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Iain Declan Softley (born 30 November 1956) is an English film director, producer, and screenwriter. His films include Backbeat, Hackers, The Wings of the Dove, K-PAX, The Skeleton Key, Inkheart and the BBC adaptation of Sadie Jones's novel The Outcast.
Iain Softley. Director: Backbeat. Softley was educated at St Benedict's School, Ealing, London, and Queens' College, Cambridge University, where he was a member of the college's dramatic society, the BATS, and directed a number of highly-praised theatrical productions.
Jun 12, 2024 · Iain Softley: ‘I had this idea in my mind, “What would the story be if these weren’t The Beatles?”’. As Sam Mendes gears up to make his behemoth Beatles biopic, the director of 1994 early-Beatles drama Backbeat reflects on the story of Stuart Sutcliffe – the Beatle who wasn't.
Iain Softley. Director: Backbeat. Softley was educated at St Benedict's School, Ealing, London, and Queens' College, Cambridge University, where he was a member of the college's dramatic society, the BATS, and directed a number of highly-praised theatrical productions.
Sep 30, 2020 · For its 25th anniversary, we spoke with Hackers director Iain Softley about discovering Angelina Jolie, the banging soundtrack, and more.
Sep 25, 2020 · Iain Softley’s raucous tale of hack-happy Gen-X iconoclasts (including future A-listers Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, and Matthew Lillard) banding together to liberate a virus stolen from a...
Jan 11, 2024 · In Iain Softley’s meticulously made drama, The Shepherd, one young pilot’s eagerness to get home for the holidays is dashed when his plane begins to experience mechanical failure.
