Bryan Singer

Bryan Jay Singer (born September 17, 1965) is an American filmmaker. He is the founder of Bad Hat Harry Productions and has produced almost all of the films he has directed.

After graduating from the University of Southern California, Singer directed his first short film, ''Lion's Den'' (1988). On the basis of that film, he received financing for his next film, ''Public Access'' (1993), which was a co-winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival. In the mid-1990s, Singer received critical acclaim for directing the neo-noir crime thriller ''The Usual Suspects'' (1995). He followed this with another thriller, ''Apt Pupil'' (1998), an adaptation of a Stephen King novella about a boy's fascination with a Nazi war criminal.

In the 2000s, he became known for big budget superhero films such as ''X-Men'' (2000), for which Singer won the 2000 Saturn Award for Best Direction, its sequel ''X2'' (2003), and ''Superman Returns'' (2006). He then directed the World War II historical thriller ''Valkyrie'' (2008), co-wrote/co-produced ''X-Men: First Class'' (2011), and directed the fantasy adventure film ''Jack the Giant Slayer'' (2013), as well as two more ''X-Men'' films, ''X-Men: Days of Future Past'' (2014) and ''X-Men: Apocalypse'' (2016). Singer also directed the Queen biographical film ''Bohemian Rhapsody'' (2018), although he was fired during the last weeks of filming.

Lawsuits were filed against Singer for sexual assault in 1997, 2014, and 2017. In 2019, ''The Atlantic'' published a report containing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. Provided by Wikipedia