Christophe Gans
Gans in 2010.
Born
Christophe Gans

(1960-03-11) 11 March 1960 (age 64)
Antibes, France
Occupation(s)Film director, producer; screenwriter
Years active1981–present

Christophe Gans (born 11 March 1960) is a French film director, producer, and screenwriter who specializes in horror and fantasy movies.

Life and career

Gans was born in Antibes, France. As a teenager, he spent a large portion of his 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, dedicated to Mario Bava. He later spent time as a film critic before co-directing his first film, H.P. Lovecraft's: Necronomicon.

His $29 million-budgeted film Le Pacte des Loups was a worldwide success, grossing over $70 million [1] in theaters worldwide. It became the sixth-highest-grossing French-language film of all time in the United States,[2][3] After the film's success, many producers approached Gans to work on very similar projects to appeal to young audience.[4]

He went on to direct 2006's cinematic adaptation of the video game Silent Hill, as well as the 2014 fantasy film, Beauty and the Beast. Gans has also appeared in films as an actor, as he portrayed himself in the 2016 mockumentary Fury of the Demon.

Future projects

Gans was to write and direct an adaptation of the Capcom video game Onimusha; however, after several setbacks he abandoned it and is now attached to the French film Fantômas.[5][6] He initially was to direct a sequel to Silent Hill, but later pulled out and was replaced by M. J. Bassett.[7] Gans was developing a new live action Corto Maltese film for release in 2020. It was to star Tom Hughes and Milla Jovovich.[8] However, it was cancelled due to legal problems.[9] In January 2020, Gans expressed an interest in directing new Silent Hill and Fatal Frame films, stating that he is developing a screenplay for the former.[10]

In 2022, in an interview with French gaming website Jeuxvideo.com, Gans confirmed that he had completed a script for a third Silent Hill film, and is aiming for a 2023 release for the project.[11] He later reiterated this in an interview with JeuxActu, and elaborated that the third film project is to be part of what will be a 'relaunch' of the Silent Hill brand, accompanied by new video games.[12] In October 2022, it was announced that the film would be called Return to Silent Hill and would be based on Silent Hill 2.[13]

Filmography

Short film

Year Title Director Writer Notes
1981 Silver Slime Yes Yes [14][better source needed]
1993 The Drowned Yes Yes Segment of Necronomicon[15]

Feature film

Year Title Director Writer Notes
1995 Crying Freeman Yes Yes Also fight choreographer
2001 Brotherhood of the Wolf Yes Yes
2006 Silent Hill Yes Yes
2014 Beauty and the Beast Yes Yes
TBA Return to Silent Hill Yes Yes

Producer

References

  1. ^ Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001), boxofficemojo.com; accessed 27 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Genre Keyword, Foreign Language". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  3. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 21, 2000). "ALL-TIME FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILMS IN NORTH AMERICA". Variety. p. 16.
  4. ^ "Brotherhood of the Wolf(man) - HDvision (US)". www.hdvision-mag.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Onimusha film delayed due to Ledger's death". Eurogamer. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Christophe Gans Preps Fantomas With Vincent Cassel". Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  7. ^ "EXCL: Avary Skips Trip to Silent Hill 2". Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Tom Hughes, Milla Jovovich Starring in Swashbuckler 'Corto Maltese'". November 2018.
  9. ^ "Corto Maltese : Pourquoi l'adaptation de Christophe Gans est-elle annulée ?".
  10. ^ Tyler Fischer (January 31, 2020). "New Silent Hill Movie Announced". comicbook.com.
  11. ^ "Silent Hill : Un reboot au cinéma par Christophe Gans (Le Pacte des Loups) pour 2023 !". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  12. ^ Avec Christophe Gans, on a parlé du Pacte des Loups 4K, de Silent Hill, de Project Zero, de Crying Freeman et de Brandon Lee (in French), retrieved 2022-07-05
  13. ^ Zaidi, Salman Haider (2022-10-19). "Report: Silent Hill 2 Remake, "Return to Silent Hill" Movie & Silent Hill: Ascension to be announced in Silent Hill Transmission". MP1st. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  14. ^ Necronomicon details, imdb.com; accessed 27 December 2015.
  15. ^ Butler, Craig. "Necronomicon: review". Allmovie. Retrieved September 28, 2009.

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