- Born
- Birth nameJoseph Murray Cornish
- Height6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
- Joe Cornish was born on December 20, 1968 in London, England, UK. He is a writer and director, known for Attack the Block (2011), Ant-Man (2015) and The Kid Who Would Be King (2019).
- Has been friends with Adam Buxton since their days at the elite Westminster School. Louis Theroux was also a schoolfriend of theirs.
- In August 2003 stepped in with Adam Buxton to cover for Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant when they went off to shoot the second series of 'The Office'. They occupied the 1-3pm slot on Saturday afternoons on Xfm on a sporadic basis for the next couple of years. When Ricky and Stephen left Xfm permanently they carried on going.
- Was considered to direct Star Trek Beyond (2016) at one point.
- Was considered to direct The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013).
- Was considered to direct A Good Day to Die Hard (2013).
- I'm not an angry man.
- I'm not a runner. I don't run.
- In truth I don't like Cornish pasties.
- So many large movies come to you with a huge marketing campaign and it's like you have to see this movie this weekend, otherwise you'll be culturally bankrupt and can't converse with your friends.
- And I used to buy 'Fangoria,' the horror magazine, which made my mum wonder if I was going to be a serial killer.
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