Gregg Bishop

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'''Gregg Bishop''' is an American [[film director]], producer and writer.

==Early life== Gregg Bishop grew up in [[Powder Springs, Georgia]] and started making movies with his father's Super 8 film cameras when he was 7 years old. He completed over 50 short films by age 16. Bishop attended [[McEachern High School]] where he wrote & directed his first full-length feature, a spy-thriller, at 17 years of age.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ajc.com/hotjobs/content/metro/stories/2008/05/17/buzz.html?cxntlid=inform_artrl|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723101521/http://www.ajc.com/hotjobs/content/metro/stories/2008/05/17/buzz.html?cxntlid=inform_artrl|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-23|title=Peach Buzz|publisher=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}</ref>

Bishop attended the [[USC School of Cinematic Arts]] in the Film Production Program. When he was a junior at the film school, he wrote and directed the multi-award winning short film ''Voodoo'' with his friend [[Ke Huy Quan]] producing and shooting. The short film won several awards including the Audience Award at the [[Slamdance Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://filmthreat.com/uncategorized/slamdance-2001-announces-winners/|title=Slamdance Announces Winners|date=January 28, 2001 |publisher=Film Threat|access-date=2001-01-28}}</ref> and it is now screened at orientation for incoming USC film students along with the short films ''[[Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB]]'' by [[George Lucas]] and ''The Lift'' by [[Robert Zemeckis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thebitterscriptreader.blogspot.com/2011/02/interview-with-director-gregg-bishop.html|title=Making a $15,000 feature film|date=February 22, 2011 |publisher=The Bitter Script Reader|access-date=2016-04-04}}</ref>

==Career== After graduating from the University of Southern California filmschool, Bishop took the profits he made from his short film ''Voodoo'' and financed his first feature film ''[[The Other Side (2006 film)|The Other Side]]'' himself with $15,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fearnet.com/news/b10509_interview_with_dance_of_dead_cast_crew.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122225106/http://www.fearnet.com/news/b10509_interview_with_dance_of_dead_cast_crew.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-22|title=Interview with Dance of the Dead cast & crew|publisher=Fearnet}}</ref> The supernatural action/thriller starred [[Jaimie Alexander]] in her first leading role and premiered at the [[Slamdance Film Festival]] in [[Park City, Utah]] where it was picked up for a 2007 theatrical release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/9559 |title=Indie Award Winning Film The Other Side Acquired |publisher=Bloody Disgusting |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220045823/http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/9559/ |archive-date=February 20, 2014 }}</ref> As of 2019 Bishop is currently developing the movie as a TV series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cityonfire.com/ascenders-jesse-v-johnson-scott-adkins-ehud-bleiberg-gregg-bishop-series-martial-arts/ |title=Scott Adkins series Ascenders |publisher=City On Fire }}</ref>

In 2008, Bishop sold a TV series to [[Fox Television Studios]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fearnet.com/news/b13949_splat_chat_exclusive_one_on_one_with.html |title=Splat Chat: Exclusive One-onOne with Dance of the Dead's Gregg Bishop |publisher=Fearnet |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105225249/http://www.fearnet.com/news/b13949_splat_chat_exclusive_one_on_one_with.html |archive-date=January 5, 2010 }}</ref> and then directed and produced the feature film ''[[Dance of the Dead (film)|Dance of the Dead]]'', starring [[Jared Kusnitz]], [[Lucas Till]], [[Blair Redford]], [[Laura Slade Wiggins]] and Justin Welborn. The movie had its World Premiere at the [[South by Southwest|SXSW Film Festival]] and was hand-picked by director [[Sam Raimi]] for distribution through [[Lions Gate Entertainment]] and ''Ghost House Pictures''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/47920/joe-lynch-overseeing-three-video-gamehorror-mash-short-films-g4tvcom|title=Joe Lynch Overseeing Short Films for G4TV|date=September 9, 2013 |publisher=Dread Central}}</ref> [[Rob Tapert]] says “This was a movie that [[Sam Raimi]] and myself watched on a Sunday afternoon, we howled and we howled till Sam’s wife and kids started banging on his office door wondering if we were alright. I think I’ve watched it about five times so far.” <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amc.com/talk/2008/10/ghost-house-und|title=Ghost House Underground Review – Eight Movies Handpicked by Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert|last=Waldon|first=Powel|date=30 October 2008|work=[[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]}}</ref> [[Ain't It Cool News]] hailed the movie as "a cult classic"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aintitcool.com/node/35930/|title=Quint loves up on midnight zombie flick DANCE OF THE DEAD at SXSW!!!|publisher=Ain't It Cool News}}</ref> and Bloody-Disgusting called it "one of the best horror comedies ever made that will be remembered for years to come".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/14771/year-in-review-tim-andersons-best-worst-movies-of-2008/|title=Year in Review: Tim Anderson's Best & Worst Movies of 2008!|date=December 28, 2008 |publisher=Bloody Disgusting}}</ref>

In 2011, Bishop wrote and directed the Webby award-winning short film ''The Birds of Anger'' starring [[Jaimie Alexander]] for [[NBCUniversal]] ''G4Films''. The film was based on the best-selling mobile game, Rovio's ''[[Angry Birds]]'', told in the style of the 1963 film ''[[The Birds (film)|The Birds]]'' by [[Alfred Hitchcock]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2011/10/video-games-horror-mashup-/1|title=Mixing video games and horror for short movie magic|publisher=USA Today | date=October 12, 2011}}</ref> In 2019, the film was selected by [[Robert Rodriguez]] to be featured on his [[El Rey Network]].

Bishop wrote and directed a segment called "Dante The Great" for the third installment of the highly acclaimed ''V/H/S'' franchise called ''[[V/H/S: Viral]]'' which hit theaters November 21, 2014.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.aintitcool.com/node/67162 | publisher=Ain't It Cool News | first=Borys | last=Kit | title=V/H/S VIRAL a.k.a. V/H/S/3 has landed its roster of directors! | access-date=2016-04-04 }}</ref>

In 2016 Bishop directed the feature film ''[[Siren (2016 film)|Siren]]'', which is an adaptation of the ''V/H/S'' segment "Amateur Night" by [[David Bruckner]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/117381/hannah-fierman-will-reprise-memorable-role-in-vhs-segment-adaptation-siren/ | work=DC| title=V/H/S Segment Adaptation Siren| access-date=2016-04-04}}</ref> It was released in theaters by Universal Pictures and stars [[Chase Williamson]], Justin Welborn, and [[Hannah Fierman]] as Lily. Ain't It Cool News called it a "rock solid monster movie with a strong ensemble cast",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aintitcool.com/node/76856/|title=AICN looks at SiREN!|work=Aint It Cool News |publisher=Ain't It Cool News |last1=Bug |first1=Ambush }}</ref> Los Angeles Times hailed it a "clever and confident expansion of a terrific short",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-siren-review-20161128-story.html|title=In 'SiREN' a bachelor party goes oh, so wrong|work=Los Angeles Times|date=December 2016 }}</ref> and Horror Freak News named SiREN as one of the "top horror movies of 2016".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://horrorfreaknews.com/top-15-horror-movies-2016-5-major-disappointments/13952|title=Top 15 Horror Movies of 2016 |date=May 3, 2022 |publisher=Horror Freak News}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Bishop sold his spec screenplay ''Lockdown at Franklin High'' in a bidding war to [[Sony Pictures]] with [[Michael Bay]] and [[Platinum Dunes]] attached to produce.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2012/03/sony-pictures-preempts-spec-lockdown-at-franklin-high-242190/|title=Sony Pictures preempts spec Lockdown at Franklin High|date=March 10, 2012 |publisher=Deadline}}</ref>

In 2020, it was announced on Deadline that Bishop would be directing the horror film ''The Sisters of Samhain'' with the producers of Final Destination.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/the-night-house-writers-the-sisters-of-samhaim-fangoria-final-destination-bloody-disgusting-1202852995/|title='The Night House' Writing Duo Plot Horror 'The Sisters Of Samhain' With Fangoria, 'Final Destination' Producers & Bloody Disgusting|date=February 6, 2020 |publisher=Deadline}}</ref>

==Filmography== *''[[The Other Side (2006 film)|The Other Side]]'' (2006) – Director, writer, producer, editor *''[[Dance of the Dead (film)|Dance of the Dead]]'' (2008) – Director, producer, editor *''The Birds of Anger'' (2011) – Director, writer, producer, editor *''[[V/H/S: Viral]]'' (2014) – Director, writer, producer, editor, actor (segment "Dante the Great") *''[[Siren (2016 film)|Siren]]'' (2016) – Director, editor *''The Sisters of Samhain'' (2025) – Director, producer *''Lockdown at Franklin High'' (2027) – Writer

==References== {{reflist|2}}

==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.greggbishop.com}} * {{IMDb name|0084059|Gregg Bishop}}

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