Bryan Bertino

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::summary American filmmaker (born 1977) ::

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name	Bryan Bertino
birth_date
birth_place	Crowley, Texas, U.S.
occupation	Film director
Film producer
Screenwriter
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Bryan Michael Bertino (born October 17, 1977) is an American filmmaker. He is best known as the writer/director of The Strangers (2008), as well as writing its sequel, The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018), with Ben Ketai.

Early life and education

Bertino was born in Crowley, Texas. He studied cinematography at the University of Texas at Austin. He then moved to Los Angeles, where he worked as a gaffer, and wrote screenplays in his spare time.

Career

Bertino submitted The Strangers for a Nicholl Fellowship with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which reached the quarterfinals. However, he was able to get a meeting with Vertigo Entertainment. Bertino quit his job days before the script was sold to Universal Studios.

Mark Romanek wanted to direct The Strangers but demanded a $40 million budget. After speaking with Andrew Rona at Rogue Pictures, Bertino was asked to direct The Strangers despite a lack of directorial experience.

Filmography

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Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	2008	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2018	2020	2025
The Strangers
Mockingbird
The Blackcoat's Daughter
The Monster
Stephanie
He's Out There
The Strangers: Prey at Night
The Dark and the Wicked
Vicious
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''This Man''

In 2010, Bertino announced he was working on the thriller or horror film This Man, which was being produced by Sam Raimi and his company Ghost House Pictures. The film is about a mysterious man's face appearing in the dreams of many individuals.

Concept

The film concept is built upon the internet meme that appeared in October 2009, with the launching of the website ThisMan.org. The site claimed that the first recorded sighting of the individual was in 2006 to an anonymous mental patient and that others throughout the world have seen This Man in their dreams. Shortly after the website launch, it was revealed that the website and meme were created by sociologist Andrea Natella, an advertising agency employee who specialized in hoax and viral marketing, and that the face used on the website appeared to have been produced through the software program Flash Face.

Production

ThisMan.org was purchased in May 2010 by Ghost House Pictures, who announced that they were writing and directing a film about This Man, with Bertino contracted as writer/director. Though Bertino worked on other projects, This Man has not been mentioned since then.

References

References

1. "Horror Movies: Reviews, Trailers, News - Shock Till You Drop".
2. [http://www.star-telegram.com/408/story/669823.html Fort Worth Star-Telegram interview] {{Webarchive. link. (September 18, 2017 accessed June 1, 2008)
3. link. (December 28, 2008 accessed June 1, 2008)
4. (September 20, 2006). "''From rags to writer on the back of fear''".
5. link. (December 10, 2015 accessed June 1, 2008)
6. "''Bryan Bertino Interview, The Strangers''".
7. This man is about a group of people that see a man in their dreams.[http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37360/the-strangers-director-turns-this-man The Strangers Director Turns to This Man...]
8. (November 9, 2009). "Is 'This Man' of Your Dreams Phenomenon or Fiction?". gajitz.com.
9. Matt Van Hoven. "Who is This Man?". Media Bistro.
10. "The Strangers Director Turns to This Man...". deadcentral.com.
11. ""This Man" Dream Viral To Become Feature Film". movieviral.com.
12. "Bryan Bertino to Write and Direct THIS MAN for Sam Raimi's Ghost House Pictures". collider.com.
13. [http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/bryan-bertino-directing-new-fact-based-horror-film-this-man/ First Showing, Bryan Bertino Directing New Fact-based Horror Film ''This Man'']

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