biographyTommy Wirkola was born on the 12th of December in 1979 in Alta, Norway. Wirkola is an established filmmaker who easily takes on various roles in the filmmaking process. Raised in Norway and being of Finnish Sami heritage, Wirkola tends to create movies about his culture. His career began in 2007 when he wrote, directed, produced and starred in the satirical action-thriller Kill Buljo: The Movie, a Norwegian parody of Quentin Tarintino’s Kill Bill movies. Two years later, he again took on the role of writer, director, producer and actor for the zombie horror comedy Dead Snow about an army of Nazi zombies haunting the woods in contemporary Norway. Wirkola made his English-language directorial debut with Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton in the title roles. He both directed and wrote the screenplay for the movie. His next projects are sequels to both Dead Snow and Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters.
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