Len Wiseman is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known to the audience as a director of films: "Another World", "Die Hard 4.0", "Total Recall". Wiseman began his creative career as a special effects specialist and artist, and soon took up filming music videos, for which he was awarded the MTV Awards and the MVPA Awards.
Since childhood, Len became interested in cinema and dreamed of making his own films. Having seen "Die Hard" one day, he decided to make his own version of the picture. And at the age of fifteen, he shot an amateur film on a movie camera presented to him by his parents, based on his favorite action movie, where all the roles were played by his friends.
In those years, he could not even imagine that someday he would really become the director of the continuation of the famous tape and "Die Hard 4.0" would appear on the screens.
early years
Len was born in the USA in the spring of 1973. From childhood he was attracted by cinema and comics. The boy dreamed that one day he would really start working in films and would be able to realize his fantasies, becoming a famous director. After his parents gave him the first movie camera, he practically never parted with it. Coming up with his own scripts, he shot his amateur films in the yard, where his friends became the main characters in his paintings.
Len graduated from high school and entered one of the most prestigious colleges in America - De Ants, where he received a professional director's education. Even in his student years, the young man made several short amateur films, and soon, having received a diploma, he went to look for work at the studio in order to build his career.
Creative way
Len began his creative biography at one of the studios involved in the production of science fiction films. He became an assistant to the famous director R. Emmerich and took part in such well-known projects as: "Stargate", "Godzilla", "Men in Black" and "Independence Day".
In addition, Wiseman began to realize his creativity, filming commercials. Among his clients were well-known companies such as: PlayStation, Intel and many others.
After a while, Len became interested in creating music videos, and soon became one of the most sought-after directors, working with many famous musicians. For his projects, he was repeatedly nominated for MTV awards. But all this time, Wiseman never stopped dreaming about working in a big movie and about the realization of his creative ideas.
Wiseman came to prominence in 2003 after the release of the film "Underworld", where he acted as a director and screenwriter. Film critics were not enthusiastic about the film, but despite this, the picture collected a large box office at the box office and was well received by the audience. The success of the first part of the film allowed Len to shoot three more sequels of the tape: "Underworld: Evolution", "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans" and "Underworld: Awakening".
Successful shooting of the debut film gave Len the opportunity not only to declare himself, but also to stand on a par with already well-known directors. Soon he received an offer to direct the sequel to Die Hard 4.0, and his childhood dream became a reality.
The next work of Wiseman was the project "Hawaii 5.0", which was filmed based on the famous TV series that aired on television since 1968. A year later, Len took up work on a remake of the famous film "Total Recall", in which A. Schwarzenegger played the main role in 1990. A new version of the famous painting appeared on the screen in 2012.
In recent years, Wiseman has taken part in the work on the series: "Lucifer", "Sleepy Hollow", "Gifted". He also co-directed the Swamp Thing TV show, which will hit screens in 2019. Several more new projects by Wiseman are in the works, including a prequel to the famous "Die Hard", which will tell about the life of detective John McClane in the 70s. The leading actor in the film will be chosen by Bruce Willis himself, who will take an active part in the filming.
Personal life
Wiseman has been married twice.
The first wife is a kindergarten teacher named Dana Weisman. Len lived with her for several years, before meeting on the set of the film "Underworld" with his future wife Kate Beckinsale. It was she who became the second darling and a constant participant in his projects. The star marriage broke up in 2016, after Kate announced her husband's infidelities and filed for divorce.
