André Øvredal (; born 1973) is a Norwegian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the films ''
Trollhunter
''Trollhunter'' ( no, Trolljegeren}; UK: ''Troll Hunter''; Canada: ''The Troll Hunter'') is a 2010 Norwegian dark fantasy film, made as a " found footage" mockumentary. Written and directed by André Øvredal and featuring a mixed cast of rel ...
'', ''
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
''The Autopsy of Jane Doe'' is a 2016 supernatural horror film directed by André Øvredal. It stars Emile Hirsch and Brian Cox as father-and-son coroners who experience supernatural phenomena while examining the body of an unidentified woman ( ...
'' and ''
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
''Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'' is a series of three collections of short horror stories for children, written by Alvin Schwartz and originally illustrated by Stephen Gammell. In 2011, HarperCollins published editions featuring new art b ...
''.
Life and career
He is best known for writing and directing the film ''
Trollhunter
''Trollhunter'' ( no, Trolljegeren}; UK: ''Troll Hunter''; Canada: ''The Troll Hunter'') is a 2010 Norwegian dark fantasy film, made as a " found footage" mockumentary. Written and directed by André Øvredal and featuring a mixed cast of rel ...
''.
Øvredal wrote for
20th Century Fox Television
20th Television (formerly 20th Century Fox Television, 20th Century-Fox Television, and TCF Television Productions, Inc.) is an American television production company that is a division of Disney Television Studios, part of The Walt Disney Compa ...
the pilot episode of action-horror television series ''
Enormous'',
which is based on the comic book by the same name.
Filmography
Short films
Television
References
External links
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1973 births
Living people
Norwegian film directors
Norwegian screenwriters
Norwegian film producers
Horror film directors
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