Paco Cabezas

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Paco Cabezas
Born 1978 (1978) (age 38)
Seville, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Occupation Film director and screenwriter
Years active 2000-present
Notable work The Appeared

Paco Cabezas is a Spanish film director and screenwriter, best known for directing The Appeared, Rage and Mr. Right.

Career[edit]

In 2007, Cabezas wrote and directed Spanish language horror film The Appeared, following that, in 2008, he wrote the screenplay for the Spanish horror comedy film Sexykiller.[1] In 2009, he wrote the script for the comedy film Spanish Movie. In 2010, he wrote the script for the romantic drama Bon Appétit and also wrote and directed action comedy film Neon Flesh.[1]

In 2014, Cabezas directed and wrote I Premios Feroz, the first award ceremony of Premios Feroz. He also directed action-crime film Rage starring Nicolas Cage, Rachel Nichols, Peter Stormare, and Danny Glover.[1] Scripted by Jim Agnew and Sean Keller, the film was released on May 9, 2014 by Image Entertainment, and it was Cabezas' American debut film.[2][1]

In 2015, Cabezas directed an action-comedy romance film Mr. Right based on the script by Max Landis.[3] The film starred Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick, Tim Roth, James Ransone, Anson Mount, Michael Eklund and Rza. The film will get a closing night premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]

Filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Ikenberg, Tamara (July 10, 2013). "'Tokarevs secret weapon: daring director Paco Cabezas". al.com. Retrieved August 18, 2015. 
  2. ^ "Cannes: Image Entertainment Acquires Nicolas Cage Thriller 'Tokarev'". deadline.com. May 15, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2015. 
  3. ^ Mayorga, Emilio (October 8, 2011). "Cabezas to helm 'Mr. Right'". variety.com. Retrieved August 18, 2015. 
  4. ^ Petski, Denise (August 18, 2015). "Paco Cabeza's 'Mr. Right' To Close Toronto; 'Our Brand Is Crisis', 'Truth' Also Slotted". deadline.com. Retrieved August 18, 2015. 

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