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Patrick Hughes is known for his action films such as The Expendables 3, The Hitman's Bodyguard and Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard. He was born in Melbourne in 1978 and graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts.
Patrick Hughes is an Australian-born filmmaker who has directed action comedies such as The Hitman's Bodyguard and The Expendables 3. He is also known for his short films, including the Tropfest winner The Lighter, and his upcoming projects War Machine and The Raid.
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- May 13, 1978
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Patrick Hughes is an Australian-born director of action comedies such as THE HITMAN'S BODYGUARD and THE MAN FROM TORONTO. He also directed THE EXPENDABLES 3 and the modern-western thriller RED HILL.
- Red Hill
- The Expendables 3
- The Hitman's Bodyguard
- Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
- The Man from Toronto
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An intense and nail-biting thriller, Red Hill was the first feature film directed by Hughes. Between the small town setting and the old sheriff versus bad guy trope, this film is pretty much a modern take on classic westerns. The movie centers around Shane, a young police officer who moves to Red Hill with his pregnant wife. After receiving a frost...
With the first two Expendables movies having been giant hits, Sylvester Stallone was on the lookout for a fresh, new director who could make the third installment an even better film than its predecessors. Enter Patrick Hughes, whose short film Signs impressed Stallone enough to get him the job. The Expendables is a film series that follows a group...
Starring Ryan Reynolds,Samuel L. Jackson,Gary Oldman,and Salma Hayek, The Hitman’s Bodyguard is a hilarious action comedy and the third feature film Hughes directed. It is centered around a hitman called Kincaid, who is sent to The Hague so that he can testify against a vicious dictator called Dukhovich. However, while being escorted by several Int...
An ambitious sequel to what was a phenomenal action blockbuster, Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard brings back the original star cast, as well as introduces fantastic new additions including Antonio Banderas,Morgan Freeman, Tom Hopper,and Frank Grillo. This time around, Kincaid’s wife (Salma Hayek) seeks help from Bryce after her husband is kidnaped by mob...
When this film was released on June 24, 2022, Hughes proved once again that he is an astute director with an eye for the action comedy genre. Kevin Hart plays a failed internet athletic instructor and general screw-up, who gets mistaken for a mysterious assassin played by Woody Harrelson, known as the Man from Toronto. They are subsequently both hi...
Patrick Hughes is an Australian director and screenwriter who specializes in action-comedy films. Learn about his five best movies, from Red Hill to The Man from Toronto, and where to stream them online.
The Hitman's Bodyguard: Directed by Patrick Hughes. With Elodie Yung, Ryan Reynolds, Tsuwayuki Saotome, Roy Hill. Michael Bryce, a protection agent, is tasked with protecting Darius Kincaid, one of the world's most famous assassins
- (250K)
- Action, Comedy, Crime
- Patrick Hughes
- 2017-08-18
Nov 9, 2021 · The action-comedy filmmaker behind 'The Hitman's Bodyguard' and 'The Expendables 3' will write and direct 'War Machine', an action/sci-fi movie about a special ops boot camp. The project is produced by Range Media Partners and Huge Film and will be released by Lionsgate.
Jun 18, 2021 · Director Patrick Hughes talks about the sequel to The Hitman's Bodyguard, starring Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek and Samuel L. Jackson. He reveals the inspiration, the comedy, the action and the cast of the film.
