Marcus Nispel

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German film director (born 1963)

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Marcus Nispel (born 26 May 1963) is a German film director and producer, best known for several high-profile American remakes such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003). He has also directed various television commercials and music videos, including C+C Music Factory's "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" and "Things That Make You Go Hmmm...", Janet Jackson's "Runaway", Fugees' "Ready or Not", and Spice Girls' "Spice Up Your Life".

Early life and career

Nispel was born on 26 May 1963 in Frankfurt. He grew up near McNair Barracks and was able to learn English from hanging out with children of soldiers. At the age of 15, he got a job at a boutique called Hessler and Kehrer. When he had his first interview at an American ad agency, he was asked what do Oreos mean, and he realized the importance of understanding American culture, and how working in advertising helped him understand that. He received a Fulbright Scholarship at the age of 20 and attended Brooklyn College and New York Institute of Technology. He was also an art director for Young & Rubicam. He started a production company, Portfolio Artists Network which later merged with RSA (Ridley Scott Associates) Black Dog Films to form Portfolio/Black Dog. He worked at RSA as a commercial director for several years, resigning in 2000.

Feature career

Nispel was set to make his feature directorial debut with End of Days, but stepped down before shooting due to issues with the budget. In 2002, Nispel signed on to direct The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. He was initially opposed to remaking the film, but Daniel Pearl, the cinematographer for the original film and regular collaborator with Nispel, convinced him to direct. The film was released on October 17, 2003 to negative reviews but was financially successful, grossing $107 million worldwide.

Throughout the 2000s and into the 2010s, Nispel would direct several more remakes of prominent genre films, such as Friday the 13th (reuniting him with Platinum Dunes, who made Texas Chainsaw) and Conan the Barbarian. In 2015, Nispel directed the ghost exorcism film Exeter, formerly titled Backmask.

Unrealized projects

Personal life

He is married to singer/songwriter/commercial editor Dyan Humes-Nispel who has written songs for various artists including Whitney Houston. They have two children.

Filmography

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YearTitleDirectorProducerNotes
2003The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2004FrankensteinTV movie
2007Pathfinder
2009Friday the 13th
2011Conan the Barbarian
2015ExeterAlso story writer
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Trailer

Documentary appearances

Videography

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References

References

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  2. Nispel, Marcus. (10 April 2013). "Marcus Nispel: "Directing Is a Mixture of Symphony and Jazz"". My First Shoot.
  3. Patrizio, Andy. (March 25, 2004). "An Interview with Marcus Nispel". IGN.
  4. (October 10, 2003). "Marcus Nispel". Adweek.
  5. "Horror Movies".
  6. (August 10, 1998). "World according to Nispel". Variety.
  7. Harris, Dana. (May 7, 2002). "Nispel to direct remake of 'Chainsaw Massacre'". Variety.
  8. (30 December 2014). "Awful Trailer for 'F13' and 'Chainsaw' Director's 'Exeter' - Bloody Disgusting".
  9. Petrikin, Chris. (April 22, 1997). "Cruise talks Spector pic". Variety.
  10. Cox, Dan. (June 25, 1997). "‘S.W.A.T.’ regroups". Variety.
  11. (October 29, 1997). "Americanized remake of Full Contact by a German director!!!". Ain't It Cool News.
  12. Carver, Benedict. (July 6, 1998). "Great ‘Days’ for Nispel". Variety.
  13. Harris, Dana. (October 15, 2003). "‘Expendables’ Nispel’s next plunge". Variety.
  14. McNary, Dave. (November 3, 2003). "'Chainsaw' helmer feeds his 'Need'". Variety.
  15. Ball, Ryan. (June 21, 2005). "McGee’s Alice Gets Director, Star". [[Animation Magazine]].
  16. McNary, Dave. (April 30, 2009). "Marcus Nispel takes a ‘Voyage’". Variety.
  17. Kit, Borys. (January 13, 2012). "‘Conan’ Director Marcus Nispel Takes On Horror-Action Movie ‘Hack/Slash’ (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  18. McNary, Dave. (April 30, 2015). "CANNES: Marcus Nispel Boards Horror-Thriller ‘Stowaway’". Variety.
  19. LaPorte, Nicole. (2 May 2004). "Nispel takes an 'Evil' turn". [[Variety (magazine).
  20. "Marcus Nispel".
  21. "Marcus Nispel".
  22. Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Marcus Nispel technician videography". Music Video DataBase.
  23. Nispel, Marcus. "complex.com - 15 most accomplished music video directors - Marcus Nispel". Music Video.

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