John Darko
John Darko was born on Dec 04, 1981 in USA. John Darko's big-screen debut came with There Will Be Blood directed by Paul Thomas Anderson in 2007. John Darko is known for Hereditary directed by Ari Aster, Alex Wolff stars as Peter and Gabriel Byrne as Steve. The upcoming new movie John Darko plays is Hereditary which will be released on Jun 08, 2018.
John Darko is a Los Angeles native of Filipino and Italian descent. John is active in the film industry as a screenwriter, producer, and director. John is the founder and partner of Darkleader Pictures; a film and television production company committed to acquiring, developing, and producing genre-related content. John is joined at Darkleader with co-founder and partner Robert Leader."Our goal is to uplift and celebrate diverse talent in the genre space. We believe everybody has a voice, and we're committed to giving those with extraordinary and strange stories a platform to stand on. I hope we can help shine a light on more Filipino and Asian talent as well." Darko has commented.In 2012 Darko made his directorial debut with KillCam: Live (2012) a horror film following a group of students in an experiment to explore the effects of dependence on technology and social media. The producers took a unique approach with its distribution allowing viewers to interact with characters from the film and influence story lines via Facebook, Twitter, and online chat. 'Killcam: Live' has since held the distinction of becoming the first trans-media horror film to release without a major studio deal in place.Furthermore, in 2009 Darko was the first American filmmaker to produce Qatar's debut into the cinematic world with The Package Vol. 1 (2010). John has continued to work in the Middle East contributing to the region's most ambitious projects to date; an achievement that has since kick-started a wave of creative works that went on to be embraced by the Qatari government.Darko has also worked as a cinematographer having lent his skills to the Blumhouse hit Insidious (2010) by way of additional photography. John is also in development with 'Annabelle' director John R. Leonetti on a television series titled Nowheresville. The pair are credited as co-creators and co-directors of the show.John is also known for adapting the SNES game 'Zombies Ate My Neighbors' into a live-action film. Darko will be producing alongside Compelling Picture's executive partner Jeff Kalligheri.John Darko is managed by Jon Levin with Fourward.
Birthday
Dec 04, 1981Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Movies & TV Shows
- 2018
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7.3 - 2012
producer
- 2010
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6.8 - 2008
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6.9 - 2007
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