In the 2010s, Taylor began working on large budget blockbuster films. He was hired to direct Thor: The Dark World (2013) a superhero film and sequel to 2011's Thor.[7] He was approached by Marvel producer Kevin Feige following director Patty Jenkins exit from the project and hoped he would inject a darker tone into the project after seeing Taylor's work on Game of Thrones. Taylor's next film was Terminator Genisys, a film that Taylor hoped to fix following his reading of the script, citing his love of the first two Terminator films.[8] After directing nine episodes for the HBO series The Sopranos, Taylor was approached by show creator David Chase to return to direct the 2021 prequel film The Many Saints of Newark.
In August 2022, it was announced that Taylor was hired to direct multiple episodes of the second season of House of the Dragon.
Personal lifeedit
Taylor currently lives in Tyler Hill, Pennsylvania. He has three children with award-winning makeup artist Nicki Ledermann
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