Michael Dougherty

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Dougherty at WonderCon 2019

Michael "Mike" Dougherty (born October 28, 1974 in Columbus , Ohio ) is an American director and screenwriter . He became known through his collaboration with Dan Harris and Bryan Singer , with whom he made the comic book adaptations X-Men 2 , Superman Returns and X-Men: Apocalypse , among others .

life and career

After a few short films, Dougherty was first known to a larger audience in 2003 as the screenwriter of the comic book adaptation X-Men 2 . He wrote the script with Dan Harris, whom he met at a party in New York City in 2000.

In 2006 Dougherty worked again with Harris and Singer on the superhero film Superman Returns . In 2007 Dougherty made his debut as a feature film director with the horror film Trick 'r Treat . In 2015 he shot the horror comedy Krampus , the script of which he also wrote, for Legendary Pictures .

In May 2016, X-Men: Apocalypse started , for which Dougherty again wrote the script together with Harris.

Dougherty was initially hired as a screenwriter for the sequel Godzilla II: King of the Monsters . After filmmaker Gareth Edwards withdrew his involvement, Dougherty also took over the direction of the film. The script was written in collaboration with Zach Shields and Max Borenstein . The film was released in theaters in May 2019.

Filmography (selection)

as a screenwriter
as a director

Awards (selection)

Web links

Commons : Michael Dougherty  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dan Harris '01 Begins an Amazing Career ( Memento of the original from April 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at college.columbia.edu, accessed February 14, 2016 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.college.columbia.edu
  2. ↑ Sebastian Daniels: Godzilla 2 - Krampus director Michael Dougherty directs Sequel. In: moviepilot.de. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Justin Kroll: Godzilla 2 Finds Director in Michael Dougherty. In: Variety. Retrieved January 25, 2017 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Dougherty, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dougherty, Mike
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH October 28, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Columbus , Ohio