Jan Mikael Håfström is a Swedish film director and screenwriter.[1] He is best known for the 2003 film Evil,[2] and the movie adaptation of Stephen King's short story 1408.
Mikael Håfström | |
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Mikael Håfström (left), IFFI (2005) | |
| Born | Jan Mikael Håfström Lund, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Born in Lund, Sweden, Mikael Håfström studied film at the University of Stockholm and the School of Visual Arts.[3]
Håfström's 2003 film Evil was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards.[4] His slasher film, Drowning Ghost, screened at the 2004 Cannes Film Market.[5]
In 2005, Håfström directed Derailed, which starred Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston.[6]
Håfström directed 1408, a horror film based on the Stephen King short story of the same name and starring John Cusack, in 2007.[7] He collaborated with Cusack again in Shanghai, which premiered at the 2010 Shanghai International Film Festival.[8]
He directed The Rite, an exorcism thriller film starring Anthony Hopkins, in 2011.[9] His 2013 film, Escape Plan, starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone.[10]
In 2013, it was announced that Håfström will direct a film adaptation of Tunnels.[11] In November 2021, it was announced he would direct the sci-fi film Slingshot.[12]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Original title |
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| 1995 | Vendetta | Yes | No | |
| 2001 | Days Like This | Yes | Yes | Leva Livet |
| 2003 | Kopps | No | Yes | |
| Evil | Yes | Yes | Ondskan | |
| 2004 | Drowning Ghost | Yes | Yes | Strandvaskaren |
| 2005 | Derailed | Yes | No | |
| 2007 | 1408 | Yes | No | |
| 2010 | Shanghai | Yes | No | |
| 2011 | The Rite | Yes | No | |
| 2013 | Escape Plan | Yes | No | |
| 2019 | The Perfect Patient | Yes | No | Quick |
| 2021 | Outside the Wire | Yes | No | |
| TBA | Slingshot | Yes | No | |
| TBA | Tunnels | Yes | No |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
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| 1989 | Terrorns Finger | Yes | No |
| 1992 | Hassel: De Giriga | Yes | Yes |
| Botgörarna | Yes | Yes | |
| 1996 | Skuggornas Hus | Yes | No |
| 1997 | Chock 1: The Angel of Death | Yes | No |
| Chock 2: Kött | No | Yes | |
| 1999 | Sjätte Dagen | No | Yes |
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