Roar Uthaug (born August 25, 1973)[1] is a Norwegian film director. He graduated from the Norwegian Film School in 2002.

Roar Uthaug
Born (1973-08-25) August 25, 1973 (age 51)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationFilm director
Years active1993–present

Career

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Uthaug's graduation film The Martin Administration was the second Norwegian student-film in history to be nominated by AMPAS (the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Science) for the Student Academy Awards.[1]

Working at the Norwegian production company Fantefilm, Uthaug has directed numerous commercials for Norwegian TV, and music videos for Gåte, Furia, Unni Wilhelmsen and Vidar Busk.

His feature debut Fritt Vilt (Cold Prey) was released in Norway on October 13, 2006. His notable feature was the 2015 disaster film, The Wave. In 2018, Uthaug directed Tomb Raider, the reboot of the film franchise, which was released on March 16, 2018 starring Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft.[2][3] In 2022, he directed the film, Troll. It was released on Netflix on December 1, 2022.

Filmography

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Directed features
Year English title Original title Distribution
1996 DX13036
1998 A Fistful of Kebab
2002 The Martin Administration
2006 Cold Prey Fritt Vilt SF Norge AS
2009 Magic Silver Julenatt i Blåfjell Storm Rosenberg
2012 Escape Flukt Nordisk Film
2015 The Wave Bølgen Nordisk Filmdistribusjon
Magnolia Pictures
2018 Tomb Raider - Warner Bros. Pictures
2022 Troll - Netflix

References

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  1. ^ a b "Roar Uthaug". Norwegian Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  2. ^ "'Tomb Raider' Reboot Finds Director". Variety. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
  3. ^ McNary, Dave (July 7, 2016). "Alicia Vikander's 'Tomb Raider' Gets 2018 Release Date". Variety.
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