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Ruben Samuel Fleischer (/ˈflaɪʃər/; born October 31, 1974) is an American film director, film producer, television producer, music video director, and commercial director who lives in Montclair, New Jersey. He is best known as the director of Zombieland (2009), his first feature film, and its sequel, Zombieland: Double Tap(2019). He has also directed the films 30 Minutes or Less, Gangster Squad, Uncharted, and 2018's Venom, which features the same Marvel Comics character. Before the features, he directed television commercials for brands like Cisco, Eurostar, ESPN, and Burger King and music videos for artists such as M.I.A., Electric Six, DJ Format and Gold Chains. Fleischer was born and raised in Washington, D.C, the son of Karen Lee (née Samuel) and David Elliot Fleischer, a physician at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona and a professor of medicine. His brother, Lucas, works in new media. His father was born to a Jewish family, while his mother converted to Judaism. Fleischer was raised in Reform Judaism. After graduating with a history major from Wesleyan University, Fleischer moved to San Francisco, where he worked as a freelance HTML programmer, unsure what he wanted to do with his life. Taking the advice of close friend Mike White (also a Wesleyan graduate), Fleischer worked as a PA in the writers' office of Dawson's Creek. He eventually turned to directing and worked his way through the industry, tackling music videos and television commercials before landing his first feature film, Zombieland, in 2009. His second feature, 30 Minutes or Less, opened in theaters on August 12, 2011. Fleischer directed Gangster Squad, a 2013 action thriller film based on the special tactical group created by the LAPD to combat the Los Angeles crime family. He next directed Venom, a film about the Marvel Comics character Eddie Brock, starring Tom Hardy; it was released on October 5, 2018. In 2019, he directed Zombieland: Double Tap, reuniting the four original leads. In February 2020, he was hired to direct Uncharted, based on the video game series of the same name. In September 2022, he was hired to direct Now You See Me 3. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruben Fleischer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Ruben Fleischer
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"Bioshock" is a first-person shooter video game set in 1960. The player assumes the role of Jack, a man who survives a plane crash and finds himself in the underwater city of Rapture, a utopian society built by the eccentric industrialist Andrew Ryan. Rapture was intended to be a place where the world's best and brightest could live and thrive without the constraints of governments or morality. However, the city has fallen into chaos due to a substance called ADAM, which grants superhuman abilities, but at the cost of severe genetic mutations and addiction. Jack must navigate through the crumbling city, facing off against genetically enhanced enemies known as Splicers and the monstrous Big Daddies, who protect the Little Sisters harvesting ADAM from corpses. As Jack uncovers the secrets of Rapture and his own past, he encounters various characters, including Atlas, a man who guides him through the city via radio communication, and Andrew Ryan himself. The story delves into themes of objectivism, power, and the consequences of unchecked ambition. Ultimately, players must make pivotal moral choices that impact the outcome of the game, including whether to harvest or save the Little Sisters. The game culminates in a climactic confrontation with Andrew Ryan and the revelation of Rapture's true purpose, leading to multiple possible endings depending on the player's actions throughout the game.
