Rob Marshall: Difference between revisions

Marshall was born in Madison, Wisconsin and raised in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. He graduated from [[Taylor Allderdice High School]] in 1978 and was inducted into their Alumni Hall of Fame in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Allderdice to induct 6 to Alumni Hall of Fame|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/allderdice-to-induct-6-to-alumni-hall-of-fame-321622/|accessdate=July 18, 2012|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=October 31, 2011}}</ref> He attended [[Carnegie Mellon University]] and worked in the [[Theatre in Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh theatre scene]], performing with such companies as [[Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera]].<ref>Conner, Lynne (2007). Pittsburgh In Stages: Two Hundred Years of Theater. University of Pittsburgh Press. pp. 204. ISBN 978-0-8229-4330-3. Retrieved 2011-06-06</ref> He debuted in the film industry with the [[Emmy Award]]-winning [[Annie_(1999_film)|TV adaptation]] of the musical ''[[Annie (musical)|Annie]]'' by [[Charles Strouse]] and [[Martin Charnin]]. After that he went on to direct the much anticipated [[Chicago (2002 film)|adaptation]] of the [[Kander and Ebb]] musical ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'' in [[2002 in film|2002]] for which he was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Director]]. His next feature film was the drama ''[[Memoirs of a Geisha (film)|Memoirs of a Geisha]]'' based on the best-selling [[Memoirs of a Geisha (novel)|book of the same name]] by [[Arthur Golden]] starring [[Zhang Ziyi]], [[Gong Li]], [[Michelle Yeoh]] and [[Ken Watanabe]]. The film went on to win three [[Academy Awards]] and gross $162,242,962 at the worldwide box office.<ref>http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=memoirsofageisha.htm</ref> In 2009, Marshall directed ''[[Nine (film)|Nine]]'', an adaptation of the hit [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production [[Nine (musical)|with the same name]] starring [[Daniel Day-Lewis]], [[Marion Cotillard]], [[Nicole Kidman]], [[Sophia Loren]] and [[Penélope Cruz]], who was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. Marshall then went on to direct ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]'', the fourth chapter of Disney's ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)|Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' film series starring [[Johnny Depp]], [[Ian McShane]], [[Penélope Cruz]] and [[Geoffrey Rush]],<ref>{{cite news | author=Michael Fleming|url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118006813.html?categoryid=13&cs=1|title = Rob Marshall circles 'Pirates' | date = 2009-08-02|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|accessdate = 2009-08-03}}</ref> which opened on May 20, 2011.<ref>http://disney.go.com/pirates/</ref> [[Disney]] has announced that Marshall is set to direct a film adaptation of [[Stephen Sondheim]]'s ''[[Into the Woods]]''.<ref>http://d23.disney.go.com/news/2012/01/breaking-news-rob-marshall-set-to-develop-into-the-woods/</ref>