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 Die, marking 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)
known for his 
appearing in Broadway musicals in the late 1950s. In 1956, she originated the role of Eliza Doolittle in the Broadway production of My Fair Lady, and was soon cast in Camelot and Cinderella. However, when Warner Brothers won the movie rights to My Fair Lady, studio executive Jack Warner cast Audrey Hepburn as Eliza, rather than casting Andrews. Warner was banking on Hepburn’s name recognition, and doubted that the relatively unknown Andrews could draw the audiences needed to make the film a success.
