Drake Doremus

Drake Doremus (; born March 29, 1983) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer best known for directing the films Like Crazy, which won the Grand Jury Prize Dramatic at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, Douchebag (2010), which was in Dramatic competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, and Equals (2015).

Career Doremus studied directing at the AFI Conservatory, being the youngest fellow ever accepted into the film school. At the recommendation of a talent agent in 2008, Doremus was introduced to producer Jonathan Schwartz, who would produce his subsequent four films.

His 2011 film Like Crazy has been described as loosely inspired by his real life experiences. It stars Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones, and Jennifer Lawrence. Most of the dialogue in the film was improvised, with only a 50-page detailed outline as a script. The film was shot in a month on only a $250,000 budget, and won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. The series earned him a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding New Approaches - Original Daytime Program or Series. In June 2013, his film Breathe In starring Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Amy Ryan, and Mackenzie Davis opened the Edinburgh International Film Festival EIFF. Doremus directed the 2015 science-fiction romantic drama film Equals, written by Nathan Parker based on a story by Doremus and starring Kristen Stewart, Nicholas Hoult, Guy Pearce, and Jacki Weaver.

In 2017, Doremus directed and produced the romantic drama Newness, which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. The film reunites Doremus with Nicholas Hoult, who starred in his previous film Equals. It also stars Laia Costa. He again forayed into science-fiction romance with Zoe, written by Richard Greenberg and released by Amazon Studios on July 20, 2018. It stars Léa Seydoux, Ewan McGregor, Theo James, Rashida Jones, Matthew Gray Gubler, Miranda Otto, and Christina Aguilera. Doremus directed the advertisement for Hugo Boss' "The Scent Private Accord" perfume, starring Jamie Dornan.

Doremus frequently collaborates with Ben York Jones, who co-wrote Like Crazy and Breathe In with Doremus and wrote Newness. York Jones produced Douchebag and Newness, and appeared as an actor in Spooner, Douchebag, Like Crazy, and The Beauty Inside. In addition, he received special thanks on Equals. Doremus is also a frequent collaborator with actor Matthew Gray Gubler, who has had roles in Newness, Zoe, and Endings, Beginnings.

Future work It was announced that Doremus is teaming with Amazon to co-executive produce and direct a television series based on Jardine Libaire's book White Fur. Doremus is set to direct another romantic drama entitled Aurora, produced by CJ Entertainment. It was also announced that Doremus has signed a two-year deal with Paramount Television to develop new projects and direct existing projects. Director/writer 2018 "Diabolo Menthe" Soko Director

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