Michael Tiddes is an American film director and producer, best known for directing ''

A Haunted House ''A Haunted House'' is a 2013 American horror satire film directed by Michael Tiddes, written by, produced by and starring Marlon Wayans. Although Wayans said the film was "not exactly a parody but rather a movie with funny characters doing th ...

'' and ''

A Haunted House 2 ''A Haunted House 2'' is a 2014 American horror satire film directed by Michael Tiddes and starring Marlon Wayans. The film is the sequel to the 2013 film ''A Haunted House'' and the final installment. Produced by IM Global Octane and distribu ...

''.

Career

In 2013, Tiddes made his feature film directing debut with the horror comedy film ''

'', based on the script by

Marlon Wayans Marlon Lamont Wayans (born July 23, 1972) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Wayans began his career portraying a pedestrian in ''I'm Gonna Git You Sucka'' (1988). He went on to regularly collaborate with his brother Shawn Wa ...

and Rick Alvarez. The film was released domestically on January 11, 2013 by

Open Road Films Open Road Films, LLC (formerly Global Road Entertainment from 2017 to 2018) is an American film production and distribution company based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded by Eric Hohl on March 26, 2011 as a joint venture between the t ...

, and grossed more than $60 million with a budget of just $2.5 million. In 2014, Tiddes directed the sequel to his first film, ''

'', based on the script by Wayans and Alvarez. The film was released domestically on April 18, 2014 by Open Road, grossing $24 million with a budget of just $4 million. Tiddes directed another spoof film, ''

Fifty Shades of Black ''Fifty Shades of Black'' is a 2016 American slapstick romantic comedy film directed by Michael Tiddes and starring Marlon Wayans, who also serves as co-writer and co-producer. A parody of the 2015 erotic romantic drama film ''Fifty Shades of Gr ...

'', again scripted by Wayans and Alvarez. The film was released on January 29, 2016 by Open Road.

Future projects

In July 2014, Tiddes was hired to direct an action-comedy film ''Diablo Run'' based on the 2013 Black List script by Evan and Shea Mirzai, which

Mark Canton Mark Canton (born June 19, 1949) is an American film producer and executive. Life and early career Canton was born to a Jewish family in Queens, New York, the son of Shirley and Arthur Canton, who worked in the film industry on marketing and pub ...

would produce through his Atmosphere Entertainment along with David Hopwood and Matthew Einstein. Later in November 2014,

Voltage Pictures Voltage Pictures is an American film production and distribution company founded by Nicolas Chartier in 2005. It has assembled over 180 motion pictures, earning the company a total of two Golden Globe Awards and nine Academy Awards. Recent fi ...

came on board to finance the film, while Voltage's Craig Flores would also produce the film.

Filmography

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