Gary Shore

Gary Shore (born 1981) is an Irish film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for his directorial debut film Dracula Untold. He has also directed commercials for a number of established brands such asGatorade, Adidas, and UGG.

Early life Shore was born in 1981 in Artane, Dublin,

Career Shore attended the National Film School in Dublin, Ireland. He graduated in 2006 winning the Royal Television Society Award for Best Student Drama for his short film, The Draft which he wrote, directed, and produced. This short led to a bidding war in 2010 resulting in a deal with Working Title Films to develop a feature version.

In October 2012, Shore and fellow producer Jonathan Loughran founded a production company named ArtCastle Productions with offices in Dublin and Los Angeles. Later, Shore and his company were signed by the William Morris Endeavor. The film starred Luke Evans and Sarah Gadon, and was scripted by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless. It was released on 10 October 2014 by Universal Pictures and grossed over $215 million.

Also in 2014, Shore directed three sixty-second advertisements promoting the best-selling video game Game of War: Fire Age featuring supermodel Kate Upton reprising her in-game role as the goddess Athena.

He has also directed commercials for several large brands including Gatorade, Adidas, and UGG. In August 2011, Shore was hired by Universal to direct Our House, a remake of the 2010 independent thriller film Ghost from the Machine, or Phasma Ex Machina, with Nathan Parker attached to write the script. By January 2016, Shore had left the project and was replaced by Anthony Scott Burns.

They are also working together on a feature-length version of The Cup of Tears.

In November 2016, Shore was set to direct an historical epic film titled The Great Game for Cross Creek Pictures from an original screenplay by Bryan McMullin.

Personal life Shore married his long time friend Ciara Cullen in October 2014.

Filmography Short film Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes 2006 The Draft 2009 The Cup of Tears 2016 St. Patrick's Day Segment of Holidays

Feature film Year Title Director Writer 2014 Dracula Untold 2023 Haunting of the Queen Mary