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'''Pascal Laugier''' ({{IPA-fr|loʒje|lang}}; born 16 October 1971)<ref>{{cite web|title=Northlander interviews MARTYRS' Pascal Laugier - and he spills about his HELLRAISER remake!!|url=https://www.aintitcool.com/node/39602|work=Ain't It Cool News|publisher=Ain't It Cool, Inc.|accessdate=8 July 2012|date=28 December 2008}}</ref> is a [[France|French]] [[screenwriter]] and [[film director]].<ref>{{cite web|title=American ‘Martyrs’ Remake Has Found Its Director|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/22430/american-martyrs-remake-has-found-its-director/|website=Bloody-disgusting.com|accessdate=8 July 2012|date=16 November 2010}}</ref>
'''Pascal Laugier''' ({{IPA-fr|loʒje|lang}}; born 16 October 1971)<ref>{{cite web|title=Northlander interviews MARTYRS' Pascal Laugier - and he spills about his HELLRAISER remake!!|url=https://www.aintitcool.com/node/39602|work=Ain't It Cool News|publisher=Ain't It Cool, Inc.|accessdate=8 July 2012|date=28 December 2008}}</ref> is a French [[screenwriter]] and [[film director]].<ref>{{cite web|title=American 'Martyrs' Remake Has Found Its Director|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/22430/american-martyrs-remake-has-found-its-director/|website=Bloody-disgusting.com|accessdate=8 July 2012|date=16 November 2010}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Pascal Laugier made his first major mark in the film industry with [[Christophe Gans]]' film ''[[Brotherhood of the Wolf]]'' (2001). Laugier was a [[gofer]] on the set and can briefly be seen playing the assistant to [[Francois Hadji-Lazaro]]'s character. Gans had Laugier direct the "[[making-of]]" documentaries of the film.{{sfn|Jones|2018|p=8}}
Laugier is a former assistant to director [[Christophe Gans]], having directed the "[[making-of]]" documentary about Gans' 2001 film, ''[[Brotherhood of the Wolf]]'' (Laugier also starred in the film).<ref>{{cite web|title=MARTYRS {{!}} OUT NOW|url=http://www.studiocanal.co.uk/Film/Details/9b642f47-d712-46f6-93dd-9e8100307b43|website=Studiocanal.co.uk|accessdate=23 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Brotherhood of the Wolf|url=http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/dvd/The-Brotherhood-of-the-Wolf-Bihan-Laugier-Dacascos-Gans/824255050142-item.html|work=Indigo|publisher=Indigo|accessdate=23 August 2012|author=Indigo|year=2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130101053244/http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/dvd/The-Brotherhood-of-the-Wolf-Bihan-Laugier-Dacascos-Gans/824255050142-item.html|archivedate=1 January 2013}}</ref> He has written and directed the fantasy-horror feature films ''[[Saint Ange]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=SAINT ANGE|url=http://www.moria.co.nz/horror/saintange.htm|work=Moria|publisher=Richard Scheib|accessdate=23 August 2012|author=Richard Scheib|year=1999–2012}}</ref> ''[[Martyrs (2008 film)|Martyrs]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Pascal Laugier's Martyrs|url=http://www.whatsupmann.com/2009/10/pascal-laugiers-martyrs/|website=Whatsupmann.com|accessdate=8 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Exclusive Interview: Martyrs Director Pascal Laugier|url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=6654|work=ShockTillYouDrop.com|publisher=CraveOnline Media, LLC.|accessdate=8 July 2012|author=Ryan Turek|date=22 June 2008}}</ref> and ''[[The Tall Man (2012 film)|The Tall Man]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=‘Martyrs’ Director Prepping ‘The Tall Man’?|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/17814/|website=Bloody-disgusting.com|accessdate=8 July 2012|date=23 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pascal Laugier to Bring us The Tall Man!|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37547/pascal-laugier-bring-us-the-tall-man|work=Dread Central|publisher=Dread Central Media|accessdate=8 July 2012|date=17 May 2010}}</ref>


Working with Gans led to Laughier's first feature film with ''[[Saint Ange]]'' (2004) for producers [[Richard Grandpierre]] and Gans. The film impressed Grandpierre enough to let him make another project which would develop into ''[[Martyrs (2008 film)|Martyrs]]'' (2008).{{sfn|Jones|2018|p=8}}
Laugier has been associated with the [[New French Extremity]] movement.<ref>{{cite web|title=Martyrs (2008) Film Review|url=http://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/martyrs-film-review-by-lee-griffiths|work=Eye For Film|publisher=Eye For Film|accessdate=8 July 2012|author=Lee Griffiths|date=18 March 2009}}</ref>


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Following the film's release, the American production company [[Miramax]] asked Laugier to create a remake of ''[[Hellraiser]]'' (1987).{{sfn|Jones|2018|p=8}} Laugier initially agreed and spent four months working on the project but eventually left the film and worked on his English-language debut with ''[[The Tall Man (2012 film)|The Tall Man]]'' (2012).{{sfn|Jones|2018|p=8-9}} Laugier wanted his ''Hellraiser'' to be very serious and explore gay S&M culture, whereas the producers wanted the film to be more commercial and appeal to a teen audience.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/58023| title = AICN HORROR talks with writer/director Pascal Laugier about MARTYRS, the HELLRAISER remake, and his new film THE TALL MAN!!!| publisher = Ain't It Cool News|access-date=December 31, 2021}}</ref>
Laugier was set to direct the [[Remake#Film|remake]] of ''[[Hellraiser]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Pascal Laugier (Director / Writer) - Martyrs|url=http://www.reviewgraveyard.com/00_interviews/09-03-17_pascal-laugier.htm|work=Review Graveyard|publisher=Review Graveyard|accessdate=8 July 2012|author=Darren Rea|date=17 March 2009}}</ref><ref name="shock">{{cite web| title = EXCL: Barker Praises Laugier, Talks Pinhead Design | work = | publisher = shocktillyoudrop.com| date = 2009-02-13| url = http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=9601| format = | doi = | accessdate = 2009-08-13}}</ref> but was later taken off the project due to creative differences with the producers;<ref name="moria">
Following the release of ''The Tall Man'' in France, [[Jason Blum]] approached Laugier to direct a sequel to the film ''[[Sinister (film)|Sinister]]'' (2012). Blum's production company Blumhouse had already produced a remake of ''Martyrs'' with ''[[Martyrs (2015 film)|Martyrs]]'' (2015). Laugier responded that "American studios have the ability to hire us for our original vision only to ultimately insist we just be like everyone else. There can be only one person in control of a film, not ten all with different views. I played that game with Miramax and I had no intention of ever doing it again."{{sfn|Jones|2018|p=9}}
{{cite web| title = Saint Ange| publisher = Moria - The science fiction, horror and fantasy movie review site| date = 2009-06-07| url = http://www.moria.co.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3201Itemid=1| accessdate = 2009-08-13| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100520070249/http://www.moria.co.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3201Itemid=1| archivedate = 2010-05-20}}</ref><ref name="first">
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{{cite web | title = Clive Barker Says Pascal Laugier is Off the Hellraiser Remake | publisher = Firstshowing.net| date = 2009-06-04| url = http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/06/04/clive-barker-says-pascal-laugier-is-off-the-hellraiser-remake | accessdate = 2009-08-13}}</ref> Laugier wanted his film to be very serious and explore gay S&M culture, whereas the producers wanted the film to be more commercial and appeal to a teen audience.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.aintitcool.com/node/58023| title = AICN HORROR talks with writer/director Pascal Laugier about MARTYRS, the HELLRAISER remake, and his new film THE TALL MAN!!!| publisher = Ain't It Cool News}}</ref>


Potential future directing projects include a supernatural thriller entitled ''Details''.<ref>{{cite web| title=Laugier is 'Details' oriented | url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117996358?refCatId=13|publisher=Variety}}</ref>
Potential future directing projects include a supernatural thriller entitled ''Details''.<ref>{{cite web| title=Laugier is 'Details' oriented | url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117996358?refCatId=13|publisher=Variety}}</ref> Laugier spent two years working on a project which never developed.{{sfn|Jones|2018|p=9}} In that time, he directed [[Mylène Farmer]]'s music video "[[Interstellaires|City of Love]]", the teaser of which was released online in December 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mylene.net/modules/index.php?r=4&z=4414|title=Teaser clip|first=Julien AUTIER, Philippe LEZE, Guillaume DATEZ & Sarah|last=HOFER|website=Mylene.net|accessdate=20 November 2017}}</ref>


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Inspired by three films: [[Rob Zombie]]'s ''[[The Lords of Salem (film)|The Lords of Salem]]'' (2012), [[David Robert Mitchell]]'s ''[[It Follows]]'' (2014) and [[S. Craig Zahler]]'s ''[[Bone Tomahawk]]'' (2015) he wrote ''[[Ghostland]]'' (2018).{{sfn|Jones|2018|p=9}} In December 2016, while filming ''[[Ghostland]]'', [[Taylor Hickson]] was told by director Laugier to bang her fists against a glass window and that it was safe to do so. The window then shattered and she fell on the glass, severely cutting the left side of her face. The wound required 70 stitches, which left her with permanent scarring.<ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Robb |title=Actress Taylor Hickson Sues Producers Over Disfiguring Injury |work=Deadline.com |date=6 March 2018 |accessdate=13 April 2021 |url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/taylor-hickson-injury-lawsuit-ghostland-facial-injury-disfigured-1202312643/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Andrews|first=Travis M.|date=March 9, 2018|title=Taylor Hickson, an up-and-coming actress, was disfigured on a movie set. Now she's suing.|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/03/09/taylor-hickson-an-up-and-coming-actress-was-disfigured-on-movie-set-now-shes-suing/|access-date=2021-08-06|issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=March 7, 2018|title=Actress Taylor Hickson sues producers of Winnipeg-shot movie after face badly cut during filming|work=[[CBC News]]|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/actress-taylor-hickson-sues-ghostland-producers-1.4566419|access-date=August 6, 2021}}</ref> Subsequently in 2019, the film’s production company, Incident Productions Inc., "pleaded guilty to failing to ensure the safety and welfare of a worker under the [[Workplace Safety and Health Act (Manitoba ministry)|Workplace Safety and Health Act]]" and was fined $40,000 by the province of [[Manitoba]] for the incident.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 27, 2019|title=Winnipeg film company fined $40K for incident that left actress with cuts to neck, face|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/film-company-fined-injury-actress-1.5376358|access-date=August 6, 2021|website=[[CBC News]]}}</ref>
Pascal Laugier is also the director of [[Mylène Farmer]]'s music video "[[Interstellaires|City of Love]]", the teaser of which was released online in December 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mylene.net/modules/index.php?r=4&z=4414|title=Teaser clip|first=Julien AUTIER, Philippe LEZE, Guillaume DATEZ & Sarah|last=HOFER|website=Mylene.net|accessdate=20 November 2017}}</ref>

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In December 2016, while filming ''[[Ghostland]]'', [[Taylor Hickson]] was told by director Pascal Laugier to bang her fists against a glass window and that it was safe to do so. The window then shattered and she fell on the glass, severely cutting the left side of her face. The wound required 70 stitches, which left her with permanent scarring.<ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Robb |title=Actress Taylor Hickson Sues Producers Over Disfiguring Injury |work=Deadline.com |date=6 March 2018 |accessdate=13 April 2021 |url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/taylor-hickson-injury-lawsuit-ghostland-facial-injury-disfigured-1202312643/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Andrews|first=Travis M.|date=March 9, 2018|title=Taylor Hickson, an up-and-coming actress, was disfigured on a movie set. Now she’s suing.|language=en-US|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/03/09/taylor-hickson-an-up-and-coming-actress-was-disfigured-on-movie-set-now-shes-suing/|access-date=2021-08-06|issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=March 7, 2018|title=Actress Taylor Hickson sues producers of Winnipeg-shot movie after face badly cut during filming|work=[[CBC News]]|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/actress-taylor-hickson-sues-ghostland-producers-1.4566419|access-date=August 6, 2021}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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==References==
==References==
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===Sources===
* {{Cite AV media notes
| last = Jones
| first = Alan
| authorlink = Alan Jones (film critic)
| title = Incident in a Ghostland
| year = 2018
| type =booklet
| publisher = [[Arrow Films|Arrow Video]]
| id = FCD1792
}}


==External links==
==External links==

Latest revision as of 02:49, 17 October 2023

Pascal Laugier
Pascal Laugier
Born (1971-10-16) 16 October 1971 (age 52)
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1993 – present

Pascal Laugier (French: [loʒje]; born 16 October 1971)[1] is a French screenwriter and film director.[2]

Career[edit]

Pascal Laugier made his first major mark in the film industry with Christophe Gans' film Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001). Laugier was a gofer on the set and can briefly be seen playing the assistant to Francois Hadji-Lazaro's character. Gans had Laugier direct the "making-of" documentaries of the film.[3]

Working with Gans led to Laughier's first feature film with Saint Ange (2004) for producers Richard Grandpierre and Gans. The film impressed Grandpierre enough to let him make another project which would develop into Martyrs (2008).[3]

Following the film's release, the American production company Miramax asked Laugier to create a remake of Hellraiser (1987).[3] Laugier initially agreed and spent four months working on the project but eventually left the film and worked on his English-language debut with The Tall Man (2012).[4] Laugier wanted his Hellraiser to be very serious and explore gay S&M culture, whereas the producers wanted the film to be more commercial and appeal to a teen audience.[5] Following the release of The Tall Man in France, Jason Blum approached Laugier to direct a sequel to the film Sinister (2012). Blum's production company Blumhouse had already produced a remake of Martyrs with Martyrs (2015). Laugier responded that "American studios have the ability to hire us for our original vision only to ultimately insist we just be like everyone else. There can be only one person in control of a film, not ten all with different views. I played that game with Miramax and I had no intention of ever doing it again."[6]

Potential future directing projects include a supernatural thriller entitled Details.[7] Laugier spent two years working on a project which never developed.[6] In that time, he directed Mylène Farmer's music video "City of Love", the teaser of which was released online in December 2015.[8]

Inspired by three films: Rob Zombie's The Lords of Salem (2012), David Robert Mitchell's It Follows (2014) and S. Craig Zahler's Bone Tomahawk (2015) he wrote Ghostland (2018).[6] In December 2016, while filming Ghostland, Taylor Hickson was told by director Laugier to bang her fists against a glass window and that it was safe to do so. The window then shattered and she fell on the glass, severely cutting the left side of her face. The wound required 70 stitches, which left her with permanent scarring.[9][10][11] Subsequently in 2019, the film’s production company, Incident Productions Inc., "pleaded guilty to failing to ensure the safety and welfare of a worker under the Workplace Safety and Health Act" and was fined $40,000 by the province of Manitoba for the incident.[12]

Filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Northlander interviews MARTYRS' Pascal Laugier - and he spills about his HELLRAISER remake!!". Ain't It Cool News. Ain't It Cool, Inc. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  2. ^ "American 'Martyrs' Remake Has Found Its Director". Bloody-disgusting.com. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Jones 2018, p. 8.
  4. ^ Jones 2018, p. 8-9.
  5. ^ "AICN HORROR talks with writer/director Pascal Laugier about MARTYRS, the HELLRAISER remake, and his new film THE TALL MAN!!!". Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Jones 2018, p. 9.
  7. ^ "Laugier is 'Details' oriented". Variety.
  8. ^ HOFER, Julien AUTIER, Philippe LEZE, Guillaume DATEZ & Sarah. "Teaser clip". Mylene.net. Retrieved 20 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Robb, David (6 March 2018). "Actress Taylor Hickson Sues Producers Over Disfiguring Injury". Deadline.com. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  10. ^ Andrews, Travis M. (March 9, 2018). "Taylor Hickson, an up-and-coming actress, was disfigured on a movie set. Now she's suing". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  11. ^ "Actress Taylor Hickson sues producers of Winnipeg-shot movie after face badly cut during filming". CBC News. March 7, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  12. ^ "Winnipeg film company fined $40K for incident that left actress with cuts to neck, face". CBC News. November 27, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2021.

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External links[edit]

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