Mark Molloy is an Australian commercial, television, and film director. He made his feature film directorial debut with '' Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F'' (2024).

Career

Molloy began his career in 1996 as a Senior Designer at Why Not and Associates in London, working with brands such as

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, and the

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. In 2020, Molloy directed a television series for

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about "

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" that reputedly influenced the United States 2016 Presidential election, starring Fionn Whitehead and executive produced by

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. The series was shot in Ukraine before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Production on the series was halted when

shut down in the late fall of 2020. Molloy started directing television commercials in the early 2000s. His work has been broadcast during the

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. His branded short film for Apple "The Underdogs" won several awards, including four Gold

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, and earned him a nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials at the

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. Molloy continued this work with Apple during the COVID-19 pandemic with a sequel titled "The Whole Working-From-Home Thing". The film was shot by

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-winning cinematographer

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and won an "innovation-in-lockdown" award at

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. In 2021, Molloy won Best Director at the Shots Awards The Americas. Molloy is represented as a director by production company SMUGGLER. In April 2022, Molloy was announced as the director of '' Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F'' for

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, replacing

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after the duo wanted to focus on the unproduced ''Batgirl''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Molloy, Mark Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian film directors Television commercial directors