Mikael Håfström
Mikael Håfström | |
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Born | Jan Mikael Håfström |
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1987–present |
Jan Mikael Håfström is a Swedish film director and screenwriter.[1] He is best known for the 2003 film Evil,[2] and the movie adaptation of Stephen King's short story 1408.
Early life
Born in Lund, Sweden, Mikael Håfström studied film at the University of Stockholm and the School of Visual Arts.[3]
Career
Håfström's 2003 film Evil was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards.[4] His slasher film, Drowning Ghost, screened at the 2004 Cannes Film Market.[5]
In 2005, Håfström directed Derailed, which starred Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston.[6]
Håfström directed 1408, a horror film based on the Stephen King short story of the same name and starring John Cusack, in 2007.[7] He collaborated with Cusack again in Shanghai, which premiered at the 2010 Shanghai International Film Festival.[8]
He directed The Rite, an exorcism thriller film starring Anthony Hopkins, in 2011.[9] His 2013 film, Escape Plan, starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone.[10]
In 2013, it was announced that Håfström will direct a film adaptation of Tunnels.[11] In November 2021, it was announced he would direct the sci-fi film Slingshot.[12]
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Original title |
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1995 | Vendetta | Yes | No | |
2001 | Days Like This | Yes | Yes | Leva Livet |
2003 | Kopps | No | Yes | |
Evil | Yes | Yes | Ondskan | |
2004 | Drowning Ghost | Yes | Yes | Strandvaskaren |
2005 | Derailed | Yes | No | |
2007 | 1408 | Yes | No | |
2010 | Shanghai | Yes | No | |
2011 | The Rite | Yes | No | |
2013 | Escape Plan | Yes | No | |
2019 | The Perfect Patient | Yes | No | Quick |
2021 | Outside the Wire | Yes | No | |
2023 | Stockholm Bloodbath | Yes | No | |
2024 | Slingshot | Yes | No |
Television
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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1989 | Terrorns Finger | Yes | No | |
1992 | Hassel: De Giriga | Yes | Yes | |
Botgörarna | Yes | Yes | ||
1995 | Satans mördare | Yes | No | TV4 Riks documentary |
1996 | Skuggornas Hus | Yes | No | |
1997 | Chock 1: The Angel of Death | Yes | No | Season 1, episode 1: "Dödsängeln" (6 June 1997) |
Chock 2: Kött | No | Yes | ||
1999 | Sjätte Dagen | No | Yes | |
2018 | Moscow Noir | Yes | Yes | 4 of 8 episodes |
References
- ^ "Mikael Håfström". AllMovie. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Child, Ben (9 April 2014). "Noomi Rapace to join spy thriller Unlocked for director Mikael Hafstrom". The Guardian.
- ^ "Mikael Hafstrom". British Independent Film Awards. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ Buzzelli, Susan (1 March 2004). "Amidst Criticism of Its Choices, Academy Brings Together Foreign Language Nominees". IndieWire.
- ^ Rehlin, Gunnar (17 June 2004). "Review: 'Drowning Ghost'". Variety.
- ^ Dargis, Manohla (11 November 2005). "Derailed - Two Strangers on a Train, en Route to Big Trouble". The New York Times.
- ^ Atkinson, Michael (20 December 2011). "1408 (2007)". Sight & Sound. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ Kerr, Elizabeth (14 October 2010). "Shanghai - Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Hazelton, John (25 January 2011). "The Rite - Reviews - Screen". Screen International.
- ^ McCahill, Mike (17 October 2013). "Escape Plan – review". The Guardian.
- ^ White, James (28 February 2013). "Mikael Hafstrom Digs Tunnels - He'll make the YA adaptation". Empire.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (23 November 2021). "Casey Affleck to Lead Sci-Fi Thriller 'Slingshot' With Laurence Fishburne, Emily Beecham". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
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