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55-443: James Allen Mangold (born December 16, 1963) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Noted for his versatility in tackling a range of genres, Mangold made his debut as a film director with Heavy (1995), and is best known for the films Cop Land (1997), Girl, Interrupted (1999), Identity (2003), Walk the Line (2005), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), and two films in

110-617: A commodity to the point of being repetitive, commenting "it makes an audience wish that they just had the first one over again. So you have to push something to someplace new, while also remembering the core reasons why everyone was gathered" to make the best story with those issues at its heart, being the approach he employed for Logan and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny . Miscellaneous Directed Academy Award performances Mangold has directed multiple Academy Award-winning and nominated performances. Heavy (film) Mangold wrote

165-403: A cook at Pete and Dolly's, a small roadhouse founded by and named after his now-deceased father and elderly mother. Dolly, who is in poor health, spends her days sitting in a chair in the back of the kitchen, reminiscing about her late husband Pete and antagonizing Delores, a cynical longtime employee who once had an affair with him. The daily rhythm of the restaurant is disrupted when Dolly hires

220-429: A divorce lawyer. They console their friend and roommate Jane, who had recently broken up with her boyfriend, by taking her out to a dance club. Jane feels out of place, so Christina grabs a man named Peter to set Jane up with, but he berates Christina for her methods and leaves her standing there. While in the bathroom with Courtney, she refers to him by name, leading her to suspect that he got under Christina's skin and she

275-556: A film based on the Swamp Thing , as part of James Gunn 's and Peter Safran 's newly-announced "Chapter One: Gods and Monsters" film slate for the DC Universe , after the releases of his Indiana Jones film and Bob Dylan biopic. Two months later in April, Mangold confirmed that he had been hired to write and direct a Swamp Thing film, with Gunn soon confirming that he approached Mangold to do

330-480: A local diner; like in the film, the father had died, leaving the mother and son to run the restaurant themselves. In directing his first feature, Mangold aspired to make a film stripped of "a certain Hollywood aesthetic," that followed a character who seemed a "most unlikely centerpiece of a motion picture." Mangold wrote the script for the film in 1991 while attending filmmaking seminars at Columbia University under

385-697: A minor role in the film. Heavy premiered at the Sundance Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Prize and was later screened at Cannes where it competed for the Caméra d'Or . The film received a theatrical release in the United Kingdom on December 29, 1995, and later had a limited release in the United States on June 5, 1996. In rural Upstate New York , 30-something Victor Modino works as

440-539: A new waitress, Callie, a soft-spoken young woman who has just dropped out of college in Syracuse . Callie immediately catches the eye of the painfully shy, overweight Victor. Delores takes Dolly's hiring of the beautiful but inexperienced Callie as a personal slight to herself and treats Callie coldly. During working hours, Callie is impervious to Victor's debilitating shyness and attempts to get to know him better. Impressed by Victor's cooking skills, Callie suggests he attend

495-519: A second cup of coffee and people-watch, trying to guess the secrets of the sad-eyed waitress and the drunk at the bar and the pizza cook who looks like he's serving a sentence. You don't guess the true horror of the place, which is that there are no secrets, because everyone here knows all about everyone else, inside and out, top to bottom, and has for years." A decade later, Ebert — reviewing Mangold's 2007 remake of 3:10 to Yuma — called Heavy "extraordinary." Jay Carr of The Boston Globe praised

550-493: A sense that you're listening in on real life." The New York Daily News ' s Jami Bernard described the film as a "slice of life" mood piece, praising Tyler's performance as "forceful," adding that "the film moves as carefully as Vincent [sic] himself, as if afraid to displace too many molecules at once. It's a welcome respite from the crash-bang movies of summer." Barbara Creed of the Australian publication The Age noted

605-439: A series of coincidences, including a chance conversation with the bride, causes her to have a change of heart, and they attend. However, they discover that it is Peter, not Roger, who is getting married, and the pair nearly ruin the ceremony in their attempt to escape. Peter and his fiancée then decide that they do not want to marry each other and they call off the wedding. Christina and Courtney return home and help Jane get out of

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660-452: A sexual situation with her boyfriend where the emergency crew was called in. Sometime later, Courtney is dating a doctor and is clearly very attracted to him, and Christina is back to a newly unfulfilled life of being single again. Later, Peter finds Christina's address in the log at the store they bought their clothes in and tracks her down. Christina, determined not to fear the commitment, kisses Peter and then walks away disappointed. Peter

715-542: Is actually in love with him, which she denies. After running into Peter again, Christina buys him a drink and they spend time together. He explains that he will be attending a wedding on Saturday, and that he is at the club with his obnoxious, womanizing brother Roger to celebrate. He invites Christina and Courtney to an after-party at their hotel, but Christina goes home and later regrets not going. The next day, while having lunch with Courtney, Christina cannot stop talking about Peter, while Jane pays an embarrassing visit to

770-424: Is eating lunch in the hospital cafeteria. The grieving Victor does not tell anyone of her death, but runs the restaurant as usual, and deals with his grief by binge eating . Delores soon becomes suspicious about Dolly's extended absence and also makes sexual advances towards Victor, which he rejects. One night at the restaurant, Callie argues with her boyfriend Jeff and then in her anger tells off Delores in front of

825-407: Is interviewed like the men at the beginning of the film, retelling his version of the events calling Christina a bitch and a player, but ultimately reveals that he and Christina are together, having gotten married and are living very happily with Jane, Courtney and Roger as well. The film was released on DVD and VHS on August 20, 2002 by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment . An unrated version

880-482: Is receiving cunnilingus from Christina while driving. Meanwhile, Jane encounters her boyfriend at her retail job and is nearly caught having sex with him in a changing room . When Christina and Courtney finally arrive in Somerset, they visit a store to replace their wet and ruined clothes, only to come out in extremely gaudy, indiscreet outfits. When they arrive at the wedding, Christina begins having second thoughts, but

935-509: Is so thick, the characters can hardly breathe." The internet film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , as of 2022, has the film ranked at 87% fresh (or positive), with 26/30 reviews being in favor of the film. The site's consensus states: "With Pruitt Taylor Vince's naturalistic performance and sympathetic direction from James Mangold, Heavy soars as an affecting exploration of loneliness." Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released Heavy on DVD on September 21, 1999. The soundtrack of

990-871: The Indiana Jones series . Mangold was born in New York City in 1963, and is the son of artists Robert Mangold and Sylvia Plimack Mangold . He was raised in Hudson Valley and graduated from Washingtonville High School . His mother is Jewish , and he describes himself as "half-Jewish." He attended the California Institute of the Arts film/video program where he studied under Alexander Mackendrick . During Mangold's third year, Mackendrick suggested that he should study at CalArts School of Theater as an actor, alongside his regular film studies. While at CalArts, he directed

1045-522: The X-Men franchise with The Wolverine (2013) and Logan (2017), the latter of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay . He then directed the sports drama film Ford v Ferrari (2019), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture , and directed and co-wrote Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023), the fifth and final installment in

1100-472: The 92nd Academy Awards . In February 2020, it was announced that Mangold was in talks to direct the then untitled fifth film in the Indiana Jones franchise , later revealed to be titled Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny , taking over for Steven Spielberg , who directed the first four films in the franchise and instead served as one of the executive producers. In May 2020, it was officially confirmed that Mangold would serve as director. Filming began in

1155-786: The Western 3:10 to Yuma , starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale ; it received positive reviews and grossed around $ 71 million worldwide. In June 2011, Mangold was hired, initially just to direct the X-Men movie The Wolverine . Along with screenwriters Christopher McQuarrie , Scott Frank and Mark Bomback, Mangold also adapted the screenplay based upon Frank Miller and Chris Claremont 's Japanese Wolverine saga and entered production in Japan and Australia in July 2012. He completed photography in November of

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1210-463: The dry cleaner . Courtney arranges for Christina and herself to travel to Somerset , where Peter's brother's wedding is to take place, and they meet Jane's boyfriend, whom she previously met at the club. After they leave in Courtney's Saab 9-5 , Christina and Courtney go on a series of misadventures including an exploding toilet, a glory hole discovery, and a motorcyclist who is led to believe Courtney

1265-557: The Best 1,000 Modern Movies in 2005. Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times called the film "a small, quiet miracle of a movie in which tenderness, compassion, and insight combine to create a tension that yields a quality of perception that's almost painful to experience", comparing its cinematography to the work of R.W. Fassbinder and remarking the effectiveness of Thurston Moore's score for

1320-618: The United Kingdom in June 2021, and wrapped in February 2022. The film was released on June 30, 2023. In early 2020 Mangold was announced to direct the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown with Searchlight Pictures distributing, starring Timothée Chalamet . Despite production delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Mangold committing to Indiana Jones , Chalamet told Variety in November 2022 that he

1375-451: The customers. Delores' alcoholic friend Leo later assaults Victor for not taking Delores' side. Callie is left stranded at the restaurant and Victor drives her home, stopping en route so they can watch airplanes descend at an airfield. As they watch the airplanes, Callie becomes emotional over her lack of direction in life, and she and Victor end up kissing, but Callie quickly ends the encounter. Callie asks Victor to take her to visit Dolly in

1430-399: The emotional quality of the late '40s-early '50s work of Southern Gothic writers like Carson McCullers, Truman Capote , and Tennessee Williams . But presenting Victor as an exemplary sufferer –- a wounded soul trapped in the body of a lovelorn pizza cook, with Farrah Fawcett posters in his bedroom –- makes him a little ridiculous, without quite making him funny. In Heavy , the sensitivity

1485-538: The film as a "delicate and remarkable debut" and likened elements of it to the Carson McCullers novel, The Ballad of the Sad Café . Critic James Berardinelli wrote that "Mangold captures the nuances of life perfectly, and, by never cheapening his vision through facile resolutions, he fashions a memorable cinematic portrait." Berardinelli subsequently included the film in his book, Reel Views: The Ultimate Guide to

1540-399: The film as a "small gem [that] specifies a world and populates it with unerring authority and a sure instinct for character." The Statesman Journal ' s Ron Cowan similarly lauded the film for its deliberate lack of dialogue, stating that Mangold "often eschews" it, "detailing his story with gestures, glances, and touches. There is no sex, violence, or clichéd action or plot twists, just

1595-784: The film upon charting the DCU's storylines, describing the film as a passion project of Mangold's. In April 2023, during Star Wars Celebration Europe IV , Lucasfilm announced Mangold's involvement as director of a future Star Wars film whose story "will go back to the dawn of the Jedi " and explore the origins of The Force , set around 25,000 years before the events of the Star Wars prequel trilogy . Mangold has mentioned that, in all his work, he always tries to find an emotional center within his stories he can operate from, especially when he does franchise films due to contemporary culture having made franchises

1650-577: The film, including Jeff Millar of the Houston Chronicle who wrote: "Even at 80 minutes, Heavy would have been weighted with redundancies. So you can imagine what happened on the way to making it 105 minutes long." Michael Wilmington of the Chicago Tribune felt its portrayal of its characters was exploitative, noting: "Instead of the poetry of common people, Heavy romanticizes the mundane or grotesque. Mangold seems to be trying to revive some of

1705-591: The film. Edward Guthmann of the San Francisco Gate called the film "an act of faith in itself — an argument for the kind of subtle, humanistic traces that used to be familiar on screen but somehow became all too scarce," while Barbara Shulgasser of the San Francisco Chronicle noted: "There is nothing cutesy or gimmicky about Heavy , which may be why something in its grimness recalls the work of Ingmar Bergman ." Other critics were less laudatory of

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1760-481: The hospital, and unable to confess that Dolly is dead, he agrees. The next morning, Callie arrives at Victor's house to accompany him to the hospital, but instead Victor drives her to the local cemetery and shows her Dolly's fresh grave. Callie becomes hysterical and later fails to turn up for her restaurant shifts. Leo and Delores find out, via a hospital employee, that Dolly died weeks ago and berate Victor for not telling them, then depart together, leaving Victor alone in

1815-576: The instruction of director Miloš Forman . In making the movie, Mangold was very focused on expression versus dialogue, especially in the character of Victor; Mangold stated that he was striving to create a " silent film , with sound." Peter Bogdanovich 's The Last Picture Show (1971) and Martin Ritt 's Hud (1963) served as specific influences. Mangold met Liv Tyler when she was sixteen years old; Tyler had little to no acting history but expressed great interest in it. She had been doing modeling work at

1870-480: The kitchen which he has neglected, and even musters the confidence to chat with Darlene, an attractive cashier at the local grocery market who also shows an interest in him. Heavy was director James Mangold's directorial debut, as well as his first screenplay. According to Mangold, who grew up in the Hudson River Valley , he was inspired by a real-life classmate of his who was overweight and whose mother owned

1925-575: The movie featured instrumental compositions by Thurston Moore among other songs. The soundtrack was released on CD on June 5, 1996 (the same day as the film's theatrical release in the United States) through TVT Records . The Sweetest Thing The Sweetest Thing is a 2002 American romantic comedy film directed by Roger Kumble and written by Nancy Pimental , who based the characters on herself and friend Kate Walsh . It stars Cameron Diaz , Christina Applegate , and Selma Blair . The film

1980-435: The nearby Culinary Institute of America , which is considered by Victor but swiftly dismissed by both Dolly and Delores. Victor quickly becomes enamored of Callie and begins dieting and subtly trying to gain her attention, despite learning she has a steady boyfriend. Dolly suffers a heart attack and is hospitalized. Victor tells Delores and Callie that Dolly is having minor surgery. Several days later, Dolly dies while Victor

2035-446: The promotional documentary Future View for Disney and General Motors . In 1985, Mangold secured a writer/director deal at Disney . He wrote a television movie and co-wrote the animated feature Oliver & Company . A few years later, Mangold moved to New York and applied to Columbia University 's film school, where he graduated with an MFA in film. While there, he studied under film director Miloš Forman who helped him develop

2090-457: The restaurant. In his rage and grief, Victor smashes items behind the counter. Later that evening, Callie arrives with Jeff to tell Victor she's quitting and to collect her final paycheck. She spends a few minutes alone with Victor, explaining that she plans to go back to college, but promising to come back and visit him sometime. In the final scenes, Victor begins to emerge from his grief over Dolly's death. He stops binge eating, starts cleaning up

2145-407: The same year. On release, it was a box office success, ending up with a worldwide gross of $ 414,828,246 with a budget of $ 120 million, according to Box Office Mojo . Following the box office success and moderate critical response to The Wolverine , Mangold signed on to write the story and direct the sequel, Logan (2017). The film marked Mangold and Jackman's third collaboration. Scott Frank

2200-582: The screenplay for Heavy while attending filmmaking seminars at Columbia University and partly based it on real people he knew while growing up in Upstate New York . Filming took place on location in and around Barryville and Hyde Park in 1993; some scenes were filmed at the Culinary Institute of America 's campus there . The film features an original soundtrack by Thurston Moore , as well as songs by Evan Dando of The Lemonheads , who also has

2255-558: The scripts for Heavy and Cop Land . He has worked as a feature writer and director since 1995, when his first feature, the independent film Heavy , won the best directing prize at the Sundance Film Festival . Mangold subsequently wrote and directed Cop Land (1997), starring Sylvester Stallone , Robert De Niro , Harvey Keitel , and Ray Liotta ; Girl, Interrupted , which won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1999 for Angelina Jolie ; Kate & Leopold , starring Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman , for which Jackman

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2310-524: The time and was cast in the film "without hesitation" after a brief video audition with Mangold. Through Tyler, Mangold got in touch with Deborah Harry, who was well acquainted with young Tyler through the "rock and roll" scene in New York (Tyler being the daughter of Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler ); this resulted in Harry's casting as the part of the weathered, bad-mouthing Delores. Evan Dando of The Lemonheads

2365-409: Was limited , expanding to only 22 screens nationwide. The film concluded its domestic theatrical run on November 28, 1996, with a total box office gross of $ 941,414. Following the film's success at Sundance, it garnered generally positive reviews. Roger Ebert gave the film three-and-a-half out of four stars and remarked about its sense of realism : "You've been in places like this. You linger over

2420-422: Was a commercial success, and received high praise for its gritty approach on the titular character and emotional depth. Often called one of the greatest superhero films of all time , the movie also earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay , becoming the first live-action superhero movie to be nominated for Adapted Screenplay, as well as Mangold's first Oscar nomination. In February 2018, it

2475-467: Was also released on DVD with some extra scenes added, including a musical performance by Diaz, Applegate and Blair, known as "The Penis Song". On its opening weekend, it earned US$ 9,430,667 on 2,670 screens, ranking #3 behind Changing Lanes and Panic Room . It eventually grossed US$ 68,696,770 worldwide. On Rotten Tomatoes , the film holds an approval rating of 26% based on 111 reviews, with an average rating of 4.30/10. The site's consensus called

2530-556: Was announced that Mangold was set to direct a film about the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans , with Christian Bale and Matt Damon starring as Ken Miles and Carroll Shelby respectively, and Jez Butterworth , John-Henry Butterworth and Jason Keller writing the script. The film, titled Ford v Ferrari , was released in November 2019 to critical acclaim and became a box office success, grossing $ 225 million worldwide. The film received 4 nominations including Best Picture , with two wins for Best Film Editing and Best Sound Editing at

2585-403: Was cast as Tyler's guitarist boyfriend because of Mangold's admiration for his music and in hopes of bringing some star attention to the low-budget production. Pixies frontman Black Francis was originally meant to be cast in the role of Victor but did not feel it was right for a debut acting role. In casting the part of Dolly, Mangold sought golden age Hollywood actress Shelley Winters, who

2640-553: Was cast, Mangold and the crew began feeding Vince doughnuts and Kentucky Fried Chicken in order for the actor, who was not remarkably overweight at the time, to rapidly gain weight before filming commenced. Heavy premiered in January 1995 at the Sundance Film Festival , where Mangold won the Special Jury Prize for directing. It subsequently screened at the Cannes Film Festival Directors Fortnight, where it

2695-440: Was hired to return as co-screenwriter, working as a team with Mangold and Michael Green. The development of the film was lengthy, with Jackman citing his and Mangold's desire to do the character justice for his last time in the role. The film incorporated elements from Mark Millar 's Old Man Logan run on the comics. Mangold has stated that the plot primarily focuses on character development, rather than superhero spectacle. Logan

2750-547: Was in her mid-70s at the time. Mangold tracked down the address to her Manhattan apartment and sent her the film script along with a letter stating his admiration of her work. Within two days, Winters replied to Mangold and was subsequently cast. The last person to be cast was Pruitt Taylor Vince, as Mangold had been having trouble finding an actor to portray the "centerpiece" character. An associate producer/friend of Mangold, who had been shooting Nobody's Fool (1994) with Vince alongside Paul Newman , suggested him. After Vince

2805-494: Was nominated for a Golden Globe as best actor in a musical or comedy in 2001, and the 2003 thriller Identity which starred John Cusack . In 2005, Mangold co-wrote (with Gill Dennis ), produced (under his production banner, Tree Line Film), and directed Walk the Line , a film about the young life of singer-songwriter Johnny Cash and his relationship with June Carter Cash . Starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon , it

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2860-575: Was nominated for the Caméra d'Or award. Distributor Cinépix Film Properties released Heavy theatrically in the United States after Liv Tyler had received recognition for her starring role in Bernardo Bertolucci 's Stealing Beauty (1996). The film opened in the United States in the summer of 1996, premiering it in New York City on June 5, earning $ 14,425 during its opening weekend. It premiered in Los Angeles on June 28, 1996. The release

2915-525: Was released on April 12, 2002 and received negative reviews from critics. However, according to screenwriter Nancy Pimental , the film later went on to gain a cult following. A group of men are interviewed regarding Christina Walters; they consider her a player and a user of men in the swinging singles market. She is a 28-year-old successful interior designer living in San Francisco near North Beach . Christina meets up with her friend Courtney Rockcliffe,

2970-475: Was released on November 18, 2005, to positive reviews and grossed $ 187 million worldwide. It was nominated for five Oscars and Witherspoon won Best Actress for her performance as June Carter Cash. Mangold also appeared as an actor in The Sweetest Thing as a doctor and love interest to Christina Applegate as well as in his own Kate & Leopold playing a movie director. In 2007, Mangold directed

3025-577: Was still preparing for the role and that "the winds that are blowing are blowing in a very positive direction". In April 2023, Mangold confirmed that the film would likely begin production in August of that year, before plans were suspended in July due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike . Filming eventually began in March 2024 and wrapped in time for a December release. In February 2023, Mangold was reported by The Hollywood Reporter to be in early talks to write and direct

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