Stephen Norrington was born on 1964 and is an English special effects artist and retired film director known for his work in the horror and action genres.
18 Facts About Stephen Norrington
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Stephen Norrington portrayed Michael Morbius in the alternative ending to Blade.
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Stephen Norrington directed League of Extraordinary Gentlemen during which he had such a hard time with Sean Connery, the film's star, that he announced he would never direct another film.
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Stephen Norrington later changed his mind, though as of 2022 he has yet to do so.
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Stephen Norrington was originally attached to Dimension Films's Ghost Rider before it was acquired by Columbia Pictures.
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Stephen Norrington was set to direct a remake of the 1981 fantasy film Clash of the Titans before the position went to Louis Leterrier, director of The Incredible Hulk.
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Stephen Norrington revealed he was doing most of the work himself, as he did in his 2001 film The Last Minute.
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In 2018, Blade co-star Stephen Dorff said Norrington was making a film with miniatures at his own house.
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Stephen Norrington has had several unrealised projects throughout his career, listed here in roughly chronological order.
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In 1999, Stephen Norrington was offered to direct Blade II, the sequel to his 1998 film.
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Stephen Norrington turned it down, and the studio hired Guillermo del Toro instead.
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In 2001, Stephen Norrington was attached to Dimension Films's Ghost Rider before it was acquired by Columbia Pictures.
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In 2001, Stephen Norrington announced he had agreed to direct a film based on The Hands of Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu, a film adaptation based on the Marvel character Shang-Chi.
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Stephen Norrington described it as "a real honest-to-goodness martial arts film, rather than a film that simply has martial arts in it".
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Stephen Norrington planned to make it more appealing to Western audiences by making Kaneda and Tetsuo brothers.
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In 2007, Stephen Norrington was set to direct the remake of the 1981 fantasy film Clash of the Titans.
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Stephen Norrington left the film by 2013 and was replaced by F Javier Gutierrez.
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In 2010, Stephen Norrington was going to direct and write the supernatural action thriller The Lost Patrol to be distributed by Legendary Pictures.