Troy Nixey (born 12 April, 1972) is a Canadian
comic book
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artist and
film director
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.
Comic books
Nixey has written and
illustrated for comic books such as ''
Neil Gaiman's Only the End of the World Again'', ''
Harley Quinn
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'', and ''
The Matrix Comics''.
Film
After submitting his
2007
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short
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''Latchkey's Lament'' to
filmmaker
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Guillermo del Toro
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looking for guidance and feedback, Nixey received an offer to direct his first full-length film, ''
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark'', a remake of a 1973
ABC
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made-for-television
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horror film
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that originally starred
Kim Darby
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.
"Word of Mouth: 'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark' a team effort" at the LA Times
Retrieved September 5, 2011 The 2011 version starred Guy Pearce
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, Katie Holmes
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, and Bailee Madison
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.
References
External links
Interview with Troy Nixey
Cinematic Happenings Under Development, October 5, 2007
*
1972 births
Living people
Artists from Alberta
Film directors from Alberta
Canadian comics writers
Canadian comics artists
Writers from Lethbridge
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