Marcus Nispel facts for kids

Marcus Nispel (born May 26, 1963) is a German film director and producer. He is well-known for directing several American movie remakes. These include scary films like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003). He has also directed many television commercials and music videos. Some of his famous music videos are for C+C Music Factory's "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)", Janet Jackson's "Runaway", and Spice Girls' "Spice Up Your Life".

Early Life and Start in Film

Marcus Nispel was born in Frankfurt, Germany, on May 26, 1963. He grew up near an American army base. This helped him learn English by playing with the soldiers' children. When he was 15, he started working at a clothing store.

Later, he received a special scholarship called a Fulbright Scholarship. This allowed him to study in the United States. He attended Brooklyn College and New York Institute of Technology. He also worked as an art director for an advertising company. He then started his own production company. This company later joined with another, and he directed commercials for many years.

Directing Big Movies

Marcus Nispel began directing feature films in the early 2000s. In 2002, he agreed to direct The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. This was a remake of a famous scary movie. He wasn't sure about remaking it at first. But the original film's camera director, Daniel Pearl, convinced him.

The movie came out on October 17, 2003. Even though some critics didn't love it, the film was a big success. It earned over $107 million around the world.

After this, Nispel directed more remakes of popular scary and action movies. These included Friday the 13th in 2009. He also directed Conan the Barbarian in 2011. In 2015, he directed a ghost movie called Exeter.

Movies He Almost Made

Marcus Nispel has worked on many film projects that didn't end up getting made. Some of these included:

• The 59-Story Crisis, a film about a building problem.
• S.W.A.T.
• Full Contact, a remake of a Hong Kong film.
• The Expendables, an action movie.
• Need, a psychological thriller.
• Alice, a movie based on a video game.
• The Last Voyage of the Demeter
• Hack/Slash, based on a horror comic book.

His Family Life

Marcus Nispel is married to Dyan Humes-Nispel. She is a singer, songwriter, and editor. She has written songs for famous artists like Whitney Houston. Marcus and Dyan have two children together.

Movies Directed by Marcus Nispel

Film

Trailers

• "Regenerate", a teaser trailer for Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004).

Music Videos Directed by Marcus Nispel

Marcus Nispel has directed many music videos for popular artists. Here are some of them:

1990

• Al B. Sure! – "Had Enuf"
• Curtis Mayfield featuring Ice-T – "Superfly 1990"

1991

• C+C Music Factory – "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
• C+C Music Factory – "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..."
• Mariah Carey – "Make It Happen"

1992

• Faith No More – "A Small Victory"
• Lisa Stansfield – "Someday (I'm Coming Back)"

1993

• George Michael – "Killer" / "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"
• Billy Joel – "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)"

1994

• All-4-One – "I Swear"
• Gloria Estefan – "Turn the Beat Around"
• Wet Wet Wet – "Love Is All Around"

1995

• Janet Jackson – "Runaway"
• Elton John – "Believe"
• No Doubt – "Spiderwebs"

1996

• Fugees – "Ready or Not"
• Lil' Kim featuring Puff Daddy – "No Time"

1997

• Spice Girls – "Spice Up Your Life"
• Bush – "Greedy Fly"

1998

• Bryan Adams featuring Melanie C – "When You're Gone"

1999

• Bryan Adams – "Cloud Number Nine"

2000

• Ronan Keating – "Life Is a Rollercoaster"

2001

• The Charlatans – "Love Is the Key"

2006

• Kyosuke Himuro – "Sweet Revolution"

See also

In Spanish: Marcus Nispel para niños