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
Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington is an area in the northwest part of the London Borough of Hackney, England. The area is northeast of Charing Cross. The Manor of Stoke Newington gave its name to Stoke Newington (parish), Stoke Newington, the ancient parish. S ...
.
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
BuzzFeed News
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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
Harvey Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein (, ; born March 19, 1952) is an American film producer and convicted sex offender. In 1979, Weinstein and his brother, Bob Weinstein, co-founded the entertainment company Miramax, which produced several successful independent ...
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 ''
The New Yorker
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'' she had been
rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault involving sexual intercourse, or other forms of sexual penetration, carried out against a person without consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority, or against a person ...
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
*
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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