Scott Teems is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work on ''

That Evening Sun "That Evening Sun" is a short story by the American author William Faulkner, published in 1931 in the collection '' These 13'', which included Faulkner's most anthologized story, "A Rose for Emily". The story was originally published, in a slight ...

'' (2009), '' The Quarry'' (2020), ''

Halloween Kills ''Halloween Kills'' is a 2021 American slasher film directed by David Gordon Green and co-written by Green, Danny McBride and Scott Teems. It is the sequel to 2018's ''Halloween'' and the twelfth installment in the'' Halloween'' franchise. The f ...

'' (2021), and '' Firestarter'' (2022).

Career

In 2009, Teems started his career by directing and writing the drama film ''

''. In February 2012, Teems signed on to script a film version of ''

Cutting for Stone ''Cutting for Stone'' (2009) is a novel written by Ethiopian-born Indian-American medical doctor and author Abraham Verghese. It is a saga of twin brothers, orphaned by their mother's death at their births and forsaken by their father. The book i ...

''. In October 2012, he was attached to script

Scott Derrickson Scott Derrickson (born July 16, 1966) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the films '' The Exorcism of Emily Rose'' (2005), ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'' (2008), ''Sinister'' (2012), '' Deliver Us from Evil'' (2014), '' ...

's horror film ''The Breathing Method'', based on

Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...

's novella of the same name. In 2014, he wrote and directed the documentary film '' Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey''. By 2016, he scripted six episodes for the drama series ''

Rectify ''Rectify'' is an American television drama series exploring the life of a man after he is released from prison after nearly 20 years on death row following a wrongful conviction. It was created by Ray McKinnon and is the first original series f ...

'', directing two of them. In November 2018, he drafted the script for an episode of '' Narcos: Mexico''. In 2020, he directed the mystery thriller film '' The Quarry'', from a screenplay he wrote alongside Andrew Brotzman. He wrote the script and story for horror sequel ''

'' (2021), and also scripted the horror-thriller remake '' Firestarter'', released in 2022. In July 2019, Teems was announced to have drafted the story for

David Gordon Green David Gordon Green is an American filmmaker. He directed the dramas ''George Washington'' (2000), ''All the Real Girls'' (2003), and '' Snow Angels'' (2007), as well as the thriller '' Undertow'' (2004), all of which he wrote or co-wrote. In 2 ...

's upcoming ''

The Exorcist ''The Exorcist'' is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin and written for the screen by William Peter Blatty, based on his 1971 novel of the same name. It stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty W ...

'' revival. In October 2020, he was brought on board to script the upcoming '' Insidious: Fear the Dark''.

Filmography

Film Television

Accolades

For ''That Evening Sun'', he won awards at the 2006 IFP Market Award for "Emerging Narrative Screenplay Award", the 2009

Atlanta Film Festival The Atlanta Film Festival (ATLFF) is a long-running, international film festival held in Atlanta, Georgia operated by the Atlanta Film Society, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Started in 1976 and occurring every spring, the festival shows a ...

for "Jury Award for Best Narrative", the 2009

Newport International Film Festival Newport International Film Festival was an annual film festival in Newport, Rhode Island, established in 1998. The Newport Film Festival was generally held the first week in June and featured various international films at several local cinemas. ...

for "Special Narrative Feature Jury Prize" and "Student Jury Narrative Grand Prize", and the 2009

Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival The Sidewalk Film Festival is an annual film festival taking place during the last weekend in August in the Theatre District of Birmingham, Alabama, since 1999. The festival typically screens at seven venues located within downtown Birmingham, fea ...

for "Best Director".

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