J. D. Dillard

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J. D. Dillard
Nationality American
Occupation
  • Film director
  • film producer
  • screenwriter
Years active 2013–present
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J. D. Dillard is an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter best known for his work on Sleight (2016) and Sweetheart (2019).

Career

In March 2013, Dillard directed a trailer for Empire of the Sun's second album Ice on the Dune.[1][2] In 2016, he directed the science fiction crime drama film Sleight, for Blumhouse Tilt.[3] According to a /Film interview in 2017 with Dillard, a plan of remaking David Cronenberg's The Fly was at its early phase of negotiations. Dillard disclosed in the interview that he might work with Alex Theurer, the co-writer of the movie Sleight, for the remake: "For me – and this would be about The Fly, but this is also about Alex and my approach to remakes because post-Sleight that has been the conversation for what a lot of big flashy studio gigs are – no matter what, we want to start with character".[4] In January 2019, he wrote and directed the horror film Sweetheart, starring Kiersey Clemons.[5] In February 2019, Legendary Entertainment won a bidding war for Mastering Your Past, which was written by Dillard.[6] In September 2019, he directed an episode of The CW series Two Sentence Horror Stories.[7] In December 2019, he cameoed as Stormtrooper FN-1226 in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.[8][9]

In 2020, he directed an episode of the HBO miniseries The Outsider.[10] In February 2020, Dillard was in negotiations to direct The Return of the Rocketeer, a sequel to the 1991 film The Rocketeer, which will be released on Disney's streaming service, Disney+.[11] In the same month, Variety reported that Dillard and Luke Cage writer Matt Owens were developing a Star Wars film.[12] In June 2020, Dillard directed an episode of the CBS All Access series The Twilight Zone.[13] In September 2020, he directed an episode of the Amazon Prime Video series Utopia.[14] In February 2021, he directed the action war film Devotion, starring Jonathan Majors.[15] In May 2021, he was in discussions to direct an untitled Superman reboot for DC Films.[16]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Writer Producer Ref.
2016 Sleight Yes Yes No [3]
2019 Sweetheart Yes Yes Yes [17]
2022 Devotion Yes No No [15]

Television

Year Title Episode Ref.
2019 Two Sentence Horror Stories "Trilogy: Guilt Trip" [7]
2020 The Outsider "Foxhead" [10]
The Twilight Zone "Downtime" [13]
Utopia "Talking Hurts" [14]

Actor

Music

Accolades

In January 2016, Dillard was nominated at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival Awards, in the category "Best of Next!", for his work on Sleight.[18] In February 2018, Dillard received two nominations at the Black Reel Awards of 2018, in the categories "Best Emerging Filmmaker" and "Best First Screenplay", also for his work on Sleight.[19]

References

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  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Two Sentence Horror Stories Anthology Series Coming This Halloween
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  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 For my friends watching The Outsider: next week is the episode I directed and it's called 'Foxhead'!
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  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 I directed the penultimate episode of Gillian Flynn's wonderfully insane Utopia with the incredible Shawn Kim shooting and it's out now on Amazon Prime!
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  18. ↑ 2016 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony
  19. ↑ Get Out Dominates The Black Reel Awards

External links

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