Pierre Morel

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Pierre Morel
Morel at the preview showing of Taken in Paris, 27 February 2008
Born	(1964-05-12) 12 May 1964 France
Occupation	Film director, cinematographer
Years active	1992–present
Notable work(s)	District 13 Taken From Paris with Love

Pierre Morel (born 12 May 1964) is a French cinematographer and film director, best known for directing District 13, From Paris with Love and Taken,

Movie career

After spending his formative years in cinema school, Pierre Morel debuted in 2000 as camera operator with the first Richard Berry's film L'Art (délicat) de la séduction.

The next year, he began a career as cinematographer, working with such directors as Louis Leterrier, Corey Yuen, Nancy Meyers, Alek Keshishian, Luc Besson and Phillip Atwell. At the same time, he directed his first film District 13 in 2004, followed by Taken in 2008 and From Paris with Love, in 2010.

Morel was attached to Paramount's planned remake of Frank Herbert's Dune^[1] but left the project before it was cancelled.^[2] He is also set to direct the action film The Gunman starring Sean Penn, Javier Bardem and potentially Idris Elba.^[3]

Filmography

As cinematographer

2002: The Transporter
2003: Something's Gotta Give (second unit, Paris)
2005: Unleashed
2006: Love and Other Disasters
2006: Arthur and the Minimoys (models)
2007: War

As director

References

↑ Pierre Morel Takes Over Directing Duties on Dune
↑ Another director quits Dune, as time runs out on for the project
↑ "Idris Elba Eyes Pierre Morel's 'The Gunman'". vibe.com. Retrieved 15 June 2013.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pierre Morel (filmmaker).

Pierre Morel at the Internet Movie Database
Pierre Morel at AllRovi

v t e Films directed by Pierre Morel

District 13 (2004) Taken (2008) From Paris with Love (2010) The Gunman (2014)

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Name	Morel, Pierre
Alternative names
Short description	French film director
Date of birth	1964-05-12
Place of birth	France
Date of death
Place of death

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