David Hackl is a Canadian

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and

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Life and career

Hackl was the production designer and second unit director for ''

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'', ''

Saw III ''Saw III'' is a 2006 horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman from a screenplay by Leigh Whannell and a story by Whannell and James Wan. A sequel to ''Saw II'' (2005) and the third installment in the ''Saw'' film series, it stars Tobin Bel ...

'', and ''

Saw IV ''Saw IV'' is a 2007 horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman from a screenplay by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, and a story by Melton, Dunstan, and Thomas Fenton. A sequel to '' Saw III'' (2006) and the fourth installment in the ''Sa ...

''; as well as for ''

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''. He was in talks to direct ''Saw IV'', but

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returned as the director. Later it was reported that Hackl would direct both ''

Saw V ''Saw V'' is a 2008 horror film directed by David Hackl, in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. A sequel to '' Saw IV'' (2007) and the fifth installment in the ''Saw'' film series, it stars Tobin Bel ...

'' and ''

Saw VII ''Saw 3D'' (also released as ''Saw: The Final Chapter'') is a 2010 American 3D horror film directed by Kevin Greutert and written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. A sequel to '' Saw VI'' (2009) and the seventh installment in the ''Saw' ...

'', but eventually he only directed ''Saw V'', while ''Saw VII'' was directed by

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, the editor of all of the ''

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'' films to date, who also directed ''

Saw VI ''Saw VI'' is a 2009 horror film directed by Kevin Greutert (in his directorial debut) and written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. A sequel to ''Saw V'' (2008) and the sixth installment in the ''Saw'' film series, it stars Tobin Bell, Cos ...

''. Despite negative reviews of the film, his direction in ''Saw V'' has been referred to by ''

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'' as "slick direction". Hackl directed Jeff Reher's speculative script ''

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'' and was set to direct the film adaption of the novel ''The Butcher Bride''.
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Filmography

* ''Mary Silliman's War'' (1994) (art director) * ''Jerry and Tom'' (1998) (production designer) * '' Zebra Lounge'' (2001) (production designer) * ''Club Land'' (2001) (production designer) * '' Cybermutt'' (2002) (production designer) * ''The Riverman'' (2004) (production designer) * '' Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story'' (2004) (production designer) * ''

'' (2005) (production designer) * ''

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'' (2006) (production designer) * ''

'' (2006) (second unit director/production designer) * ''

'' (2007) (second unit director/production designer) * ''

'' (2008) (second unit director/production designer) * '' Outlander'' (2008) (production designer) * ''

'' (2008) (director) * ''The Fatal Five'' (2009) (actor) * '' Into the Grizzly Maze'' a.k.a. ''Endangered'' a.k.a. ''Red Machine'' (2013) (director) * '' Life on the Line'' (2015) (director) * '' Daughter of the Wolf'' (2019) (director) * '' Dangerous'' (2021) (director)

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* 1963 births Canadian production designers Film directors from Toronto Canadian horror film directors Living people {{Canada-film-director-stub