An unusual and revolutionary use of split screen as an extension to the cinematic vocabulary was invented by film director Roger Avary in The Rules of Attraction ( 2002 ) where two separate halves of a split screen are folded together into one seamless shot through the use of motion control photography.

In 2002, he played Sean Bateman ( younger brother of American Psycho protagonist Patrick Bateman ) in the film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis ' The Rules of Attraction, written and directed by Roger Avary.

The Intelligent Mechatronics Lab, directed by Hiroshi Kobayashi at the Tokyo University of Science, has developed an android head called Saya, which was exhibited at Robodex 2002 in Yokohama, Japan.

* Night of the Liana ( 2002 ), directed by Glenn Switkes.

* Company ( film ), a 2002 Hindi film directed by Ram Gopal Varma

In 2002, Morris directed a series of television ads for Apple Computer as part of a popular " Switch " campaign.

These include Gérard Pirès ( Riders, 2002 ), Pitof ( Catwoman, 2004 ), Jean-François Richet ( Assault on Precinct 13, 2005 ), Florent Emilio Siri ( Hostage, 2005 ), Christophe Gans ( Silent Hill, 2006 ), Mathieu Kassovitz ( Babylon A. D., 2008 ), Louis Leterrier ( The Transporter, 2002 ; Transporter 2, 2005 ; Olivier Megaton directed Transporter 3, 2008 ), Alexandre Aja ( Mirrors, 2008 ), and Pierre Morel ( Taken, 2009 ).

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex was written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama and produced by Production I. G, airing on Animax from 1 October 2002 to 25 March 2003 with a total of 26 episodes.

Shearer directed the 2002 film Teddy Bears ' Picnic and appeared in several films, including A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration, The Simpsons Movie, The Truman Show, and Godzilla among many others.

* King ( 2002 film ), Indian film directed by Prabu Solomon

* Out ( 2002 film ), a Japanese film based on a book by Natsuo Kirino and directed by Hideyuki Hirayama

In 2002, Amnesty International sent a letter to FARC-EP Commander Manuel Marulanda condemning kidnapping and hostage-taking as well as rejecting the threats directed at municipal or judicial officials and their families, arguing that they are civilians who are protected by international humanitarian law as long as they do not participate in hostilities.

** Solaris ( 2002 film ), directed by Steven Soderbergh

In 2002, she appeared in the film Hollywood Ending, directed by Woody Allen.

In 2002, Gilliam directed a series of television advertisements called Secret Tournament.

A national tour, directed by Alan Johnson, was produced in 2002.

It was made into a film ( adapted and directed by the author ) in 2002.

* Moulin Rouge Forever ( 2002 ), directed by Philippe Pouchain and Yves Riou ( length: 55 min )

She filmed two projects in Canada during this time: the independent film Between Strangers ( 2002 ), directed by her son Edoardo and co-starring Mira Sorvino, and the television miniseries Lives of the Saints ( 2004 ).

The Raymond Revuebar the Art of Striptease ( 2002 ) is a documentary, directed by Simon Weitzman.

* Chance ( film ), a 2002 film directed by and starring Amber Benson

* The Surprising History of Egypt ( USA, 2002 ) a. k. a. The Hidden History of Egypt ( UK, 2003 ) – directed by Phil Grabsky

* The Surprising History of Rome ( USA, 2002 ) a. k. a. The Hidden History of Rome ( UK, 2003 ) – directed by Phil Grabsky

* The Surprising History of Sex and Love ( 2002 ) – directed by Alan Ereira and Phil Grabsky

* In the apocalyptic horror film 28 Days Later ( 2002 ), directed by Danny Boyle, the newspaper was one of the last printed papers in the UK, informing Londoners about a deadly epidemic sweeping the country as well as that the city was to be evacuated and the Prime Minister had declared a state of emergency.

* In the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can, directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the real story of Frank Abagnale, a con man who stole over $ 2. 5 million through forgery, imposture and other frauds, which are dramatized in the film.

A 2002 adaptation of its Resident Evil series faced similar criticism but was also successful in theaters.

Another operatic adaptation is Lynne Plowman's Gwyneth and the Green Knight, first performed in 2002.

* Nick Dear's adaptation for the Royal National Theatre, called The Villains ' Opera, 2002

In March 2002, Revolution Studios announced a partnership with Mayhem Pictures to create a film adaptation of the TV series.

Unlike Shakespeare's Lear, but like Hidetora and Sandeman, the central character of Uli Edel's 2002 American TV adaptation King of Texas, John Lear played by Patrick Stewart, has a back-story centred on his violent rise to power.

* Brian Blessed, 2002 radio adaptation

Another television adaptation, a TV film, was produced by STV Productions ( then known as " SMG TV Productions ") in 2002.

* Our Town ( 2003 film ), a made-for-TV adaptation of a 2002 Broadway revival starring Paul Newman, this time as the Stage Manager

The 2002 TV adaptation of Evil Under The Sun used the island as a filming location.

A film adaptation was released in 2002 by Chris and Paul Weitz.

Roxburgh also portrayed Holmes in the 2002 TV adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles, making him one of the only two actors to portray both Holmes and Moriarty on film, Anthony Higgins being the other.

* Martin Sherman's adaptation for theatre company Shared Experience premiered in Richmond in 2002.

After Gladiator, Harris gained further fame playing the supporting role of Albus Dumbledore in the first two of the Harry Potter films, and as Abbé Faria in Kevin Reynolds ' 2002 film adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo.

The Fruits Basket anime adaptation has also been well received, ranking third in Anihabara's list of top televised anime series in Japan for February 2002.

Zeta-Jones subsequently starred as Velma Kelly in the 2002 film adaptation of the musical Chicago, a critical and commercial success, and received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.

In 2002, Zeta-Jones continued her momentum and played murderous vaudevillian Velma Kelly in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Chicago.

Portions of The Vampire Lestat were used in the 2002 film adaptation of The Queen of the Damned ..

* Balakirev the Buffoon, a 2002 Russian television adaptation of Lenkom play

Clooney made his directorial debut in the 2002 film Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, an adaptation of the autobiography of TV producer Chuck Barris.

In 2002, she starred in the video game adaptation Resident Evil, which spawned four sequels: Resident Evil: Apocalypse ( 2004 ), Resident Evil: Extinction ( 2007 ), Resident Evil: Afterlife ( 2010 ) and Resident Evil: Retribution ( 2012 ).

He appeared as Uncle Ben Parker in the first movie adaptation of Spider-Man ( 2002 ), as well as in the sequels Spider-Man 2 ( 2004 ) and Spider-Man 3 ( 2007 ).

He would reprise the role in Hannibal in 2001 and in a second adaptation of Red Dragon made in 2002 under the original title.

* The 2002 Disney film Treasure Planet, an animated science fiction adaptation of Treasure Island, depicts " John Silver " as a cyborg, voiced by Brian Murray.

Also in 2002, Edward Hall and the Propeller Company presented a one-play all-male cast modern dress adaptation of the trilogy at the Watermill Theatre.