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 Douglas Eric Liman is a Jewish-American filmmaker and producer who directed Swingers, The Bourne Identity, Chaos Walking, Jumper, Go, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Fair Game, Locked Down, Edge of Tomorrow, The Wall and American Made. He executive produced the Bourne sequels except The Bourne Legacy, The Phantom and The Killing Floor.
Bio:
Douglas Eric Liman is a Jewish-American filmmaker and producer who directed Swingers, The Bourne Identity, Chaos Walking, Jumper, Go, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Fair Game, Locked Down, Edge of Tomorrow, The Wall and American Made. He executive produced the Bourne sequels except The Bourne Legacy, The Phantom and The Killing Floor.
Tivia:
He wanted to do Edge of Tomorrow (2014) because it showed a role Tom Cruise hadn't done yet; someone very bad at what they do.He liked Edge of Tomorrow (2014) because he got to reshoot the same scenes until he got them right, a result of the film being set in a time warp.Got to read the script for Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) for the first time on the set of The Bourne Identity (2002), but rejected it. Brad Pitt then gave it to him for a second time after Liman had finished The Bourne Identity (2002).Attended and graduated from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island (1988).Attended and graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television (1992).Originally did not want to cast Scott Wolf in Go (1999) because Katie Holmes was already in the movie, and he did not want the movie to star two television actors. However, he saw him talking in a hallway with Jay Mohr and realized that the chemistry between the two would be good in the movie.His father, Arthur L. Liman, was one of the prosecutors in the Iran-Contra Affair (in The Bourne Identity (2002), Liman portrays a likewise agency within agency...).During Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Emily Blunt took Liman and Tom Cruise out for karaoke one night; she terrified Liman by getting to see her in that different light.Lives in Tribeca area of Manhattan, New York City.Tom Cruise did all his own stunts on Edge of Tomorrow (2014); Doug Liman felt he could make an amazing career out of it.Is actively involved in the Arthur L. Liman undergraduate fellowship program.Serves on the boards of the Legal Action Center (LAC) and Symphony Space.Liman felt he had to keep up with Tom Cruise all throughout filming Edge of Tomorrow (2014).As of 2001, Vice Chairman of the production company HYPNOTIC.Graduated in same high school class with actor/director Charles Herman-Wurmfeld.Cousin of John Hamburg.In one of 105 people invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (AMPAS) in 2008.Son of Arthur L. Liman & Ellen Liman.Grandson of Gertrude Fogelson. |
| Name: |
Doug Liman |
Type: |
Producer,Director,Additional Crew (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Producer,Director,Additional Crew |
| Products for sale: |
Producer,Director,Additional Crew |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 05:19:25 |
| Height: |
6' 2' (1.88 m) |
| Biography: |
Douglas Eric Liman is a Jewish-American filmmaker and producer who directed Swingers, The Bourne Identity, Chaos Walking, Jumper, Go, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Fair Game, Locked Down, Edge of Tomorrow, The Wall and American Made. He executive produced the Bo |
| Trivia: |
He wanted to do Edge of Tomorrow (2014) because it showed a role Tom Cruise hadn't done yet; someone very bad at what they do.He liked Edge of Tomorrow (2014) because he got to reshoot the same scenes until he got them right, a result of the film being set in a time warp.Got to read the script for Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) for the first time on the set of The Bourne Identity (2002), but rejected it. Brad Pitt then gave it to him for a second time after Liman had finished The Bourne Identity (2002).Attended and graduated from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island (1988).Attended and graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television (1992).Originally did not want to cast Scott Wolf in Go (1999) because Katie Holmes was already in the movie, and he did not want the movie to star two television actors. However, he saw him talking in a hallway with Jay Mohr and realized that the chemistry between the two would be good in the movie.His father, Arthur L. Liman, was one of the prosecutors in the Iran-Contra Affair (in The Bourne Identity (2002), Liman portrays a likewise agency within agency...).During Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Emily Blunt took Liman and Tom Cruise out for karaoke one night; she terrified Liman by getting to see her in that different light.Lives in Tribeca area of Manhattan, New York City.Tom Cruise did all his own stunts on Edge of Tomorrow (2014); Doug Liman felt he could make an amazing career out of it.Is actively involved in the Arthur L. Liman undergraduate fellowship program.Serves on the boards of the Legal Action Center (LAC) and Symphony Space.Liman felt he had to keep up with Tom Cruise all throughout filming Edge of Tomorrow (2014).As of 2001, Vice Chairman of the production company HYPNOTIC.Graduated in same high school class with actor/director Charles Herman-Wurmfeld.Cousin of John Hamburg.In one of 105 people invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (AMPAS) in 2008.Son of Arthur L. Liman & Ellen Liman.Grandson of Gertrude Fogelson. |
| Trademarks: |
Prevalent use of Steadicam shots
Use of humor in unusual settings
Use of characters doubling as spies or agents
Frequently casts Tom Cruise |
| Quotes: |
The movie I end up with is the movie I aspired to make.
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I don't really analyze my process. I do know that if it's not right, I won't move on. I'm tenacious to a fault about that.
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[on Tom Cruise in Edge of Tomorrow (2014)] Tom innately understands that audiences come to the theatre not to watch a god but to see a good movie, and he will do everything in his power to make the film as great as possible. Nobody takes the trust of the audience more sacredly than him. When I'm working on a film, I think about how it will play with a tiny audience of friends whose opinions I respect, basically a 40-bloc radius from my apartment in Manhattan. Tom is thinking how it will play with the entire planet Earth.
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[on Tom Cruise] People forget that behind the celebrity, he's a brilliant actor who's been in some of our favorite movies. He's extraordinarily talented and his range is incredible.
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[people turning up for a wet film premiere of Edge of Tomorrow (2014) at 5am] It's a testament to Tom Cruise's star power. |
| Job title: |
Producer,Director,Additional Crew |
| Others works: |
Directed Music Video "Keep Hope Alive" by Crystal Method
Feature audio commentary for the film "The Bourne Identity".
Directed TV commercial "Hackeysack" with Tiger Woods for Nike
(1997) Live-action intro to the _Spawn (19 |
| Parents: |
Ellen Liman
Arthur L. Liman |
| Relatives: |
Lewis Liman (Sibling)
Emily Liman (Sibling) |
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