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Derrickson's debut feature was '']'', the fifth installment in the ]. It was released ] in 2000. Following this, Derrickson and co-writer ] spent several years doing ] work for studios. "I was paid to write or rewrite 13 screenplays," Derrickson said, "None of them got made. I was earning a good living but all of my creativity would be read by just a handful of executives. It caused a kind of soul sickness in me."<ref>{{cite web|last=Saavedra|first=John|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/guillermo-del-toro-james-gunn-edgar-wright-unmade-scripts/|title=Guillermo del Toro, James Gunn, and Edgar Wright Reveal Secrets About Their Unmade Movie Scripts|website=]|date=September 21, 2021|access-date=July 7, 2023}}</ref> In 2004, he conceived the story for '']'' for German director ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/12/movies/a-desire-to-heal-the-rifts-in-a-troubled-landscape.html|title=A Desire to Heal the Rifts in a Troubled Landscape|work=]|date=October 12, 2005|access-date=June 15, 2023}}</ref> | ||
| Derrickson co-wrote and directed '']'', which was loosely based on a true story about ].<ref name="washingtonpost">{{cite news|last=Hansen|first=Eric T.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/02/AR2005090200559.html|title=What in God's Name?!|date=September 4, 2005|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=July 3, 2019}}</ref> The film won the 2005 Saturn Award for Best Horror or Thriller Film and in 2006 was named in the Chicago Film Critics Association's list of the "Top 100 Scariest Films Ever Made." Theatrical box office gross for ''The Exorcism of Emily Rose'' was over $144 million worldwide.<ref name="BOM">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=exorcismofemilyrose.htm|title=The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) - Box Office Mojo|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=July 3, 2019}}</ref> | |||
| ]Derrickson next directed a ] of '']'', starring ] and ], written by David Scarpa. The film was released in late 2008 and earned over $233 million worldwide.<ref name="mojo">{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=daytheearthstoodstill08.htm |title=The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) |work=Box Office Mojo |access-date=August 28, 2021}}</ref> | ]Derrickson next directed a ] of '']'', starring ] and ], written by David Scarpa. The film was released in late 2008 and earned over $233 million worldwide.<ref name="mojo">{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=daytheearthstoodstill08.htm |title=The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) |work=Box Office Mojo |access-date=August 28, 2021}}</ref> | ||
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| In December 2018, it was announced that Derrickson would direct the ''Doctor Strange'' sequel entitled '']'' which was planned for a May 2021 release.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://io9.gizmodo.com/director-scott-derrickson-is-coming-back-for-more-docto-1827999348 |title= Director Scott Derrickson Is Coming Back for More Doctor Strange |last= Lussier |first= Germain |date= December 11, 2018 |website= ] |access-date= December 12, 2018 }}</ref> In January 2020, Derrickson announced that he had stepped away from directing duties as a result of unspecified creative differences, after which ] took over. Derrickson remained involved with the film as an executive producer.<ref name="Variety">{{cite web | title='Doctor Strange 2' Loses Director Scott Derrickson – Variety | website=Variety | date=January 10, 2020 | url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-director-scott-derrickson-drops-out-marvel-1203462569/ | access-date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> Derrickson's departure from the film allowed him to put more focus on '']''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-18 |title=Scott Derrickson Reveals Leaving Doctor Strange 2 Was "Hardest Decision of his Career" - FandomWire |url=https://fandomwire.com/scott-derrickson-reveals-leaving-doctor-strange-2-was-hardest-decision-of-his-career/ |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=fandomwire.com |language=en-US}}</ref> | In December 2018, it was announced that Derrickson would direct the ''Doctor Strange'' sequel entitled '']'' which was planned for a May 2021 release.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://io9.gizmodo.com/director-scott-derrickson-is-coming-back-for-more-docto-1827999348 |title= Director Scott Derrickson Is Coming Back for More Doctor Strange |last= Lussier |first= Germain |date= December 11, 2018 |website= ] |access-date= December 12, 2018 }}</ref> In January 2020, Derrickson announced that he had stepped away from directing duties as a result of unspecified creative differences, after which ] took over. Derrickson remained involved with the film as an executive producer.<ref name="Variety">{{cite web | title='Doctor Strange 2' Loses Director Scott Derrickson – Variety | website=Variety | date=January 10, 2020 | url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-director-scott-derrickson-drops-out-marvel-1203462569/ | access-date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> Derrickson's departure from the film allowed him to put more focus on '']''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-18 |title=Scott Derrickson Reveals Leaving Doctor Strange 2 Was "Hardest Decision of his Career" - FandomWire |url=https://fandomwire.com/scott-derrickson-reveals-leaving-doctor-strange-2-was-hardest-decision-of-his-career/ |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=fandomwire.com |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
| In 2021, Derrickson directed |
In 2021, Derrickson directed an adaptation of ]'s short story "]", from a script he co-wrote with ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=October 30, 2020|title='Doctor Strange' Director Scott Derrickson Boards Blumhouse Horror Movie 'Black Phone'|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/scott-derrickson-black-phone-blumhouse-1234820046/|access-date=February 12, 2021|website=Variety}}</ref> Produced by ] and ], ''The Black Phone'' re-teamed Derrickson with Ethan Hawke and ], and was theatrically released to positive reviews on June 24, 2022. The film was very personal to Derrickson, as he claimed it was grown out of three years of therapy. He also said that it was a way for him to explore "the traumatic nature of own childhood".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-18 |title=Scott Derrickson Reveals Leaving Doctor Strange 2 Was "Hardest Decision of his Career" - FandomWire |url=https://fandomwire.com/scott-derrickson-reveals-leaving-doctor-strange-2-was-hardest-decision-of-his-career/ |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=fandomwire.com |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
| In March 2022, Derrickson was announced to direct '']'' for Skydance. ] acquried the rights for the film.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/scott-derickson-gorge-skydance-1234980948/|title=Scott Derrickson To Direct 'The Gorge' For Skydance|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=17 March 2022|work=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> The film is set to feature big names like ], ], and ].<ref>{{Citation |title=The Gorge - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13654226/ |access-date=2023-03-30 |language=en-US}}</ref> | In March 2022, Derrickson was announced to direct '']'' for Skydance. ] acquried the rights for the film.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/scott-derickson-gorge-skydance-1234980948/|title=Scott Derrickson To Direct 'The Gorge' For Skydance|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=17 March 2022|work=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> The film is set to feature big names like ], ], and ].<ref>{{Citation |title=The Gorge - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13654226/ |access-date=2023-03-30 |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
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| Scott Derrickson | |
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 Derrickson at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | (1966-07-16) July 16, 1966 (age 58) Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Education | Biola University (BA) |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Notable work | The Exorcism of Emily Rose Sinister Doctor Strange The Black Phone |
| Spouses |
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| Children | 2 |
Scott Derrickson (born July 16, 1966) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the films The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005), Sinister (2012), Doctor Strange (2016) and The Black Phone (2021).
Early life
Scott Derrickson grew up in Denver, Colorado. He graduated from Biola University with a B.A. in Humanities with an emphasis in philosophy and literature and a B.A. in communications with an emphasis in film and a minor in theology. He completed his graduate studies at USC School of Cinema-Television.
Career
Derrickson's debut feature was Hellraiser: Inferno, the fifth installment in the long-running Hellraiser film series. It was released straight to video in 2000. Following this, Derrickson and co-writer Paul Harris Boardman spent several years doing script-doctoring work for studios. "I was paid to write or rewrite 13 screenplays," Derrickson said, "None of them got made. I was earning a good living but all of my creativity would be read by just a handful of executives. It caused a kind of soul sickness in me." In 2004, he conceived the story for Land of Plenty for German director Wim Wenders.
Derrickson co-wrote and directed The Exorcism of Emily Rose, which was loosely based on a true story about Anneliese Michel. The film won the 2005 Saturn Award for Best Horror or Thriller Film and in 2006 was named in the Chicago Film Critics Association's list of the "Top 100 Scariest Films Ever Made." Theatrical box office gross for The Exorcism of Emily Rose was over $144 million worldwide.
Derrickson next directed a remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still, starring Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly, written by David Scarpa. The film was released in late 2008 and earned over $233 million worldwide.
In August 2011, Derrickson teamed up with producer Jason Blum to write and direct Sinister, a mystery-horror film starring Ethan Hawke. The $3 million picture was released in theaters by Summit Entertainment on October 12, 2012, and received generally positive critical reviews. Sinister earned over $48 million at the U.S. box office and over $78 million worldwide. Derrickson co-wrote but did not direct the film's sequel.
Deliver Us from Evil is a 2014 American supernatural horror film directed by Derrickson and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The film is based on a 2001 non-fiction book entitled Beware the Night by former police Sergeant Ralph Sarchie and Lisa Collier Cool, and its marketing campaign highlighted that it was "inspired by actual accounts". It was released on July 2, 2014, and grossed $87.9 million against a $30 million budget.
Derrickson next directed the film Doctor Strange, based on the Marvel Comics property and part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was released in November 2016. The film was a commercial and critical success.
In December 2018, it was announced that Derrickson would direct the Doctor Strange sequel entitled Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness which was planned for a May 2021 release. In January 2020, Derrickson announced that he had stepped away from directing duties as a result of unspecified creative differences, after which Sam Raimi took over. Derrickson remained involved with the film as an executive producer. Derrickson's departure from the film allowed him to put more focus on The Black Phone.
In 2021, Derrickson directed an adaptation of Joe Hill's short story "The Black Phone", from a script he co-wrote with C. Robert Cargill. Produced by Blumhouse Productions and Universal Pictures, The Black Phone re-teamed Derrickson with Ethan Hawke and James Ransone, and was theatrically released to positive reviews on June 24, 2022. The film was very personal to Derrickson, as he claimed it was grown out of three years of therapy. He also said that it was a way for him to explore "the traumatic nature of own childhood".
In March 2022, Derrickson was announced to direct The Gorge for Skydance. Apple TV+ acquried the rights for the film. The film is set to feature big names like Anya Taylor Joy, Miles Teller, and Sigourney Weaver.
Filmography
Film
Feature films
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Hellraiser: Inferno | Yes | Yes | No | Direct-to-video feature |
| 2005 | The Exorcism of Emily Rose | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2008 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Yes | No | No | |
| 2012 | Sinister | Yes | Yes | Executive | |
| 2014 | Deliver Us from Evil | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2016 | Doctor Strange | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2021 | The Black Phone | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| TBA | The Gorge | Yes | No | Yes | Filming |
Short films
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Love in the Ruins | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also editor |
| 2021 | Shadowprowler | Yes | Yes | Executive | |
| 2023 | TBA | Yes | No | No | Segment of V/H/S/85 |
Miscellaneous
| Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Urban Legends: Final Cut | Yes | No | |
| Dracula 2000 | Uncredited | No | Script revisions | |
| 2004 | Land of Plenty | Story | No | |
| 2006 | The Messengers | No | Yes | |
| 2007 | The Visitation | Uncredited | No | Script revisions |
| 2011 | Scream 4 | Uncredited | No | Script revisions |
| 2013 | Devil's Knot | Yes | Executive | |
| 2014 | Misunderstood | No | Executive | |
| Kristy | No | Executive | ||
| 2015 | Poltergeist | Uncredited | No | Script revisions |
| Sinister 2 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2021 | No Man of God | No | Executive | |
| 2022 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | No | Executive |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Executive producer |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Into the Dark | No | Yes | Episode: "My Valentine" |
| 2020-present | Snowpiercer | Uncredited | Yes | Unused TV pilot Shot in 2017 |
See also
References
- ^ "Interview With Scott Derrickson". Biola University. December 31, 2005. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- "Maggie Levin and Scott Derrickson's Wedding Registry on Zola - Zola".
- Saavedra, John (September 21, 2021). "Guillermo del Toro, James Gunn, and Edgar Wright Reveal Secrets About Their Unmade Movie Scripts". Den of Geek. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- "A Desire to Heal the Rifts in a Troubled Landscape". The New York Times. October 12, 2005. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- Hansen, Eric T. (September 4, 2005). "What in God's Name?!". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- "The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- "The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- "The scary minds behind 'Insidious' and 'Emily Rose' team up for more horror". latimesblogs.latimes.com. May 3, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^ "Scott Derrickson - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- Foreman, Liza (September 4, 2013). "Scott Derrickson Signs On to Direct 'Beware the Night'". thewrap.com. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- Pictures, Sony (November 13, 2013). "Sony Pictures Moves Sex Tape and Beware the Night". comingsoon.net. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- Han, Angie (April 8, 2015). "'Star Wars: Rogue One', 'Captain America: Civil War', and More Get IMAX Releases". /Film. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- Lussier, Germain (December 11, 2018). "Director Scott Derrickson Is Coming Back for More Doctor Strange". Gizmodo. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- "'Doctor Strange 2' Loses Director Scott Derrickson – Variety". Variety. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- "Scott Derrickson Reveals Leaving Doctor Strange 2 Was "Hardest Decision of his Career" - FandomWire". fandomwire.com. May 18, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- McNary, Dave (October 30, 2020). "'Doctor Strange' Director Scott Derrickson Boards Blumhouse Horror Movie 'Black Phone'". Variety. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- "Scott Derrickson Reveals Leaving Doctor Strange 2 Was "Hardest Decision of his Career" - FandomWire". fandomwire.com. May 18, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- Kroll, Justin (March 17, 2022). "Scott Derrickson To Direct 'The Gorge' For Skydance". Deadline Hollywood.
- The Gorge - IMDb, retrieved March 30, 2023
- Goldberg, Leslie (June 29, 2018). "Snowpiercer' Director Quits After Blasting New Showrunner's "Radically Different Vision"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
External links
- Scott Derrickson at IMDb
- Scott Derrickson on Twitter
- Scott Derrickson on Instagram
- Scott Derrickson on Facebook
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