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To: hunosehu

Timur Bekmambetov is an example of a Russian director (”Wanted” and “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”) though the budgets of his films aren’t anywhere near $200 million.

Jee-woon Kim is a Korean director who did the latest mummified corpse, er, I mean, Arnold Schwarzenegger film “The Last Stand.” Estimated budget was $30 million.

There may be other examples, but not many. A foreign director has to REALLY stand out in order to get a big U.S. film. John Woo and Robert Rodriguez probably the most prominent examples I can think of.


54 posted on 02/26/2013 3:07:58 PM PST by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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To: Future Snake Eater
John Woo and Robert Rodriguez probably the most prominent examples I can think of.

Robert Rodriguez was born in San Antonio.

55 posted on 02/26/2013 3:09:43 PM PST by dfwgator
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