Pascal Laugier

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Pascal Laugier
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Pascal Laugier
Born (1971-10-16) 16 October 1971 (age 49)
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter
Years active1993 – present

Pascal Laugier (French: [loʒje]; born 16 October 1971)[1] is a French screenwriter and film director.[2]

Career[]

Laugier is a former assistant to director Christophe Gans, having directed the "making-of" documentary about Gans' 2001 film, Brotherhood of the Wolf (Laugier also starred in the film).[3][4] He has written and directed the fantasy-horror feature films Saint Ange,[5] Martyrs,[6][7] and The Tall Man.[8][9]

Laugier has been associated with the New French Extremity movement.[10]

Laugier was set to direct the remake of Hellraiser[11][12] but was later taken off the project due to creative differences with the producers;[13][14] Laugier wanted his film to be very serious and explore gay S&M culture, whereas the producers wanted the film to be more commercial and appeal to a teen audience.[15]

Potential future directing projects include a supernatural thriller entitled Details.[16]

Laugier is also the director of Mylène Farmer's music video "City of Love", the teaser of which was released online in December 2015.[17]

In December 2016, while filming Ghostland, Taylor Hickson was told by director Laugier to bang her fists against a glass window and that it was safe to do so. The window then shattered and she fell on the glass, severely cutting the left side of her face. The wound required 70 stitches, which left her with permanent scarring.[18][19][20] Subsequently in 2019, the film’s production company, Incident Productions Inc., "pleaded guilty to failing to ensure the safety and welfare of a worker under the Workplace Safety and Health Act" and was fined $40,000 by the province of Manitoba for the incident.[21]

Filmography[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Northlander interviews MARTYRS' Pascal Laugier - and he spills about his HELLRAISER remake!!". Ain't It Cool News. Ain't It Cool, Inc. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  2. ^ "American 'Martyrs' Remake Has Found Its Director". Bloody-disgusting.com. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  3. ^ "MARTYRS | OUT NOW". Studiocanal.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  4. ^ Indigo (2012). "The Brotherhood of the Wolf". Indigo. Indigo. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  5. ^ Richard Scheib (1999–2012). "SAINT ANGE". Moria. Richard Scheib. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Pascal Laugier's Martyrs". Whatsupmann.com. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  7. ^ Ryan Turek (22 June 2008). "Exclusive Interview: Martyrs Director Pascal Laugier". ShockTillYouDrop.com. CraveOnline Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  8. ^ "'Martyrs' Director Prepping 'The Tall Man'?". Bloody-disgusting.com. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Pascal Laugier to Bring us The Tall Man!". Dread Central. Dread Central Media. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  10. ^ Lee Griffiths (18 March 2009). "Martyrs (2008) Film Review". Eye For Film. Eye For Film. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  11. ^ Darren Rea (17 March 2009). "Pascal Laugier (Director / Writer) - Martyrs". Review Graveyard. Review Graveyard. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  12. ^ "EXCL: Barker Praises Laugier, Talks Pinhead Design". shocktillyoudrop.com. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  13. ^ "Saint Ange". Moria - The science fiction, horror and fantasy movie review site. 2009-06-07. Archived from the original on 2010-05-20. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  14. ^ "Clive Barker Says Pascal Laugier is Off the Hellraiser Remake". Firstshowing.net. 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  15. ^ "AICN HORROR talks with writer/director Pascal Laugier about MARTYRS, the HELLRAISER remake, and his new film THE TALL MAN!!!". Ain't It Cool News.
  16. ^ "Laugier is 'Details' oriented". Variety.
  17. ^ HOFER, Julien AUTIER, Philippe LEZE, Guillaume DATEZ & Sarah. "Teaser clip". Mylene.net. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  18. ^ Robb, David (6 March 2018). "Actress Taylor Hickson Sues Producers Over Disfiguring Injury". Deadline.com. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  19. ^ Andrews, Travis M. (March 9, 2018). "Taylor Hickson, an up-and-coming actress, was disfigured on a movie set. Now she's suing". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  20. ^ "Actress Taylor Hickson sues producers of Winnipeg-shot movie after face badly cut during filming". CBC News. March 7, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  21. ^ "Winnipeg film company fined $40K for incident that left actress with cuts to neck, face". CBC News. November 27, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2021.

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