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James Ward Byrkit

American film director and writer

James Ward Byrkit (also known as James Byrkit or Jim Byrkit) is an American filmmaker. He is perhaps best known for his many collaborations with director Gore Verbinski. Byrkit was the conceptual consultant and storyboard artist on the first three films of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, having helped create several props and designed some of the most iconic sequences of Gore Verbinski's trilogy. Byrkit also directed Tales of the Code: Wedlocked (), a short film and an immediate prequel to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ().[1]

Byrkit is also known for directing the science fiction thriller Coherence and co-writing the script for Rango, also directed by Gore Verbinski.[2] For Rango, Byrkit starred as several characters, most notably Waffles, a horned lizard.

Byrkit's debut feature Coherence earned critical and audience praise[3][4][5][6] and garnered attention for his unconventional approach in the making of the film as "proof that inventive filmmakers can do a lot with a little",[7][8][9] and identifying him as a groundbreaking talent.[10] Since its release, Coherence has become an international sensation[11] and regularly appears on ranking lists of best films.[12][13][14]

Byrkit's follow-up project, Shatter Belt, is an episodic series in the tradition of Twilight Zone. Production on the first four episodes was completed in , with the world premiere scheduled for at the SXSW Film & TV Festival.

In the Disney+ series Prop Culture, Byrkit made a guest appearance with concept artist Crash McCreery to discuss their work in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.[15]

Awards

Filmography

Short film

Feature film

Year Title Director Writer Producer Role
RangoNo Story No Waffles
CoherenceYes Yes Executive
The ForestNo No Co-producer

Television

Year Title Director Writer Role Notes
Stop at NothingYes No TV movie
Special Unit 2Yes No Episode "The Rocks"
Prop CultureNo No Himself Disney+ docuseries; Episode: "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"
Shatter BeltYes Yes 4 episodes

Video game

Year Title Director Writer
RangoYes Yes

References

  1. ^"Wedlocked". . Archived from the original on Retrieved
  2. ^Cavna, Michael. "As a creative renaissance man, writer-director James Ward Byrkit brings 'RANGO' and 'PIRATES' film to your screen". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 June
  3. ^"The 40 Best Movies of ". . Retrieved
  4. ^"Coherence&#;:: Regie: James Ward Byrkit". Rolling Stone (in German). Retrieved
  5. ^"Age Gate". Canvas by Grolsch. Retrieved
  6. ^Adam. "EIFF Coherence Review - Film Reviews & Features - Seensome". . Archived from the original on Retrieved
  7. ^Seitz, Matt Zoller. "Coherence Movie Review & Film Summary () | Roger Ebert". . Retrieved
  8. ^"A Super-Spoilery Interview With the Director of 'Coherence,' the Twistiest Movie of the Year". . Retrieved
  9. ^stubarr70 (). "THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF 'COHERENCE' – why this micro budget film is a treat for science fiction movie fans". maxrennblog. Retrieved : CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^"Best Of The 20 Breakthrough Directors Of The Year". Indiewire. Retrieved
  11. ^彗星来的那一夜 Coherence (in Chinese (China)), retrieved
  12. ^" Best Sci-Fi Movies of All Time - Best Science-Fiction Movies to Watch Now". Retrieved
  13. ^Simmons, Jacob (). "10 Best "Everything You Know Is A Lie" Moments In Sci-Fi Movies". . Retrieved
  14. ^Amadi, Grace (). "10 Underrated Movies That Had Iconic Plot Twists". Collider. Retrieved
  15. ^Lanigan, Dan; Byrkit, Jim (May ). "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the BLack Pearl". Prop Culture. Disney+.
  16. ^Lattanzio, Ryan (). "How Gotham Nominee James Ward Byrkit Made 'Coherence' in 5 Days with No Script or Budget". Indiewire. Retrieved
  17. ^ ab"'Coherence' Trailer Introduces Psychological Puzzle". Bloody Disgusting. 6 May Retrieved 8 June
  18. ^"Sitges - 46ed. Festival Internacional de Catalunya (11/10 - 20/10)". Sitges Film Festival. Archived from the original on 7 March Retrieved 8 June
  19. ^"'Rango' wins the Annie Award for animated feature". LA Times. 5 February Retrieved 8 June

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