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Canadian/American film directors
Colin Minihan
Born (1985-05-18 ) May 18, 1985 (age 39) Canada
Nationality Canadian Occupation(s) Film director, screenwriter, producer, editor
Stuart Ortiz
Born (1984-03-20 ) March 20, 1984 (age 40) Nationality American Occupation(s) Film director, screenwriter, producer, editor
The Vicious Brothers are Canadian-American filmmakers Colin Minihan and Stuart Ortiz. They are best known for writing and directing the cult horror film,
Grave Encounters
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[4] and for writing and producing its sequel,
Grave Encounters 2 .
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[6] They also wrote and produced
Extraterrestrial , which Minihan solo directed.
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In 2015, The Vicious Brothers had premiered their 15-part anime called Temple which was based on The Guest screenwriter
Simon Barrett .
[11] In May of the same year, Minihan and Ortiz had announced that they are making Grave Encounters 3: The Beginning ,
[12] however, it was quietly cancelled shortly after due to lack of public interest.
In February 2020, a reboot of the 1998
slasher film
Urban Legend was announced to be in development, with Minihan writing and directing.
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Association
Notable work
Category
Result
Sitges Film Festival (2011)
Grave Encounters
Official Selection
Nominated
Tribeca Film Festival (2011)
N/A
Nominated
Bram Stoker International Film Festival (2011)
Best Director Award
Won
^ Charles Webb (August 23, 2011).
"Interview: The Vicious Brothers on Creating Their Grave Encounters" . Screen Anarchy . Retrieved March 1, 2019 .
^ Perri Nemiroff (May 1, 2011).
"Tribeca Video Interview: Grave Encounters Writer-Directors The Vicious Brothers" . CinemaBlend. Retrieved March 1, 2019 .
^ Stephen Saito (August 17, 2011).
"Interview: The Vicious Brothers on "Grave Encounters," Shooting in a Psych Ward, and Making Scares Unreal" . moveablefest.com . Retrieved March 1, 2019 .
^ Jeannettte Catsoulis (September 8, 2011).
"There's Something Odd About This Hospital" .
The New York Times . Retrieved March 1, 2019 .
^ B. Alan Orange (October 12, 2012).
"EXCLUSIVE: The Vicious Brothers Talk Grave Encounters 2" .
MovieWeb . Retrieved March 1, 2019 .
^ Charles Webb (October 24, 2012).
"Interview: The Vicious Brothers Return To The Asylum With 'Grave Encounters 2' " .
MTV . Archived from
the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019 .
^ Derek Anderson (May 12, 2015).
"Exclusive: The Vicious Brothers Talk EXTRATERRESTRIAL, GRAVE ENCOUNTERS 3" . Daily Dead . Retrieved March 1, 2019 .
^ Dennis Harvey (November 20, 2014).
"Film Review: 'Extraterrestrial' " .
Variety .
^ Jonathan Romney (November 1, 2014).
"Extraterrestrial review – 'extra-terrible' " .
The Observer /
The Guardian . Retrieved March 1, 2019 .
^ Brad Miska (September 16, 2014).
"Elevated 'Extraterrestrial' Poster (Exclusive)" .
Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved March 1, 2019 .
^ Rebecca Ford (July 27, 2015).
"Vicious Brothers to Helm Horror-Thriller 'Temple' From 'The Guest' Writer (Exclusive)" .
The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved March 1, 2019 .
^ Michael DeFellipo (August 20, 2015).
"The Vicious Brothers Announce Completion of "Grave Encounters 3" Script" . Horror Society. Retrieved March 1, 2019 .
^ Miska, Brad (February 10, 2020).
"Screen Gems is Making a New 'Urban Legend' for the Digital Age" .
Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved March 9, 2020 .