Julie Taymor

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Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director of theater, opera and film. Taymor's work has received many accolades from critics, and she has earned two Tony Awards out of four nominations, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design, an Emmy Award, and an Academy Award nomination for Original Song. She is widely known for directing the stage musical, The Lion King, for which she became the first woman to win the Tony Award for directing a musical, in addition to a Tony Award for Original Costume Design. She had been the director of the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark before leaving in March 2011, after four months of previews (the longest preview period for any show in Broadway history), following artistic differences with the producers.

Most Popular Julie Taymor Trailers

Total trailers found: 25

The Lion King Trailer (2019)

12 July 2019

Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival.

Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino Trailer (2010)

30 October 2010

The story of the unlikely alliance between two of the most renowned innovators of the twentieth century: brilliantly eccentric Spanish Surrealist Salvador Dalí and American entertainment innovator Walt Disney.

Oedipus Rex Trailer (1993)

01 January 1993

Impressed by Jean Cocteau’s rewrite of Antigone, Stravinsky asked the poet for an adaptation of Oedipus Rex.

Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles Trailer (2006)

01 January 2006

Documentary about opera in Hollywood.

Frida Trailer (2002)

29 August 2002

A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles Trailer (2014)

12 December 2014

The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter, a master of theater and radio, a modern Shakespeare, a magician who was always searching for a new trick to surprise his audience, a romantic and legendary figure who lived only for cinema.

Across the Universe Trailer (2007)

14 September 2007

When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation.

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché Trailer (2018)

07 December 2018

The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first person who made a narrative fiction film; author of hundreds of movies, but banished from history books.

A Midsummer Night's Dream Trailer (2014)

08 September 2014

A recording of Julie Taymor's New York stage production of William Shakespeare's comedy.

Titus Trailer (1999)

25 December 1999

Titus Andronicus returns from the wars and sees his sons and daughters taken from him, one by one. Shakespeare's goriest and earliest tragedy.

Lights, Action, Music Trailer (2007)

06 August 2007

A wonderful journey through the meaning and relevance of film music composition. Featuring great, albeit brief, insights from some of the modern greats.

Creating the Universe Trailer (2008)

05 February 2008

Making of Across the Universe

The Tempest Trailer (2010)

11 September 2010

An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare. Prospera (a female version of Shakespeare's Prospero) is the usurped ruler of Milan who has been banished to a mysterious island with her daughter.

Dante Ferretti: Production Designer Trailer (2010)

10 September 2010

The Documentary Dante Ferretti – Production Designer retraces the life and the career of Dante Ferretti, the famous Italian Artist and Production Designer.

Muse of Fire Trailer (2013)

26 September 2013

This unique feature documentary follows two actors, Giles Terera and Dan Poole, as they travel the world to find out everything they can about tackling the greatest writer of them all.

The Glorias Trailer (2020)

18 December 2020

An equal rights crusader, journalist and activist: Gloria Steinem embodies these and more. From her role in the revolutionary women's rights movement to her travels throughout the U.

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl Trailer (2025)

06 February 2025

In honor of “The Lion King's” 30th Anniversary, the Hollywood Bowl transforms into the Pride Lands for an immersive concert event.

Fool's Fire Trailer (1992)

25 March 1992

A crippled dwarf is forced to become jester to a tyrannical king, but when the king abuses a beautiful dwarf with whom the jester is in love the jester plots a terrible revenge.

The Magic Flute Trailer (2006)

30 December 2006

Tamino, a handsome prince, and Papageno, a bird-catcher, are sent by the Queen of Night to rescue her daughter Pamina from captivity under the high priest Sarastro.

On Broadway Trailer (2019)

12 October 2019

An all-star cast tells the inside story of the Broadway theater, and how it came back from the brink thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inclusion and a sometimes uneasy balance between art and commerce.

Kurosawa's Way Trailer (2011)

13 May 2011

Eleven major film makers from Europe, America and Asia talk about Akira Kurosawa and discover surprising influences on their own work.

Pride of The Lion King Trailer (2011)

01 November 2011

A behind the scenes look into The Lion King and The Lion King Broadway production.

The Ghosts of Versailles Trailer (1992)

10 January 1992

What happened to Figaro and his friends after the events told in Rossini’s and Mozart’s operas? One possible sequel is told in John Corigliano’s “grand opera buffa” The Ghosts of Versailles—an uproariously funny and deeply moving work inspired by Beaumarchais’s third Figaro play, La Mère Coupable, and commissioned by the Met to celebrate its 100th anniversary.

Julie Taymor: Shakespeares Kino Trailer (2017)

01 January 2017

A documentary about stage and film director Julie Taymor

The Lion King Broadway Musical Trailer (1997)

08 July 1997

This broadway musical The Lion King is a globally acclaimed stage musical adapted from Disney's 1994 animated film The Lion King.