Alex Garland

Writing

Alex Garland

Born 1970-05-26 · London, England, UK

Alexander Medawar Garland (born 26 May 1970) is an English author, screenwriter, and director. He rose to prominence with his novel The Beach (1996). He received praise for writing the Danny Boyle films 28 Days Later (2002) and Sunshine (2007), as well as Never Let Me Go (2010) and Dredd (2012). In video games, he co-wrote Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (2010) and was a story supervisor on DmC: Devil May Cry (2013). Garland made his directorial debut when he wrote and directed the sci-fi thriller Ex Machina (2014). He earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. He won three British Independent Film Awards, including Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best British Independent Film for the film. His second movie, Annihilation (2018), an adaptation of the 2014 novel of the same name, was a critical success. He wrote, directed, and executive produced the FX miniseries Devs (2020), followed by the horror thriller Men (2022) and the dystopian action thriller Civil War (2024). He also co-directed the war film Warfare (2025). A24 produced the three films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alex Garland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

28 Years Later poster
6.6

Twenty-eight years after the Rage virus outbreak, a heavily-defended island survives connected to the mainland by a single causeway. When one of the group leaves the island into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.

28 Years Later

2025

28 Years Later poster
6.6

Twenty-eight years after the Rage virus outbreak, a heavily-defended island survives connected to the mainland by a single causeway. When one of the group leaves the island into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.

28 Years Later

2025

28 Days Later poster
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Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain.

28 Days Later

2002

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple poster
7.1

Dr. Kelson finds himself in a shocking new relationship - with consequences that could change the world as they know it - and Spike's encounter with Jimmy Crystal becomes a nightmare he can't escape.

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

2026

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple poster
7.1

Dr. Kelson finds himself in a shocking new relationship - with consequences that could change the world as they know it - and Spike's encounter with Jimmy Crystal becomes a nightmare he can't escape.

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

2026

Civil War poster
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In the near future, a group of war journalists attempt to survive while reporting the truth as the United States stands on the brink of civil war.

Civil War

2024

Civil War poster
6.8

In the near future, a group of war journalists attempt to survive while reporting the truth as the United States stands on the brink of civil war.

Civil War

2024

Annihilation poster
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A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.

Annihilation

2018

Annihilation poster
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A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.

Annihilation

2018

Ex Machina poster
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Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl.

Ex Machina

2015

Ex Machina poster
7.6

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl.

Ex Machina

2015

Warfare poster
7.1

A platoon of Navy SEALs embarks on a dangerous mission in Ramadi, Iraq, with the chaos and brotherhood of war retold through their memories of the event.

Warfare

2025

Warfare poster
7.1

A platoon of Navy SEALs embarks on a dangerous mission in Ramadi, Iraq, with the chaos and brotherhood of war retold through their memories of the event.

Warfare

2025

Dredd poster
6.9

In the future, America is a dystopian wasteland. The latest scourge is Ma-Ma, a prostitute-turned-drug pusher with a dangerous new drug and aims to take over the city. The only possibility of stopping her is an elite group of urban police called Judges, who combine the duties of judge, jury and executioner to deliver a brutal brand of swift justice. But even the top-ranking Judge, Dredd, discovers that taking down Ma-Ma isn’t as easy as it seems in this explosive adaptation of the hugely popular comic series.

Dredd

2012

Dredd poster
6.9

In the future, America is a dystopian wasteland. The latest scourge is Ma-Ma, a prostitute-turned-drug pusher with a dangerous new drug and aims to take over the city. The only possibility of stopping her is an elite group of urban police called Judges, who combine the duties of judge, jury and executioner to deliver a brutal brand of swift justice. But even the top-ranking Judge, Dredd, discovers that taking down Ma-Ma isn’t as easy as it seems in this explosive adaptation of the hugely popular comic series.

Dredd

2012

Sunshine poster
7.0

Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last hope.

Sunshine

2007

Never Let Me Go poster
6.9

As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy spend their childhood at an idyllic and secluded English boarding school. As they grow into adults, they must come to terms with the complexity and strength of their love for one another while also preparing for the haunting reality awaiting them.

Never Let Me Go

2010

Men poster
6.1

In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to find a place to heal. But someone — or something — from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her, and what begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare, inhabited by her darkest memories and fears.

Men

2022

Men poster
6.1

In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to find a place to heal. But someone — or something — from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her, and what begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare, inhabited by her darkest memories and fears.

Men

2022

Elden Ring poster
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A live-action adaptation of the dark fantasy video game, set in the war-torn world of the Lands Between, which was once united by the Elden Ring. Plot details TBA.

Elden Ring

2028

Elden Ring poster
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A live-action adaptation of the dark fantasy video game, set in the war-torn world of the Lands Between, which was once united by the Elden Ring. Plot details TBA.

Elden Ring

2028

28 Years Later: Part III poster
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The third installment in the 28 Days Later sequel trilogy. Plot TBA.

28 Years Later: Part III

28 Years Later: Part III poster
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The third installment in the 28 Days Later sequel trilogy. Plot TBA.

28 Years Later: Part III

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Details of the project remain under wraps, but the film is said to be inspired by Mizuno’s own dance background.

Stages