Vincenzo Natali
| Vincenzo Natali | |
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 Natali at ComicCon 2010 |
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| Born | January 6, 1969 Detroit, United States |
| Other names | Vince Natali |
| Occupation | Film director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1997 - Present |
| Influenced by | Samuel Beckett David Cronenberg[1] Terry Gilliam[2] |
Vincenzo Natali (born January 6, 1969) is an American-Canadian film director and screenwriter, best known for writing and directing science fiction films such as Cube, Cypher, Nothing and Splice.
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Early life [edit]
Natali was born in Detroit, Michigan, to a nursery school teacher/painter mother and a photographer father.[3] He is of Italian and English descent.[3] He moved to Toronto, along with his family, at the age of one. He attended the film programme at Ryerson University. He was eventually hired as a storyboard artist at the Nelvana Animation Studios.[4]
Career [edit]
Natali's directing debut came in 1997, when he was approached to direct Cube (1997). The film became a success worldwide, especially in Japan and France, grossing $15 million in France, and breaking box office records for a Canadian film. At the 19th Genie Awards, the film received five nominations and also won the award for Best Canadian First Feature at the Toronto International Film Festival. After this success, Natali went on to direct Cypher (2002) and Nothing (2003).[5]
Following the June 2010 release of Splice (2009),[6] Natali's next efforts were expected to be an adaptation of J. G. Ballard's 1975 novel High Rise[7] and a 3D adaptation of the Len Wein/Berni Wrightson comic book character Swamp Thing,[8] for producer Joel Silver.[9] A May 2010 item in The Hollywood Reporter, however, announced that Natali was to replace Joseph Khan as director of the highly anticipated adaptation of cyberpunk author William Gibson's 1984 masterwork Neuromancer.[10] Natali is nominated for the 4th Annual Splatcademy Awards under the category "Best Director" presented by Cadaver Lab for his work Splice.[11]
David Hewlett, who has participated in all of Natali's major films to date, has been good friends with him since high school.
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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| 1997 | Elevated | Yes | Yes | short | |
| Cube | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2002 | Cypher | Yes | |||
| 2003 | Nothing | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2005 | Getting Gilliam | Yes | Yes | documentary on the making of Tideland | |
| 2006 | Quartier de la Madeleine | Yes | Yes | short segment of Paris, je t'aime | |
| 2009 | Splice | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2013 | Haunter | Yes | Yes | Upcoming film | |
| TBA | Neuromancer | Yes | Yes | ||
| Tunnels | Yes | ||||
| Swamp Thing | Yes | ||||
| High Rise | Yes | Yes | |||
| Theorem | Yes | Yes | |||
| 388 Arletta Avenue[12] | Yes |
Collaborations [edit]
Actors [edit]
Natali has cast certain actors in more than one of his films; David Hewlett being the most frequent.
| Elevated | Cube | Cypher | Nothing | Splice | |
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| David Hewlett | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Andrew Miller | Yes | Yes | |||
| Maurice Dean Wint | Yes | Yes | |||
| Bruce McFee | Yes | Yes | |||
| Vickie Papavs | Yes | Yes |
Other collaborations [edit]
- Michele Conroy edited Nothing and Splice.
- Michael Andrews composed music for Cypher and Nothing.
References [edit]
- ^ Riser, Troy (21 October 2005). "Interview: Vincenzo Natali: Turtles All The Way Down". the-trades.com. The Trades. Retrieved 10 April 2011. "There really weren't too many touchstones, literary or otherwise. Except Beckett. We do owe a small debt to the Theatre of the Absurd." "Yes. He's a huge influence. But we're very different kinds of directors."
- ^ Stubbs, Phil (2005). "Vincenzo Natali on the making of Tideland". smart.co.uk. Dreams – The Terry Gilliam Fanzine. Retrieved 10 April 2011. "Yes I have a new film called Nothing - which is a title that causes endless confusion. It was just released in Canada a few months ago. If there is a single film that I've done that owes a real debt to Terry, that's it actually."
- ^ a b Jarecki, Nicholas (2001). Breaking in: how 20 film directors got their start. Random House of Canada. p. 75. ISBN 0-7679-0674-8.
- ^ Northern Stars: Vincenzo Natali
- ^ "Sundance '10: Vincenzo Natali Talks 'Splice' With BD". BloodyDisgusting.
- ^ "Vincenzo Natali on Potential 'Splice' Sequels".
- ^ "Vincenzo Natali Constructs Terror on 'High Rise'".
- ^ "Vincenzo Natali Talks Dark Desires to Bring 'Swamp Thing' Back to the Big Screen".
- ^ "'Splice' Director Wants To Adapt Alan Moore's Swamp Thing Stories".
- ^ "Natali Confirmed for Neuromancer".
- ^ "Vote for the 4th Annual Splatcademy Awards".
- ^ Turek, Ryan (13 December 2010). "Exclusive: Vincenzo Natali Fills Us In On 388 Arletta Avenue". Shock Till You Drop. Retrieved 3 June 2011. "A week and a half out from the end of principal photography, executive producer Vincenzo Natali gave Shock Till You Drop a call to discuss the nature of 388 Arletta Avenue, a new thriller we learned about at the American Film Market this year that has attracted the cast Nick Stahl, Mia Kirshner and Devon Sawa."
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Vincenzo Natali |
- Vincenzo Natali at the Internet Movie Database
- Podcast interview with Vincenzo Natali about Splice (daily.greencine.com)
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