Patrick Lussier
Canadian-American film director, screenwriter and film editor
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::summary Canadian-American film director, screenwriter and film editor ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Patrick Lussier |
| birth_place | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| occupation | Director, cinematographer |
| yearsactive | 1989–present |
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Patrick Lussier is a Canadian-American filmmaker and editor.
Career
Lussier was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He was nominated at the Annual Gemini Awards for Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series for Adrift in 1994 and Heads in 1995. In 1996, he edited the Doctor Who television film.
Lussier has worked as a film editor on most of director Wes Craven's latter films, including Wes Craven's New Nightmare, Vampire in Brooklyn, Red Eye, and the first three installments in the Scream film series. He made his directorial debut with The Prophecy 3: The Ascent, and co-wrote and directed the Craven-produced Dracula 2000. He also directed White Noise: The Light, which was a financial failure in spite of positive critical reception. He returned to editing on the English-language remake of The Eye starring Jessica Alba, on which he was also a visual consultant, and has also been credited as a visual consultant on Whisper and Darkness Falls amongst others.
Lussier directed the 2009 remake of My Bloody Valentine for Lionsgate Films, written by Zane Smith and Todd Farmer. On September 19, 2009, Lussier signed on to write and direct Halloween III, the second sequel to Rob Zombie's 2007 reboot of the Halloween franchise, originally scheduled for 2011 but later delayed before ultimately being cancelled. In 2010, Lussier directed the supernatural road action film Drive Angry, released on February 25, 2011. He co-wrote the screenplay with his previous collaborator Todd Farmer, of My Bloody Valentine 3D. Lussier and screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis are founding members and creative consultants for Skydance Media. The duo wrote and co-produced the fifth film in the long-running Terminator series, Terminator Genisys, released in 2015, and served as consultants for Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation.
In 2016, Lussier returned to the Scream franchise to direct the second season finale for the MTV television series adaptation "When a Stranger Calls". In 2018, Lussier directed and co-produced the Hulu/Blumhouse anthology film "Flesh & Blood" for their new Into the Dark series. In 2019, he directed an episode of the US series The Purge for season 2.
Filmography
Film ::data[format=table]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Editor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Dracula 2000 | |||
| 2007 | White Noise: The Light | |||
| 2009 | My Bloody Valentine 3D | |||
| 2011 | Drive Angry | |||
| 2015 | Terminator Genisys | |||
| 2019 | Trick | |||
| 2022 | Play Dead | |||
| 2024 | Aftermath | |||
| TBA | 47 Meters Down: The Wreck | |||
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Direct-to-video ::data[format=table]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Prophecy 3: The Ascent | ||
| 2003 | Dracula II: Ascension | ||
| 2005 | Dracula III: Legacy | ||
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Television ::data[format=table]
| Year | Title | Episode |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Scream | "When a Stranger Calls" |
| 2018 | Into the Dark | "Flesh & Blood" |
| 2019 | The Purge | "Before the Sirens" |
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Editor only ::data[format=table]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1989-91 | MacGyver | 16 episodes |
| 1991 | Mom P.I. | 5 episodes |
| 1992 | Nightmare Cafe | 4 episodes |
| 1992-93 | The Odyssey | 6 episodes |
| 1993 | Highlander: The Series | 3 episodes |
| 1994 | Wes Craven's New Nightmare | |
| 1995 | Galaxis | |
| 1995 | Vampire in Brooklyn | |
| 1996 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | |
| Doctor Who | TV movie | |
| Scream | ||
| 1997 | Mimic | |
| Scream 2 | ||
| 1998 | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | |
| 1999 | Music of the Heart | |
| 2000 | Scream 3 | |
| 2003 | My Boss's Daughter | |
| 2005 | Cursed | |
| Red Eye | ||
| 2008 | The Eye | |
| 2011 | Apollo 18 | |
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References
References
- "Patrick Lussier". [[British Film Institute]].
- . (1994-02-14). ["The 1994 Gemini nominees"](https://playbackonline.ca/1994/02/14/3246-19940214/). *[[Playback (magazine)*.
- . (1995-01-30). ["The 1995 Gemini nominees"](https://playbackonline.ca/1995/01/30/4086-19950130/). *[[Playback (magazine)*.
- "MY BLOODY VALENTINE: The Naked Truth". Fangoria.
- "Halloween 3D Might Have an FX Artist, Despite Temporary Hold". DreadCentral.
- "Patrick Lussier in Talks for 'Halloween 3D'". Bloody-Disgusting.
- "Promo Art for Lussier's 'Drive Angry'". Bloody-Disgusting.
- "Summit Sets Bloody High Speed Chase 'Drive Angry' for 2011". Bloody-Disgusting.
- "Patrick Lussier Talks Remaking 'My Bloody Valentine' in 3-D!". Bloody-Disgusting.
- "Laeta Kalogridis And Patrick Lussier Set To Script New 'Terminator' - Deadline.com".
- "'Into the Dark': Hulu's Horror Series from Blumhouse TV Will Offer Feature-Length, Holiday-Themed Episodes".
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