Christophe Gans
Christophe Gans is a French film director, producer and screenwriter, who specializes in horror and fantasy movies. Gans was born in Antibes, France. As a teenager, he spent a large portion of his time creating kung fu-themed Super 8 movies with his friends. He later went on to attend the French film school Idhec, where he created his first short film, Silver Slime. He later spent time as a film critic before co-directing his first film, Necronomicon. His $29 million-budgeted film Brotherhood of the Wolf was a worldwide success, grossing over $70 million+ in theaters worldwide. It became the second-highest-grossing French-language film in the United States since 1980.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1960-03-11 · Antibes, France
Known for
- Silent Hill (2006) — Director
- Beauty and the Beast (2014) — Director
- Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) — Director
- Return to Silent Hill (2026) — Writer
- Crying Freeman (1995) — Director
- Necronomicon (1993) — Director
- House of Voices (2004) — Producer
- Fury of the Demon (2016) — Self
- Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' (2006) — Self
- Silver Slime (1981) — Director
- Non risponde più (2004) — Himself
- J'étais... (2004) — Himself
- Les Grands Créateurs de Cinéma : René Clément (2022) — Self
- Un monde mort au fond de leurs regards de pierre (2004) — Self
- Christophe Gans: The Origin of Silence (2019) — Self
- Christophe Gans: Adapting A True Work of Art (2019) — Self