Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. | |
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Born | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 26 July 1965
Occupation | Director, producer, writer |
Years active | 1983–present |
Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. (Dutch pronunciation: [mɑˈtɛis fɑn ˈɦɛinɪŋə(n)],[1] born 26 July 1965 in Amsterdam[2]) is a Dutch filmmaker, writer and producer best known for Red Rain and The Thing.[3]
Career[]
Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. began directing at an early age with promotional trailers for Toyota, Peugeot, Renault, Stella Artois, Pepsi, and Bud Light.[4]
In 1996, van Heijningen made his film directing debut with the Dutch short-film thriller Red Rain.[5] In 2011, he directed The Thing, a prequel to John Carpenter's The Thing.[6] Van Heijningen was due to direct Army of the Dead,[7] but the project ended up being directed by Zack Snyder after lingering in development hell for a number of years.
Filmography[]
Year | Film | Credited as | ||||||
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Director | Producer | Screenwriter | Film Editor | Cinematography | Role | |||
1983 | De Lift | No | No | No | No | No | Set Decorator | |
1984 | Ciske de Rat | No | No | No | No | No | Assistant lighting technician | |
1991 | Saudade | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
1992 | Voor een verloren soldaat | No | No | No | Yes | No | Assistant editor / director | |
1994 | Dada | No | Yes | No | No | No | ||
Witness | No | Yes | No | No | No | |||
En Route | No | Yes | No | No | No | |||
1996 | Red Rain | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ||
2011 | The Thing | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||
2020 | The Forgotten Battle | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
Personal life[]
He is the son of Dutch film producer Matthijs van Heijningen.[8]
References[]
- ^ In isolation, van is pronounced [vɑn].
- ^ Mensen: Matthijs van Heijningen jr. – Archief – de Volkskrant
- ^ Thing prequel gets Spring start
- ^ Van Heijningen jr – Nieuwsselectie: Media
- ^ Matthijs van Heijningen to Raise the Army of the Dead
- ^ The Thing Prequel Begins Lensing This March
- ^ Sciretta, Peter (4 June 2008). "Matthijs van Heijningen set to direct "Army of the Dead"". /Film. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ Van Heyningen Jr gaat het vervolg op The Thing regisseren
External links[]
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Dutch film producers
- Dutch film directors
- Dutch screenwriters
- Dutch male screenwriters
- Writers from Amsterdam