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Tony Gayton is an American movie producer and screenwriter. [1] Early life. Gayton graduated from Merritt Island High School in 1977 in Merritt Island, Florida. Gayton is also a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he received the Jack Nicholson Writing Scholarship. Career.
Writer: Faster. Tony Gayton was born in 1959. He is known for Faster (2010), The Salton Sea (2002) and Murder by Numbers (2002).
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Jun 2, 2023 · The news was confirmed to TheWrap by brother and longtime collaborator Tony Gayton, who said Joe’s death came following a four-year battle with prostate cancer.
Jun 2, 2023 · June 2, 2023 · 2 min read. Film and television writer-producer Joe Gayton, cocreator and executive producer of AMC’s “Hell on Wheels,” died May 14. He was 66 years old. The news was confirmed to...
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Tony Gayton is an American motion picture writer and producer. He is the co-creator of Hell on Wheels with his brother Joe Gayton. They are also the series co-show runners. Tony is an Executive Producer and writer for the show. He has also worked on the films Murder by Numbers (2002), The Salton Sea (2002), and Faster (2010).
Early life
Graduated from Merritt Island High School, Florida in 1977. Gayton is a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he received the Jack Nicholson Writing Scholarship.
Career
After graduating, he worked as a production assistant for John Milius. Gayton has been a professional screenwriter for over ten years, working both by himself and with his brother, Joe Gayton. Gayton also directed the critically acclaimed documentary film Athens, GA: Inside/Out, which featured the bands R.E.M. and the B-52's as well as the eccentric folk artist Reverend Howard Finster. Tony wrote the films Murder by Numbers (2002) and The Salton Sea (2002). Murder by Numbers is a 2002 psychological thriller film produced and directed by Barbet Schroeder. It stars Sandra Bullock, Ben Chaplin, Ryan Gosling and Michael Pitt. It is loosely based on the Leopold and Loeb case. It was made for approximately $50 million and took over $56 million at the box office. is a 2002 American neo-noir film starring Val Kilmer and Vincent D'Onofrio directed by D. J. Caruso. The film received mixed reviews and failed to recoup its $18 million budget. Joe and Tony co-wrote the 2006 television feature Southern Comfort. The film was directed by Greg Yaitaines and starred Madeleine Stowe, Eric Roberts and Lee Tergesen. It was about the wife of a Southern mobster takes over the family business when her husband is sent to jail. Tony wrote and directed the documentary Two Headed Cow (2006). Joe and Tony co-wrote and executive produced the film Faster (2010). The project was directed by George Tillman Jr. and starred Dwayne Johnson and Billy Bob Thornton. Johnson played an ex-con who sets out to avenge his brother's death after they were double-crossed during a heist years ago. During his campaign, however, he's tracked by a veteran cop (Thornton) and an egocentric hit man. The film was a box office success grossing over $35 million on a $24 million budget. It was warmly reviewed. Joe and Tony co-created Hell on Wheels and sold the concept to AMC. They are the series show runners and are credited as Executive Producers. They wrote the series pilot and the show was ordered to series on the strength of the episode. For the first season they wrote the second episode "Immoral Mathematics", the seventh episode "Revelations", and the finale "God of Chaos".
Nov 8, 2011 · TONY GAYTON: It was about an insane man who sees the truth, basically. We couldn’t quite figure it out. JOE: So, we pitched it to AMC, and they scratched their heads and said, “We...
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Nov 6, 2011 · Tony Gayton is one of the two brothers who created the historical drama 'Hell on Wheels', set in the post-Civil War era of the Union Pacific railroad. In this interview, he and his brother Joe discuss their inspiration, characters, historical accuracy and the difference between their show and 'Deadwood'.
