Xavier Gens

Xavier Gens
Xavier Gens at the Teatro Victoria Eugenia in 2011
Born	27 April 1975 Dunkirk, France
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1996–present

Xavier Gens (born on 27 April 1975 in Dunkirk, France) is a French film director.^[1]

Filmography

Director

• Lights Out (TBA)^[2]
• Vanikoro (TBA)
• The ABCs of Death (2012) – short film ("X Is for XXL")
• The Divide (2011)^[3]
• Hitman (2007)^[4]
• Frontier(s) (2007)^[5]
• Sable noir (2006) – short film
• Au petit matin (2005) – short film
• Born to Kast (2000) – short film

Writer

• Frontier(s) (2007)^[6]
• Sable noir (2006)
• Au petit matin (2005)
• BTK – Born to Kast (2000)^[7]

Actor

• La Horde (2009, voice only)
• Lady Blood (2008)
• Le bon, la brute et les zombies (2004)

Casting director

• 30 ans (2000)

Production manager

• Les kidnappeurs (1998)
• Le bossu (1997)

Production assistant

• Cell (2016)
• La Horde (2009)
• Cramps (2000)
• The Secret Laughter of Women (1999)
• Madame Jacques sur la Croisette (1997)
• Double Team (1997)
• Maximum Risk (1996)
• Never Ever (1996)

Hitman

A few weeks before the release of Hitman, reports came in that the studio, 20th Century Fox, had turned down the version of the film that Gens submitted to them. Nicolas de Toth was brought in to edit the movie for commercial purposes, and Fox ordered a number of reshoots. While Fox denied claims that Xavier Gens had been fired due to the extreme violence in his cut, and insisted that he was still on the project, some reports stated that Gens was not even in the country as these reshoots were being made.^[8] Hitman was a success with a gross of $92 million, Gens' most successful film.^[9]

La Horde

He narrated and produced the French Zombie film La Horde,^[10] directed by Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher.^[11] The film was released on 10 February 2010^[12] and distributed by IFC Films.^[13]

The Divide

Gens directed The Divide (initially titled The Fallout), his second English-language film,^[14] which features Michael Biehn in the lead role.^[15]

References

1. "The New York Times". The New York Times.
2. Clifford Coonan (May 19, 2015). "Cannes: Arclight, China's Huace Ink Deal With 'Lights Out' Writers". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
3. "Gens to Helm The Fallout". DreadCentral.
4. "FRONTIER(S) director tackles FALLOUT". Fangoria. Archived from the original on 30 October 2009.
5. "'Frontier(s)' Director Prepares for 'The Fallout'". BloodyDisgusting.
6. "Bloody First Clip from French Zombie Flick 'The Horde' Heavy on Gunfire". BloodyDisgusting.
7. "AFM 09: Promo Art for Xavier Gens' 'The Fallout'". BloodyDisgusting.
8. Jeff Giles. "Timothy Olyphant Addresses Hitman Rumors". www.rottentomatoes.com.
9. "Xavier Gens' Post-Apocalyptic Thriller Drops Title". BloodyDisgusting.
10. "The Horde – New International One-Sheet". DreadCentral.
11. "New International One Sheet for 'The Horde'". BloodyDisgusting.
12. "Last Minute Recutting of French Zombie Flick 'The Horde'". BloodyDisgusting.
13. "The Horde – The Dead Bring the Violence in Latest Clip". DreadCentral.
14. "First Look at a Badass Michael Biehn in 'The Divide'". BloodyDisgusting.
15. "OMFG of the Day: Early Teaser for 'The Divide' Promises Everlasting Battle of Man vs Man!". BloodyDisgusting.

External links

• Xavier Gens at the Internet Movie Database