Education
Born in Lund, Sweden, Mikael Håfström studied film at the University of Stockholm and the School of Visual Arts.
Born in Lund, Sweden, Mikael Håfström studied film at the University of Stockholm and the School of Visual Arts.
He is best known for the 2003 film, Evil. His slasher film, Drowning Ghost, screened at the 2004 Cannes Film Market. In 2005, Håfström directed Derailed, which starred Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston.
Håfström directed 1408, a horror film based on the Stephen King novel of the same name and starring John Cusack, in 2007.
He collaborated with Cusack again in Shanghai, which premiered at the 2010 Shanghai International Film Festival. He directed The Rite, an exorcism thriller film starring Anthony Hopkins, in 2011.
His 2013 film, Escape Plan, starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone. In 2013, it was announced that Håfström will direct a film adaptation of Tunnels.