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Timur Bekmambetov

Timur Bekmambetov is a Kazakh-Russian filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter best known for directing Night Watch and Wanted, as well as pioneering the modern screenlife format. Through films including Unfriended, Searching, Profile, and Missing, Bekmambetov helped establish screenlife storytelling as a major evolution of found footage and digital-era horror. His work popularized films told entirely through computer screens, video calls, and mobile devices, influencing a new generation of internet-native thriller and horror filmmaking.

June 25, 1961 (65 years old) Guryev, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Atyrau, Kazakhstan]
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Movie Review: ‘Mercy’

Movie Review: ‘Mercy’

Opening in theaters on January 23 is ‘Mercy,’ directed by Timur Bekmambetov and starring Chris Pratt, Rebecca Ferguson,...
'Mercy' Exclusive Interview: Chris Pratt and Kali Reis

'Mercy' Exclusive Interview: Chris Pratt and Kali Reis

Opening in theaters on January 23rd is science fiction film ‘Mercy’, which was directed by Timur Bekmambetov (‘Wanted’)...
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CinemaCon 2025: Amazon MGM Studios Presentation

Preview: ‘Project Hail Mary’ and more were showcased at Amazon MGM’s CinemaCon presentation. There was news of ‘Masters...
Rebecca Ferguson Cast in Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Mercy’

Rebecca Ferguson Cast in Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Mercy’

Preview: Rebecca Ferguson is joining Chris Pratt in ‘Mercy’. Timur Bekmambetov will direct the movie. Amazon MGM Studios...

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