Christophe Gans

Christophe Gans (born 11 March 1960) is a French film director, producer, and screenwriter who specializes in horror and fantasy movies. Life and career 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, dedicated to Mario Bava. He later spent time as a film critic before co-directing his first film, H.P. Lovecraft's: Necronomicon. His $29 million-budgeted film Le Pacte des Loups was a worldwide success, grossing over $70 million in theaters worldwide. It became the sixth-highest-grossing French-language film of all time in the United States, After the film's success, many producers approached Gans to work on very similar projects to appeal to young audience. He went on to direct 2006's cinematic adaptation of the video game Silent Hill, as well as the 2014 fantasy film, Beauty and the Beast. Gans has also appeared in films as an actor, as he portrayed himself in the 2016 mockumentary Fury of the Demon.