Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes CBE (born 1 August 1965) is an English film and stage director, producer and screenwriter. In theatre, he is known for his dark re-inventions of the stage musicals Cabaret (1994), Oliver! (1994), Company (1995), and Gypsy (2003). He directed an original West End stage musical for the first time with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2013).
For directing the play The Ferryman, Mendes was awarded the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play in 2019.
Toby Jones: The “Spirit Of The Cinema” On The New ‘Indiana Jones’, Dancing With Sam Mendes & How He Packs A Punch In Apple And Marv Films’ ‘Tetris’
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Toby Jones says he initially had concerns of being “bored out my mind” working on summer blockbuster Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, but the actor tells Deadline that he’s “so relieved that I had done it” because “actually, I absolutely loved working on that film.” The fifth instalment of the Indiana Jones franchise is “so different” from the flow of more recent films he’s appeared in such as Sam Mendes’ heartfelt drama Empire of Light and Sebastián Lelio’s thrilling Irish tale The Wonder. “It’s so massive!” he says.
Neal Street Productions and Searthlight’s Empire of Light and Netflix and Element Pictures The Wonder both are in the running for Best British Film at Sunday night’s 76th British Academy Film Awards.
Empire of Light’s star Micheal Ward, who shot most of his scenes with Olivia Colman and Jones, is up for Best Supporting Actor.
Cinema knight Sir Roger Deakins is nominated for his cinematography. RELATED: BAFTA Noms Snubs & Surprises: ‘All Quiet’ Blazes A Trail While ‘The Fabelmans’ & ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Sink In Major Categories Jones explains that his concerns going into Indiana Jones were that “you work so incrementally and you work beat by beat, moment by moment with special effects.
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