Marcel Langenegger (2 April 1967 – 10 September 2015) was a Swiss film director, film producer and screenwriter from Rebstein, Switzerland. His 2008 debut feature film, '' Deception'', starred

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, and Michelle Williams.

Life and career

Langenegger read Art and Film at the

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. He also studied Design and Visual Arts at the

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, and was part of a master's degree class at the main campus of the Art Center College of Design in

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, California. Later he worked freelance as designer and art director back in Zürich before relocating in 1995 to Los Angeles. In 2000 he signed with

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but the company collapsed when the owner was diagnosed with cancer. He signed with Warner but his contract was annulled after the merger with AOL. He could only finish his first feature film '' Deception'' by shooting all scenes with his star

in a single month to accommodate Jackman's simultaneous involvement in '' Australia''. In 2012 he produced Jordan Roberts' '' 3,2,1... Frankie Go Boom'', starring

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, and

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. He wrote a

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action-drama film, '' Blue Eyed Samurai'', which has not yet gone into production.

Death

On September 10, 2015, he died at 48 years old. No cause of death has been exposed.

Filmography

* '' Deception'' (2008) - director * '' 3,2,1... Frankie Go Boom'' (2012) - producer

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Langenegger, Marcel 1968 births 2015 deaths Swiss film directors Swiss expatriates in the United States