Profile | プロフィール
Born / 生年月日
December 16, 1967 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Age / 年齢
57 years old (as of 2025)
Occupation / 職業
Film Director, Assistant Director, Producer
映画監督、助監督、プロデューサー
Nationality / 国籍
Australian (オーストラリア)
Biography | 経歴
[English] James McTeigue (b. 1967) is an Australian director whose career is defined by two distinct phases: his formative decade as one of Hollywood’s most technically demanding First Assistant Directors (working on The Matrix trilogy and Star Wars: Episode II) and his subsequent career as a feature director. His debut, V for Vendetta (2005), stands as a rare cultural phenomenon—a genre film that transcended cinema to generate the “Guy Fawkes mask,” a global symbol of resistance adopted by movements from the Arab Spring to Anonymous. While his later works, such as Ninja Assassin (2009) and The Raven (2012), display professional visual intelligence, they have yet to replicate the seismic political resonance of his debut. McTeigue remains, above all, the architect of a film that continues to challenge our understanding of state power, surveillance, and the moral necessity of resistance.
ジェームズ・マクティーグ（1967年シドニー生まれ）は、ハリウッドの第一線で『マトリックス』三部作や『スター・ウォーズ エピソードII』の第一助監督として技術と物流を叩き込まれた実力派監督です。長編デビュー作『Vフォー・ヴェンデッタ』（2005年）は、単なる娯楽映画の枠を超え、作中に登場する「ガイ・フォークスの仮面」を、アラブの春やアノニマスといった世界的な抵抗運動の象徴へと昇華させるという稀有な文化的成功を収めました。以降、『ニンジャ・アサシン』（2009年）や『レイヴン』（2012年）、Netflix『マルコ・ポーロ』などで確かな視覚的知性を示していますが、デビュー作が放った国家権力と抵抗の倫理を問う鋭い政治的共鳴は、今なお時代を超えて重要性を増し続けています。
Filmography | 主な作品
Feature Films — Director (監督長編作品)
| Year | Title (English / Japanese) | Cast | Awards/Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | V for Vendetta / Vフォー・ヴェンデッタ | Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, John Hurt, Stephen Rea | Career landmark / Alan Moore & David Lloyd graphic novel / Wachowski sisters screenplay + producer / Joel Silver producer / Guy Fawkes mask → global protest symbol / Hugo Weaving’s masked performance / Political violence debate / Arab Spring / Anonymous / Occupy Wall Street |
| 2009 | Ninja Assassin / ニンジャ・アサシン | Rain (Jung Ji-hoon), Naomie Harris | Wachowski sisters + Joel Silver / Kinetic action / Practical stunts / Genre exercise |
| 2012 | The Raven / レイヴン | John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve | Edgar Allan Poe / Gothic period thriller / Baltimore 1849 |
| 2015 | Survivor / サバイバー | Milla Jovovich, Pierce Brosnan, Dylan McDermott | Thriller / Counter-terrorism |
| 2016 | Message from the King / メッセージ・フロム・ザ・キング | Chadwick Boseman, Teresa Palmer | Netflix / Revenge thriller / South African protagonist in Los Angeles |
First Assistant Director Credits (第一助監督クレジット)
| Year | Title | Director | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Matrix / マトリックス | Wachowski Sisters | Career-defining formation / Technical innovation / Action coordination |
| 2000 | Dark City (additional) | Various | |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones / スター・ウォーズ エピソードII | George Lucas | George Lucas / Large-scale digital production |
| 2003 | The Matrix Reloaded / マトリックス リローデッド | Wachowski Sisters | + 2nd Unit Director |
| 2003 | The Matrix Revolutions / マトリックス レボリューションズ | Wachowski Sisters | + 2nd Unit Director |
Television — Director (テレビ監督作品)
| Year | Title | Network | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–16 | Marco Polo | Netflix | Multiple episodes / Large-scale historical drama / Kublai Khan’s court / Visual production values |
| Various | Additional TV work | Various |
Awards & Recognition | 受賞歴
Box Office Recognition
- V for Vendetta — $132.5 million worldwide on $54M budget; significant commercial success for a politically complex genre film 🏆
- Ninja Assassin — $60.6 million worldwide 🏆
Critical Recognition
- V for Vendetta — consistent critical recognition as one of the most politically significant genre films of the 2000s
- Hugo Weaving’s masked performance in V for Vendetta — widely recognized as technical acting achievement of first order
- The Guy Fawkes mask as cultural symbol — recognition in multiple cultural and political contexts as the most significant piece of political imagery generated by a film of the decade
Industry Recognition
- First AD credits on multiple landmark productions — recognized within the industry as one of the most skilled production managers of his generation
- The Matrix first AD credit — part of one of the most technically innovative productions in Hollywood history
Box Office | 興行成績
| Film | Budget | Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|
| V for Vendetta (2005) | $54M | $132.5 million |
| Ninja Assassin (2009) | $40M | $60.6 million |
| The Raven (2012) | $26M | $26.3 million |
| Survivor (2015) | $20M | $8.8 million |
