Brad Peyton (born May 27, 1978) is a Canadian film director, writer, and producer, best known for directing the

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'' Journey 2: The Mysterious Island'' (2012), '' San Andreas'' (2015), and '' Rampage'' (2018) as well as the Netflix series '' Daybreak'' (2019).

Life and career

Peyton was born in

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, Canada. He graduated from the

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.Bill Brioux,
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," ''Jam! Showbiz'': Canoe.ca, June 24, 2006, URL accessed 22 January 2007. He first gained fame with a

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and gothic comedy entitled '' Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl'' (2002). The film was initially shown to Peyton's classmates, who clapped in approval. Filmmaker Jeremy Podeswa thus suggested Peyton should also show the film to a lawyer in the film industry in New York. This allowed the film to be distributed among the filmmaking elite. ''Evelyn'' also appeared in the

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in 2002. He then created and produced the surreal

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television series ''

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'', which was picked up by the

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in 2006.Stephen Cole, "Peyton's Place: Inside Brad Peyton's What It's Like Being Alone," ''CBC.ca'', June 26, 2006, URL accessed August 29, 2006. Reportedly, one of Peyton's mentors is US actor

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. Following the success of ''Alone'', Peyton went on to direct '' Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore'' in 2010. In 2012, he directed the successful sequel to ''

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'', entitled '' Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,'' which starred

and grossed $325.9 million. In 2015, Peyton directed the disaster film '' San Andreas'', which also starred Johnson, and the horror film ''

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''. Peyton directed the feature film adaptation '' Rampage'' (2018), starring Dwayne Johnson, marking their third collaboration. In June 2016 it was confirmed that he had signed on to direct the feature film adaptation of ''

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'' produced by

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. On February 10, 2017, it was reported that Peyton will direct, write and produce the upcoming disaster film, ''Black Hole'', which will begin production in early 2018. In March 2017, it was reported that Peyton will be directing a film adaptation of the video game series '' Just Cause'', with

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set to star. In July 2018, it was announced that Peyton was credited as an executive producer, writer, director and co-creator of the

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post-apocalyptic comedy series, '' Daybreak''. The series premiered on October 24, 2019.

Filmography

Short films Feature films Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Peyton, Brad 1978 births Canadian television producers Canadian surrealist artists Canadian animators Clay animators Living people People from Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador Film directors from Newfoundland and Labrador