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.
Born in Lund, Sweden, Mikael Håfström studied film at the University of Stockholm and the School of Visual Arts. [3]
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]
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Mikael Håfström | |
---|---|
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.
Born in Lund, Sweden, Mikael Håfström studied film at the University of Stockholm and the School of Visual Arts. [3]
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]
Films
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Original title |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |