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David R. Ellis Born David Richard Ellis
September 8, 1952
Hollywood, CaliforniaOccupation Film director, stuntman Years active 1996–present David Richard Ellis (born September 8, 1952) is an American film director and former stuntman.
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Life and career
Ellis was born in Hollywood, California. He began his career in the film industry as a supporting actor in juvenile roles; his big screen debut was in the 1975 Kurt Russell film The Strongest Man in the World. One year later, he switched to stunts in the film Baby Blue Marine and worked from then on as a stuntman. His next career move came in 1981 with the promotion to stunt coordinator. After a successful five years in this position, he worked from 1986 on as an assistant director or second assistant director, in charge of action sequences from films such as The Matrix Revolutions and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
In 1996, Ellis made his debut as a director in the Disney live-action film Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco, and has attained more attention for directing Final Destination 2 (2003), the continuation of the financially successful horror film franchise. He has also directed the fourth film, which revolves around death stalking audience members of a crash at a motor speedway that sends debris into the stands. Ellis' next work as director, the thriller Cellular, was a moderate success at the box office, which he attributed to competition from Resident Evil and bad marketing. His film Snakes on a Plane gained unusual hype on the Internet.[1] Ellis directed the 3-D natural horror film Shark Night,[2] which is based on a screenplay from Jesse Studenberg and Will Hayes.[3] Ellis is set to direct the film adaption of science fiction comic War Monkeys.[4]
In June 2010, he cast Milla Jovovich for his horror flick Bad Luck.[5] He will direct the Lionsgate thriller Humpty Dumpty.[6]
Filmography as director
Directing Year Film Notes Budget Gross (worldwide) 1996 Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco N/A $32,772,492 2003 Final Destination 2 $26 million $90,426,405 2004 Cellular $25 million $56,422,687 2006 Snakes on a Plane $33 million $62,022,014 2007 Asylum N/A N/A 2009 The Final Destination $40 million $186,167,139 2011 Shark Night 3D $28 million 2012 The Briar Lake Murders pre-production Bad Luck Milwaukee Humpty Dumpty See also
References
- ^ "Snakes on a Plane Director Bringing Us Sharks in 3D in Shark Night". DreadCentral. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36812/snakes-a-plane-director-bringing-us-sharks-3d-shark-night.
- ^ "First Plot Details on Ellis' 'Shark Night 3D'". BloodyDisgusting. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20211.
- ^ Mike Fleming. "David R. Ellis Chums 3D Shark Tank". Deadline. http://www.deadline.com/2010/04/david-r-ellis-adds-chum-to-3d-shark-tank.
- ^ "'Final Destination' Director Adaptating Dark Horse's 'War Monkeys'". BloodyDisgusting. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20281.
- ^ "Milla Jovovich and David R. Ellis Run Into Some Bad Luck". DreadCentral. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37872/milla-jovovich-and-david-r-ellis-run-into-some-bad-luck.
- ^ "David R. Ellis on War Monkeys, Genesis Code and Bad Luck". MovieHole. http://www.moviehole.net/201025081-david-r-ellis-on-war-monkeys-genesis-code-and-bad-luck.
External links
Films directed by David R. Ellis 1990s Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)2000s Final Destination 2 (2003) · Cellular (2004) · Snakes on a Plane (2006) · Asylum (2008) · The Final Destination (2009)2010s Shark Night 3D (2011)Final Destination series Films People Related articles Categories:- 1952 births
- Film directors from California
- Living people
- People from Santa Monica, California
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