Adam Marcus (born 1970) is an American film director, writer and actor.

Biography

Early life

Marcus was born in Westport, Connecticut, where he attended Staples High School. His brother is actor Kipp Marcus. He was raised in the Reform Judaism denomination. Adam Marcus began his career at the age of fifteen, co-creating the Westport Theatreworks Theatrical Company, where he directed and produced over fifty shows in a span of seven years. He then attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where he was prized with the Best Picture Award at the Student Academy Awards in 1990 for his film So You Like This Girl.

Career

In 1991, Marcus moved to Los Angeles after being hired by filmmaker Sean S. Cunningham to work on producing and directing features. The same year, he co-produced My Boyfriend's Back for Cunningham and Disney Studios. In 1993, Marcus wrote the story for and directed the ninth film in the Friday the 13th series, Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday for New Line. Marcus and his writing partner Debra Sullivan began screenwriting for Paramount (the adaptation of James Patterson's Virgin, later titled Cradle and All) and Fox (the original Black Autumn). In 1995, Marcus created the theater company Damn Skippy Theatreworks in L.A. In the Summer and Fall of 1998, he directed the independently financed comedy film, ”Let It Snow”. The movie screened at the Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City, where it was named the most successful film at the market by Variety, Time Out and IndieWire. The film premiered at the American Film Institute's Los Angeles International Film Festival in the New Visions Category. It won Best New Writer and Best Editing. It was included in the official selection of Sundance 2000 in the American Spectrum section where it was given two extra screenings and sold out all seven of its showings. Let It Snow received positive reviews from Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Ain't It Cool News, The New York Times, and The Gore Score. In 2008, Marcus directed the feature film Conspiracy for Sony Pictures, which he co-wrote with Sullivan. The film was shot in Santa Fe, New Mexico and starred Val Kilmer, Jennifer Esposito and Gary Cole. In 2009, he gave his comments in a documentary His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th. In 2013, Marcus co-wrote the sequel to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Texas Chainsaw 3D with partner Sullivan and Kirsten Elms. He co-wrote the feature film Cabin Fever: Outbreak with Sullivan and he is directing and co-writing The Plantation, an adaptation of Val Lewton's RKO classic I Walked with a Zombie. His script for Momentum (aka Gravity), co-written by Sullivan, began production in South Africa starting January 2014. The film was the directorial debut of Stephen Campanelli and stars Morgan Freeman, James Purefoy and Olga Kurylenko. The film premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival in 2015.

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