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Years active2008–presentChildren2

Gerard Johnstone is a New Zealand screenwriter and director. He is known for the sitcom The Jaquie Brown Diaries and the films Housebound and M3GAN.Early life and career[edit]

Johnstone became born in Invercargill, New Zealand.[1] In the early 2000s, Johnstone and Jaquie Brown labored together at C4. A few years later, they created a manufacturing organisation, Young, Gifted & Brown, to make the New Zealand sitcom The Jaquie Brown Diaries, based on a satirical fictionalised model of Brown. It commenced airing in 2008 with Jonhstone serving as writer and director.[2][3]

In March 2014, Johnstone made his directorial debut with Housebound on the South by Southwest competition.[four] The comedy horror film was released on 17 October 2014 in select theatres and VOD.[five] The following 12 months, Johnstone approached New Zeland weightlifter Sonia Manaena, who set the sector document in 2013 for deadlifting, approximately directing a movie detailing her life being a competitive weightlifter.[6] Filming become scheduled to begin in 2016,[6] but as of 2023 Johnstone stated, “It’s been cooking inside the historical past for a long term”.[7]

In 2016, he released Terry Teo, a reboot of the 1985 television collection, Terry and the Gunrunners.[eight]By August 2017, Johnstone turned into mentioned to be inside the going for walks to direct Warner Bros.’s Dark Universe, but as a substitute was employed to polish the script.[nine]

Johnstone directed episodes of the first season of The New Legends of Monkey, airing in 2018.[10]That identical year, he signed directly to direct the comedy horror film, M3GAN.[eleven] Producer James Wan chose Johnstone for the process after admiring his ability to stability horror and comedy elements in Housebound.[12] M3GAN was launch on 6 January 2023 to business and crucial fulfillment. It grossed over $30 million on its commencing weekend and garnered effective evaluations.[thirteen][14]Personal existence[edit]

Johnstone is married.[15] He has two sons, born in 2012 and 2014, respectively.[sixteen]Credits[edit]References[edit]^ “Kiwi director Gerard Johnstone poised to polish Justice League Dark script”. Stuff. 1 September 2017. Retrieved thirteen January 2023.^ “Young, talented and Brown”. The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved thirteen January 2023.^ “The Jaquie Brown diaries. Series one [videorecording] / director, Gerard Johnstone ; producer, Hayley Cunningham ; writers, Gerard Johnstone, Jodie Molloy”. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 January 2023.^ Whittaker, Richard (11 March 2014). “SXSW Gets Housebound”. The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved thirteen January 2023.^ Dickson, Evan (6 October 2014). “Housebound Movie Clip: Beware the Teddy Bear”. Collider. Retrieved thirteen January 2023.^ ab Salter, Caitlin (14 May 2015). “Film to be made approximately Southland strength lifter Sonia Manaena”. Stuff. Retrieved 13 January 2023.^ Connelly, Brendon (10 January 2023). “M3gan interview: Gerard Johnstone on his high-quality career and developing a horror icon”. Film Stories. Retrieved thirteen January 2023.^ Johnstone, Gerard (24 November 2016). “Throwback Thursday: The maker of Terry Teo (2016) on Terry Teo (1985)”. The Spinoffn. Retrieved 13 January 2023.^ Kroll, Justin (29 August 2017). “‘Justice League Dark’ Gets Script Polish From Gerard Johnstone”. Variety. Retrieved 13 January 2023.^ “Gerard Johnstone”. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 13 January 2023.^ Kit, Borys (18 July 2018). “Jason Blum, James Wan Team for Horror-Thriller ‘M3GAN’ (Exclusive)”. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 January 2023.^ D’Alessandro, Anthony (eight January 2023). “How ‘M3GAN’ Boogied Her Way To The Box Office Via TikTok; Sequel Already In Works”. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 January 2023.^ D’Alessandro, Anthony (eight January 2023). “‘M3GAN’ Slays With $30M+ Opening; ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ Hits Half Billion Faster Than ‘Top Gun 2’, ‘Rogue One – Sunday AM Box Office Update”. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved eight January 2023.^ “M3GAN (2022)”. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved nine January 2023.^ Lyon, Joshua (12 January 2023). “For a Deadly Doll, a Killer Wardrobe”. The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 14 January 2023.^ Colangelo, B. J. (6 January 2023). “M3GAN Director Gerard Johnstone On How To Balance Comedy With Creepiness [Exclusive Interview]”. /Film. Retrieved 14 January 2023.External hyperlinks[edit]