Mike Flanagan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mike Flanagan
Occupation	Film Director
Date Of Birth	May 20, 1978(1978-05-20)
Age	46
Birthplace	Salem
Country	United States
Birth City	Salem
Horoscope	Gemini

Mike Flanagan Biography

Mike Flanagan is one of the most popular and richest Film Director who was born on May 20, 1978 in Salem, Salem, United States. Flanagan was born in 1978 in Salem, Massachusetts. His father was in the United States Coast Guard, and the family moved around often. Although he only briefly lived in Salem, it left an impression on him, and Flanagan retained an abiding interest in both the Salem witch trials and associated topics, such as ghost stories and horror fiction. He was a student at Archbishop Spalding High School. Flanagan eventually ended up in Maryland, where he attended Towson University. He graduated with a BA in Electronic Media & Film and a minor in Theater.

Made for $70,000, and filmed in his Glendale, California, apartment, Absentia was released direct-to-video but gained popularity when Netflix offered it on their streaming service. After the surprise success of Absentia, Flanagan returned to Oculus, which he again shopped around. Intrepid Pictures took an interest in the concept and agreed to let Flanagan direct. The feature version of Oculus was filmed in 2012 and released theatrically by Relativity Media in 2014.

After Oculus, Flanagan shot his next film, Before I Wake, in 2013. The film was acquired by Relativity Media in 2014, and was originally scheduled to be released on May 8, 2015, but was pushed back to September 25, 2015 and later pulled from the schedule due to the company’s filing for bankruptcy. After a year in bankruptcy court, Relativity then announced the film would be released on April 8, 2016, but did not release the film on the promised date, as the company struggled to get back on its feet. The film was then scheduled to be released on September 9, 2016, but three weeks prior to that date, Relativity once again pulled the film from the schedule, prompting a public argument between Flanagan and Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh on Twitter. Kavanaugh claimed the Sept 9 date was a “bad date,” while Flanagan suggested that Relativity wasn’t financially able to release the film. Relativity never did release the film, as Kavanaugh sold Relativity to Singapore-based social networking platform YuuZoo in October 2016. Netflix eventually acquired the rights and released the film in January 2018.

Flanagan was formerly in a relationship with Absentia actress Courtney Bell, with whom he has a son. Since February 2016, he has been married to actress Kate Siegel, with whom he has two children, one son and one daughter.

Flanagan originally intended for the Oculus story to be told in a series of short films, but he could not find the financing. Instead, he shot the chapter that included a back story and used that to demonstrate that he could direct a horror film. The short proved popular at film festivals, and producers were interested in developing the concept; however, they either wanted to shoot it as a found footage film or rejected Flanagan’s stipulation that he direct the feature-length adaptation. Flanagan directed Absentia (2011), which was financed through a Kickstarter campaign, in response to this rejection.

Mike Flanagan Net Worth

Mike Flanagan is one of the richest Film Director from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mike Flanagan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Mike Flanagan (born May 20, 1978) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for his horror films, all of which he directed, wrote, and edited, including Absentia (2011), Oculus (2013), Hush, Before I Wake, Ouija: Origin of Evil (all 2016), Gerald’s Game (2017), and Doctor Sleep (2019).

Flanagan’s student films were more oriented toward melodrama. He later characterized them as “unfit for public consumption” but said that they were “incredible learning experiences”. His first film directed after graduation, Ghosts of Hamilton Street (2003), was filmed in Maryland and featured local actors, including Scott Graham, whom Flanagan met at Towson. Graham would go on to star in Flanagan’s 2006 short film, Oculus: Chapter 3 – The Man with the Plan, which he made for $1500.

Flanagan wrote and directed Ouija: Origin of Evil, which starred Elizabeth Reaser, Henry Thomas, and Annalise Basso. Production began in September 2015, and the film was released in October 2016, and grossed over $81 million worldwide.

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Who is Mike Flanagan Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Mike Ranked on the list of most popular Film Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mike Flanagan celebrates birthday on May 20 of every year.

What religion is Mike Flanigan?

It reflects Flanagan’s experience when, after what he describes as a healthy Catholic upbringing — including 12 years as an altar boy — he finally read the Bible, and felt the scales fall from his eyes. “I was shocked, for the first time comprehending what a really strange book it is,” he said.

Is Midnight Mass based on a book?

Recently, Mike Flanagan released a new series on Netflix, Midnight Mass. The seven-episode series is an original story created by Mike Flanagan and is in no way based on anything written by Stephen King. Still, King’s influence runs thick throughout, from surface to core.

Is Hush a real story?

So yes, it’s a ‘true story,’ but maybe one with an unreliable narrator.” Even so, the filmmakers read all they could about the house and its owner, consulted historical documents and period photographs, and visited the home five times.

Is Midnight Mass based on a true story?

Is Midnight Mass based on a true story? Yes and no. Midnight Mass comes from a very real place for creator Mike Flanagan and has been cooking for a while. Flanagan was raised Roman Catholic and served as an altar boy at his parishes on Governors Island in New York and in Bowie, Maryland.

Is Flanagan an atheist?

Mike Flanagan had a religious upbringing, which partly inspired ‘Midnight Mass,’ but he is no longer religious. Although he is no longer religious, Mike has always been fascinated by religion.