Olivier Megaton

Olivier Megaton
Born	6 August 1965 (1965-08-06) (age 46)
Occupation	director, screenwriter, editor
Years active	1996–present

Olivier Megaton (born Olivier Fontana 6 August 1965) is a French film director, writer, and editor best known for directing The Red Siren, Transporter 3 and Colombiana.

Early life

Fontana was born in France 20 years to the day after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and his choice of the artistic name, Megaton, was influenced by this. He grew up in a Paris banlieue, and after qualifying for a diploma in psychology, was active as an artist, including graffiti. After meeting Jean-Baptiste Mondino, he started working in films.^[1][2][3][4]

Career

Megaton has directed Exit, The Red Siren, and Transporter 3.^[5] He was chosen to direct Mathilda, the sequel to Léon, but expressed the opinion that the film was unlikely to be made.^[6] He also served as a second unit director for the film Hitman.

His next film as director will be the sequel to Taken.

Filmography

Year	Film	Credited as
		Director	Writer	Editor	Second unit director
1996	Hard Head (Short Film)	+
1997	"One Dance, One Song" (TV Series)	+
1998	No happy end (Short Film)	+	+
	Tout morose	+
	Je ne veux pas être sage (Short Film)	+	+	+
1999	Histoires d'objets (TV Series)	+
	Chambre n° 13 (TV Series)	+
2000	Exit	+	+
2001	Les redoutables (TV Series)	+
2002	The Red Siren	+	+
	Chrysalis	+	+
2006	Sable noir (TV Series)	+	+
2007	Angie (2007 film) (Short Film)	+	+
	Hitman				+
2008	Transporter 3	+
2011	Colombiana	+
2012	TAKEN 2	+

References

1. ^ "Olivier Megaton". Biographies et Filmographies. CinémaPassion. http://www.cinemapassion.com/filmographie-acteur-Olivier%20MEGATON-947.html. Retrieved 9 September 2010. 
2. ^ "Olivier Megaton - Biographie". Toutlecine.com. Hi-Pi / L’Odyssée Interactive. http://www.toutlecine.com/star/biographie/0003/00030306-olivier-megaton.html. Retrieved 9 September 2010. 
3. ^ "Olivier Megaton - Biographie détaillée". AlloCiné. http://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-27351/biographie/. Retrieved 9 September 2010. 
4. ^ "Olivier Megaton halts at Eicar". News. EICAR. 2 April 2009. http://www.eicar-international.com/news/20090402-121-olivier-megaton-halts-at-eicar.html. Retrieved 9 September 2010. 
5. ^ Bebealien (30 September 2009). "Interview Olivier Megaton – La grosse interview". Bebealien's world - Le blog qui aime le cinéma. http://lordoftraffic.com/blog/?title=interview-olivier-megaton-la-grosse-interview&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1. Retrieved 9 September 2010. 
6. ^ Holtreman, Vic (19 August 2010). "Exclusive: Olivier Megaton Says Sequel to ‘The Professional’ Unlikely". Screen Rant. http://screenrant.com/the-professional-sequel-mathilda-vic-74470/. Retrieved 9 September 2010. 

External links

• Olivier Megaton at the Internet Movie Database

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