Stephen Norrington

Stephen Norrington (born 1964) is an English filmmaker and special effects artist known for his work in the horror and action genres. Beginning his career as a sculptor and makeup artist, he worked under Dick Smith, Rick Baker, and Stan Winston on a number of well-known, effects-driven films of the 1980s and 90s. His directorial credits include the cult sci-fi horror film Death Machine and the comic book adaptations Blade and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. He portrayed Michael Morbius in the alternate ending to Blade. Career Norrington first worked in film as a special effects artist, doing so for several years, which included work on the films Aliens and Split Second. His debut as a director was in the 1994 movie Death Machine but it was directing Blade in 1998 that gained him international status as the film became a box office hit. Despite the film's success, he turned down directing the sequel. He directed League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) during which he had such a hard time with Sean Connery, the film's star, that he announced he would never direct another film. He later changed his mind, though as of 2022 he has yet to do so. Norrington was originally attached to Dimension Films's Ghost Rider before it was acquired by Columbia Pictures. He was set to direct a remake of the 1981 fantasy film Clash of the Titans before the position went to Louis Leterrier, director of The Incredible Hulk. In 2008 it was announced that Norrington would direct a reboot of The Crow franchise. In 2010 it was reported he would direct and write the supernatural action thriller The Lost Patrol, to be distributed by Legendary Pictures. In December 2011, Norrington revealed in an interview that, for the past year, he'd been working on Untitled Norrington Genre Project #1, based on a feature film script he wrote in April 2008 for that year's Script Frenzy challenge. Centering on car chases, it was said to feature both live-action footage and scale models for greenscreen shots. Norrington revealed he was doing most of the work himself, as he did in his 2001 film The Last Minute.