Christophe Gans was born on 11 March 1960 and is a French film director, producer and screenwriter, who specializes in horror and fantasy movies.
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11 Facts About Christophe Gans
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Christophe Gans later went on to attend the French film school Idhec, where he created his first short film, Silver Slime, dedicated to Mario Bava.
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Christophe Gans's $29 million-budgeted film Brotherhood of the Wolf was a worldwide success, grossing over $70 million in theaters worldwide.
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Christophe Gans went on to direct 2006's cinematic adaptation of the video game Silent Hill, as well as the 2014 fantasy film, Beauty and the Beast.
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Christophe Gans has appeared in films as an actor, as he portrayed himself in the 2016 mockumentary Fury of the Demon.
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Christophe Gans was to write and direct the Capcom video game Onimusha; however, after several setbacks he abandoned it and is attached to the French film Fantomas.
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Christophe Gans initially was to direct a sequel to Silent Hill, but later pulled out and was replaced by M J Bassett.
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Christophe Gans was developing a new live action Corto Maltese film for release in 2020.
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In January 2020, Christophe Gans expressed an interest in directing new Silent Hill and Fatal Frame films, stating that he is developing a screenplay for the former.
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In 2022, in an interview with French gaming website Jeux Video, Christophe Gans confirmed that he had completed a script for a third Silent Hill film, and is aiming for a 2023 release for the project.
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Christophe Gans later reiterated this in an interview with JeuxActu, and elaborated that the third film project is to be part of what will be a 'relaunch' of the Silent Hill brand, accompanied by new video games.
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