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Christophe Gans 
Gans in 2010.Born Christophe Gans
11 March 1960
Antibes, FranceOccupation film director Christophe Gans (born 11 March 1960 in Antibes, France) is a French film director, writer, and producer who specializes in horror, fantasy movies and video game adaptations.
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Biography
As a teenager, he spent much time creating kung fu-themed Super 8 movies with his friends. He later went on to attend the French film school Idhec, where he created his first short film, Silver Slime. He later spent time as a film critic before co-directing his first film, Necronomicon.
His $29 million-budgeted film Brotherhood of the Wolf was a worldwide success, grossing over $70 million+ [1] in theaters worldwide; it also became the second-highest-grossing French-language film in the United States in the last two decades.[2]
He went on to create his "labor of love", the video game adaptation Silent Hill.
Future projects
Gans was to write and direct the Capcom video game Onimusha, however, after several setbacks he abandoned it and is now attached to the French film Fantomas.[3][4][5] He initially was to direct a sequel to Silent Hill, but later pulled out.[6]
Filmography
Year Film Credited as Note Director Writer Producer Fight choreographer 1993 Necronomicon Yes Directed first sequence[7] 1995 Crying Freeman Yes Yes Yes 2001 Brotherhood of the Wolf Yes Yes 2004 Saint Ange Yes 2006 Silent Hill Yes Unknown Onimusha Yes [8] Unknown Fantômas Yes Yes Notes
- ^ Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
- ^ "Little pictures have a big year", Los Angeles Times, 3 January 2003
- ^ News Bites: Tuesday, April 25th 2006
- ^ "Onimusha film delayed due to Ledger's death". http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/onimusha-film-delayed-due-to-ledgers-death.
- ^ "Christophe Gans Preps Fantomas With Vincent Cassel". http://www.filmshaft.com/christophe-gans-preps-fantomas-with-vincent-cassel.
- ^ "EXCL: Avary Skips Trip to Silent Hill 2". http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=804.
- ^ Butler, Craig. "Necronomicon: review". Allmovie. http://allmovie.com/work/necronomicon-148588/review. Retrieved September 28, 2009.
- ^ "ONIMUSHA fans prepare to be happy". Ain't It Cool News. 2007-06-03. http://www.aintitcool.com/node/32861. Retrieved 2007-06-04.
External links
- Christophe Gans at the Internet Movie Database
- BBC interview
- Comingsoon.net Interview
- Yahoo.com Interview
Categories:- 1960 births
- Living people
- People from Antibes
- Horror film directors
- French film directors
- French film director stubs
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