Len Ryan Wiseman (born March 4, 1973) is an American director and screenwriter, best known for directing the first two Underworld films and Live Free or Die Hard. He is also in talk with Cliff Bleszinski about the production of a movie based on the popular video game Gears of War.
Wiseman grew up reading comics and dreaming of becoming a filmmaker and had a particular interest in genre films, which would clearly inform his career choices later on...
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Len Ryan Wiseman (born March 4, 1973) is an American director and screenwriter, best known for directing the first two Underworld films and Live Free or Die Hard. He is also in talk with Cliff Bleszinski about the production of a movie based on the popular video game Gears of War.
Wiseman grew up reading comics and dreaming of becoming a filmmaker and had a particular interest in genre films, which would clearly inform his career choices later on. After graduating from Fremont's American High School, Wiseman studied film at De Anza College in Cupertino, CA, making two short films there — the second of which helped him land his first professional talent.
He began his career in film as a property assistant in the film Stargate (1994), and also Independence Day (1996). His films show a penchant for prop work and his filming style draws attention to many of the "hero props" seen on screen. His unique visual style developed through the direction of advertisements for PlayStation console...
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