Pascal Laugier (; born 16 October 1971) is a French

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and

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Career

Laugier is a former assistant to director

Christophe Gans Christophe Gans (born 11 March 1960) is a French film director, producer, and screenwriter who specializes in horror and fantasy movies. Life and career Gans was born in Antibes, France. As a teenager, he spent a large portion of his time creati ...

, having directed the "

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" documentary about Gans' 2001 film, '' Brotherhood of the Wolf'' (Laugier also starred in the film). He has written and directed the fantasy-horror feature films '' Saint Ange'', ''

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'', and '' The Tall Man''. Laugier has been associated with the

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movement. Laugier was set to direct the

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of ''

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'' but was later taken off the project due to creative differences with the producers; Laugier wanted his film to be very serious and explore gay S&M culture, whereas the producers wanted the film to be more commercial and appeal to a teen audience. Potential future directing projects include a supernatural thriller entitled ''Details''. Laugier is also the director of

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's music video " City of Love", the teaser of which was released online in December 2015. In December 2016, while filming ''

Ghostland ''Ghostland'' (also known as ''Incident in a Ghostland'') is a 2018 horror film written and directed by Pascal Laugier. ''Ghostland'' was shown in competition at the Festival international du film fantastique de Gérardmer, where it won three aw ...

'', Taylor Hickson was told by director Laugier to bang her fists against a glass window and that it was safe to do so. The window then shattered and she fell on the glass, severely cutting the left side of her face. The wound required 70 stitches, which left her with permanent scarring. Subsequently in 2019, the film’s production company, Incident Productions Inc., "pleaded guilty to failing to ensure the safety and welfare of a worker under the

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" and was fined $40,000 by the province of

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for the incident.

Filmography

* '' Saint Ange'' (2004) * ''

'' (2008) * '' The Tall Man'' (2012) * ''

'' (2018)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Laugier, Pascal 1971 births French film directors French male screenwriters French screenwriters Horror film directors Living people