Juel Taylor (born May 1, 1987) is a director and screenwriter.[1] He wrote Creed II (2018) and Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) with his writing partner Tony Rettenmaier.[2] Taylor and Rettenmaier wrote the movie They Cloned Tyrone (2023), which is also Taylor's first feature film as a director.[3] He has also directed several TV series and a short film.[1]

Early life and education

Taylor was born and raised in Tuskegee, Alabama.[1] Taylor largely based the fictional neighborhood in They Cloned Tyrone on the area where he grew up.[2][3]

Taylor was initially interested in studying video game design when he attended college at the University of Florida.[2] His first introduction to making movies was a music video he created for his college's digital arts program.[2] Taylor then studied film as a graduate student at the University of Southern California, where he met Rettenmaier.[3]

Career

Taylor cites questions around blame and responsibility and experiences with friends in unfortunate circumstances as the inspiration for They Cloned Tyrone.[4] Taylor and Rettenmaier initially pitched They Cloned Tyrone in 2018, not yet having written the script and while working on other films.[3] The draft changed through the pitching process, eventually leading to They Cloned Tyrone to be produced as a Netflix feature film.[5] In the editing process, Taylor cited Guillermo del Toro for his help on several scenes.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Juel Taylor | Sound Department, Writer, Director". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ugwu, Reggie (2023-07-21). "The Personal Back Story Driving 'They Cloned Tyrone'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Creating Time and Space with 'They Cloned Tyrone' Filmmakers Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier". Script Magazine. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  4. ↑ Detrow, Scott (July 14, 2023). "John Boyega and Juel Taylor talk new existential thriller 'They Cloned Tyrone'". All Things Considered (NPR). Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  5. 1 2 Davids, Brian (2023-08-13). "'They Cloned Tyrone' Filmmaker Juel Taylor Talks the Epilogue and Editing With Guillermo del Toro". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
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