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Antoine Fuqua. Antoine Fuqua ( / ˈæntwɒn ˈfjuːkwə /; born May 30, 1965) [1] [2] is an American film director known for his work in the action and thriller genres. He was originally known as a director of music videos, and made his film debut in 1998 with The Replacement Killers. His critical breakthrough was the 2001 crime thriller ...
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- May 30, 1965 (age 58), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- 1992–present
- Harvey Fuqua (uncle)
Antoine Fuqua. Producer: The Magnificent Seven. Antoine Fuqua is an American film director, known for his work in the film Training Day as well as The Replacement Killers, Tears of the Sun, King Arthur, Shooter, Brooklyn's Finest, Olympus Has Fallen and The Equalizer.
- Producer, Director, Actor
- May 30, 1965
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Southpaw (2015) R | 124 min | Action, Drama, Sport. After a fatal incident sends him on a rampant path of destruction, a champion boxer fights to get custody of his daughter and revive his professional career. Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Oona Laurence, Forest Whitaker.
- Southpaw (2015) Training Day is a masterpiece and the best-known film from director Fuqua, but it is Southpaw that stands as his greatest achievement in film.
- Training Day (2001) Fuqua’s best known film is probably Training Day, starring Denzel Washington as a violent corrupt police officer and Ethan Hawke as a rookie cop assigned to work with Washington’s character.
- Olympus Has Fallen (2013) Fuqua’s Olympus Has Fallen is like Die Hard in the White House. The stakes couldn’t be higher, as North Korean terrorists take down the White House and almost everyone in it.
- The Magnificent Seven (2016) Fuqua’s The Magnificent Seven is a remake of the classic Western about bounty hunters hired to protect a town, which itself is a remake of Akira Kurosawa's movie The Seven Samurai, considered by many film experts as the greatest film ever made.
R | 124 min | Action, Drama, Sport. After a fatal incident sends him on a rampant path of destruction, a champion boxer fights to get custody of his daughter and revive his professional career. Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Oona Laurence, Forest Whitaker. Votes: 258,154 | Gross: $52.42M.
The film was a critical and box office bomb, and Fuqua's next film, the Jamie Foxx-starring comedic crime saga "Bait" (2000), suffered an even worse fate, grossing only $15 million against a $51 ...
Sep 16, 2023 · 10 'The Magnificent Seven' (2016) IMDb rating: 6.9/10. Fuqua often says he draws inspiration from Akira Kurosawa. Seven Samurai is the first samurai Western, redone as an American Western by John ...
