Edward John Drake (born 26 December 1990) is an Australian screenwriter and film director based in

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, California.

Film

Drake worked repeatedly with Bruce Willis: He wrote and directed the films ''

Cosmic Sin ''Cosmic Sin'' is a 2021 American science fiction action film directed by Edward Drake and written by Drake and Corey Large. The film stars Bruce Willis, Frank Grillo, Brandon Thomas Lee, Corey Large, Perrey Reeves, C.J. Perry, Lochlyn Munro, ...

'', starring

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, and

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, and ''

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'' (2021), starring

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and

. He wrote and executive produced ''

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'', starring Willis and

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. Of his non-Willis-work, he wrote and directed ''Broil'', starring Johnathan Lipnicki, Lochlyn Munro, and Timothy V. Murphy. The film was selected for Fantaspoa 2020 and several other film festivals.

Awards

Drake is the 2020 winner of the

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Screenwriting Award (Dramatic) for The Young Woman. Jay Bauman of

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has described Drake as "the worst filmmaker in history" and as "his archnemesis" for his work on ''Apex'', ''American Siege'', and ''Gasoline Alley''. Nerdbot described Drake as "the American

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, 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."

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ranked ''Cosmic Sin'' as the sixth worst sci-fi film of all time.

Videography

Music videos

2016

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– "Beats Knockin ft. Fly Boi Keno" *Autoerotique – "Count On You"

2015

Yolanda Be Cool Yolanda Be Cool are an Australian music duo made up of Andrew Stanley and Matthew Handley. History In 2010, they collaborated with Australian producer DCUP (real name Duncan MacLennan) to release an international single " We No Speak Americano" ...

ft.

Sixto Rodriguez Sixto Diaz Rodríguez (July 10, 1942 – August 8, 2023), mononymously known as Rodríguez, was an American musician from Detroit, Michigan. Though his career was initially met with little fanfare in the United States, he found success in Sou ...

- " Sugar Man" *

We Are The Ocean We Are the Ocean is an English rock band originating from Loughton, Essex. The band's line-up includes Liam Cromby (lead vocals, guitar), Jack Spence (bass), Alfie Scully (guitar), and Tom Whittaker (drums). The band have released four albums s ...

– "Good For You" *

The Fratellis The Fratellis ( ) are a Scottish rock band from Glasgow, formed in 2005. The band consists of three unrelated members, who perform under pseudonyms: lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Fratelli, bassist Barry Fratelli, and drummer Mince Fratelli ...

– "Impostors (Little By Little)" *

Matrix & Futurebound Matrix & Futurebound are a British drum and bass duo consisting of Jamie Quinn (Matrix) and Brendan Collins (Futurebound). They have had four top 40 hits on the UK Singles Chart; "All I Know" peaked at number 29 in 2012, " Magnetic Eyes" peaked ...

– "Happy Alone ft. V. Bozeman"

2014

* Investo &

Tara McDonald Tara Jane McDonald (born 9 September 1976) is an English singer-songwriter and vocalist. She is signed to Play Two/Warner Music. McDonald achieved success working and co-writing with Armand van Helden and Axwell on the chart hits " My My My" ...

– "A Place To Go" *

Klangkarussell Klangkarussell (German language, German: Sound Carousel) is an Austrian electronic music duo formed in 2011. The two members of the group are Tobias Rieser and Adrian Held. Their biggest hit to date is "Sonnentanz", which reached the top 10 in ...

– "

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" * Kito and Reija Lee – " Starting Line"

2013

Stanton Warriors Stanton Warriors are a British DJ and production duo consisting of Dominic Butler and Mark Yardley. Originally from the West Country, the duo have performed internationally with their infamous Stanton Sessions parties in Europe, North Americ ...

– "Cut Me Up" * Kat Krazy – "Siren" *

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– "Dance With Me"

2012

Van She Van She were an electropop band formed in early 2002 in Sydney, Australia, with Matt Van Schie (pronounced Van Ski) on bass guitar/vocals, Tomek Archer on drum kit, drums/music sequencer, sequencer, Michael Di Francesco on synthesizer, synth/gu ...

– "

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(Live)"

Filmography

*2010: ''Where Were You'' (Director, Writer, Producer; Short) *2012: ''Rain Hail Shine'' (Director; Short) *2012: ''Animals'' (Director, Writer, Producer) *2020: ''Broil'' (Director, Writer) *2020: ''

'' (Writer, Executive Producer) *2021: ''

'' (Director, Writer, Executive Producer) *2021: ''

'' (Director, Writer) *2022: ''

American Siege ''American Siege'' is a 2022 American action film written and directed by Edward Drake (filmmaker), Edward Drake. It stars Timothy V. Murphy, Bruce Willis, Rob Gough, Johann Urb, Anna Hindman, Johnny Messner (actor), Johnny Messner, Cullen G. C ...

'' (Director, Writer) *2022: ''

Gasoline Alley Gasoline Alley may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Gasoline Alley'' (comic strip), a comic strip by Frank King, first published in 1918 ** ''Gasoline Alley'' (radio series), a 193149 radio series based on the eponymous comic stri ...

'' (Director, Writer) *2022: '' Detective Knight: Rogue'' (Director, Writer) *2022: ''

Paradise City "Paradise City" is a song by the American rock band Guns N' Roses, featured on their debut album, ''Appetite for Destruction'' (1987). Released as a single in January 1989, it is the only song on the album to feature a synthesizer. The song pea ...

'' (Writer) *2022: '' Detective Knight: Redemption'' (Director, Writer) *2023: '' Detective Knight: Independence'' (Director, Writer) *2025: ''Guns Up'' (Director, Writer)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Drake, Edward Living people Australian music video directors Australian film directors 1990 births