Great Guns has signed Danish director, writer, and VFX supervisor Morten Vinther to its roster for global representation.
Previously a creative director at The Mill in Los Angeles, Vinther is known for pushing the boundaries of technology in the gaming realm. Notable pieces in his portfolio include CG-driven commercials for Sony PlayStation’s “The Last of Us Part II,” Morefun Studios “Arena Breakout,” and EA/Koei Tecmo’s “Wild Hearts,” as well as the opening cinematic for Respawn’s “Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.” His meticulous approach to his craft has earned him acclaim at award shows across the globe, including Ciclope, Clio and AICP.
Whether working with real or synthetic characters, Vinther is a master at capturing palpable emotion on screen, taking care to understand each one’s motivations and desires in context. For his gritty and eerie “Arena Breakout: Winner Takes All” project, Vinther cast a number of former marine corps members and brought a Navy Seal specialist on set to consult on weapon handling and choreography, striving to curate the most authentic experience for gamers.
Next up in Vinther’s pipeline is an interactive project in which the audience gets to choose their own adventure.
Vinther commented, “I’m very excited and honored to be joining the amazing team at Great Guns. I’ve been a huge fan of their work for the longest time. Working with Michel [managing EP Waxman] is a dream come true and I can’t wait to get stuck in and create some beautiful stories together!”
Waxman said, “It was Morten’s technical expertise that first got me excited but it’s the emotional depth and detail he brings to his world building and character development (both real life actors or otherwise) that got me excited to champion his storytelling.”
James Earl Jones, Lauded Actor and Voice of Darth Vader, Dies At 93
James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to CNN, "The Lion King" and Darth Vader — has died. He was 93.
His agent, Barry McPherson, confirmed Jones died Monday morning at home in New York's Hudson Valley region. The cause was not immediately clear.
The pioneering Jones, who was one of the first African American actors in a continuing role on a daytime drama and worked deep into his 80s, won two Emmys, a Golden Globe, two Tony Awards, a Grammy, the National Medal of Arts, the Kennedy Center Honors and was given an honorary Oscar and a special Tony for lifetime achievement. In 2022, a Broadway theater was renamed in his honor.
He cut an elegant figure late in life, with a wry sense of humor and a ferocious work habit. In 2015, he arrived at rehearsals for a Broadway run of "The Gin Game" having already memorized the play and with notebooks filled with comments from the creative team. He said he was always in service of the work.
"The need to storytell has always been with us," he told The Associated Press then. "I think it first happened around campfires when the man came home and told his family he got the bear, the bear didn't get him."
Jones created such memorable film roles as the reclusive writer coaxed back into the spotlight in "Field of Dreams," the boxer Jack Johnson in the stage and screen hit "The Great White Hope," the writer Alex Haley in "Roots: The Next Generation" and a South African minister in "Cry, the Beloved Country."
He was also a sought-after voice actor, expressing the villainy of Darth Vader ("No, I am your father," commonly misremembered as "Luke, I am your father"), as... Read More