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James Ward Byrkit

James Ward Byrkit (also known as James Byrkit or Jim Byrkit) is an American filmmaker. Byrkit is perhaps best known for his collaborations with director Gore Verbinski, working together on films like Mouse Hunt and Rango. For Rango, Byrkit co-wrote the script and starred as several characters, most notably Waffles, a horned lizard.[1]

Byrkit was hired by Verbinski as the conceptual consultant for the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films.[2] He did three weeks of consultancy work on Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), the Black Pearl and other ships. In addition to the more than 3,000 storyboards that Byrkit created for Dead Man's Chest (2006) and At World's End (2007), he also bounced back and forth between departments, such as production design, props and the pre-visualization team, helping with simplified animatics of the overwhelmingly complex action sequences that were a blueprint for Verbinski on set, and later, for Industrial Light & Magic's visual effects.[3] Byrkit also directed Tales of the Code: Wedlocked (2011), a short film and an immediate prequel to The Curse of the Black Pearl.[4]

Byrkit is also known for directing the science fiction thriller Coherence, his debut feature which earned critical and audience praise[5][6][7][8] and garnered attention for his unconventional approach in the making of the film as "proof that inventive filmmakers can do a lot with a little",[9][10][11] and identifying him as a groundbreaking talent.[12] Since its release, Coherence has become an international sensation[13] and regularly appears on ranking lists of best films.[14][15][16]

Byrkit's follow-up project, Shatter Belt, is an episodic series in the tradition of Twilight Zone. Production on the first four episodes was completed in 2022, with the world premiere scheduled for 2023 at the SXSW Film & TV Festival.

In the Disney+ series Prop Culture, Byrkit made a guest appearance with concept artist Crash McCreery to discuss their work in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.[17]

Awards

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Filmography

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Feature film

Year Title Director Writer Producer Role Notes
2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl No No No Consultant Credited as "Jim Byrkit"
2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest No No No Conceptual Consultant
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End No No No Conceptual Consultant
2011 Rango No Story No Waffles
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides No No No Uncredited work on the Map[22]
2013 Coherence Yes Yes Executive
2016 The Forest No No Co-producer

Short film

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2005 Yes, and... Yes Yes No
Fractalus Yes Yes Yes
2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked Yes No No Filmed in late 2006[23][24]


Television

Year Title Director Writer Role Notes
2001 Stop at Nothing Yes No TV movie
Special Unit 2 Yes No Episode "The Rocks"
2020 Prop Culture No No Himself Disney+ docuseries; Episode: "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"
2023 Shatter Belt Yes Yes 4 episodes

Video game

Year Title Director Writer
2011 Rango Yes Yes

References

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  1. ^ Cavna, Michael. "As a creative renaissance man, writer-director James Ward Byrkit brings 'RANGO' and 'PIRATES' film to your screen". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Pirates of the Caribbean". jimbyrkit.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-30. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  3. ^ "Movies" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 21, 2010.
  4. ^ "Wedlocked". jimbyrkit.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  5. ^ "The 40 Best Movies of 2014". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  6. ^ "Coherence :: Regie: James Ward Byrkit". Rolling Stone (in German). 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  7. ^ "Age Gate". Canvas by Grolsch. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  8. ^ Adam. "EIFF 2014: Coherence Review - Film Reviews & Features - Seensome". www.seensome.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  9. ^ Seitz, Matt Zoller. "Coherence Movie Review & Film Summary (2014) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  10. ^ "A Super-Spoilery Interview With the Director of 'Coherence,' the Twistiest Movie of the Year". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  11. ^ stubarr70 (2015-01-22). "THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF 'COHERENCE' – why this micro budget film is a treat for science fiction movie fans". maxrennblog. Retrieved 2016-06-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Best Of 2014: The 20 Breakthrough Directors Of The Year". Indiewire. 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  13. ^ 彗星来的那一夜 Coherence (in Chinese (China)), retrieved 2023-01-30
  14. ^ "150 Best Sci-Fi Movies of All Time - 150 Best Science-Fiction Movies to Watch Now". Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  15. ^ Simmons, Jacob (2023-01-10). "10 Best "Everything You Know Is A Lie" Moments In Sci-Fi Movies". WhatCulture.com. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  16. ^ Amadi, Grace (2022-12-28). "10 Underrated Movies That Had Iconic Plot Twists". Collider. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  17. ^ Lanigan, Dan; Byrkit, Jim (May 2020). "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the BLack Pearl". Prop Culture. Disney+.
  18. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (2014-10-23). "How Gotham Nominee James Ward Byrkit Made 'Coherence' in 5 Days with No Script or Budget". Indiewire. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  19. ^ a b "'Coherence' Trailer Introduces Psychological Puzzle". Bloody Disgusting. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  20. ^ "Sitges - 46ed. Festival Internacional de Catalunya (11/10 - 20/10)". Sitges Film Festival. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  21. ^ "'Rango' wins the Annie Award for animated feature". LA Times. 5 February 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  22. ^ "Jim Byrkit Director of Pirates of the Caribbean Short Wedlocked Under The Crossbones Pirate Podcast - YouTube". YouTube.com. January 26, 2016.
  23. ^ "bio". October 22, 2009. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009.
  24. ^ Cavna, Michael (July 15, 2011). "As a creative renaissance man, writer-director James Ward Byrkit brings 'RANGO' and 'PIRATES' film to your screen". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
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