Daniel Espinosa
{{short description|Swedish filmmaker (born 1977)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Daniel Espinosa
| image = Daniel Espinosa.jpg
|caption = Espinosa in 2013
| birth_name = Jorge Daniel Espinosa
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|03|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden
| family = Wife: Gabriella Borbely
| years_active = 2000–present
}}
Jorge Daniel Espinosa (born 23 March 1977) is a Swedish film director from Trångsund, Stockholm, of Chilean origin.{{cite web|url=http://www.sfi.se/sv/svensk-filmdatabas/Item/?type=PERSON&itemid=297668|title=Daniel Espinosa|language=sv|work=Swedish Film Database|publisher=Swedish Film Institute|access-date=6 February 2011}}
Early life
He attended the National Film School of Denmark and graduated in 2001.
Career
His third feature film, Easy Money, was the Swedish film with the most admissions in Sweden in 2010.{{cite news|last=Roger|first=Susanne|date=19 January 2011|url=http://www.filmnyheterna.se/Arkiverade-nyheter/Nyheter/2011/Tre-filmer-tavlar-om-publikens-roster/|title=Tre filmer tävlar om publikens röster|work=Filmnyheterna|publisher=Swedish Film Institute|access-date=6 February 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602043547/http://www.filmnyheterna.se/Arkiverade-nyheter/Nyheter/2011/Tre-filmer-tavlar-om-publikens-roster/|archive-date=2 June 2011|language=sv}} Espinosa was in talks about directing the film adaptation of Assassin's Creed{{cite news|title=Safe House Director Daniel Espinosa in Talks to Helm Assassin's Creed|url=https://www.amctheatres.com/movie-news/2014/01/daniel-espinosa-in-talks-to-helm-assassins-creed|publisher=AMC Theatres|access-date=24 January 2014|date=14 February 2014}} but was ultimately replaced by Justin Kurzel.
He also directed the critically panned{{cite news |last=Bergeson |first=Samantha |date=2022-04-05 |title='Morbius' Director Daniel Espinosa Reacts to Bad Reviews: ‘I Have a Lot of Self-Hatred’ |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/morbius-director-daniel-espinosa-reacts-bad-reviews-1234714405/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}} Sony's Spider-Man Universe film Morbius (2022).{{cite news|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2022/03/jared-leto-scared-morbius-director-on-set-1234708560/|title='Morbius' Director 'Got Scared' for Method Actor Jared Leto During Intense Scene: 'It Was a Bit Spooky'|first=Samantha|last=Bergeson|date=16 March 2022|work=IndieWire|access-date=25 March 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://screenrant.com/morbius-director-daniel-espinosa-pokemon-inspiration-response/|title=Morbius Director Says Pokémon Was An Inspiration For The Marvel Movie|last=Tolsky|first=Andy|date=18 March 2022|website=ScreenRant|access-date=25 March 2022}}
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Bokseren | Student short film |
| 2004 | Babylonsjukan | |
| 2007 | Uden for kærligheden | |
| 2010 | Easy Money | |
| 2012 | Safe House | |
| 2015 | Child 44 | |
| 2017 | Life | |
| 2022 | Morbius | Nominated: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director |
| rowspan="2" | 2024
| Madame Luna | Also writer | ||
| The Helicopter Heist
| | ||
| rowspan=2| TBA | The Anarchists vs ISIS | Also producer{{Cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/jake-gyllenhaal-daniel-espinosa-anarchists-vs-isis-1202015166/|title=Jake Gyllenhaal, 'Life' Director Daniel Espinosa to Reteam on 'The Anarchists vs ISIS'|publisher=Variety|date=23 March 2017|access-date=23 March 2017}} |
| Red Platoon
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References
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External links
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Category:Swedish film directors
Category:Swedish screenwriters
Category:Swedish male screenwriters
Category:Swedish film producers
Category:Swedish people of Chilean descent
Category:English-language film directors
Category:People from Huddinge Municipality
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