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Marcus Nispel

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Marcus Nispel
Born (1963-05-26) 26 May 1963 (age 61)[1]
Frankfurt, West Germany
Occupation(s)Film director, producer
Years active1990–2021

Marcus Nispel (born 26 May 1963)[1] is a German film director and producer, best known for several high-profile American remakes such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003). He has also directed various television commercials and music videos, including C+C Music Factory's "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" and "Things That Make You Go Hmmm...", Janet Jackson's "Runaway", Fugees' "Ready or Not", and Spice Girls' "Spice Up Your Life".

Early life and career

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Nispel was born on 26 May 1963[1] in Frankfurt.[2] He grew up near McNair Barracks and was able to learn English from hanging out with children of soldiers.[3] At the age of 15, he got a job at a boutique called Hessler and Kehrer. When he had his first interview at an American ad agency, he was asked what do Oreos mean, and he realized the importance of understanding American culture, and how working in advertising helped him understand that.[4][5] He received a Fulbright Scholarship at the age of 20 and attended Brooklyn College and New York Institute of Technology. He was also an art director for Young & Rubicam. He started a production company, Portfolio Artists Network which later merged with RSA (Ridley Scott Associates) Black Dog Films to form Portfolio/Black Dog. He worked at RSA as a commercial director for several years, resigning in 2000.

Feature career

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Nispel was set to make his feature directorial debut with End of Days, but stepped down before shooting due to issues with the budget.[6] In 2002, Nispel signed on to direct The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.[7] He was initially opposed to remaking the film, but Daniel Pearl, the cinematographer for the original film and regular collaborator with Nispel, convinced him to direct. The film was released on October 17, 2003 to negative reviews but was financially successful, grossing $107 million worldwide.

Throughout the 2000s and into the 2010s, Nispel would direct several more remakes of prominent genre films, such as Friday the 13th (reuniting him with Platinum Dunes, who made Texas Chainsaw) and Conan the Barbarian. In 2015, Nispel directed the ghost exorcism film Exeter, formerly titled Backmask.[8]

Unrealized projects

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Personal life

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He is married to singer/songwriter/commercial editor Dyan Humes-Nispel who has written songs for various artists including Whitney Houston. They have two children.

Filmography

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Film

Year Title Director Producer Notes
2003 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Yes No
2004 Frankenstein Yes Yes TV movie
2007 Pathfinder Yes Yes
2009 Friday the 13th Yes No
2009 His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th No No Himself
2011 Conan the Barbarian Yes No
2015 Exeter Yes Yes Also story writer

Trailers

Videography

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1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2006

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Marcus Nispel". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  2. ^ Nispel, Marcus (10 April 2013). "Marcus Nispel: "Directing Is a Mixture of Symphony and Jazz"". My First Shoot (Interview). Interviewed by Paul Stone. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  3. ^ Patrizio, Andy (25 March 2004). "An Interview with Marcus Nispel". IGN. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Marcus Nispel". Adweek. 10 October 2003. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Horror Movies". Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  6. ^ Cox, Dan; Carver, Benedict (10 August 1998). "World according to Nispel". Variety. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  7. ^ Harris, Dana (7 May 2002). "Nispel to direct remake of 'Chainsaw Massacre'". Variety. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Awful Trailer for 'F13' and 'Chainsaw' Director's 'Exeter' - Bloody Disgusting". Bloody-disgusting.com. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  9. ^ Petrikin, Chris (22 April 1997). "Cruise talks Spector pic". Variety. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  10. ^ Cox, Dan (25 June 1997). "'S.W.A.T.' regroups". Variety. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Americanized remake of Full Contact by a German director!!!". Ain't It Cool News. 29 October 1997. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  12. ^ Carver, Benedict (6 July 1998). "Great 'Days' for Nispel". Variety. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  13. ^ Harris, Dana (15 October 2003). "'Expendables' Nispel's next plunge". Variety. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  14. ^ McNary, Dave (3 November 2003). "'Chainsaw' helmer feeds his 'Need'". Variety. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  15. ^ Ball, Ryan (21 June 2005). "McGee's Alice Gets Director, Star". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  16. ^ McNary, Dave (30 April 2009). "Marcus Nispel takes a 'Voyage'". Variety. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  17. ^ Kit, Borys (13 January 2012). "'Conan' Director Marcus Nispel Takes On Horror-Action Movie 'Hack/Slash' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  18. ^ McNary, Dave (30 April 2015). "CANNES: Marcus Nispel Boards Horror-Thriller 'Stowaway'". Variety. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  19. ^ LaPorte, Nicole (2 May 2004). "Nispel takes an 'Evil' turn". Variety. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017.
  20. ^ Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Marcus Nispel technician videography". Music Video DataBase. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  21. ^ Nispel, Marcus. "complex.com - 15 most accomplished music video directors - Marcus Nispel". Music Video. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
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