Michael Roesch (born April 24, 1974) is a film director, film producer and screenwriter. He collaborates on his movies with fellow filmmaker Peter Scheerer.
A movie aficionado since he was a kid, Michael Roesch started shooting short 8 mm movies at age 12.[1] While Roesch was at college, he worked as a film journalist for several newspapers and magazines. Later he started together with his writing partner Peter Scheerer a successful career as a screenwriter, and worked in various production capacities. Among their screenwriting credits are Alone in the Dark,[2] House of the Dead 2[3] and Far Cry.[4]
In 2006 Roesch and Scheerer directed their first feature, the vampire thriller Brotherhood of Blood,[5] starring Victoria Pratt, Sid Haig and Ken Foree. The movie had its world premiere at the prestigious Sitges Film Festival in Sitges, Spain in October 2007.[6] In the US and Canada, Sam Raimi´s label Ghosthouse Underground acquired the movie, and released it through Lionsgate.[7]
In 2007 Roesch and Scheerer directed Alone in the Dark II,[8] starring Rick Yune,[9] Lance Henriksen and Danny Trejo. It is a sequel to the 2005 film Alone in the Dark.
Among Roesch´s recent work as a producer is Prisoners of the Sun,[10] directed by Academy Award winner Roger Christian and starring John Rhys-Davies and Carmen Chaplin.
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Filmography
- Birds of a Feather (2019) (associate producer)
- Female Fight Club (2016) (co-executive producer)
- Viy (2014) (co-executive producer)
- Prisoners of the Sun (2013) (co-producer)
- BloodRayne: The Third Reich (2011) (associate producer)
- Blubberella (2011) (associate producer)
- Alone in the Dark II (2008) (director, screenwriter)
- Far Cry (2007) (screenwriter)
- In the Name of the King (2007) (associate producer)
- Brotherhood of Blood (2006) (director, screenwriter)
- BloodRayne (2006) (associate producer)
- House of the Dead 2 (2005) (screenwriter)
- Alone in the Dark (2005) (screenwriter)
- House of the Dead (2003) (co-executive producer)
References
- ^ "Interview with the Screenwriters of House of the Dead 2". Horror-Movies.ca. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
- ^ Condit, Jon (January 27, 2005). "Alone in the Dark - Interview with Michael Roesch and Peter Scheerer". DreadCentral.com. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
- ^ "`House of the Dead 2´ screenwriters Peter Scheerer and Michael Roesch". Horror Movies and Stuff. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- ^ "Far Cry starts filming". IGN.com. July 15, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ Gallagher, Brian (October 13, 2008). "Michael Roesch and Peter Scheerer Talk Brotherhood of Blood". Movieweb.com. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- ^ "Sitges International Film Festival 2007" (PDF). October 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-07. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- ^ Arnold, Thomas K. (November 4, 2008). "Ghost House goes Underground". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- ^ R.L.Shaffer (January 25, 2010). "Alone in the Dark II DVD review". IGN.com. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ Miska, Brad (August 11, 2007). "'Alone in the Dark II' Locks Down Promising Cast!". BloodyDisgusting.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ "The Filmcatalogue: Prisoners of the Sun". thefilmcatalogue.com. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
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