Gavin Hood
  • 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'

    ...whose career to date peaked with the shot of Salma Hayek bending over the car hood in "After the Sunset." Gavin Hood isn't that kind of director. Hood's Oscar-winning film "Tsotsi" revealed a talent for blunt, effective storytelling......

  • 'Lost' Rocker Joins 'Wolverine' Prequel

    ...from his military days. Oh and he has has the power to harness energy and electricity. Also new to the cast of the Gavin Hood-directed franchise pic is Daniel Henney as the mutant marksman Agent Zero. Other previously announced supporting......

  • 'Friday Night Lights' Star Lands 'Wolverine' Role

    ...Also joining the Marvel adaptation are Danny Huston, Lynn Collins and the previously reported Liev Schreiber . Gavin Hood ("Rendition") is directing Hugh Jackman in the project, which looks at the early days of the surly, fast......

  • James Cameron's 'Avatar' Pushed Back

    ...aviator Amelia Earnhart. It wasn't like Fox's 2009 summer was going to be barren. The studio had already set the Gavin Hood-directed "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," starring Hugh Jackman , for May 1, while "Ice Age 3" has......

  • 'Wolverine' Scratches Out 2009 Release Date

    ...According to Variety, 20th Century Fox has selected May 1, 2009 to premiere the franchise pic, which will be directed by Gavin Hood ("Tsotsi"). In addition, the trade paper is reporting the Liev Schreiber is in final talks to play William......

  • 'Rendition' About Torture, Sans Feeling

    ...bombing overseas, her name comes out as a quiet statement of fact. Streep plays a mere supporting role in director Gavin Hood's picture, a preachment for saner treatment of suspected evildoers both here and abroad. But it would be a long......

  • Oscar-Winning Director Cages 'Wolverine'

    South African director Gavin Hood has been tapped to direct the Hugh Jackman -centric "X-Men" spin-off "Wolverine." According to the industry......

  • 'Rendition' Draws Witherspoon, Gyllenhaal

    This spring, actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon and director Gavin Hood were awards show favorites. This fall, they may collaborate on a new thriller. According to the industry trade papers, Gyllenhaal......

  • Hood Keeps 'Tsotsi' Faith

    Gavin Hood's boundless enthusiasm for "Tsotsi" is evident in his willingness to subject himself to not one, but two interviews to promote......

  • 'Tsotsi'

    ...year's Oscar for Best Foreign-Language Film and the People's Choice Award at last year's Toronto film festival, Gavin Hood's "Tsotsi" positions itself as an unblinking look into the bleak reality of a life lived in poverty and crime. ......