Leigh Janiak
| Leigh Janiak | |
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| Born | February 1, 1980 |
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| Notable work | Honeymoon (2014), Fear Street trilogy |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Ross Duffer (married 2015–present) |
Leigh Janiak (born February 1, 1980) is an American film director and screenwriter who is known for directing the 2014 horror film Honeymoon and the Fear Street Trilogy.
Education
Janiak did an undergraduate course in comparative religion at New York University, before studying at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study and then at a graduate school in Chicago, where she earned a PhD in Modern Jewish Literature.[1]
Career
Janiak moved to Los Angeles in 2005, where she worked for two production companies.[1] She made her directorial debut with the horror film Honeymoon, starring Rose Leslie and Harry Treadaway, in 2014. The film's development started in 2010,[2] and Janiak began writing the script together with Phil Graziadei in 2012.[1] It received positive reviews from critics, with review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes' critics' consensus stating that it "packs more slow-building horror than many bigger-budget productions."[3]
In May 2015, Sony Pictures announced that Janiak would be writing and directing a remake of the 1996 horror film The Craft.[4] In 2017, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Janiak was no longer attached to the project.[5] Janiak also directed some episodes of the horror TV shows Scream and Outcast.[5]
In July 2017, a trilogy of films adapting R. L. Stine's Fear Street series of novels was announced by 20th Century Studios (then known as 20th Century Fox), with Janiak set to direct and rewrite the scripts with Graziadei.[5] The trilogy was released in July 2021 on Netflix,[6] with Natalia Winkelman describing it as ""Scream" meets "Stranger Things" built on a supernatural premise sturdy enough to sustain interest and suspense over nearly six hours" in a review for The New York Times.[7]
Personal life
Janiak married fellow filmmaker Ross Duffer in Palm Springs, California in December 2015. The couple met in 2006 at a production company in Los Angeles, where Janiak was an assistant to the producer and Duffer was an intern.[8]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Barone, Matt (March 9, 2014). "SXSW: The Festival's Creepiest Movie About (Doomed) Love is Also Its Most Inconspicuous". Complex. Retrieved July 19, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Lurie, Danielle (March 7, 2014). "The Women of SXSW: Honeymoon Writer/Director Leigh Janiak". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved July 19, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Honeymoon (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 18, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Kit, Borys (2015-05-13). "Cult Horror Movie 'The Craft' to Get Remake by Sony (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-07-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Kit, Borys (July 13, 2017). "Fox Developing R.L. Stine's 'Fear Street' as Theatrical Movie Series Released Months Apart". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Santer, Kristen (May 19, 2021). "First 'Fear Street' Trailer Reveals Netflix's Ambitious Horror Trilogy, Which Will Be Released This Summer". Collider. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Winkelman, Natalia (2021-07-16). "'Fear Street' Trilogy Review: Carnage and Close Calls". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-19. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Leigh Janiak, Ross Duffer". The New York Times. 2015-12-27. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 6, 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-18. Unknown parameter
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