Olivier Megaton
Encyclopedia
Olivier Megaton is a French film director, writer, and editor best known for directing The Red Siren
, Transporter 3
and Colombiana
.
, and his choice of the artistic name, Megaton, was influenced by this. He grew up in a Paris banlieue
, and after qualifying for a diploma in psychology, was active as an artist, including graffiti
. After meeting Jean-Baptiste Mondino
, he started working in films.
, and Transporter 3
. He was chosen to direct Mathilda, the sequel to Léon
, but expressed the opinion that the film was unlikely to be made.
He also served as a second unit director
for the film Hitman
.
His next film as director will be the sequel to Taken
.
The Red Siren
The Red Siren is a 2002 French criminal thriller film based upon the novel by same name by Maurice G. Dantec film directed by Olivier Megaton from a script by Olivier Megaton, Alain Berliner, Norman Spinrad, and Robert Conrath.-Plot:...
, Transporter 3
Transporter 3
Transporter 3 is a 2008 French-English action film, and is the third installment in the Transporter film series, as well as the first not to be distributed by 20th Century Fox in the United States. Both Jason Statham and François Berléand reprised their roles, as Frank Martin and Tarconi,...
and Colombiana
Colombiana (film)
Colombiana is a 2011 French-American action film co-written and produced by Luc Besson and directed by Olivier Megaton. The film stars Zoë Saldana in the lead role...
.
Early life
Fontana was born in France 20 years to the day after the atomic bombing of HiroshimaAtomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
During the final stages of World War II in 1945, the United States conducted two atomic bombings against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, the first on August 6, 1945, and the second on August 9, 1945. These two events are the only use of nuclear weapons in war to date.For six months...
, and his choice of the artistic name, Megaton, was influenced by this. He grew up in a Paris banlieue
Banlieue
In francophone areas, banlieues are the "outskirts" of a city: the zone around a city that is under the city's rule.Banlieues are translated as "suburbs", as these are also residential areas on the outer edge of a city, but the connotations of the term "banlieue" in France can be different from...
, and after qualifying for a diploma in psychology, was active as an artist, including graffiti
Graffiti
Graffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property....
. After meeting Jean-Baptiste Mondino
Jean-Baptiste Mondino
Jean-Baptiste Mondino is a French fashion photographer and music video director. He has directed music videos for Madonna, David Bowie, Sting, Björk, Neneh Cherry and Les Rita Mitsouko...
, he started working in films.
Career
Megaton has directed Exit, The Red SirenThe Red Siren
The Red Siren is a 2002 French criminal thriller film based upon the novel by same name by Maurice G. Dantec film directed by Olivier Megaton from a script by Olivier Megaton, Alain Berliner, Norman Spinrad, and Robert Conrath.-Plot:...
, and Transporter 3
Transporter 3
Transporter 3 is a 2008 French-English action film, and is the third installment in the Transporter film series, as well as the first not to be distributed by 20th Century Fox in the United States. Both Jason Statham and François Berléand reprised their roles, as Frank Martin and Tarconi,...
. He was chosen to direct Mathilda, the sequel to Léon
Léon (film)
Léon is a 1994 French thriller film written and directed by Luc Besson...
, but expressed the opinion that the film was unlikely to be made.
He also served as a second unit director
Second unit
In film, the second unit is a team that shoots subsidiary footage for a motion picture. Its work is distinct from that of the first unit, which shoots all scenes involving principal actors...
for the film Hitman
Hitman (2007 film)
Hitman is a 2007 film directed by Xavier Gens and based on the video game series of the same name. A gun-for-hire "Hitman" is a genetically-engineered assassin known as Agent 47. He is hired by a group, 'The Organization' and becomes ensnared in a political conspiracy. He finds himself pursued by...
.
His next film as director will be the sequel to Taken
Taken (film)
Taken is a 2008 action thriller film produced by Luc Besson, starring Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, and Famke Janssen. The screenplay is written by Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, and was directed by Pierre Morel...
.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Credited as | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director Film director A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:... |
Writer Screenwriter Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:... |
Editor Editing Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete... |
Second unit director Second unit In film, the second unit is a team that shoots subsidiary footage for a motion picture. Its work is distinct from that of the first unit, which shoots all scenes involving principal actors... |
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| 1996 | Hard Head (Short Film) | ||||
| 1997 | "One Dance, One Song" (TV Series) | ||||
| 1998 | No happy end (Short Film) | ||||
| Tout morose | |||||
| Je ne veux pas être sage (Short Film) | |||||
| 1999 | Histoires d'objets (TV Series) | ||||
| Chambre n° 13 (TV Series) | |||||
| 2000 | Exit | ||||
| 2001 | Les redoutables (TV Series) | ||||
| 2002 | The Red Siren The Red Siren The Red Siren is a 2002 French criminal thriller film based upon the novel by same name by Maurice G. Dantec film directed by Olivier Megaton from a script by Olivier Megaton, Alain Berliner, Norman Spinrad, and Robert Conrath.-Plot:... |
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| Chrysalis | |||||
| 2006 | Sable noir (TV Series) | ||||
| 2007 | Angie (2007 film) (Short Film) | ||||
| Hitman Hitman (2007 film) Hitman is a 2007 film directed by Xavier Gens and based on the video game series of the same name. A gun-for-hire "Hitman" is a genetically-engineered assassin known as Agent 47. He is hired by a group, 'The Organization' and becomes ensnared in a political conspiracy. He finds himself pursued by... |
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| 2008 | Transporter 3 Transporter 3 Transporter 3 is a 2008 French-English action film, and is the third installment in the Transporter film series, as well as the first not to be distributed by 20th Century Fox in the United States. Both Jason Statham and François Berléand reprised their roles, as Frank Martin and Tarconi,... |
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| 2011 | Colombiana Colombiana (film) Colombiana is a 2011 French-American action film co-written and produced by Luc Besson and directed by Olivier Megaton. The film stars Zoë Saldana in the lead role... |
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| 2012 | TAKEN 2 |