This biographical article is written like a résumé. (July 2021) |
Drew Pearce | |
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Born | Fife, Scotland | August 24, 1975
Occupation(s) | Writer, producer |
Years active | 1995–present |
Drew Pearce (born August 24, 1975) is a British screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on The Fall Guy (2024), Hotel Artemis (2018), Iron Man 3 (2013), Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019), and Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015).
Early in his career, Pearce created the British television comedy show No Heroics. He later wrote and directed the celebrated Marvel One-Shot film All Hail the King, starring Ben Kingsley, which served as the foundation for 2021's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.[1]
His directorial debut came with Hotel Artemis (2018), a futuristic thriller set in a secret, members-only hospital for criminals, starring Jodie Foster. Pearce has also made his mark directing music videos, including Vampire Weekend's "Gen-X Cops,"[2] Miles Kane's "Rearrange",[3] and Father John Misty's "The Night Josh Tillman Came to Our Apt."[4]
In 2019, Pearce founded the production company Point of No Return. The company's current projects include the Dave Bautista thriller Cooler (produced alongside Infrared and FilmNation)[5] and the sci-fi legal drama Dolly[6].