Editing Duncan Jones

{{short description|British director, producer, screenwriter (born 1971)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name          = Duncan Jones
| image         = Duncan Jones by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg
| caption       = Jones in 2015
| birth_name    = Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1971|5|30|df=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Bromley]], [[London]], England
| occupation    = {{hlist|Director|producer|screenwriter}}
| alma_mater    = {{ubl|[[College of Wooster]]|[[London Film School]]}}
| years_active  = 2002–present
| notable_works = {{Ubl
  | ''[[Moon (2009 film)|Moon]]''
  | ''[[Source Code]]''
  | ''[[Warcraft (film)|Warcraft]]''
  }}
| spouse        = {{marriage|Rodene Ronquillo|6 November 2012}}
| children      = 2
| father        = [[David Bowie]]
| mother        = [[Angie Bowie]]
}}

'''Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones''' (born 30 May 1971) is a British film director, film producer and screenwriter. He directed the films ''[[Moon (2009 film)|Moon]]'' (2009), ''[[Source Code]]'' (2011), ''[[Warcraft (film)|Warcraft]]'' (2016), and ''[[Mute (2018 film)|Mute]]'' (2018). For ''Moon'', he won the [[BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer]]. He is the son of English singer-songwriter [[David Bowie]] and Cypriot-born American model, actress, and journalist [[Angie Bowie]].

==Early life==
Jones was born at [[Bromley Hospital]] in [[Bromley]], [[London]], on 30 May 1971,<ref name="buckley">{{cite book | last = Buckley | first = David | title = Strange Fascination – David Bowie: The Definitive Story | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vk-I_ZM_PfwC&pg=PA90 | edition = Revised & Updated | orig-year = 1999 | year = 2005 | publisher = [[Virgin Publishing]] | location = London | isbn = 0-7535-1002-2 | page = 90 | quote = On 30 May 1971, Bowie's son, Duncan Zowie Jones, was born in [[Bromley Hospital]].}}</ref> the first child of English singer-songwriter and musician [[David Bowie]] (1947–2016) and his first wife, [[Angie Bowie|Angela "Angie" Bowie]] (''née'' Barnett), an American model and actress.<ref>[http://www.angiebowie.net/Angies%20Bio.htm ANGIE BOWIE – BIOGRAPHY] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710124726/http://www.angiebowie.net/Angies%20Bio.htm |date=10 July 2017 }}. angiebowie.net</ref> His maternal grandfather, George, was a [[United States Army]] veteran and mining engineer who ran a mill for the [[Cyprus Mines Corporation]], while his maternal grandmother, Helena, was a naturalised [[Canadians|Canadian]]. His mother was born and raised in [[Cyprus]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.angiebowie.net/Old%20Web%20Pages/cyprus.html |title=Cyprus: Land of Passion |last1=Bowie |first1=Angie |date=2000 |website=angiebowie.net |publisher=Angie Bowie |access-date=20 September 2016 |archive-date=20 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520033929/http://www.angiebowie.net/Old%20Web%20Pages/cyprus.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and has [[Polish people|Polish]] ancestry.<ref name=backstage>Bowie, Angela. ''Backstage Passes'', pp. 29–30</ref> His birth prompted his father to write "[[Kooks (song)|Kooks]]" for his 1971 album ''[[Hunky Dory]]''.<ref name="Any Day Now p.218">Kevin Cann (2010). ''Any Day Now – David Bowie: The London Years: 1947–1974'': p. 218</ref>

Mostly raised by his father David and his Scottish nanny, Marion Skene,<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Jones|first=Duncan|title= Also lost a most incredible woman, Marion Skene, to cancer last week. She raised me. Without her, who knows what kind of a mess I'd be.|user=manmademoon|number=845053720329019392| date=23 March 2017 | access-date=12 December 2021}}</ref> Jones spent time growing up in London, Berlin, and [[Vevey]] in Switzerland. He attended the first and second grade at the [[International School of Lausanne|Commonwealth-American School]] in Lausanne. When his parents divorced in February 1980, his father was granted custody of eight-year-old Jones (who was then known as "Zowie Bowie" to rhyme with his father's stage name) and he visited his mother on school holidays until ending contact with her at age 13.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wtfpod.libsyn.com/episode-892-duncan-jones-brendon-small|title=WTF with Marc Maron Podcast: Episode 892 – Duncan Jones / Brendon Small|website=wtfpod.libsyn.com|access-date=22 February 2018}}</ref> At age 14, he enrolled in the Scottish co-educational boarding school [[Gordonstoun]].<ref name="Profile"/> At the age of 12, he decided that he preferred to be called "Joey", and used this nickname until shortening it to "Joe" in his later teen years. The press reported that he went by "Joe" in 1992 when attending his father's wedding to fashion model [[Iman (model)|Iman]], where he was the best man.<ref name=hello>{{cite web|url=http://www.bowiewonderworld.com/press/press90.htm#Hello |title=David Bowie Wonderworld: Press Archives 90s |publisher=Bowiewonderworld.com |access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref> He reverted to his birth name around the age of 18.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/07/movies/07itzk.html?scp=7&sq=angela%20bowie&st=cse | work=[[The New York Times]] | title=Son of Major Tom, at Ground Control | first=Dave | last=Itzkoff | date=7 June 2009 | access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref>

Jones is the half-brother of [[Lexi Jones|Alexandria "Lexi" Jones]] (born 2000), the daughter of his father and his father's second wife, Iman. He is also the half-brother of Stacia Larranna Celeste Lipka (born 1980) from his mother's relationship with musician Andrew Lipka, better known as Drew Blood. He has a stepsister, Zulekha Haywood (born 1978), who is the daughter of Iman and former [[NBA]] basketball player [[Spencer Haywood]], Iman's second husband.

By 1995, Jones graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the [[College of Wooster]]. He then pursued a PhD degree at [[Vanderbilt University]] in Tennessee, but left before completion to attend [[London Film School]], where he then graduated in 2001.<ref name="Profile">[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jul/19/observer-profile-duncan-jones-moon "Duncan Jones: Creating his own space odyssey".]. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 14 January 2016</ref>

==Career==
[[File:Duncan Jones and David Bowie at the premiere of Moon.jpg|thumb|Jones with his father at the premiere of ''[[Moon (2009 film)|Moon]]'' in 2009]]
Jones visited the film set of ''[[Labyrinth (1986 film)|Labyrinth]]'' while his father was filming, and worked for the [[Jim Henson Creature Shop]] afterwards. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-04-05 |title=Starman: How Duncan Jones made it on his own |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/starman-how-duncan-jones-made-it-on-his-own-6751150.html |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref>

Jones was one of many cameramen at his father's widely televised 50th birthday party directed by Englishman [[Tim Pope]] at [[Madison Square Garden]] in 1997 and also at two [[BowieNet]] concerts at [[Roseland Ballroom]] in New York City in June 2000. He was also the in-game cinematics director for the political simulator ''[[Republic: The Revolution]]'', as well as scripting elements of the game.<ref>{{cite web|last=Adams |first=Sam |url= https://www.avclub.com/duncan-jones-1798224969 |title=Duncan Jones |publisher=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=8 April 2011 |access-date=12 December 2021}}</ref>

Jones directed the 2006 campaign for the [[French Connection (clothing)|French Connection]] fashion label. The concept of 'Fashion vs Style' was to re-invigorate the brand and move it away from the former incarnation of FCUK, which style pundits believed had become tired and overused.<ref name=fcukoff>{{cite news | last = Akbar | first = Arifa | title = FCUK, off: fashion label decides to rest 'tired' logo | work = The Independent, UK | date = 16 August 2004 | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/fcuk-off--fashion-label-decides-to-rest-tired-logo-556767.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110117081705/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/fcuk-off--fashion-label-decides-to-rest-tired-logo-556767.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = 17 January 2011| location=London}}</ref><ref name=byebeattie>{{cite news | last = Sweney | first = Mark | title = French Connection and Beattie part company | work = [[The Guardian]] | date = 6 July 2006 | url = https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jul/06/advertising| location=London}}</ref> The advert debuted in the week ending 20 February 2006 and featured two women (representing fashion and style) fighting and briefly kissing each other. The advertisement generated 127 complaints to the [[Advertising Standards Authority (United Kingdom)|Advertising Standards Authority]].<ref name=byebeattie />

Jones's first feature film, ''[[Moon (2009 film)|Moon]]'', was nominated for seven [[British Independent Film Awards 2009|British Independent Film Awards]] in 2009, and won two, Best British Independent Film, and the Douglas Hickox Award for Best British Director on their debut feature.<ref name="Profile"/> It was also nominated for two [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Awards]] at the 2010 ceremony, winning Jones the [[BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer]]. The film has received 19 other nominations from film festivals and societies, including the BAFTA [[Carl Foreman]] Award.

He directed the [[Summit Entertainment]] project ''[[Source Code]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34456/will-jake-gyllenhaal-crack-duncan-jones-source-code|title=Will Jake Gyllenhaal Crack Duncan Jones' ''Source Code''?|date=8 June 2012|publisher=[[DreadCentral]]}}</ref> a science-fiction thriller from Vendome Pictures, which was produced by [[Mark Gordon (film)|Mark Gordon]]. ''Source Code'' was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 26{{nbsp}}July 2011 in the United States.

Jones directed and co-wrote [[Warcraft (film)|''Warcraft'']], based on the [[Warcraft|video game series of the same name]], which was released in the summer of 2016.<ref name="The Hollywood Reporter">{{cite web|author=Borys Kit |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/warcraft-movie-lands-source-code-416956 |title='Warcraft' Movie Lands 'Source Code' Director (Exclusive) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=30 January 2013 |access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref> His next film would return to the science fiction genre and be called ''[[Mute (2017 film)|Mute]]'', starring [[Alexander Skarsgård]] and [[Paul Rudd]]. Jones had been developing the project for years and described it as a "spiritual sequel" to ''Moon'', and was inspired by [[Ridley Scott]]'s ''[[Blade Runner]]''.<ref>[https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/exclusive-duncan-jones-talks-mute/ "Duncan Jones Talks Mute"]. Empire. Retrieved 14 January 2016</ref> The film, set in [[Berlin]] forty years in the future, follows a mute bartender investigating his lover's disappearance.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/paul-rudd-alexander-skarsgard-board-duncan-jones-mute-lotus-afm-ant-man-warcraft-moon-1201605098/ |title=Paul Rudd & Peter Skarsgard To Star in Duncan Jones' 'Mute' |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=3 November 2015 |access-date=4 November 2015}}</ref> The film was produced and released by [[Netflix]], and became available to stream world-wide in February 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/title/80119233|title=Mute|website=Netflix|access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>

Through his social media, Jones announced in July 2018 that his next project would be a [[science fiction film]], based on the [[2000 AD (comics)|2000 AD Comics]] character [[Rogue Trooper]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/rogue-trooper-movie-director-duncan-jones/ |title=Rogue Trooper Movie Coming From Warcraft Director Duncan Jones |publisher=Screenrant.com |date=15 July 2018 |access-date=16 December 2018}}</ref> In July 2019 he told ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', "The script is really looking pretty good now. It's getting to the point where we're going to have to start casting and making the thing."<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Collis |first1=Clark |title=Director Duncan Jones gives Rogue Trooper update |url=https://ew.com/movies/2019/07/22/rogue-trooper-duncan-jones-2/ |access-date=31 July 2019 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=22 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/aneurin-barnard-hayley-atwell-jack-lowden-duncan-jones-rogue-trooper-1235889907/|title=Aneurin Barnard, Hayley Atwell, Jack Lowden Join Duncan Jones' Science Fiction Movie 'Rogue Trooper' (EXCLUSIVE)|date=29 January 2024 |publisher=Variety}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Jones became engaged to photographer Rodene Ronquillo (b. 1981)<ref>{{IMDb name|7272888|Rodene Ronquillo}}</ref> on 28 June 2012. They married on 6 November 2012. On the same day, Ronquillo was diagnosed with [[breast cancer]]. The couple have campaigned for the awareness for the disease and for early diagnosis.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fundraiseforbcrf.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=1021963&supid=374586538 |title=Cancer Campaign Fundraising Page |publisher=Fundraiseforbcrf.org |date=4 February 2012 |access-date=20 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316081634/http://www.fundraiseforbcrf.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=1021963&supid=374586538 |archive-date=16 March 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 10 July 2016, Ronquillo gave birth to their first child, a son.<ref>{{cite news|title=David Bowie's son announces late father was to become grandad|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/10/david-bowies-son-announces-late-father-was-to-become-grandad|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=11 February 2016|date=10 February 2016}}</ref> Their son was named Stenton David Jones.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/david-bowie-grandson/ | title=David Bowie's Grandson is Named After Him | date=30 July 2016 }}</ref> On 1 October 2017, Jones announced that he and Ronquillo were expecting a second child.<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Duncan Jones|user=manmademoon|number=914612299427545088 |title=Incredibly excited to be able to announce that the Jones gang is growing again! @rodeneronquillo cooking up a little... girl!|access-date=16 December 2018}}</ref> Jones announced the birth of their daughter<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Duncan Jones |user=ManMadeMoon|number=990237327673909248 |title=Speaking of which, our lovely little girl has a name. (We chose it a while ago) Zowie Tala Mabsie Jones. About time SOMEONE made use of my middle name, even if I wasn't ready to!"|date=28 April 2018 |access-date=16 December 2018}}</ref> on 18 April 2018.<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Duncan Jones |user=ManMadeMoon|number=986543492976406528 |title=I am thrilled to announce that the sequel to the hugely popular Stenton Jones, has finally been unleashed upon the globe! Both @rodeneronquillo and her big, beautiful baby girl are doing amazing!|date=18 April 2018 |access-date=16 December 2018}}</ref> He named her Zowie, after his own childhood name.

==Filmography==
'''Short film'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
!width=65|Director
!width=65|Writer
! Co-producer
|-
| 2002
| ''Whistle'' 
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|}

'''Feature film'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
!width=65|Director
!width=65|Writer
!width=65|Producer
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Moon (2009 film)|Moon]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{partial|Story}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Source Code]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Warcraft (film)|Warcraft]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Mute (2018 film)|Mute]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Rogue Trooper (film)|Rogue Trooper]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
|}

==Bibliography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Notes
|-
|2020
|''Madi: Once Upon A Time in The Future''
|[[Graphic novel]]<br/>Co-written with [[Alex De Campi]]
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Award/Nomination
|-
| 2009
| ''Moon''
| [[BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer]]<br />[[British Independent Film Awards|BIFA Douglas Hickox Award]]<br />[[Espoo Ciné International Film Festival|Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Gold]]<br />[[Festival international du film fantastique de Gérardmer|Fantastic'Arts Jury Prize]]<br />[[Festival international du film fantastique de Gérardmer|Fantastic'Arts Special Prize]]<br />[[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation|Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form]]<br />[[London Film Critics Circle Awards 2009|London Film Critics Circle Award for Breakthrough British Filmmaker]]<br />[[National Board of Review Awards 2009|NBR Award for Best Directorial Debut]]<br />[[Writers' Guild of Great Britain|Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for Best First Feature-Length Film Screenplay]]<br />Nominated—[[British Independent Film Awards 2009|British Independent Film Award for Best Director]]<br/>Nominated—[[Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2009|Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Filmmaker]]<br/>Nominated—[[Evening Standard British Film Awards|Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer]]<br/>Nominated—[[London Film Critics Circle Awards 2009|London Film Critics Circle Award for Best British Director]]
|-
| 2011
| ''Source Code''
| Nominated—[[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation]]<br/>Nominated—[[Ray Bradbury Award]]
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://bsky.app/profile/manmademoon.bsky.social Duncan Jones] at [[Bluesky|Blusky]]

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