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John Singleton (1968-2019) John Singleton. Son of Danny Singleton, a mortgage broker, and Sheila Ward, a pharmaceutical company sales executive, and raised in separate households by his unmarried parents, John Singleton attended the Film Writing Program at USC, after graduating from high school in 1986. While studying there, he won three ...
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John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968 – April 28, 2019) was an American director, screenwriter, and producer. He made his feature film debut writing and directing Boyz n the Hood (1991), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director , becoming, at age 24, the first African American and youngest person to have ever been ...
Director: John Singleton | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, André 3000, Garrett Hedlund. Votes: 156,513 | Gross: $74.49M
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May 21, 2024 · Starring: Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Alfred Molina, Jason Isaacs. Directed By: John Singleton. From Boyz n the Hood to Poetic Justice to Shaft, we look back at all of John...
- Abduction (2011) - 5% Singleton stepped out of his comfort zone with this conspiracy thriller but the results weren't satisfactory. In Abduction, Taylor Lautner (known for the Twilight saga) stars as Nathan Hapner, a young man who has an eerie feeling that he's living a different person's life.
- 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) - 36% We might not have had any more movies like Hobbs & Shaw and the upcoming Fast 9 if the studio had given up on the franchise after Vin Diesel refused to appear in this sequel.
- Poetic Justice (1993) - 37% Singleton had a penchant for casting actors who were also in the music world. In Poetic Justice, Janet Jackson made her on-screen debut as Justice, a hairdresser in South Central Los Angeles, a favorite setting of Singleton's.
- Higher Learning (1994) - 45% Higher Learning explores the themes of politics and race. In it, a freshman is experiencing various challenges in his first semester.
John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968-April 29, 2019) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. A native of South Los Angeles, many of his films consider the implications of inner-city violence like the critically acclaimed and popular Boyz n the Hood, Poetic Justice, Higher Learning and Baby Boy.
Jul 12, 1991 · Nick Allen April 29, 2019. Tweet. On the sad occasion of John Singleton’s passing, we wanted to take a look back at the legendary American filmmaker’s work, guided by Roger's reviews and interviews.
