For other people with similar names, see David Ayres (disambiguation).
David Ayer
Ayer at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
(1968-01-18) January 18, 1968 (age 56)
Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
Occupations
Film director
film producer
screenwriter
Years active
2000–present
Spouse
Mireya Ayer
(m. 2002; sep. 2017)
Children
4
Military career
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Navy
Years of service
1986–1988
David Ayer (born January 18, 1968) is an American filmmaker known for making crime films that are set in Los Angeles and deal with gangs and police corruption. His screenplays include Training Day (2001), The Fast and the Furious (2001), and S.W.A.T. (2003). He has also directed Harsh Times (2005), Street Kings (2008), End of Watch (2012), Sabotage (2014), and The Beekeeper (2024). In 2016, he directed the superhero movie Suicide Squad from the DC Extended Universe, and then the urban fantasy film Bright (2017) for Netflix. He has twice collaborated with actor Shia LaBeouf: first with the World War II drama Fury (2014), then the crime thriller The Tax Collector (2020). He has also collaborated with his friend Cle Shaheed Sloan who has appeared in four of his films.
replaced with Louise Leterrier as DavidAyer wanted to focus on The Dirty Dozen for Warner Brothers. On December 13, 2016, Ayer was brought on board to direct...
16, 2018). "DavidAyer Shares First Look at Shia LaBeouf in 'Tax Collector'". Collider. Retrieved July 17, 2018. Ayer, David [@DavidAyerMovies] (August...
Watch is a 2012 American action thriller film written and directed by DavidAyer. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña as Brian Taylor and Mike Zavala...
the script. Warner Bros. announced Suicide Squad in October 2014, with DavidAyer as director, also serving as screenwriter. The main cast included Will...
from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019. DavidAyer [@DavidAyerMovies] (July 29, 2016). ".@diablosantanas #askthesquad" (Tweet)...
Andreas (8 April 2024). "Michael Peña, David Harbour, Jason Flemyng & Arianna Rivas Join Jason Statham In DavidAyer's 'Levon's Trade'; Amazon MGM Sets Release...
American crime thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by DavidAyer. It stars Denzel Washington as Alonzo Harris and Ethan Hawke as Jake Hoyt...
21 and Zombieland, and the drama End of Watch, written and directed by DavidAyer, all of which went to number one at the US box office. More recently,...
film adaptation of DC Comics anti-hero team Suicide Squad, directed by DavidAyer. He reprised his role as Rick Flag in its 2021 sequel/soft reboot, The...
Squad (2016 film), a 2016 American superhero film written and directed by DavidAyer Suicide Squad (soundtrack), the soundtrack album for the 2016 film The...
announced that director DavidAyer would be the director of a live-action adaptation of the DC Comics property Suicide Squad, and Ayer has gone on to say that...
Street Kings is a 2008 American action thriller film directed by DavidAyer, and starring Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans, Common...
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