Alex Garland (born 1970) is a British novelist and screenwriter. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story
Garland is the son of political cartoonist Nick Garland. He attended the independent University College School, in Hampstead, London, and the University of Manchester, where he studied art history. The Gower' redirects here - for the geographical area of that name see Gower peninsula University College School', known generally as UCS Hampstead is an area of London, England, located north-west of Charing Cross. The University of Manchester is a " red brick " civic University located in Manchester, England.
His first novel, The Beach, was published in 1996 and drew on his experiences as a backpacker. The Beach (1996 is a Novel by Alex Garland about backpackers in Thailand. The novel quickly became a cult classic and was made into a film by Danny Boyle, with Leonardo DiCaprio. The Beach is a 2000 Drama film by the Trainspotting team of writer John Hodge, producer Andrew Macdonald and Danny Boyle (born 20 October 1956 is an English director and Film producer, best known for his work on films such as Trainspotting Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11 1974 is a three-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American film actor.
The Tesseract, Garland's second novel, was published in 1998. The Tesseract is a 1998 English-language novel by Alex Garland. This was also made into a film, starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers. The Tesseract, is a 2003 Drama film starring Jonathan Rhys-Meyers. Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born Jonathan Michael Francis O’Keeffe; 27 July 1977) is an Irish Film and Television Actor In 2003, he wrote the screenplay for Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later. 28 Days Later is a 2002 British post-apocalyptic Science fiction film directed by Danny Boyle. His third novel, The Coma, was published in 2004 and was illustrated with woodcuts by his father. The Coma, a novel by Alex Garland, explores the boundary between the conscious and subconscious mind For the origins of the technique and non-artistic use see Woodblock printing; for the related technique invented in the 18th century see Wood engraving
He wrote the screenplay for the 2007 film Sunshine, starring 28 Days Later lead Cillian Murphy – his second screenplay for director Danny Boyle. Sunshine is a 2007 British Science fiction film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland about the crew of a Garland also served as an executive producer on 28 Weeks Later, the sequel to 28 Days Later. 28 Weeks Later is a 2007 British post-apocalyptic Horror film, and Sequel to the 2002 film 28 Days Later
Garland also wrote the first screenplay for Halo, the film adaptation of the successful video game franchise by Bungie Studios. Halo is a Science fiction Video game franchise created by Bungie and owned and published by Microsoft Game Studios. Bungie is an American Video game developer founded in May 1991 under the name
His partner is actress/director Paloma Baeza. Paloma Baeza (born 1 May 1975 is a British Actress and director
Awards / Nominations
2004: Nominated for Saturn Award by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA: Writing for 28 Days Later
2004: Nominated for Chlotrudis Awards 2004: Best Original Screenplay for 28 Days Later
External links
- Alex Garland at the Internet Movie Database
- Backpacker Blues: Spike Magazine interview with Alex Garland
- "Beach Boy" interview
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