Patrick Lussier Explained

Patrick Lussier
Birth Place:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation:Director, cinematographer
Yearsactive:1989–present

Patrick Lussier is a Canadian-American filmmaker and editor.

Career

Lussier was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1] He was nominated at the Annual Gemini Awards for Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series for Adrift in 1994[2] and Heads in 1995.[3] In 1996, he edited the Doctor Who television film.

Lussier has worked as a film editor on most of director Wes Craven's latter films, including Wes Craven's New Nightmare, Vampire in Brooklyn, Red Eye, and the first three installments in the Scream film series. He made his directorial debut with , and co-wrote and directed the Craven-produced Dracula 2000. He also directed , which was a financial failure in spite of positive critical reception. He returned to editing on the English-language remake of The Eye starring Jessica Alba, on which he was also a visual consultant, and has also been credited as a visual consultant on Whisper and Darkness Falls amongst others.

Lussier directed the 2009 remake of My Bloody Valentine for Lionsgate Films, written by Zane Smith and Todd Farmer.[4] On September 19, 2009, Lussier signed on to write and direct Halloween III,[5] the second sequel to Rob Zombie's 2007 reboot of the Halloween franchise, originally scheduled for 2011 but later delayed before ultimately being cancelled.[6] In 2010, Lussier directed the supernatural road action film Drive Angry,[7] released on February 25, 2011.[8] He co-wrote the screenplay with his previous collaborator Todd Farmer, of My Bloody Valentine 3D.[9] Lussier and screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis are founding members and creative consultants for Skydance Media. The duo wrote and co-produced the fifth film in the long-running Terminator series, Terminator Genisys, released in 2015,[10] and served as consultants for .

In 2016, Lussier returned to the Scream franchise to direct the second season finale for the MTV television series adaptation "When a Stranger Calls". In 2018, Lussier directed and co-produced the Hulu/Blumhouse anthology film "Flesh & Blood" for their new Into the Dark series.[11] In 2019, he directed an episode of the US series The Purge for season 2.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorWriterEditor
2000Dracula 2000
2007
2009My Bloody Valentine 3D
2011Drive Angry
2015Terminator Genisys
2019Trick
2022Play Dead
2024Aftermath
TBA

Direct-to-video

YearTitleDirectorWriter
2000
2003
2005

Television

YearTitleEpisode
2016Scream"When a Stranger Calls"
2018Into the Dark"Flesh & Blood"
2019The Purge"Before the Sirens"

Editor only

YearTitleNotes
1989-91MacGyver16 episodes
1991Mom P.I.5 episodes
1992Nightmare Cafe4 episodes
1992-93The Odyssey6 episodes
19933 episodes
1994Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1995Galaxis
1995Vampire in Brooklyn
1996
Doctor WhoTV movie
Scream
1997Mimic
Scream 2
1998
1999Music of the Heart
2000Scream 3
2003My Boss's Daughter
2005Cursed
Red Eye
2008The Eye
2011Apollo 18

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patrick Lussier. https://web.archive.org/web/20190422091805/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb076cb8a. dead. April 22, 2019. British Film Institute. 2023-05-09.
  2. Web site: The 1994 Gemini nominees. . Playback. 1994-02-14. 2023-05-09.
  3. Web site: The 1995 Gemini nominees. . Playback. 1995-01-30. 2023-05-09.
  4. Web site: MY BLOODY VALENTINE: The Naked Truth. Fangoria. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090525140233/http://fangoria.com/features/21-fearful-features/2552-my-bloody-valentine-the-naked-truth.html. 2009-05-25.
  5. Web site: Halloween 3D Might Have an FX Artist, Despite Temporary Hold. DreadCentral.
  6. Web site: Patrick Lussier in Talks for 'Halloween 3D'. Bloody-Disgusting.
  7. Web site: Promo Art for Lussier's 'Drive Angry'. Bloody-Disgusting.
  8. Web site: Summit Sets Bloody High Speed Chase 'Drive Angry' for 2011. Bloody-Disgusting.
  9. Web site: Patrick Lussier Talks Remaking 'My Bloody Valentine' in 3-D!. Bloody-Disgusting.
  10. Web site: Laeta Kalogridis And Patrick Lussier Set To Script New 'Terminator' - Deadline.com. Deadline Hollywood.
  11. Web site: 'Into the Dark': Hulu's Horror Series from Blumhouse TV Will Offer Feature-Length, Holiday-Themed Episodes. IndieWire.