Biography
Adam Wingard is a celebrated cult filmmaker who most recently directed Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire starring Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, and Dan Stevens. The film topped the box office, and became the highest grossing Godzilla film in the Monsterverse. He previously directed Godzilla vs. Kong, which starred Alexander Skarsgärd, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, with Kyle Chandler. The film was a huge commercial and critical success, and grossed over $470 million
worldwide. Up next, Wingard will co-write and direct the sequel to the action classic Face/Off, as well as his original action-thriller Onslaught for A24.
In 2010, Wingard premiered his serial killer love story, A Horrible Way to Die, at the Toronto International Film
Festival; it later played at Fantastic Fest, where it received awards for Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Actress. The following year, TIFF invited Wingard back to premiere his home invasion thriller You’re Next. The film sparked a very enthusiastic response, and was released by Lionsgate in August 2013.
Sundance invited Wingard to their fest in 2012 and 2013 with his critically acclaimed genre films V/H/S and V/H/S 2. In 2014, Wingard had the Sundance premiere for his thriller The Guest starring Dan Stevens. The film quickly became a cult hit, receiving rave reviews from audiences and critics alike. It holds a 92% Certified Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes (as of 1/7/2025). Wingard’s additional directing credits include 2016’s Blair Witch, the sequel to 2001’s found-footage phenomenon, The Blair Witch Project, and Netflix’s Death Note, a live-action adaptation of the popular Japanese horror crime-thriller manga.
On the TV side, Wingard directed the pilot
episode of “Outcast,” created by “The Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman. The horror-drama series premiered on Cinemax in 2016. Currently, Wingard is developing a series based on the sci-fi horror film Event Horizon for Amazon.
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