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Marcus Nispel is a German film director and producer, best known for several high-profile American remakes such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, as well as an extensive career in television commercials and music videos. He started a production company with partner Anouk (Frankel) Nora Portfolio Artists Network which later merged with RSA (Ridley Scott Associates) Black Dog Films to form Portfolio/Black Dog. After this Chris Wagoner took over the role of leading his music video career and with their collaboration and artists they began to work with, his career in that genre began to soar, which lead to a prolific commercial directing career. He worked at RSA as a commercial director for several years.

Marcus Nispel
Born
Frankfurt, West Germany
OccupationFilm director, producer
Years active1990-2021

Early life and career


Nispel was born in Frankfurt.[1] He grew up near McNair Barracks and was able to learn English from hanging out with children of soldiers.[2] At the age of 15, he got a job at a boutique called Hessler and Kehrer. When he had his first interview at an American ad agency, he was asked what do Oreos mean, and he realized the importance of understanding American culture, and how working in advertising helped him understand that.[3] He received a Fulbright Scholarship at the age of 20 and attended Brooklyn College and New York Institute of Technology. He was also an art director for Young & Rubicam.

In 2000, Nispel ran a print ad in Shoot for a temporary office in South Africa in the wake of a union strike. The ad depicted an old African woman's breasts with the tagline, "In South Africa, this is what SAG means." The ad was decried by SAG as anti-union and racist, and after an apology was issued from Ridley and Tony Scott, Nispel was forced to resign from RSA, along with two other employees involved with the ad. He later signed to MJZ for commercial work.[4]


Feature career


Nispel was set to make his directorial debut with the film End of Days, but stepped down before shooting due to issues with the budget. He found that films with large budgets would end up not letting him do anything with them. Around the same time, a 64-page manifesto he had written for on-set demands was leaked publicly.[5]

In 2002, Nispel signed on to direct The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.[6] He was initially opposed to remaking the film, but Daniel Pearl, the cinematographer for the original film and regular collaborator with Nispel, convinced him to direct. The film was released on October 17, 2003 to negative reviews but was financially successful, grossing $107 million worldwide.

After directing The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Nispel signed on to direct a psychological thriller called Need, starring Diane Lane.[7] He picked the film as he wanted something 'diametrically opposed to TCM', but it was never released. Throughout the 2000s and into the 2010s, Nispel would direct several more remakes of prominent genre films, such as Friday the 13th (reuniting him with Platinum Dunes, who made Texas Chainsaw) and Conan the Barbarian. In 2015, Nispel directed the ghost exorcism film Exeter, formerly titled Backmask.[8]

In a 2021 interview, Nispel announced he had retired from film directing, becoming a property developer.[9]


Personal life


He is married to singer/songwriter/commercial editor Dyan Humes-Nispel, who has written songs for various artists including Whitney Houston.[10] They have two children.[unreliable source?]


Filmography



Film


Year Title Director Producer Writer Notes
2003 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Yes No No
2004 Frankenstein Yes Yes No Telefilm
2007 Pathfinder Yes Yes No
2009 Friday the 13th Yes No No
2011 Conan the Barbarian Yes No No
2015 Exeter Yes Yes Story

Trailers



Videography


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2006



References


  1. Nispel, Marcus (10 April 2013). "Marcus Nispel: "Directing Is a Mixture of Symphony and Jazz"". My First Shoot (Interview). Interviewed by Paul Stone. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. Patrizio, Andy (25 March 2004). "An Interview with Marcus Nispel". IGN. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. "Marcus Nispel". Adweek. 10 October 2003. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. "South Africa or Bust". AdAge. 1 June 2000. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  5. Cox, Dan; Carver, Benedict (10 August 1998). "World according to Nispel". Variety. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  6. Harris, Dana (7 May 2002). "Nispel to direct remake of 'Chainsaw Massacre'". Variety. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  7. McNary, Dave (3 November 2003). "'Chainsaw' helmer feeds his 'Need'". Variety. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  8. "Awful Trailer for 'F13' and 'Chainsaw' Director's 'Exeter' - Bloody Disgusting". Bloody-disgusting.com. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  9. "Popcorn and Soda|#12. Marcus Nispel |Texas Chainsaw Massacre". YouTube.
  10. "Dyan Humes". Discogs.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  11. LaPorte, Nicole (2 May 2004). "Nispel takes an 'Evil' turn". Variety. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017.
  12. Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Marcus Nispel technician videography". Music Video DataBase. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  13. Nispel, Marcus. "complex.com - 15 most accomplished music video directors - Marcus Nispel". Music Video. Retrieved 25 August 2011.



На других языках

- [en] Marcus Nispel

[ru] Ниспель, Маркус

Ма́ркус Ни́спель (нем. Marcus Nispel; род. 1963) — американский режиссёр и клипмейкер немецкого происхождения.


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