Tyler Gillett Explained

Tyler Gillett (born March 6, 1982) is an American film director, cinematographer, actor, writer, and producer. A co-creator of the filmmaking collective Radio Silence, Gillett co-directed, with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, the horror films Devil's Due (2014), Ready or Not (2019), Scream (2022), Scream VI (2023), and Abigail (2024).

Early life and education

Born and raised in Flagstaff, Arizona, Gillett earned dual BFAs in film production and studio art, photography, from the University of Arizona in 2004.^[1]

Film

Gillett began his film career in the camera department on the Will Ferrell film Semi-Pro. After working as a camera loader, operator and then DP, he began directing short films with comedians from The Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, and later directed, produced and edited the series Domesticating,^[2] Funny in Love and Books, for Fremantle Media.^[3]

Chad, Matt & Rob

In 2009, Gillett began working with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Chad Villella as part of the collective Chad, Matt & Rob. Gillett co-directed, co-produced, co-wrote, co-edited and worked as cinematographer on three interactive adventure shorts – The Birthday Party,^[4] The Teleporter^[5] and The Treasure Hunt^[6] – as well as the found footage horror short Mountain Devil Prank Fails Horribly.^[7] The group became known for their signature style, which blended adventure, comedy, sci-fi and horror, and received nearly 100,000,000 views online.^[8]

Radio Silence

After the dissolution of Chad, Matt & Rob, Gillett formed Radio Silence with Bettinelli-Olpin, Villella and Justin Martinez.^[9] The group co-directed the "10/31/98" segment of the horror feature film V/H/S.^{[10] [11]} V/H/S premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival,^{[12] [13]} where it was acquired by Magnolia Pictures,^{[14] [15]} and released theatrically on October 5, 2012.^[16]

With Bettinelli-Olpin, Gillett directed Devil's Due,^[17] a 2014 horror feature film from Twentieth Century Fox and Davis Entertainment.^[18] Their film Southbound premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and was released theatrically by the Orchard on February 5, 2016.^{[19] [20]} Paul Thomas Anderson called the film "a hidden gem."^[21]

In 2019, Gillett co-directed the well-reviewed comedic thriller Ready or Not with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin for Fox Searchlight, starring Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Andie MacDowell, and Mark O'Brien.^[22] The film was nominated for Best Horror Film at the 46th Saturn Awards.

In March 2020, it was announced that Gillett would co-direct Scream, the fifth installment of the Scream franchise, alongside Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, with Kevin Williamson serving as executive producer.^[23] The film was released on January 14, 2022.^{[24] [25]} The film was nominated for Best Movie at the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards.^[26]

In 2022, Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett directed Scream VI which was released on March 10, 2023 by Paramount Pictures.^[27] The film won Best Movie at the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards and ranked #3 on The Hollywood Reporters list of "The Best Slasher Movies of the Decade".^{[28] [29]}

In 2023, Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett directed Abigail which was released on April 19, 2024, by Universal Pictures.^[30] The film was nominated for Best Wide Release Movie at the 2024 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.^[31] and included on many best of 2024 lists including Variety's "The Best Horror Movies of 2024", Screen Rant's "10 Best Horror Movies Of 2024", Bloody Disgustings "The 10 Best Horror Movies Released in the First Half of 2024", Time Out's "The Best Horror Movies of 2024" and SlashFilms "The 19 Best Horror Movies Of 2024 So Far".^{[32] [33] [34] [35] [36]}

Gillett is also a producer on V/H/S, V/H/S/94, V/H/S/99 and V/H/S/85.

Reply All

Gillett appeared in a March 2020 episode of the podcast Reply All, "The Case of the Missing Hit", in which he asked the podcasts' hosts for help in identifying a song he had heard on mainstream radio in the 1990s, but of which there was barely any trace on the internet. In the episode, Reply All host P.J. Vogt goes to great lengths to try to identify the song, including interviewing a variety of music industry notables and hiring a group of musicians to record the song based on Gillett's recollection. The episode was both popular and critically acclaimed,^[37] with The Guardian calling it "perhaps the best-ever episode of any podcast".^[38]

Filmography

Accolades

Notes and References

1. Web site: UA News. https://web.archive.org/web/20131212072352/http://uanews.org/calendar/49618-films-play-it-again-greatest-hits-ua-school-theatre-film-television. usurped. December 12, 2013.
2. Web site: The Bitter Script Reader. Tyler Gillett & Joel Church-Cooper's "Domesticating". January 19, 2012 . January 19, 2012.
3. Web site: The Bitter Script Reader. Tyler Gillett on "Books" – from TV pilot to webseries. 11 December 2011. December 28, 2011 .
4. Web site: The Birthday Party: A Chad, Matt & Rob Interactive Adventure! . YouTube . January 15, 2010 . December 9, 2013.
5. Web site: The Teleporter: Chad, Matt & Rob Interactive Mini-Adventures! . YouTube . November 21, 2010 . December 9, 2013.
6. Web site: The Treasure Hunt: A Chad, Matt & Rob Interactive Adventure! . YouTube . January 26, 2011 . December 9, 2013.
7. Web site: Mountain Devil Prank Fails Horribly . YouTube . April 22, 2010 . December 9, 2013.
8. Web site: The Bitter Script Reader. The Chad, Matt & Rob Interview: Part I – Breaking out on the web. January 31, 2011 . January 31, 2011.
9. Web site: Vespe. Eric. Quint thinks V/H/S, a found footage horror anthology, is the first great horror flick to screen at Sundance 2012!. January 23, 2012.
10. News: Hanley. Ken W.. First Generation "V/H/S": Radio Silence. Diabolique. August 6, 2013.
11. News: Zeitchik. Steven. Wingard, West headline new Bloody Disgusting film. Los Angeles Times. October 13, 2011.
12. Web site: Miska. Brad. Our Film 'V/H/S' Will Premiere at Sundance 2012, First Look!. December 2, 2011 . December 1, 2012.
13. News: Barnes. Brooks. Delusional Teenagers and Other Sundance Offerings. The New York Times. December 1, 2011.
14. News: Lowe. Justin. V/H/S: Sundance Film Review. The Hollywood Reporter. January 27, 2012.
15. News: Miller. Daniel. Sundance 2012: Magnolia Pictures Acquiring Horror Flick 'V/H/S' for North of $1 Million (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. January 26, 2012. Jay A. Fernandez.
16. Web site: Dickson. Evan. First Theatrical Dates And Locations For 'V/H/S' Announced. July 27, 2012.
17. News: Alexander. Bryan. First Look: 'Devil's Due' poster shows bad pregnancy. USA Today. October 19, 2013.
18. Web site: Zimmerman. Samuel. New film from "V/H/S" standouts Radio Silence gets date. May 14, 2013.
19. Sneider, Jeff (2015-10-8) The Wrap http://www.thewrap.com/the-orchard-buys-anthology-horror-movie-southbound-after-toronto-debut/
20. Web site: Erbland. Kate. Toronto International Film Festival Reveals Midnight Madness and Vanguard Slate. August 11, 2015 .
21. Fangoria (Volume 2, Issue 3) Fangoria https://twitter.com/bradmiska/status/1110741195880308737
22. Web site: Adam Brody Joins Samara Weaving In Radio Silence's 'Ready or Not'. Bloody Disgusting. Brad. Miska. October 18, 2018. October 18, 2018.
23. Web site: 'Scream 5' Scores 'Ready or Not' Team Radio Silence to Direct (& Scare Us Silly) . Gemmill . Allie . March 12, 2020 . Collider . en-US. March 15, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200429191002/https://collider.com/scream-5-ready-or-not-radio-silence-director-plot-details/. April 29, 2020. live.
24. Web site: Relaunch of 'Scream' Slashing Into Theaters on January 14, 2022!. Miska. Brad. BloodyDisgusting. August 28, 2020. August 28, 2020.
25. Web site: Kroll . Justin . June 24, 2020 . New Scream Movie From Spyglass Media Will Be Released by Paramount (EXCLUSIVE) . June 24, 2020 . Variety.
26. Web site: MTV Movie and TV Awards Winners List 2022 (Updated Live). Variety. Ethan. Shanfeld. June 5, 2022. June 5, 2022. June 6, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220606000151/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/mtv-movie-tv-awards-2022-winners-list-1235285214/. live.
27. Web site: D'Alessandro . Anthony . March 18, 2022 . Scream Sequel & Bob Marley Biopic Theatrical Release Dates Set By Paramount . March 18, 2022 . Deadline.
28. Web site: Nordyke . Kimberly . May 7, 2023 . MTV Movie & TV Awards: Full List of Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230508014322/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mtv-movie-tv-awards-2023-winners-list-1235479868/ . May 8, 2023 . May 8, 2023 . The Hollywood Reporter.
29. July 5, 2024 . Richard . Newby . The Best Slasher Movies of the Decade . July 8, 2024 . The Hollywood Reporter.
30. Web site: D'Alessandro . Anthony . Universal's Melissa Barrera & Angus Cloud Monster Thriller From Radio Silence Gets Title & Trailer . . . 11 January 2024 . 11 January 2024 . January 11, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240111190532/https://deadline.com/2024/01/radio-silence-abigail-universal-monster-movie-1235716719/ . live .
31. July 8, 2024 . Angel . Melanson . The Wait Is Over: Here Are The 2024 FANGORIA CHAINSAW AWARDS Nominees . July 8, 2024 . Fangoria.
32. June 20, 2024 . William . Earl . The Best Horror Movies of 2024 So Far, Ranked: 'Immaculate,' 'Late Night With the Devil,' 'In a Violent Nature' and More . July 8, 2024 . Variety.
33. June 15, 2024 . Kylie . Hemmert . 10 Best Horror Movies Of 2024 . July 8, 2024 . ScreenRant.
34. June 28, 2024 . Meagan . Navarro . The 10 Best Horror Movies Released in the First Half of 2024 . July 8, 2024 . Bloody Disgusting.
35. July 1, 2024 . Phil . de Semlyen . The best horror movies and shows of 2024 (so far) for a truly scary watch . July 8, 2024 . TimeOut.
36. July 1, 2024 . Slash . Film . The 19 Best Horror Movies Of 2024 So Far . July 8, 2024 . SlashFilm.
37. Web site: P.J. Vogt on Reply All's Instantly Legendary Episode . New York Magazine Vulture . Nicholas . Quah . March 11, 2020.
38. Web site: Reply All's The Case of the Missing Hit: could this be the best podcast episode ever? . The Guardian . March 10, 2020 . Hannah J. . Davies.
39. Web site: 'Scream' Sequel Seeing Return Of Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding & Jenna Ortega. Deadline Hollywood. Anthony. D'Alessandro. May 10, 2022. June 7, 2022.
40. https://www.saturnawards.org . . January 15, 2025 . January 15, 2025.