American Beauty (1999 film) "American Beauty" to the fledgling DreamWorks studio, which bought the script for $250,000, outbidding several other production bodies. DreamWorks financed the $15 million production and served as its North American distributor. "American Beauty" marked theater director Mendes' film debut; courted after his successful productions of the musicals "Oliver!" and "Cabaret", Mendes was only given the job after 20 others were considered and several A-list directors turned down the opportunity. Spacey was Mendes' first choice for the role of Lester, though DreamWorks urged him to consider better-known actors; similarly, the studio suggested several actors for the role of Carolyn until Mendes
Elliott Lester a script by Javier Gullón, which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film was scheduled to be released in 2016. Elliott Lester Elliott Lester is a British film and television director, best known for directing the film "Blitz". He made his directing debut in 2006 with "Love Is the Drug", and his latest film, "Aftermath", was released on 4 April 2017. Lester made his feature film directing in 2006 with a drama film "Love Is the Drug". In 2011, he directed a crime thriller "Blitz" from a script by Nathan Parker, starring Jason Statham and Paddy Considine. In 2014, Lester directed the