John Maybury
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John Maybury (b. 1958, London) is a British film director.
Through the 1980's he produced a number of short films and music videos including the video for Sinéad O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U" which was voted #35 in a Channel 4 poll of the greatest pop music videos[1].
In 1998 he produced his first full length feature Love is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon a biopic on the life of Francis Bacon starring Derek Jacobi and Daniel Craig. In 2005 he directed The Jacket with Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley. Upcoming projects include Come Like Shadows an adapation of MacBeth starring Sean Bean and Tilda Swinton and The Best Times of Our Lives a biopic on the life of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas rumoured to be starring Lindsey Lohan and Keira Knightley.
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- ^ http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/pop_videos/results.html Channel 4 Greatest Pop Video site
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