EXCLUSIVE: The London, UK native music video director-turned-filmmaker has signed with CAA.Garth Jennings cut his teeth directing music videos for such artists for Faboy Slim, R.E.M.
and Beck. In 2005 he directed the feature adaptation of Douglas Adams’ sci-fi comedy bestseller, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, an IP that Hollywood longed to make.
The pic starred Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, and Zooey Deschanel and went on to gross $104.4M WW.Next feature-wise for Jennings was 2007’s Son of Rambow which made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
The action adventure comedy, which Jennings penned and directed, followed two British schoolboys from different backgrounds who set out to make a inspired by First Blood.
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