Ilya Naishuller

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Viktorovich and the family name is Naishuller.
Ilya Naishuller
Naishuller at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2015
Born (1983-11-19) November 19, 1983 (age 40)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
(now Russia)
Occupations
  • Filmmaker
  • Musician
Years active2008–present
Notable work
Spouse
Darya Charusha
​
(m. 2010)​
Musical career
GenresRock
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • Guitar

Ilya Viktorovich Naishuller (Russian: Илья Викторович Найшуллер; born November 19, 1983)[1] is a Russian film director and musician. He is known for directing the action films Hardcore Henry (2015) and Nobody (2021). He is also the founder of the film production company Versus Pictures and the indie rock band Biting Elbows.

Life

Naishuller was born in

Jewish background.[2] From the ages of seven to fourteen he lived in London and attended private school.[3][4]

He studied at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts and met several filmmakers he would collaborate with later. Naishuller left school to pursue music. In 2008, he founded the rock band Biting Elbows as lead singer and guitarist. In 2011, he released the EP Dope Fiend Massacre and the debut album Biting Elbows.

In 2013, Naishuller directed and starred in Bad Motherfucker – the music video for a Biting Elbows' hit single. Shot entirely in POV, Bad Mother Fucker became a viral online hit with over 150 million cumulative views[5] The video caught the attention of Hollywood agents, actors and directors and was praised by Darren Aronofsky.[4]

In 2015 Naishuller directed an independent feature Hardcore, later renamed

USD, in the US.[6][7] Simultaneously Naishuller and writers, Brain Philipson and Will Stewart, released the comic book titled 'Hardcore Akan #1', the origin story for Hardcore Henry.[8]

The music video "Kolshchik" that Naishuller directed for the Russian rock band Leningrad won the Berlin Music Video Awards in 2017, while taking the first place for the "Best Concept" category.[9]

In 2021, Naishuller directed Nobody, an American action film written by Derek Kolstad. The Universal Pictures film stars Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, Aleksey Serebryakov, RZA and Christopher Lloyd. The film premiered as theaters in the United States were starting to reopen, following the initial COVID-19 outbreak. Nobody debuted at #1 at the US Box Office in its opening weekend.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2015 Hardcore Henry Yes Yes Yes Also cinematographer and actor
2021 Nobody[11] Yes No No also actor
TBA Heads of State Yes No No Filming

Other works

Year Title Notes
2016 The Medic A piece from Saatchi & Saatchi's 25x25 - a collection of 1 minute shorts directed by
the participants of the last 25 years of the New Director's Showcase
2018 I Am Losing Weight Producer
2020 Marathon of Wishes
2022 Young Man
2023 Centaur

Music videos

Year Artist Title Director Producer Ref.
2010 Biting Elbows Dope Fiend Massacre Yes No [12]
2011 The Stampede Yes No [13]
2012 Toothpick Yes No [14]
2013 Bad Motherfucker Yes No [15]
2016 The Weeknd False Alarm Yes No [16]
2017 Leningrad "Кольщик" (Kolshchik) Yes No [17]
"Вояж" (Voyage) Yes No
2018 "Жу-Жу" (Ju-Ju) Yes No
"Золото" (Gold) No Yes
2019 Biting Elbows Heartache Yes Yes
Control Yes Yes
2021 Serj Tankian Elasticity No Yes
Biting Elbows Boy is Dead Yes Yes

References

  1. ^ Ilja Naischuller at kp.ru
  2. ^ Reddit: Ilya Naishuller Ask Me Anything www.reddit.com Published 2015. Accessed 2018.
  3. ^ Ilja Naischuller at kino-teatr.ua
  4. ^ a b Ilya Naishuller: Young Russian is the Next Quentin Tarantino at bigthink.com
  5. ^ Biting Elbows – ‘Bad Motherfucker’ Official Music Video at vimeo.com
  6. ^ Rapid Round: 'Hardcore Henry' Director Ilya Naishuller on First-Person Filmmaking, His Favorite Video Game at hollywoodreporter.com
  7. ^ "Hardcore Henry 2 Updates: Why The Sequel Hasn't Happened". ScreenRant. 2020-08-01. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  8. ISBN 978-1-68124-466-2
    .
  9. ^ "Berlin Music Video Awards Winners 2017". 23 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Bob Odenkirk's Action Flick 'Nobody' Debuts Atop Domestic Box Office With $6.7 Million As 'Godzilla vs. Kong' Roars Overseas With A $122 Million Bow". 28 March 2021.
  11. ^ Couch, Aaron (September 19, 2019). "Universal Sets Bob Odenkirk Action Thriller 'Nobody' for August 2020". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  12. ^ bitingelbows (2010-12-05). "Biting Elbows - 'Dope Fiend Massacre' Official Music Video". YouTube. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
  13. ^ bitingelbows (2011-09-20). "Biting Elbows - The Stampede (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
  14. ^ bitingelbows (2012-04-26). "Biting Elbows - "Toothpick" Official Music Video". YouTube. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
  15. ^ bitingelbows (2013-03-18). "Biting Elbows - 'Bad Motherfucker' Official Music Video". YouTube. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
  16. ^ The Weeknd (2016-10-13). "The Weeknd - False Alarm". YouTube. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
  17. ^ Leningrad (2017-02-14). "Ленинград — Кольщик". YouTube. Retrieved 2021-04-16.

External links

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