Adam Robitel

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Adam Robitel
Adam Robitel at NY20 FF11.jpg
Adam Robitel in 2019
Born (1978-05-28) May 28, 1978 (age 43)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
OccupationFilm director, film producer, screenwriter, actor

Adam Robitel (born May 28, 1978)[1] is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is best known for directing horror films, such as The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014), Insidious: The Last Key (2018), Escape Room (2019) and its sequel Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021). He also co-wrote Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015).

Deadline reported in July 2021, Robitel and co-writer Gavin Heffernan had partnered with Darren Aronofsky on a thriller series for Netflix entitled The Craving. [2]

In July 2019, Deadline posted that Heffernan and Robitel had teamed up with Sam Raimi on an "Untitled Supernatural Thriller"[6] for Sony Pictures.[3]

Education[]

Adam Robitel was born on May 28, 1978, in Boston, Massachusetts. Robitel is a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts.[4][5]

Personal life[]

Robitel was raised Catholic. He was a gymnast who first pursued acting while at USC. His spec script, The Bloody Benders, garnered the attention of Guillermo Del Toro, and was his first official optioned property.[6]

He credits his grandmother, who raised him and his sister on ghost stories, for his love of all things macabre. Robitel has been with his partner Ray, for twenty years.[7]

Robitel is openly gay.[8] He dated Bryan Singer during the filming of X-Men.[9]

Filmography[]

Year Title Director Writer
2014 The Taking of Deborah Logan Yes Yes
2015 Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension No Yes
2018 Insidious: The Last Key Yes No
2019 Escape Room Yes No
2021 Escape Room: Tournament of Champions Yes No

Acting roles[]

Year Title Role Notes
2000 X-Men Guy on Line
2002 The Rules of Attraction Dumb Guy from L.A. Uncredited
2005 2001 Maniacs Lester
2006 Return to Sender Butch Short film
2010 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams Lester
2011 Chillerama Butch
2011 One for the Road Booth Short film
2012 Cut/Print Officer Smith
2015 Contracted: Phase II Swat Man #1
2019 Escape Room Gabe

References[]

  1. ^ "Adam Robitel - Biography and Filmography - 1978". Hollywood.com. 6 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Deadline". 30 June 2021.
  3. ^ Deadline (30 July 2019). "'Escape Room' Director Adam Robitel Sets up Untitled Supernatural Thriller at Sony".
  4. ^ "THE TAKING OF DEBORAH LOGAN and Nasty Horror Stories with Adam Robitel - Sebastian Twardosz". Sebastiantwardosz.com. 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  5. ^ [1][dead link]
  6. ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (27 April 2012). "Guillermo Del Toro Teams With Angry Films On 'The Bloody Benders' Spec". Deadline. Deadline. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  7. ^ Waylon, Jordan (11 July 2019). "Adam Robitel Shares His Story of Coming Out and the Power of Visibility in 2019". www.ihorror.com. ihorror. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Adam Robitel Shares His Story of Coming Out and the Power of Visibility in 2019". iHorror | Horror News and Movie Reviews. 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  9. ^ "Bryan Singer's Traumatic 'X-Men' Set: The Movie "Created a Monster"". The Hollywood Reporter. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-01.

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