Troy Nixey (born 12 April, 1972) is a Canadian
comic book
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artist and
film director.
Comic books
Nixey has written and
illustrated
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for comic books such as ''
Neil Gaiman's Only the End of the World Again'', ''
Harley Quinn
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'', and ''
The Matrix Comics
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''.
Film
After submitting his
2007 short ''Latchkey's Lament'' to
filmmaker
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Guillermo del Toro looking for guidance and feedback, Nixey received an offer to direct his first full-length film, ''
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark'', a remake of a 1973
ABC
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made-for-television
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horror film that originally starred
Kim Darby
Kim Darby (born Deborah Zerby; July 8, 1947) is an American actress best known for her role as Mattie Ross in the film '' True Grit'' (1969).
Early life and film career
Darby was born Deborah Zerby in Los Angeles, the daughter of professional d ...
.
Retrieved September 5, 2011 The 2011 version starred Guy Pearce
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, Katie Holmes, and Bailee Madison
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.
References
External links
Interview with Troy Nixey
Cinematic Happenings Under Development, October 5, 2007
*
1972 births
Living people
Artists from Alberta
Film directors from Alberta
Canadian comics writers
Canadian comics artists
Writers from Lethbridge
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