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My Take
André Øvredal is a director I keep an eye on because his range is genuinely unusual. He went from the cult found-footage charm of Trollhunter to the claustrophobic dread of The Autopsy of Jane Doe, then a studio adaptation in Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and the gothic horror of The Last Voyage of the Demeter. That's a filmmaker who can scale from scrappy Norwegian indie to Hollywood machinery without losing his instinct for atmosphere. The Bendy and the Ink Machine adaptation he's attached to feels like a natural fit. To me he's proof that horror craftsmanship travels, and I'm curious where Passenger takes him next.
Overview
André Øvredal (Norwegian: [ɑnˈdreː ˈø̂ːvrədɑɫ]; born 6 May 1973) is a Norwegian filmmaker. He is best known for directing the films Trollhunter (2010), The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016), Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019), The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023), and Passenger (2026). As announced in 2024, he is directing the upcoming film adaptation of Bendy and the Ink Machine.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- André Øvredal
- Name (Japanese)
- アンドレ・ウーヴレダル
- Reading
- あんどれ・うーゔれだる
- Born
- May 6, 1973 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Ox
- Origin
- Norway, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter / film producer / director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.