Mike Flanagan (filmmaker)
Mike Flanagan | |
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Born | Salem, Massachusetts, U.S. | May 20, 1978
Occupation(s) | Film director, editor, screenwriter, producer |
Years active | 2000–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Website | mikeflanaganfilm |
Mike Flanagan (born May 20, 1978) is an American filmmaker, best known for his horror work. Flanagan wrote, directed, produced, and edited the horror films Absentia (2011), Oculus (2013), Hush, Before I Wake, Ouija: Origin of Evil (all 2016), Gerald's Game (2017), and Doctor Sleep (2019). He created, wrote, produced, and served as showrunner on the Netflix horror series The Haunting of Hill House (2018), The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), Midnight Mass (2021), The Midnight Club (2022), and The Fall of the House of Usher (2023), also directing and editing some episodes of each.
Flanagan is married to actress Kate Siegel, who has been featured in most of his works since Oculus. They also wrote the screenplay of Hush together. Other frequent collaborators include Carla Gugino, Henry Thomas, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Bruce Greenwood, Zach Gilford, Michael Trucco, Annalise Basso, Lulu Wilson, Annabeth Gish, Katie Parker and Alex Essoe.
Early life and education
[edit]Mike Flanagan was born in Salem, Massachusetts, on May 20, 1978.[1][2] His family moved around often due to his father's job in the U.S. Coast Guard, at one point living on Governors Island.[3] Although he only briefly lived in Salem, it left an impression on him, and he retained an interest in both the Salem witch trials and associated topics such as ghost stories and horror fiction.[2]
He later lived in Maryland, where he was a student at Archbishop Spalding High School before attending Towson University.[2] He graduated with a BA, majoring in Electronic Media & Film and minoring in Theater.[4]
Career
[edit]Flanagan's student films were more oriented toward melodrama. He later characterized them as "unfit for public consumption" but called them "incredible learning experiences".[2] After graduating, he directed Ghosts of Hamilton Street (2003), filmed in Maryland with local actors,[5] including Scott Graham, whom Flanagan met at Towson. Graham would go on to star in Flanagan's 2006 short film, Oculus: Chapter 3 – The Man with the Plan, which he made for $1,500.[4]
Flanagan originally intended for the Oculus story to be told in a series of short films, but he could not find the financing. Instead, he shot the chapter that included a back story and used that to demonstrate that he could direct a horror film. The short proved popular at film festivals, and producers were interested in developing the concept. However, they either wanted to shoot it as a found footage film or rejected Flanagan's stipulation that he direct the feature-length adaptation. Flanagan directed Absentia (2011), which was financed through a Kickstarter campaign, in response to this rejection.[2] Made for $70,000 and filmed in his Glendale, California, apartment, Absentia was released direct-to-video but gained popularity when Netflix offered it on its streaming service.[6] After its surprise success, Flanagan continued to shop Oculus around. Intrepid Pictures took an interest in the concept and agreed to let Flanagan direct. The feature version of Oculus was filmed in 2012 and released theatrically by Relativity Media in 2014.[7]
Flanagan shot his next film, Before I Wake, in 2013. It was acquired by Relativity Media in 2014 and was originally scheduled for release on May 8, 2015, but was pushed back to September 25, 2015, and later pulled from the schedule entirely when the company filed for bankruptcy. After a year in bankruptcy court, Relativity announced that Before I Wake would be released on April 8, 2016, but missed that date as the company struggled to get back on its feet.[8] The film was then scheduled for September 9, 2016, but Relativity once again pulled the film three weeks ahead of this date, prompting a public argument between Flanagan and Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh on Twitter; Kavanaugh claimed September 9 was a "bad date" while Flanagan suggested that Relativity was financially unable to release the film.[9] Relativity never released the film as Kavanaugh sold the company to Singaporean social network YuuZoo in October 2016,[10] with Netflix eventually acquiring the rights to the film and releasing it in January 2018.[11]
Flanagan wrote and directed Ouija: Origin of Evil, which starred Elizabeth Reaser, Henry Thomas, and Annalise Basso.[12] Production began in September 2015, and the film was released in October 2016, grossing over $81 million worldwide.[13] Around the same time, it was revealed that Flanagan had been working on a "secret project" called Hush. Written in 2014 and filmed in March 2015, the project was kept confidential until a screening at the Toronto Film Festival.[14] Written by Flanagan and lead actress Kate Siegel, and also starring John Gallagher Jr., Michael Trucco, and Samantha Sloyan, the film had its world premiere at SXSW in March 2016 and was released exclusively on Netflix on April 8, 2016 to positive reviews. In 2017 Flanagan directed, wrote, and edited the psychological horror film Gerald's Game, based on the 1992 novel of the same title by Stephen King. The film was released on Netflix on September 29, 2017 to critical acclaim.[15] King called the film "hypnotic, horrifying and terrific" after watching the rough cut.[16]
In 2018, Flanagan created, wrote, directed, produced, and edited the Netflix supernatural horror series The Haunting of Hill House, based on Shirley Jackson's novel of the same name.[17] In 2019, Flanagan wrote and directed the horror film Doctor Sleep, based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King, itself the sequel to his previous novel The Shining. Ewan McGregor stars as the older version of Danny Torrance in the film, which was released in November.[18][19] In February 2019, The Haunting of Hill House was renewed for a stand-alone second season, titled The Haunting of Bly Manor, based on the novel The Turn of the Screw by Henry James.[20] It premiered in 2020.[21] Around the same time, it was also announced that Flanagan had joined frequent collaborator Trevor Macy as a partner in Intrepid Pictures and that the duo had signed an exclusive overall deal with Netflix to produce television content.[22]
In July 2019, as part of that overall deal, Netflix ordered Flanagan's original horror series Midnight Mass.[23] Flanagan wrote, directed and served as showrunner on the seven-episode series, which was released in September 2021 to critical acclaim after a production delay in 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[24]
In May 2020 it was announced that Flanagan would adapt numerous novels by Christopher Pike into a new series, titled The Midnight Club, for Netflix. Flanagan co-created the series and serves as executive producer and showrunner.[25]
In October 2021 it was announced that Flanagan would create The Fall of the House of Usher, an eight-episode limited series for Netflix based on the short story of the same name and other works by Edgar Allan Poe. Flanagan directed four episodes of the series, with the other four helmed by his longtime cinematographer Michael Fimognari.[26]
In May 2024, Flanagan left Intrepid Pictures to launch his own company, Red Room Pictures.[27]
Upcoming projects
[edit]In April 2021, Flanagan was announced to be developing a film for Universal Pictures based on another Christopher Pike novel The Season of Passage.[28] In December 2022, Flanagan and his partner production company, Intrepid Pictures signed a first-look overall TV deal with Amazon Studios. Flanagan also owns the television rights to The Dark Tower, a series of fantasy novels written by Stephen King.[29]
In May 2023, it was announced that Flanagan would adapt King's drama novella The Life of Chuck from the short story collection If It Bleeds into a feature film starring Tom Hiddleston and Mark Hamill.[30]
By May 2024, Flanagan was in talks to direct the next film in The Exorcist franchise.[31] Later that month, Flanagan was confirmed to be directing a new Exorcist film as a reboot with plans for a new trilogy being scrapped following the reception of The Exorcist: Believer.[32] The film is scheduled for release on March 13, 2026.[33]
In July 2024, Flanagan was confirmed to write a segment for V/H/S/Beyond, which will release exclusively on Shudder on October 4, 2024.[34][35]
Recognition
[edit]Flanagan's work has attracted praise from figures such as William Friedkin, Stephen King, and Quentin Tarantino for his directing style and lack of reliance on jump scares.[36][37][38][39][40] Ironically, the first episode of his series The Midnight Club (2022) set a new Guinness World Record for the most jump scares in a single episode of television with 21.[41] However, Flanagan stated that this jump-scare sequence was in direct response to studio notes requesting more jump scares, and he designed this 21-scare scene so that the "jump scare(s) would be rendered meaningless."[42] In 2024, he was awarded the Cheval Noir Award at the 28th Fantasia International Film Festival.[43]
Personal life
[edit]Flanagan was formerly in a relationship with actress Courtney Bell, who starred in his film Absentia, and with whom he has a son.[44] In February 2016, he married actress and frequent collaborator Kate Siegel, with whom he has a son and a daughter.[45][44][46]
Flanagan spent years studying various religions, later describing Midnight Mass as a passion project that was "deeply personal" and dealt intimately with his Catholic upbringing and his eventual atheism, as well as his sobriety.[47]
Filmography
[edit]Student film
[edit]Year | Title | Director | Writer | Editor | Producer | Composer |
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2000 | Makebelieve | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
2001 | Still Life | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2003 | Ghosts of Hamilton Street | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Short film
[edit]Year | Title | Director | Writer | Editor | Producer | Notes |
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2006 | Oculus: Chapter 3 – The Man with the Plan | Yes | Yes | Uncredited | Yes | |
2024 | Stowaway | No | Yes | No | No | Segment for V/H/S/Beyond[35] |
Feature film
[edit]Year | Title | Director | Writer | Editor | Producer |
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2011 | Absentia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2013 | Oculus | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
2016 | Hush | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Before I Wake | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
Ouija: Origin of Evil | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
2017 | Gerald's Game | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
2019 | Doctor Sleep | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
2024 | The Life of Chuck | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Executive producer
Year | Title | Notes |
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2017 | Dobaara: See Your Evil | Also story writer Indian remake of Oculus |
2024 | Shelby Oaks | [48] |
TBA | The Room Returns! | Also actor Role: Peter[49] |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Director | Writer | Editor | Executive Producer | Creator |
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2018 | The Haunting of Hill House | Yes | 4 episodes | 1 episode | Yes | Yes |
2020 | The Haunting of Bly Manor | 1 episode | 1 episode | 4 episodes | Yes | Yes |
2021 | Midnight Mass | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2022 | The Midnight Club | 2 episodes | 9 episodes | 6 episodes | Yes | Yes |
2023 | The Fall of the House of Usher | 4 episodes | 7 episodes | 4 episodes | Yes | Yes |
Editor only
Year | Title | Notes |
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2005 | Untold Stories of the E.R. | Associate, documentary series |
2007 | Bone Detectives | Documentary series |
2008 | Your Place or Mine? | Reality series |
Super Swank | Documentary series | |
2008–2009 | Machines of Malice | |
2009 | Pinks: All Out | Reality series |
Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles | ||
2009–2010 | Most Daring | |
2010 | Design School | |
Hot in Cleveland | Episode: "Behind the Hotness" |
Frequent collaborators
[edit]Flanagan is known for his recurring collaborations with certain actors.[50][51][52][53][54][55][56] When asked about this tendency, and the recurring collaborator section on his Wikipedia page, he described such collaboration (including having other directors on his shows) as being "something that’s very necessary as our company has grown and as our shows have grown". Of career-long DP Michael Fimognari, along with directors Axelle Carolyn and Morgan Beggs he said "I trust those people with my life".[57]
Work Actor | Absentia (2011) | Oculus (2013) | Hush (2016) | Before I Wake (2016) | Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016) | Gerald's Game (2017) | The Haunting of Hill House (2018) | Doctor Sleep (2019) | The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020) | Midnight Mass (2021) | The Midnight Club (2022) | The Fall of the House of Usher (2023) | The Life of Chuck (2024) | Total roles |
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Selena Anduze | Paige | Anne "Apron Annie" Lamont | 2 | |||||||||||
Saidah Arrika Ekulona | Mrs. Walker | TBA | 2 | |||||||||||
Crystal Balint | Dolly Scarborough | Maggie | Morella Usher | 3 | ||||||||||
Annalise Basso | Young Kaylie Russell | Lina Zander | Lauren | 3 | ||||||||||
Courtney Bell | Tricia Riley | Auctioneer | Andrea Morgan | 3 | ||||||||||
Matt Biedel | Sturge | Tim Pawluk | William "Bill-T" Wilson | TBA | 4 | |||||||||
Ruth Codd | Anya | Juno Usher | 2 | |||||||||||
Kyliegh Curran | Abra Stone | Lenore Usher | 2 | |||||||||||
Annarah Cymone | Leeza Scarborough | Sandra | 2 | |||||||||||
Patricia Drake | Joanie | Cataract Woman | 2 | |||||||||||
Alex Essoe | Wendy Torrance | Charlotte Wingrave | Mildred Gunning | Poppy Corn | Court Witness | 5 | ||||||||
Jamie Flanagan | Jamie Lambert | Tobin Capp | Court Clerk | Funeral Director | Diesel Doug | Group Leader | 6 | |||||||
Aya Furukawa | Natsuki | Beth "Tina” | 2 | |||||||||||
Vincent Gale | Howie Hobbs | Boss | 2 | |||||||||||
Zach Gilford | Riley Flynn | Mark | Young Roderick Usher | 3 | ||||||||||
Karen Gillan | Kaylie Russell | TBA | 2 | |||||||||||
Annabeth Gish | Natalie Friedman | Clara Dudley | Dr. Sarah Gunning | Eliza Usher | 4 | |||||||||
Justin Gordon | Det. Lonergan | Mark | Dr. Tennant | 3 | ||||||||||
Scott Graham | Dr. Elliot | Warren | 2 | |||||||||||
Bruce Greenwood | Gerald Burlingame | Dr. John Dalton | Roderick Usher | 3 | ||||||||||
Carla Gugino | Jessie Burlingame | Olivia Crain | Jamie Taylor a.k.a. The Storyteller | Judge | Verna | 5 | ||||||||
Mark Hamill | Arthur Pym | Albie | 2 | |||||||||||
Oliver Jackson-Cohen | Luke Crain | Peter Quint | 2 | |||||||||||
Zak Jeffries | David Stone | Officer | 2 | |||||||||||
Doug Jones | Walter Lambert | Ghoul Marcus | 2 | |||||||||||
Rahul Kohli | Owen Sharma | Sheriff Hassan Shabazz | Vincent Beggs | Leo Usher | TBA | 5 | ||||||||
James Lafferty | Michael Dumont | Ryan Quale | 3 | |||||||||||
Heather Langenkamp | Dr. Georgina Stanton | TBA | 2 | |||||||||||
Dave Levine | Det. Ryan Mallory | Robert Clancy | 2 | |||||||||||
Robert Longstreet | Horace Dudley | Barry the Chunk | Joe Collie | Janitor | William Longfellow | 5 | ||||||||
Carl Lumbly | Dick Hallorann | C. Auguste Dupin | Sam Yarbrough | 3 | ||||||||||
John C. MacDonald | Bowl | Christopher Perry | 2 | |||||||||||
Violet McGraw | Young Nell Crain | Violet Hansen | Lily | 3 | ||||||||||
Logan Medina | Jayden Harris | Library kid | 2 | |||||||||||
T'Nia Miller | Hannah Grose | Victorine LaFourcade | 2 | |||||||||||
Katie Parker | Callie Russel | Phone Store Clerk | Poppy Hill | Silent Sarey | Perdita Willoughby | Aceso | Annabel Lee | 7 | ||||||
Victoria Pedretti | Nell Crain | Dani Clayton | 2 | |||||||||||
Molly C. Quinn | Mrs. Grady | Jenny | TBA | 3 | ||||||||||
Igby Rigney | Warren Flynn | Kevin | Toby | 3 | ||||||||||
Elizabeth Reaser | Alice Zander | Shirley Crain | 2 | |||||||||||
Natalie Roers | Jogger | Katie | Reporter | 3 | ||||||||||
Sauriyan Sapkota | Amesh | Prospero "Perry" Usher | TBA | 3 | ||||||||||
Kate Siegel | Marisol Chavez | Madison Young | Jenny Browning | Sally | Theodora Crain | Viola Willoughby | Erin Greene | Camille L'Espanaye | TBA | 9 | ||||
Samantha Sloyan | Sarah Greene | Leigh Crain | Bev Keane | Shasta | Tamerlane Usher | TBA | 6 | |||||||
Fedor Steer | William Hill | Vito Giannelli | 2 | |||||||||||
Carel Struycken | Raymond Andrew Joubert a.k.a. Moonlight Man | Grampa Flick | 2 | |||||||||||
Henry Thomas | Father Tom Hogan | Tom | Young Hugh Crain | The Bartender Jack Torrance | Henry Wingrave | Ed Flynn | Freedom Jack | Frederick Usher | 8 | |||||
Jacob Tremblay | Cody Morgan | Bradley Trevor | TBA | 3 | ||||||||||
Michael Trucco | John Stanley | Wade Scarborough | Frederick | Rufus Griswold | TBA | 5 | ||||||||
Lulu Wilson | Doris Zander | Young Shirley Crain | Young Madeline Usher | 3 |
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