Michael Caton-Jones
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Michael Caton-Jones (born Michael Jones; 15 October 1957) is a Scottish director and producer of film and television.


Biography

Caton-Jones grew up in Broxburn, near Edinburgh. He moved to London and squatted in
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. He attended the National Film and Television School. He was instrumental in casting Leonardo DiCaprio in his first major film role in This Boy's Life (1993). In October 2017, Caton-Jones told
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that he was forced from the production of the 1998 crime drama film '' B. Monkey'' when he refused to fire lead actress Sophie Okonedo, who producer
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had deemed was not "fuckable". Weinstein told '' Variety'' that Caton-Jones left the production due to "creative differences". Michael Radford was hired to replace Caton-Jones and Okonedo was replaced by Asia Argento. Argento was one of three women who in 2017 told ''
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'' she had been
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d by Weinstein.Jackson McHenr
"Director Says Harvey Weinstein Recast the Lead in His Film Because the Actress Wasn't 'F*ckable'"
Vulture.com, 17 October 2017.


Filmography


Film

Executive producer * ''Rob Roy'' (1995) * '' After the Wedding'' (2019)


Television

Miniseries * '' Brond'' (1987) * '' World Without End'' (2012) TV series


Awards and nominations


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Caton-Jones, Michael 1957 births Living people People educated at Wellington College, Berkshire Alumni of the National Film and Television School Scottish film directors People from Broxburn, West Lothian 20th-century squatters