Patrick Lussier is a Canadian-American filmmaker and editor.

Career

Lussier was born in

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. He was nominated at the Annual

Gemini Awards The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's English-language television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in th ...

for Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series for ''Adrift'' in 1994 and ''Heads'' in 1995. In 1996, he edited the ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...

'' television film. Lussier has worked as a film editor on most of director

Wes Craven Wesley Earl Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Amongst his Wes Craven filmography, prolific filmography, Craven worked primarily in the Horror film, horror genre, particularly sla ...

's latter films, including ''

Wes Craven's New Nightmare ''Wes Craven's New Nightmare'' (also known simply as ''New Nightmare'') is a 1994 American meta supernatural slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven, creator of 1984's ''A Nightmare on Elm Street''. It is the seventh installment in the ...

'', ''

Vampire in Brooklyn ''Vampire in Brooklyn'' is a 1995 American vampire comedy horror film directed by Wes Craven. It stars Eddie Murphy, who produced and wrote with his brothers Vernon Lynch and Charles Q. Murphy. The film co-stars Angela Bassett, Allen Payne, K ...

'', '' Red Eye,'' and the first three installments in the ''Scream'' film series. He made his directorial debut with '' The Prophecy 3: The Ascent'', and co-wrote and directed the Craven-produced ''

Dracula 2000 ''Dracula 2000'' (also known as ''Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000'' and internationally as ''Dracula 2001'') is a 2000 American horror film co-written and directed by Patrick Lussier and produced by Joel Soisson. Starring Gerard Butler in th ...

''. He also directed '' White Noise: The Light'', which was a financial failure in spite of positive critical reception. He returned to editing on the English-language remake of '' The Eye'' starring

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, 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 Todd Farmer (born November 21, 1968) is an American screenwriter and actor known for his work in the horror genre. He wrote or co-wrote the story or screenplay for ''Jason X'' (2001), '' The Messengers'' (2007), ''My Bloody Valentine 3D'' (2009) ...

. On September 19, 2009, Lussier signed on to write and direct ''Halloween III'', the second sequel to

Rob Zombie Robert Bartleh Cummings (born January 12, 1965), known professionally as Rob Zombie, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, filmmaker, and actor. His music and lyrics are notable for their horror and sci-fi themes, and his live show ...

's 2007 reboot of the ''

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'' franchise, originally scheduled for 2011 but later delayed before ultimately being cancelled. In 2010, Lussier directed the supernatural road action film ''

Drive Angry ''Drive Angry'' (alternatively titled ''Drive Angry 3D'') is a 2011 American action horror film in the exploitation cinema tradition, directed by Patrick Lussier, who co-wrote it with Todd Farmer. The film stars Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, Will ...

'', released on February 25, 2011. He co-wrote the screenplay with his previous collaborator Todd Farmer, of ''My Bloody Valentine 3D.'' Lussier and screenwriter

Laeta Kalogridis Laeta Kalogridis ( ) is an American screenwriter and television and film producer of Greek descent. She has written scripts for ''Alexander'' (2004), '' Night Watch'' (2004), ''Pathfinder'' (2007) and '' Shutter Island'' (2010). She also serve ...

are founding members and creative consultants for

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. The duo wrote and co-produced the fifth film in the long-running '' Terminator'' series, ''

Terminator Genisys ''Terminator Genisys'' is a 2015 American cyberpunk action film that is the fifth installment in the Terminator (franchise), ''Terminator'' franchise. It is a Reboot (fiction), reboot of the franchise, taking the premise of the The Terminator, ...

'', released in 2015, and served as consultants for '' Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation''. 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. In 2019, he directed an episode of the US series ''

The Purge ''The Purge'' is an American anthology media franchise centered on a series of dystopian action horror films distributed by Universal Pictures and produced by Blumhouse Productions and Platinum Dunes, which are written and in some cases also ...

'' for season 2.

Filmography

Film Direct-to-video Television Editor only

References

External links

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