A. Bayona (born Juan Antonio Garcia Bayona on May 9, 1975) is a Spanish director of thriller and drama films.. His professional career began in 1999, and he would win two Goya Awards, and others, for directing The Orphanage (2007) and The Impossible (2012). Bayona has signed on to direct two episodes of Amazon’s upcoming “Lord of the Rings” series. The "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" director will also executive produce the Amazon series taking place in J.R.R. Amazon's Lord of the Rings series is bringing Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom filmmaker J.A. In addition to directing, he will serve as executive producer on the series along…
Tolkien's Middle-earth. After their initial conversations, del Toro promised to aid Bayona in the future if he were ever in the position to do so. J.A. Acclaimed filmmaker Juan Antonio (J.A.) Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom director Juan Antonio (J.A.) Bayona at the event of A Monster Calls in 2016 (Photo by Ben Gabbe / Getty Images). Bayona (The Orphanage, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, The Impossible) will direct the first two episodes of Amazon Studios’ upcoming The Lord of the Rings series, based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s iconic fantasy novels.He will also serve as an executive producer, alongside his partner Belén Atienza.
Bayona has been tapped to direct the f… EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios’ high-profile The Lord of the Rings TV series has made a key hire. He studied at the Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya ().At age 19 he met Guillermo del Toro at the Sitges Film Festival presenting Cronos (1993); Bayona there recognized him as a mentor. Amazon's upcoming The Lord of the Rings TV series has found its director.. Juan Antonio (J.A.) Bayona has been tapped to direct the f… “J.R.R. Amazon's highly anticipated TV rendition of Middle-earth has secured some directing talent. J.A. EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios' high-profile The Lord of the Rings TV series has made a key hire.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom director Juan Antonio (J.A.) Bayona was born in Barcelona, Spain.
Bayona has been tapped to direct the first two episodes of the big-scope fantasy drama, following in the footsteps of Peter Jackson, who directed Finally, some news on Amazon's big-bucks Lord of the Rings series.
Amazon's upcoming The Lord of the Rings TV series has found its director.. Juan Antonio (J.A.) EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios’ high-profile The Lord of the Rings TV series has made a key hire. Spanish director J.A. J. J.A. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom director Juan Antonio (J.A.) Early life.