Rise to Success: Career Highlights of Alex Garland
From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how Alex Garland made an impact.
Alex Garland is an English author, screenwriter, and director known for his work in literature, film, and video games. He gained initial recognition with his novel, *The Beach*. Garland wrote screenplays for notable films such as *28 Days Later*, *Sunshine*, *Never Let Me Go*, and *Dredd*. He also contributed to the video game industry, co-writing *Enslaved: Odyssey to the West* and serving as a story supervisor for *DmC: Devil May Cry*. His career spans various creative mediums, establishing him as a versatile figure in entertainment.
1996: Publication of The Beach
In 1996, Alex Garland rose to prominence with his novel, The Beach.
1998: Publication of The Tesseract
In 1998, Garland's novel The Tesseract was published. It's a non-linear narrative set in Manila, Philippines.
1999: Sales of The Beach
By the start of 1999, The Beach had been translated into 25 different languages and sold close to 700,000 copies.
2000: Writing Dredd
In 2000, Alex Garland Wrote the script for Dredd, an adaptation of the Judge Dredd comic book series from 2000 AD.
2002: Writing 28 Days Later
In 2002, Garland wrote the screenplay for Danny Boyle's film 28 Days Later, influenced by 1970s zombie films, English science fiction like The Day of the Triffids, and the Resident Evil series.
2005: Writing Halo Film Adaptation
In 2005, Garland wrote a screenplay for a film adaptation of Halo, which was later rewritten and ultimately canceled.
2006: Halo Screenplay Rewrites
In 2006, D. B. Weiss and Josh Olson rewrote Garland's screenplay for the film adaptation of Halo for a planned 2008 release; the film was later canceled.
2007: Writing Sunshine
In 2007, Garland wrote the screenplay for the film Sunshine, which was directed by Danny Boyle and starred Cillian Murphy.
2008: Planned Release of Halo film adaptation
In 2008, the planned release of the Halo film adaptation was eventually cancelled.
2010: Writing Never Let Me Go and Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
In 2010, Garland wrote Never Let Me Go and co-wrote the video game Enslaved: Odyssey to the West.
2010: Writing Never Let Me Go
In 2010, Garland wrote the screenplay for the film Never Let Me Go, based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro.
2013: Story Supervisor on DmC: Devil May Cry
In 2013, Garland served as a story supervisor on the game DmC: Devil May Cry.
2014: Release of Ex Machina
In 2014, Garland made his directorial debut with Ex Machina, a film based on his own story and screenplay.
2014: Directorial Debut with Ex Machina
In 2014, Garland made his directorial debut with the sci-fi thriller Ex Machina.
2016: Production of Annihilation Begins
In 2016, production began on Garland's second film, Annihilation.
February 2018: Release of Annihilation
In February 2018, Garland's second film, Annihilation, was released.
August 2018: Devs Greenlit
In August 2018, Garland's eight-episode miniseries Devs was greenlit for FX.
2018: Release of Annihilation
In 2018, Garland's second movie, Annihilation, an adaptation of the 2014 novel of the same name, was released and met with critical success.
2018: Karl Urban Credits Garland with Directing Dredd
In 2018, Karl Urban stated that Garland deserved credit for directing the film Dredd.
March 2020: Premiere of Devs
On 5 March 2020, the miniseries Devs premiered on FX on Hulu.
2020: Release of Devs
In 2020, Garland wrote, directed, and executive produced the FX miniseries Devs.
January 2021: Garland Hired to Direct Men
In January 2021, Garland was hired to direct his third film, Men, starring Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear.
April 2022: Announcement of Civil War
In April 2022, it was announced that Garland worked with A24 again for his fourth feature, Civil War, an action epic starring Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, and previous collaborators Stephen McKinley Henderson and Cailee Spaeny.
May 2022: Release of Men
In May 2022, Men was released and received generally positive reviews, although its narrative approach received some criticism. Film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum placed Men on his Best Films of 2022 list.
May 2022: Never Let Me Go Series Optioned at FX
In May 2022, a television series based on Never Let Me Go was optioned at FX, to be executive produced by Garland.
2022: Release of Men
In 2022, the horror thriller Men, written and directed by Garland, was released.
February 2023: Never Let Me Go Series Cancelled
In February 2023, FX cancelled the television series based on Never Let Me Go before production began.
February 2024: Charles Melton Joins Untitled War Film
In February 2024, it was revealed that Charles Melton was in talks to star in Garland's upcoming untitled war film with A24.
2024: Release of Civil War
In 2024, the dystopian action thriller Civil War, written and directed by Garland, was released.
2025: Release of Warfare
In 2025, the war film Warfare, co-directed by Garland, is set to be released.
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