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'''Grégory Levasseur''' (born 1979 in [[Douarnenez]], [[France]]) is a [[French people|French]] screenwriter and film producer, best known for ''[[The Hills Have Eyes (2006 film)|The Hills Have Eyes]]'' (2006), ''[[High Tension]]'' (2003), ''[[Maniac (2012 film)|Maniac]]'' (2012) ''[[Piranha 3-D]]'' (2010), ''[[Mirrors (2008 film)|Mirrors]]'' (2008), ''[[P2 (film)|P2]]'' (2007), and [[Furia (film)|''Furia'']] (1999), all of which he collaborated on with [[Alexandre Aja]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/the-hills-have-eyes-3-1200517975/|title=The Hills Have Eyes|author=Robert Koehler|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|accessdate=27 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/the-hills-have-eyes/4026388.article|title=The Hills Have Eyes|work=[[Screen International]]|accessdate=27 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenrelish.com/2014/07/07/extreme-horror-specialist-gregory-levasseur-makes-directorial-debut-pyramid/|title=Extreme Horror Specialist Gregory Levasseur Makes Directorial Debut With THE PYRAMID|work=ScreenRelish|accessdate=27 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630125752/http://www.screenrelish.com/2014/07/07/extreme-horror-specialist-gregory-levasseur-makes-directorial-debut-pyramid/|archive-date=30 June 2015|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metronews.fr/culture/pyramide-gregory-levasseur-et-alexandre-aja-ils-preferent-l-horreur-a-deux/moee!lwEDuFGRgQFc/|title="Pyramide" : Grégory Levasseur et Alexandre Aja, ils préfèrent l'horreur à deux|author=Mehdi Omaïs|date=5 May 2015|work= metronews|accessdate=27 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| author =Nathan Lee| title =A Trip to the Desert Stirs the Savage Beast| newspaper =[[The New York Times]]| date = March 10, 2006| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/10/movies/10hill.html| accessdate = June 30, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Columbus Dispatch - 09Nov2007 - Thriller fails to create any tension ">{{cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2007/11/09/2_P2_MOVIE_REVIEW.ART_ART_11-09-07_D5_DM8DPOP.html|title=Thriller fails to create any tension|last=Bentley|first=Rick|date=November 9, 2007|work=[[The Columbus Dispatch]]|accessdate=19 January 2013|archive-date=11 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711050526/http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2007/11/09/2_P2_MOVIE_REVIEW.ART_ART_11-09-07_D5_DM8DPOP.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/80290/watch-pyramid-clip-bring-guns/|title=Watch This Pyramid Clip Bring Guns|work=[[Dread Central]]|accessdate=27 June 2015}}</ref>
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[[The Pyramid (film)|''The Pyramid'']] (2014) was Levasseur's directorial debut.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-the-pyramid-1201368948/|title=‘The Pyramid’ Review: A Likably Lame-Brained Egypt Thriller - Variety|author=Guy Lodge|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|accessdate=27 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/sns-201412041051reedbusivarietyn1201368948-20141204-story.html|title=Review: 'The Pyramid'|author=Tribune Content Agency|date=5 December 2014|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|accessdate=27 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/80372/latest-pyramid-sneak-peek-collapses/|title=Latest Pyramid Sneak Peek Collapses|work=[[Dread Central]]|accessdate=27 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.premiere.fr/Cinema/News-Cinema/Alexandre-Aja-et-Gregory-Levasseur-le-film-d-horreur-c-est-un-cinema-d-auteur-pousse-a-son-paroxysme-4173717|title=Alexandre Aja et Grégory Levasseur : le film d'horreur, c'est du cinéma d'auteur à son paroxysme !|work=Premiere.fr|accessdate=27 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.horrorsociety.com/2015/05/03/gregory-levasseur-talks-directorial-debut-the-pyramid-ahead-of-may-5-dvd-release/|title=Gregory Levasseur talks directorial debut, The Pyramid ahead of May 5 DVD release.|author=MGDSQUAN|work=Horror Society|accessdate=27 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://moviepilot.com/posts/2015/05/02/interview-filmmaker-gregory-levasseur-2903519?lt_source=external,manual|title=Interview:Filmmaker Gregory Levasseur|author=horrormoviesandstuff|date=2 May 2015|work=[[Moviepilot]]|accessdate=27 June 2015|archive-date=30 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630050844/http://moviepilot.com/posts/2015/05/02/interview-filmmaker-gregory-levasseur-2903519?lt_source=external,manual|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/videos/3322709/pyramid-clip-begs-bring-guns/|title='The Pyramid' Clip Begs You to Bring Guns -|work=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|accessdate=27 June 2015}}</ref>
'''Grégory Levasseur''' (born 1979, [[Douarnenez]], [[France]]) is a [[French people|French]] filmmaker and screenwriter, best known for his work in the United States and his frequent collaborations with childhood friend [[Alexandre Aja]].

Levasseur's writing in the movie [[P2 (film)|P2]] was strongly criticized in a review in [[The Columbus Dispatch]].<ref name="Columbus Dispatch - 09Nov2007 - Thriller fails to create any tension ">{{cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2007/11/09/2_P2_MOVIE_REVIEW.ART_ART_11-09-07_D5_DM8DPOP.html|title=Thriller fails to create any tension |last=Bentley|first=Rick|date=November 9, 2007|work=[[The Columbus Dispatch]]|accessdate=19 January 2013}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==


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| align="left"| ''[[The Hills Have Eyes (2006 film)|The Hills Have Eyes]]''
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| align="left"| Directed by [[Franck Khalfoun]]<br />Co-written with Franck Khalfoun and Alexandre Aja
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| align="center"| [[2008 in film|2008]]
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| align="left"| ''[[Maniac (2012 film)|Maniac]]''
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| align="left"| ''[[Cobra_the_space_pirate#Film_adaptation|Cobra: The Space Pirate]]''
| align="left"| [[The Pyramid (film)|''The Pyramid'']]
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| align="left"| ''[[Crawl (2019 film)|Crawl]]''
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| align="left"| ''[[Oxygen (2021 film)|Oxygen]]''
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Latest revision as of 17:02, 22 September 2024

Grégory Levasseur (born 1979 in Douarnenez, France) is a French screenwriter and film producer, best known for The Hills Have Eyes (2006), High Tension (2003), Maniac (2012) Piranha 3-D (2010), Mirrors (2008), P2 (2007), and Furia (1999), all of which he collaborated on with Alexandre Aja.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

The Pyramid (2014) was Levasseur's directorial debut.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Filmography

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Year Title Other names Role Notes
Screenwriter Director Producer
1997 Over the Rainbow Yes Short film
Art director
1999 Furia Yes Co-written with Alexandre Aja
2002 Entre chiens et loups [fr] (Break of Dawn) Yes Directed by Alexandre Arcady
Co-written with Alexandre Aja, second unit director
2003 High Tension Haute tension Yes Co-written with Alexandre Aja, Art director
2006 The Hills Have Eyes La Colline a des yeux Yes Co-written with Alexandre Aja, second unit director, Art director
2007 P2 Yes Yes Directed by Franck Khalfoun
Co-written with Franck Khalfoun and Alexandre Aja
2008 Mirrors Yes Yes Co-written with Alexandre Aja, producer, second unit director
2009 The Esseker File Yes Yes Co-written with Alexandre Aja
2010 Piranha 3-D Yes Yes Co-written with Alexandre Aja
2012 Maniac Yes
2014 The Pyramid Site 146 Yes Feature Directorial Debut
2019 Crawl Yes Executive producer
2021 Oxygen Yes

References

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  1. ^ Robert Koehler. "The Hills Have Eyes". Variety. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. ^ "The Hills Have Eyes". Screen International. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Extreme Horror Specialist Gregory Levasseur Makes Directorial Debut With THE PYRAMID". ScreenRelish. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Mehdi Omaïs (5 May 2015). ""Pyramide" : Grégory Levasseur et Alexandre Aja, ils préfèrent l'horreur à deux". metronews. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  5. ^ Nathan Lee (March 10, 2006). "A Trip to the Desert Stirs the Savage Beast". The New York Times. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  6. ^ Bentley, Rick (November 9, 2007). "Thriller fails to create any tension". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Watch This Pyramid Clip Bring Guns". Dread Central. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  8. ^ Guy Lodge. "'The Pyramid' Review: A Likably Lame-Brained Egypt Thriller - Variety". Variety. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  9. ^ Tribune Content Agency (5 December 2014). "Review: 'The Pyramid'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Latest Pyramid Sneak Peek Collapses". Dread Central. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Alexandre Aja et Grégory Levasseur : le film d'horreur, c'est du cinéma d'auteur à son paroxysme !". Premiere.fr. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  12. ^ MGDSQUAN. "Gregory Levasseur talks directorial debut, The Pyramid ahead of May 5 DVD release". Horror Society. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  13. ^ horrormoviesandstuff (2 May 2015). "Interview:Filmmaker Gregory Levasseur". Moviepilot. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  14. ^ "'The Pyramid' Clip Begs You to Bring Guns -". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
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