Edward John Drake
Edward John Drake | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 December 1990 Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Website | Official website |
Edward John Drake (born 26 December 1990) is an Australian screenwriter and film director based in Los Angeles, California.[1]
Film
[edit]Drake worked repeatedly with Bruce Willis: He wrote and directed the films Cosmic Sin, starring Bruce Willis, Frank Grillo, and Adelaide Kane,[2] and Apex (2021), starring Neal McDonough and Bruce Willis.[3] He wrote and executive produced Breach, starring Willis and Thomas Jane.[4]
Of his non-Willis-work, he wrote and directed Broil, starring Johnathan Lipnicki, Lochlyn Munro, and Timothy V. Murphy.[5] The film was selected for Fantaspoa 2020 and several other film festivals.[6]
Awards
[edit]Drake is the 2020 winner of the Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Award (Dramatic) for The Young Woman.[7]
Jay Bauman of Red Letter Media has described Drake as "the worst filmmaker in history" and as "his archnemesis" for his work on Apex, American Siege, and Gasoline Alley.[8][9]
Nerdbot described Drake as "the American Uwe Boll, making bad films solely for the purpose of being about to do so" and that his work on Geezer teasers are an "insult to screenwriting" while describing Cosmic Sin as "one of the worst films of its kind in recent memory."[10] WKRO-FM ranked Cosmic Sin as the sixth worst sci-fi film of all time.[11]
Videography
[edit]Music videos
[edit]2016
[edit]2015
[edit]- Yolanda Be Cool ft. Sixto Rodriguez- "Sugar Man"[13]
- We Are The Ocean – "Good For You"[14]
- The Fratellis – "Impostors (Little By Little)"[15]
- Matrix & Futurebound – "Happy Alone ft. V. Bozeman"[16]
2014
[edit]- Investo & Tara McDonald – "A Place To Go"[17]
- Klangkarussell – "All Eyes On You"[18]
- Kito and Reija Lee – "Starting Line"
2013
[edit]2012
[edit]Filmography
[edit]- 2010: Where Were You (Director, Writer, Producer; Short)
- 2012: Rain Hail Shine (Director; Short)
- 2012: Animals (Director, Writer, Producer)
- 2020: Broil (Director, Writer)
- 2020: Breach (Writer, Executive Producer)
- 2021: Cosmic Sin (Director, Writer, Executive Producer)
- 2021: Apex (Director, Writer)
- 2022: American Siege (Director, Writer)
- 2022: Gasoline Alley (Director, Writer)
- 2022: Detective Knight: Rogue (Director, Writer)[23]
- 2022: Paradise City (Writer)
- 2022: Detective Knight: Redemption (Director, Writer)[23]
- 2023: Detective Knight: Independence (Director, Writer)[23]
- 2025: Guns Up (Director, Writer)
References
[edit]- ^ "IN DEPTH: Loud Visionaries Profile: Director Edward John Drake". VideoStatic.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (23 March 2020). "'Cosmic Sin': Frank Grillo, Luke Wilson & Adelaide Kane Among Cast To Have Joined Bruce Willis In Sci-Fi-Action Movie".
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (2 September 2021). "Bruce Willis-Neal McDonough Action Thriller 'Apex' Gets U.S. Deal With RLJE Films". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (28 October 2019). "'Anti Life': Sci-Fi Thriller Starring Bruce Willis, Thomas Jane, Cody Kearsley & Rachel Nichols Launched For Sales – AFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Film News Roundup: SXSW Wrestling Documentary 'You Cannot Kill David Arquette' Sold". 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Well Go Acquires U.S. Rights to Canadian Thriller 'Broil' – Media Play News".
- ^ "2020 Script Competition Winners". 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Half in the Bag: The Bruce Willis Fake Movie Factory". YouTube. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "Half in the Bag: Pam and Tommy and Bruce Willis". YouTube. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ Murray, Derrick. "Rated 10% or Less: Bruce Willis Stars in "Cosmic Sin"". Nerdbot. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "50 worst sci-fi movies of all time". WKRO-FM. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ Knight, David. "Promonews – Jack Ü Ft. Fly Boi Keno 'Beats Knockin' by Edward John Drake". Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "CHANNEL V: YBC + Rodriguez = Summers Best Sound". Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ "Promonews – WATO "Good For You"". Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "The AU Review – Music Video Premiere "Impostors"". 18 October 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "HowToForge – Music Video Premiere "Happy Alone"". Retrieved 4 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Hit Addiction | Investo feat. Tara McDonald – A Place To Go (Official Lyric Video)". www.hitaddiction.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Klangkarussell 'All Eyes On You' (Edward Drake, dir.)". VideoStatic. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Stanton Warriors 'Cut Me Up' by Edward Drake". Promo News. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Video: Stanton Warriors – "Cut Me Up"". THUMP. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Kat Krazy "Siren" (Edward Drake, dir.)". VideoStatic. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "BASTO – Dance With Me (Official Music Video)". Retrieved 6 October 2014 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b c P, Maddie (21 October 2022). "Bruce Willis' 'Detective Knight' Trilogy: Release Date, Trailer, Cast, & Everything We Know So Far". Collider. Retrieved 21 October 2022.