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Louis Leterrier (French: [lwi lətɛʁje]; born 17 June 1973) is a French film director and producer. Best known for his work in action films, he directed the first two Transporter films (2002–2005), Unleashed (2005), The Incredible Hulk (2008), Clash of the Titans (2010), Now You See Me (2013) and the streaming television series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019).

Louis Leterrier
Leterrier at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	(1973-06-17) 17 June 1973 (age 49) Paris, France
Alma mater	New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Occupation	Film director film producer
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Béatrice Leterrier[1]
Children	2
Parents	François Leterrier (father) Catherine Leterrier (mother)
Relatives	François Fabius (uncle) Laurent Fabius (uncle)

Early life

Leterrier was born in Paris, the son of director François Leterrier and costume designer Catherine Leterrier (née Fabius). He is the nephew of politician Laurent Fabius and antiquarian François Fabius. He was guided artistically by his mother. Leterrier was at first a drummer for a music group before experimenting with short films. At the age of 18, after some training in advertising and publicity, he left France to study cinema at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.

Career

In 1997, he assisted Jean-Pierre Jeunet on the set of Alien Resurrection. On returning to France, he worked with Luc Besson on the production of commercials for Club Internet and L'Oréal as well as on the film Joan of Arc. He also collaborated, as the second assistant director, with Alain Chabat on the production of Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre (2002).

Later in 2002, Louis Leterrier directed The Transporter, an action movie starring Jason Statham. Although the US release lists him as artistic director and Corey Yuen as director, the opening credits of the European release grant him directorial credit and list Yuen as action director. Leterrier later entered the so-called "Besson stable" – a group of directors working on films produced by or associated with Luc Besson – alongside Chris Nahon and Pierre Morel. He directed Jet Li in Unleashed, his solo debut feature, a full-length martial arts film (2004). Luc Besson then entrusted him with directorial control of Transporter 2, set this time in Miami.[2]

In 2008, as part of a wave of French directors employed in Hollywood, he directed his first big-budget American film, The Incredible Hulk. His next project, a remake of the 1981 Clash of the Titans produced by Warner Bros., was released on 2 April 2010. Leterrier had mentioned that he would like to create a Clash of the Titans franchise, should the latest film prove to be successful.[3][4] However, in June 2010, Jonathan Liebesman was named as director of the sequel, leaving Leterrier's involvement in future films in doubt.[5]

Leterrier directed the spy comedy film Grimsby (2016), written by, and starring, Sacha Baron Cohen.[6] In March 2015, Deadline Hollywood reported that Leterrier was in talks to direct the shark thriller film In the Deep, for Sony Pictures Entertainment.[7] However, on 3 June 2015, TheWrap reported that Leterrier had exited the film due to creative differences and the reduction of the previously told budget.[8]

In 2019, Leterrier directed the first season of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance for Netflix, a prequel series to The Dark Crystal consisting of ten hour-long episodes, consisting entirely of puppetry and special effects.

In 2022, Leterrier announced that he will be directing Fast X, the tenth installment of the Fast & Furious franchise, replacing series director Justin Lin, which is produced by and starring Vin Diesel.[9]

Filmography

Feature films

Director

Year	Title	Notes
2002	The Transporter	Co-director with Corey Yuen
2005	Unleashed
	Transporter 2
2008	The Incredible Hulk
2010	Clash of the Titans
2013	Now You See Me
2016	Grimsby
2022	The Takedown
2023	Fast X	Replaced Justin Lin[10]

Executive producer

• Wrath of the Titans (2012)
• Now You See Me 2 (2016)

Producer

• Strays (2023)

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra	Ouhécharlis
2010	Clash of the Titans	Kraken	Uncredited role

Television

Year	Title	Director	Executive Producer	Notes
2017	Tycoon	Yes	Yes	9 episodes
2019	The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance	Yes	Yes	10 episodes
2021	Lupin	Yes	No	3 episodes
TBA	Dark Matter	Yes	Yes	TBA

Other credits

Year	Title	Role
1992	The Son of the Mekong	Trainee
1997	Alien Resurrection	On-set production assistant
1998	Restons groupés	Second assistant director
1999	The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc	Production assistant
2002	Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra	Second assistant director
	The Idol
	The Transporter	Artistic director
2016	Ares	Co-producer

References

External links

• Louis Leterrier at IMDb

На других языках

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- [en] Louis Leterrier

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[es] Louis Leterrier

Louis Leterrier (París, 17 de junio de 1973) es un director de cine francés, conocido por películas de acción como las dos primeras películas de la saga del Transporter, la película de superhéroes The Incredible Hulk, Furia de titanes, Now You See Me, entre otras.

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[ru] Летерье, Луи

Луи́ Летерье́ (фр. Louis Leterrier; род. 17 июня 1973 года, Париж, Франция) — французский кинорежиссёр, работающий в Голливуде.

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