Sebastian Gutierrez
| Sebastian Gutierrez | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 10, 1974 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, film producer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Partner(s) | Carla Gugino |
Sebastian Gutierrez (born September 10, 1974) is a Venezuelan film director, screenwriter and film producer.[1] known for writing the screenplays to the films Gothika, Snakes on a Plane, The Eye and The Big Bounce, and writing and directing two independent female-driven ensemble comedies, Women in Trouble and Elektra Luxx.
He won the Critics' Award at the Festival du Film Policier de Cognac for his directorial debut Judas Kiss.
Career
Gutiérrez wrote and directed one of the first motion pictures made expressly for internet distribution, the ensemble crime comedy Girl Walks into a Bar, starring Carla Gugino, Rosario Dawson, Robert Forster, Danny DeVito, Josh Hartnett and Alexis Bledel, among others. Gutiérrez cowrote a song for the film, "Only Bad Can Come", with composer Grant Lee Phillips.
As a screenwriter, he has written Gothika, Snakes on a Plane, The Eye, The Big Bounce and Hotel Noir.
He has written and directed two independent female-driven ensemble comedies, Women in Trouble[2] and Elektra Luxx, revolving around a group of Los Angeles women. The two movies are part of a trilogy with the third movie already announced, Women In Ecstasy. Carla Gugino stars as the namesake character Elektra Luxx, a recently retired porn star trying to figure out how to lead a "normal" life, along with Connie Britton, Julianne Moore, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Josh Brolin, Simon Baker, Emmanuelle Chriqui and Adrianne Palicki.
Recurring actors
Gutierrez usually works with a revolving company of actors which include:
- Carla Gugino, who plays the lead in many of Gutierrez's films (Judas Kiss, She Creature, Women in Trouble, Elektra Luxx, Girl Walks into a Bar, Hotel Noir)
- Robert Forster plays roles in Rise: Blood Hunter, Girl Walks into a Bar, Hotel Noir
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt has roles in Women in Trouble, Elektra Luxx
- Simon Baker stars in Judas Kiss, Women in Trouble
- Danny DeVito stars in Girl Walks into a Bar, Hotel Noir
- Gil Bellows plays roles in Judas Kiss, She Creature, Girl Walks into a Bar
- Emmanuelle Chriqui stars in Women in Trouble, Elektra Luxx, Girl Walks into a Bar
- Rosario Dawson stars in Girl Walks into a Bar, Hotel Noir
- Rufus Sewell stars in She Creature, Hotel Noir
Personal life
As of 2005, Gutierrez was dating his collaborator, actress Carla Gugino.[3][4][5] Gugino stated in 2009 that they had no plans to marry, commenting, "[Marriage] isn't important for us. We like being boyfriend and girlfriend; there's something sexy and fun about that. We're very much about, 'There’s nothing holding us here other than our desire to be together.'"[3]
Filmography
As a director
- Hotel Noir (2012)
- Girl Walks into a Bar (2011)
- Elektra Luxx (2010)
- Master of None (2009)
- Women in Trouble (2009)
- Rise: Blood Hunter (2007)
- She Creature (2001)
- Judas Kiss (1998)
As a screenwriter
- Hotel Noir (2012)
- Girl Walks into a Bar (2011)
- Tell-Tale (2010)
- Elektra Luxx (2010)
- Master of None (2009)
- Women in Trouble (2009)
- The Eye (2008)
- Rise: Blood Hunter (2007)
- Snakes on a Plane (2006)
- Karen Sisco (2004 – 1 episode)
- The Big Bounce (2004)
- Gothika (2003)
- She Creature (2001)
- Judas Kiss (1998)
As a producer
- Three Days in Havana (2013)
- Hotel Noir (2012)
- Girl Walks into a Bar (2010)
- Elektra Luxx (2010)
- Master of None (2009)
- Women in Trouble (2009)
As an actor
- Wedding Bell Blues (1996) as Gustavo
- Toughguy (1995) as Eric Espinoza
- The Upstairs Neighbor (1994) as Eric
Awards and nominations
- Won – 1999 Critics Award for Judas Kiss // Cognac Festival du Film Policier, France
- Nominated – 1999 Grand Prix for Judas Kiss // Paris Film Festival, France
References
- ↑ "The New York Times". The New York Times.
- ↑ Joe Leydon (2009-03-30). "Women in Trouble". Variety. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- 1 2 Bartolomeo, Joey (February 11, 2009). "Carla Gugino: The Most Beautiful People Laugh, Love and Have Great Sex". People.
- ↑ Salto, Stephen (March 10, 2011). "Carla Gugino and Sebastian Gutierrez’s Life of 'Luxx'-ury". IFC.
- ↑ Kirby, Brandon (September 28, 2012). "Carla Gugino, Kevin Connolly Attend Private Screening for 'Hotel Noir'". The Hollywood Reporter.