Happy Birthday Cary Joji Fukunaga

by Asanat Odeyale

Cary Joji Fukunaga, an American filmmaker, director, and writer, was born on July 10, 1977. He first gained notoriety for writing and directing the 2009 film, Sin Nombre and then for the 2011 adaptation of Jane Eyre. He even became the first director of Asian descent to win a Primetime Emmy award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the HBO series, True Detective 

Fukunaga was chosen to direct the 25th installment of the James Bond film, No Time to Diemarking Daniel Craig’s final time playing the British secret service agent, 007. Fukunaga has vowed to stay consistent with the Bond tradition, but still make this film extraordinary—unlike the others. Take a look at Fukunaga giving us his take on directing the film:  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4aSE4FhbG4  

Happy Birthday Cary Joji Fukunaga! If you want to watch Fukunaga’s work, you can find these popular movies and shows that he has directed and written in the AU Media Collection: 

  • Sin Nombre (DVD 6188) 
  • Jane Eyre (DVD 11799) 
  • It (DVD 15321)  
  • True Detective (DVD 12429) 
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