Michael Dougherty is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter, known for his work with Dan Harris on the scripts for Bryan Singer"s films X2 and Superman Returns.
Background
Dougherty was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio and attended the Tisch School of Arts at New York University in the Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film and Television, which is where he produced Season"s Greetings (1996). His mother is Vietnamese.
Education
Tisch School of the Arts.
Career
He"s also known for writing and directing the cult horror film Trick "r Treat. On October 28, 2013 at a special screening, it was announced to the surprise of the audience that a sequel will be produced by Legendary Pictures. He also directed, co-wrote, and co-produced the horror/comedy Krampus (2015).
His directorial debut, Trick "r Treat, is based on his own script, and was produced by Bryan Singer.
lieutenant played at several film festivals, before being released on Digital Video Disc on October 6, 2009 in the United States and Canada. In December 2014, he began work on his horror film Krampus, which was released in December 2015. and will co-write with Singer, Dan Harris and Simon Kinberg the script for the next X-Men film entitled Apocalypse with Singer once again as director, which is set a 2016 release.
Dougherty is an artist and some of his artwork is displayed on his official website.