". Collider. Retrieved 21 October 2022.