Biography
Shane Black - American Writer, film director, actor and producer. "Pioneer" of the genre of action with a unique style, known thanks to the films "Death Weapons" and "Death Weapon-2", "Last Fought", "Long Kiss for Night." As an actor Black sign by the viewer on the role of Rick Hawkins in Kinolent "Predator" (1987).Double admitted the highest paid Writer of Hollywood. As a director, he made his debut in the picture "Kiss Syllome" (2005). His "Iron Man-3" as of 2018 ranks 15th in the world ranking.
Childhood and youth
Shane Black was born on December 16, 1961 in the American city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the family of Patricia Ann James and Paul Blake. He is the youngest of two brothers, Senior - Terry. Father owned the printing business and was a big fan of books. The son took over the passion for reading, from early childhood, he got acquainted with the literature, sometimes too "adult" for a boy, with frank plots, for example, the works of Mickey Spiellene and Donald Hamilton.
In the printing house, young Shane gladly watched the manufacture of books and magazines. In Fullerton, California, where Black family moved, the boy graduated from Sunny Hills high school. Instead of playing with friends, he spent his free time in the library.
Like all young people of the Solar State of America, Shane dreamed of becoming an actor. He entered the University of California for theatrical department, studied at one course with Tim Robbins, Paul Townsend, Delia Frankel. During his studies, he created comics, wrote short stories, engaged in journalism.
At the last year, the young man tried to find the work of the actor. In his youth, at the end of the university, Shaine worked as a secretary-driver, registered the participants at the 1984 Summer Olympiad in Los Angeles, was a ticket in the movie "Westud".
With the participation of a friend to the University of Fred Decker for the money of the parents of Shane for six months, he wrote his first scenario of the fantastic thriller "Dark Company". He showed the work to the heads of several studios, eventually interested 20th Century Fox, which was going to attract Black to work.
Films
In Big Cinema, Shane Black made his debut in 1987 as a screenwriter of the film "Deadly Weapon" with Mal Gibson in the lead role. Work for Studio Warner Bros. It was completed for 6 weeks and brought $ 250 thousand fee to the author.
In the same year, Black was realized as an actor, starred in the company with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the fantastic militant "Predator", played a secondary role Rica Hawkins. Since then, Shaine has appeared in 5 films and 2 episodes of the television series "Dark Justice". In addition, in 1987, together with Fred Decker, wrote a script for the film "Place Monsters".
Soon Warner Bros. I ordered a script to continue the "deadly weapons". The first version under the working title "Dirty Game" was not approved, since it had a lot of cruelty and replicas on the verge of censorship, and at the end of the film the main character Martin Riggs perished. As a result, the production was taken by the version, written in conjunction with Warren Murphy, the fees of the authors in total amounted to $ 250 thousand, but this time Black received only half.
Next, a 2-year break was followed by a 2-year break, followed by a screenwriter embodied the idea arising during work on "fatal weapons - 2". She formed the basis of the film "The Last Fought Boyskout" of 1991 and brought $ 1.75 million Black.
In 1993, the author earned another $ 1 million for the recycling of the franchise "Last Kinhero". He set a record, receiving $ 4 million for writing a "long kiss for the night" in 1994.
From 1991 to 1996, Black was the highest paid Writer of Hollywood. After that, the period of the clutch, which lasted 10 years. In 2005, the audience became acquainted with Blackcom-Director and his film "Kiss the Cutlery". Later, in 2013, in collaboration with Drew Pierce Shein released the third part of the story about the Iron Man, which occupies the 15th place among the most cash films of all time.
In 2016, Black directed the comedy of the provisions of "Glorious Guys", Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling starred. In June 2014, it was announced that Black would be co-author Fred Decker and the director of the next film of the "Predator" series, which was released in September 2018.
Personal life
Personal life of Shane Blake consists of ups and falls. In his youth, he lived in the bungalow in East Los Angeles together with friends, subsequently known cinematographers David Silverman, David Solomon, Jim Herzfeld. He was familiar with David Fincher.
After a successful debut in the film industry was the year of depression, from 1987 to 1988. Millionic fees did not benefit the director, together with them there were problems with alcohol and drugs, endless parties in the mansion in Hancock Park. Lawyers became permanent author's satellites, settled problems with abandoned girlfriends.
In 2009, the Ex-Girl Blake filed a lawsuit against him for an attack, beating and an attempt on life. In a response statement, the director said that the girlfriend was under the action of drugs. After that, Shane's scandal decided to live alone. He "tied" with an immoral lifestyle, parties and all that is connected with this.
Upon completion of the "black band" in the life of the director, a faithful friend appeared - Staffordshire Terrier, whose photo Shane regularly hosts on the page in "Instagram". And in Twitter, Black is divided by ads about dogs in a shelter looking for a house.
The screenwriter collects rare magazines and books, loves horror films, preference gives old, as well as short detective stories with a mysterious plot.
Blake has a daughter Lindsey and the grandson of Cohen.
Shane Black now
In 2018, Shane Black released the "predator" screens. On the eve of the premiere in one of the interviews, he said that himself was a fan of franchise, and the film was made for such as he.
Now in creative plans, work on the project "Dok SEVETHEZH" is a screening of novels about a man from bronze. The main role in the film was performed by Duane Scala Johnson.
Filmography
Actor
- 1987 - "Predator"
- 1988 - "Dead policeman"
- 1993 - "Robocop-3"
- 1994 - "Night Reality"
- 1997 - "Gori, Hollywood, Gori"
- 2002 - "Boyskoot"
Screenwriter
- 1987 - "Death Weapon"
- 1989 - "Death Weapon 2"
- 1991 - "Last Fought"
- 1993 - "Last kinhero"
- 1996 - "Long Kiss for Night"
- 2005 - "Kiss the Syllometer"
- 2013 - "Iron Man 3"
- 2016 - "Nice guys"
- 2018 - "Predator"
Producer
- 2005 - "Kiss the Syllometer"
- 2013 - "Iron Man 3"
- 2016 - "Nice guys"
- 2018 - "Predator"