Linked to many projects in American cinema after ‘Impossible’, The Barcelona director managed to measure his career between two cinematographies, his own and that of North America.. news for now Responsible for the first two chapters of the book ‘Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power‘ and about ‘Snow Association’A review of the history of the rugby team that was destroyed in the Andes in 1972. We review his previous work in film and television.
‘Orphanage’ (2007)
Four years after his famous short film ‘El Hombre Esponja’, Bayona made his feature film with a film inspired by gothic ghost stories. A film that broke the trend in Spanish fantasy cinema and made Belén Rueda one of the icons of the genre. It’s restrained, without frenzied blows, anointed with gothic classicism (the mansion, the kids, mysteries around every corner) to which Bayona adds to the elements of modern terror. Goya for Best New Director. Executive producer Guillermo del Toro had already implemented the ghost story in ‘The Devil’s Backbone’.
‘Impossible’ (2012)
Belén Atienza, producer of the Bayonne films, heard on the radio the incredible story of María Belón, a woman from Madrid who survived the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami with her husband and children. It happened in ‘Impossible’, a truly intriguing and at the same time mysterious title: What we see on screen seems really impossible, but it actually happened. Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor play a couple. Bayonne after the spectacular tsunami Tensely directed a tale of loneliness, isolation, survival and reunification.
‘Penny Scary’ (2014)
bayonne Directed the first two episodes of the first season of ‘Penny Dreadful’is a Showtime series created by John Logan somewhat in the style of ‘The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen’ by Alan Moore. Here, in similarly Victorian London, a British explorer (Timothy Dalton) battling the supernatural, an American gunslinger (Josh Harnett), a psychic (Eva Green) and Dr. There’s Frankenstein (HarryTreadaway). The series also stars Dorian Gray, Dr. It features ‘Dracula’ characters such as Jekyll and Mina Harker, Van Helsing and Renfield.
‘A monster is coming to see me’ (2016)
Another touch on the mother-child theme of his previous two films and a return to fantasy cinema with the story of a 12-year-old boy. must face a difficult experience after her parents’ separation: take care of her cancer-stricken mother, confront her calculating grandmother, and seek refuge and help in her dealings with the monster who came to see her. While the leading role falls to the young Lewis MacDougall, significant ambition and packaging production formulated with performances by Felicity Jones, Sigourney Weaver and Liam Neeson and in the key of authoritative-fantastic.
‘Jurassic World: Fallen World’ (2018)
A huge fan of Steven Spielberg cinema, Bayona entered the ‘Jurassic Park’ director’s universe through the front door by producing the fifth film in the series. Barcelona director respects ‘Jurassic game’ rules mixing adventure, horror, and comedy at the same time, he absorbed elements of his distinctly gothic preference into the story.. Despite the huge production – costing three and a half million euros for ‘El orfanato’ and 170 million euros for ‘El Reino Caida’ – Bayona imposed concepts and equipment without missing the appointment of indispensable cinematographer Óscar Faura.