[10][51], As of 2017[update], Alexander has been practicing the Russian martial arts technique called Systema. Controversy erupted in October after Gadot announced that she would star in and co-produce the film. The indie drama ‘Green Street Hooligans’ landed writer/director Lexi Alexander on the radar of virtually every studio head in Hollywood. About Us timeless classics meet modern design. She said she approves of neither the millions Hollywood spends on anti-piracy efforts nor the wealth of Kim Dotcom "lining his own pockets". For example, Riesman mentions that “After being attacked by director Lexi Alexander for being indicative of the way a ‘mediocre screenwriter’ can … [34], In early 2014, on her Twitter feed and in a blog post that was republished[35] and discussed,[36][37] Alexander discussed the lack of women directors in Hollywood and lifted back the curtain on the lack of gender parity in the entertainment industry. She has a third-degree black belt in karate. Then, during marketing, that budget was also low, and, in her opinion, the Christmas release date a mis-step. [27][48][49], As a teenager, Alexander was a member of Mannheim City Boys, a soccer hooligan group, which was part of the inspiration for Green Street Hooligans. 12-01-08, Ray Stevenson and Lexi Alexander at Special Screening of 'Punisher War Zone'. Oct 7, 2016. When I first arrived here, after spending years as a competitive fighter and training U.S. Marines in hand-to-hand combat, Hollywood is the last place I would have expected to find such blatant bias and discrimination. Alexandra Mirai (Arabic: الكسندرا ميراي‎; born 23 August 1974), known professionally as Lexi Alexander, is a German film and television director, martial artist, and actress of Palestinian and German descent. [18][19], In 2008, Alexander directed the film Punisher: War Zone starring Ray Stevenson as the Punisher. Inspired by this, Alexander co-wrote a screenplay with a former soccer hooligan turned writer, Dougie Brimson, and Joshua Shelov based on a story by Alexander and Brimson about the firm of West Ham United. Jul 29, 2018. A conversation with Palestinian German director Lexi Alexander about Wonder Woman’s promotion of Arab stereotypes, her experiences of racism behind the camera, and the stakes of accurately portraying marginalized communities on screen. Lexi Alexander is a prominent figure in this debate, a filmmaker best known for directing Marvel’s Punisher: War Zone and British soccer hooligan drama Green Street. 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Punisher: War Zone is a 2008 American action thriller film based on the Marvel Comics character the Punisher, directed by Lexi Alexander.The film is a reboot that follows the war waged by vigilante Frank Castle (Ray Stevenson) on crime and corruption, in particular on the disfigured mob boss known as Billy "Jigsaw" Russotti (Dominic West), rather than a sequel to 2004's The Punisher. Listen 10:36. [28], In 2012, Alexander directed an episode for Anthony Zuiker's BlackBoxTV YouTube channel entitled "Execution Style. Arab-German director Lexi Alexander's emotional reaction to her academy invitation. 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[9], Alexander studied acting in Los Angeles at Joanne Baron's acting school learning Meisner technique and with acting coach Piero Dusa. [40] She does, however support Peter Sunde in relation to The Pirate Bay trial and fair use. By Eris Walsh Jun 21st, 2015, 10:59 am . [11] Alexander is a fan of film director Euzhan Palcy. [8] The independent film starred Charlie Hunnam as soccer hooligan Pete Dunham, Elijah Wood as Matt Buckner, Claire Forlani as Shannon, Marc Warren as Steve, and Leo Gregory as Bover,[16] and was produced by Gigi Pritzker and Deborah Del Prete. The Mary Sue Interview: Lexi Alexander on Why Hollywood Loves Remakes Remakes hurt me in the childhood. Jul 29, 2018. 12-01-08, ©1999-2021 HOLLYWOOD.COM, LLC. Lexi Alexander Mur and Matt come to you live from Morgan Freeman’s Dojo (where we’re punching Hollywood) with special guest co-host writer, director, and martial artist Lexi Alexander ! He was one of her sponsors for immigration. [5][25][26], Alexander has been outspoken about her experience with Punisher. In 2017, she directed an episode of the TV show Taken called "Hail Mary. Alexander had met Chuck Norris at a kickboxing event in the United States and she had previously acted in small roles in German TV. [42][45][46] In 2015, Alexander testified about her experiences as part of an investigation by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on hiring practices in Hollywood. [6][12] She also partially trained Marines in hand-to-hand combat in one time in 1994. [1], Alexander has a long-term working relationship with martial artist Pat Johnson, who she has hired as a stunt coordinator and choreographer since starting her directing her career. The Oscar-nominated director, and outspoken advocate for women filmmakers, made waves in Hollywood last year when she … Academy Award-nominated Filmmaker Lexi Alexander Is Asking Why Hollywood Is Fixated On Cracking Pedophilia Jokes After Disney Fired Guardians Of The Galaxy Director James Gunn Over A Years-long History Of Kidding About Molesting Children. One of them was Palestinian-German-American filmmaker Lexi Alexander (The Punisher: War Zone), who wrote, “Not only am I dying to work with … She is a former World Karate Association world champion in karate-point fighting, and is best known for directing the action films Green Street Hooligans and Punisher: War Zone. Lexi Alexander is one of a few Hollywood directors to have come out in support of file-sharers. Hollywood director and writer Lexi Alexander is planning a new feature film surrounding a complex assassination game involving several wealthy businessmen. [42][48] Alexander thinks the money used by the MPAA would be better spent improving diversity and more equitable distribution models. Lexi Alexander on Women in Hollywood & AMC’s Into the Badlands Nov. 17, 2015, 6:12 p.m. CT. 81 Hollywood director Lexi Alexander has criticised the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and its war on piracy claiming that kids hacking film security is … My Hell is for Hyphenates podcast about EUZHAN PALCY. [5][38] Alexander has been outspoken on Hollywood sexism and has spoken at length about the directorial opportunities she says were denied to her because of her gender. [5][47], (Audio podcast interview; starts at 13:33), (Includes video interview, starts at 30:35), Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, "An Oscar-Nominated Director Gets Real About How Women Are Treated in Hollywood", "My Hell is for Hyphenates podcast about Euzhan Palcy", "Crosspost: The Difficulties of Juggling Diversity Activism and a Directing Career in Hollywood", "Make More Women and Minorities Members of the Motion Picture Academy", "What time is it, Hollywood? Lexi Alexander [2] The film was self-financed by Alexander and had a budget of US$35,000 and was filmed in 5 days. [39][40] In a 2014 interview she stated that she and director Catherine Hardwicke were denied a meeting to discuss possibly directing The Fighter, as the producers were not interested in hiring a woman to direct. [21][22] The film has since become considered a cult classic. Lexi Alexander. [5][15] In 2015, Alexander directed an episode of the TV series, Arrow, called "Beyond Redemption." A Very Hollywood Gift Guide: 20+ Movie Gifts To Add To Your Wishlist Weekend Movie Releases – December 11th-13th Gabrielle Union to front Cheaper by the Dozen remake [29][30] However, in January 2020, Benoit's son David stated that the project had been cancelled. Oct 7, 2016. [8] Alexander's father was born and raised in Ramallah, Palestine. [41][42], Alexander worked to support the American Civil Liberties Union investigation into gender bias in hiring practices, specifically for women directors, which cast a critical eye on the role of the Directors Guild of America. A seasoned director who has closely studied, and worked to challenge, the depictions of Arabs and Palestinians in Hollywood films, Alexander immediately recognized the tropes being described. Lexi Alexander. Those whisper campaigns where you can anonymously ruin someone's Hollywood career forever need to stop. Lexi is excited to talk about the writing side of her career as a director of films like Green Street Hooligans, Punisher: War Zone, the Oscar-nominated Johnny Flynton, and pretty much ALL of the TV series. [2][11], Alexander went on to work steadily as a stunt person doing fighting stunts and motorcycles, falls from high-rise buildings, going on to learn precision driving and race car driving. [3][4][27], In 2011, Alexander wrote and directed the straight-to-video film Lifted, shot in Alabama, which had themes of Christianity. Punisher’s Lexi Alexander Fights Sexism in Hollywood 19 min read August 1, 2017 Lexi Alexander is easy enough to spot on a set: She’s the one in the middle of the huddle, surrounded on all sides by men—cameramen, stuntmen, sound guys, lighting guys, even a Guy Holding a Fake But Very Real-Looking Gun—and throwing punches around. [10] She won the German point fighting championships four times and the European championships two times. Sep 28, 2015. - Lexi Alexander quotes from BrainyQuote.com "Until I was on Twitter, trust me: I was completely wiped off everybody's consciousness in Hollywood." 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Lexi Alexander doesn’t suffer fools lightly. Hollywood Sign, Hollywood, L.A., Los Angeles, California, USA 2015 was an interesting year for me. [8][17][50], Alexander has metal screws in her knees from her time as a kickboxer. [2], Alexander excelled at kickboxing, where after two years in the sport, she joined the German National Team. [8], Released in 2005, Green Street Hooligans was only the second in the history of the South by Southwest festival to win both the Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature and Audience Award for Narrative Feature, after Alex Holdridge's Sexless in 2003. - Lexi Alexander [5][23][24] Comedian Patton Oswalt was an early and vocal defender of the film. Lexi Alexander deleted her Twitter account after expressing concern about Hollywood’s habit of telling child sex jokes, citing distress she is currently experiencing. On this day in horror history, Punisher: War Zone director Lexi Alexander, (Alexandra Mirai) was born in Mannheim, Germany in 1974 Alexander studied … The Enzoani brand emerged in 2006, and quickly rose to compete with top brands by merging traditional and modern European styles into … planning to make America the Beautiful her own during Super Bowl performance, A man with character: celebrating the life and work of Hal Holbrook, Regina King leads female directors' making history at Golden Globe nominations, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to host Golden Globes on separate coasts, Ashley Tisdale goes nude to embrace pregnancy body. The move also follows Rick and Morty creator Dan Harmon deleting his Twitter account over the weekend due to a fake baby rape video featuring him resurfaced on social media. [17], Green Street Hooligans was inspired by her experience growing up watching her family's favorite German soccer team Waldhof Mannheim, which led to a fascination with the sport and its passionate fans. Oct 7, 2016. [2][6], At the age of 19, she retired from professional fighting and moved to the United States. [7] She grew up in Mannheim. The film starred Dash Mihok, Nicki Aycox and Uriah Shelton. [14] She said that the film, about a boxer from Alabama who is charged with murder, is a fictional story that was inspired by meeting a boxer in Germany when she was 9 years old, an interaction that she remembered and was the basis of the idea for the film. ‘Punisher: War Zone’ Director Lexi Alexander Never Met a Hollywood Obstacle She Couldn’t Roundhouse Kick Alexander was the first woman to helm a combat-heavy comic book movie, but it landed the promising young stuntwoman-turned-filmmaker in director’s jail … [5], Alexander began studying martial arts, specifically judo, when she was 8 years old. At 14, she switched to Shotokan karate. In this edition of ‘Unseen Hollywood’, Lexi and writing partner Fabian Marquez, talk about how they used the opportunity to mount an epic trilogy of films based on Michael Ende’s classic children’s book, ‘The Neverending Story’.. [33], In June 2018, Alexander was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. We’re not entirely sure who Lexi Alexander is (some Hollywood type) and for some reason she has this editor blocked, but we had to take a moment and write about her … On Friday, director Lexi Alexander began a conversation with Spinoff Online about the preconceptions many in Hollywood have when it comes to female directors and how she has responded to them, professionally and publicly. The Guardian's Hanna Flint called it "a backwards step for Hollywood representation", while director Lexi Alexander said a black actress should be cast, citing a reconstruction of Cleopatra's face. She took extension classes in filmmaking at University of California, Los Angeles. [47], Alexander has said she is against illegal file sharing but instead supports innovative file sharing over big businesses exploiting digital distribution models. Her debut short film Johnny Flynton was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Director Lexi Alexander received an Oscar nomination for her short film Johnny Flynton in 2003. [5][6], Alexander was born in Mannheim, Germany, to a German mother and a Palestinian father. [5] At the time of its release, the film was considered a commercial and critical failure. [31], In February 2018, it was announced that Alexander was working on a TV series for Blumhouse Productions called You Bury Me,[32] intended to be a war-torn love story set in modern-day Iraq, Syria and Turkey. [13], The first film Alexander directed was called Johnny Flynton, a short film that was nominated for an Academy Award in 2003. [2], In 1994, at the age of 19, Alexander became the World Kickboxing Association world champion in karate-point fighting in Atlantic City. Lexi Alexander at Special Screening of 'Punisher War Zone'. Lifted tells the story of a son's difficulty with his father's deployment in Afghanistan as a Marine, and features musical performances by Shelton and Mihok. 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Norris encouraged her to come to Hollywood to act and study filmmaking. Hollywood director Lexi Alexander has been a vocal supporter of Peter and earlier this year broke with the usual Tinseltown position by calling for his release. [1] She is a former World Karate Association world champion in karate-point fighting,[2] and is best known for directing the action films Green Street Hooligans and Punisher: War Zone. Hollywood is silly sometimes. "[5], In 2016, it was reported that she would be directing a biopic called Crossface about the life of Canadian professional wrestler Chris Benoit. Mann's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, CA. Her name is Lexi Alexander and the film was Punisher: War Zone, from the Marvel comics universe. [20] She was the first woman to direct a Marvel adaptation and it was her first studio film. Virtuoso Action Director Lexi Alexander Fights Back Against Hollywood. Mann's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, CA. Lexi Alexander Funny Law Picture For every IP block, DRM, and who-knows-what security feature Hollywood spends thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours on, some piracy kid will undo it for free and within a couple of minutes. I talk with cult film director Lexi Alexander (Punisher: War Zone & Green Street Hooligans) about Arabness in Hollywood, activism, age of consent laws, and violence! "[6], In 2014, the higher profile Alexander received from her advocacy work speaking out about gender parity in Hollywood on Twitter led to Alexander getting hired to direct episodic television. — Lexi Alexander (Courtesy of Lexi Alexander) When I began writing this column nearly five years ago, there wasn't much media interest in the status of women in Hollywood… [39][40][43][44] Film school graduates have gender parity, but once in the industry, the percentage of women hired ranges from 8% in 2017 to less than 6%. NOTE: There's a little sound g Alexander is a vocal advocate for equality in Hollywood[3][4] and speaks out against gender discrimination and sexism, and promotes diversity, including a more positive and visible representation of Arabs. Her debut short film Johnny Flynton was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. [42][40] Alexander has condemned the anti-piracy actions of the litigation and lobbying focused Hollywood entertainment industry especially regarding geoblocking, saying that "as a German living in the US it's difficult to get German news, and while in Germany it's difficult to get US shows." [5], With the assistance of martial artist Pat Johnson, she landed the part of Kitana in Mortal Kombat: Live Tour, and in 1995 and 1996, spent seven months on tour. [5][15], In 2005, Alexander directed her first full-length feature film called Green Street, also known as Green Street Hooligans, or Hooligans. 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