Steven C. Miller | |
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 Miller on set of his feature filmFirst Kill | |
| Born | (1981-03-08)March 8, 1981 (age 44) Decatur, Georgia, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Full Sail University |
| Occupation(s) | Film director,screenwriter,editor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Steven C. Miller is an Americanscreenwriter,editor, anddirector. His feature film debut,Automaton Transfusion, became an instant cult classic and catapulted his career into Hollywood. He directed the remake ofSilent Night, Deadly Night titledSilent Night in 2012 and then shifted from horror to action. He has directed films starring notable actors such asBruce Willis,Sylvester Stallone,Nicolas Cage,John Cusack,Aaron Eckhart,Giancarlo Esposito, andDave Bautista.[1]
Miller attendedFull Sail University where he majored in film and television production.[2]
His feature film debut,Automaton Transfusion (2006), was made for under $15,000; it was purchased and released worldwide byDimension Films after premiering at the 2007Screamfest Horror Film Festival. After signing withAperture Entertainment andUnited Talent Agency, Miller was attached to direct several studio films, including a cancelledMGM remake ofMotel Hell (1980).[3][4]
In 2011, Miller embarked on directing three more independent features. The first was the thrillerThe Aggression Scale (2012), described byIndieWire as "Home Alone with more death".[5] After premiering atSouth by Southwest, the film was purchased byAnchor Bay Entertainment for worldwide distribution.[6] His second project wasUnder the Bed (2012), referred to byJoBlo.com as "a blood-soaked horror extravaganza"; the film premiered atFantasia Festival[7] and was acquired for release byXLrator Media. Miller's next film was the Christmasslasher filmSilent Night (2012), a remake ofSilent Night, Deadly Night (1984).[8]Fearnet stated "this straightforward and scrappy little remake is somehow more entertaining than half of what passes for 'wide release' horror movies these days."[9]Silent Night, likeThe Aggression Scale, was released by Anchor Bay.
In 2015, Miller made a shift to mainstream filmmaking with four films produced byEmmett/Furla/Oasis and released byLionsgate Premiere:Extraction (2015),Marauders (2016),Arsenal (2017) andFirst Kill (2017). Miller had his fifth collaboration with EFO and Lionsgate through the sequelEscape Plan 2: Hades (2018).[10][11] Through these titles, Miller has collaborated several times withBruce Willis,Nicolas Cage,John Cusack,Dave Bautista,Adrian Grenier andJohnathan Schaech. In 2019 his most well received action-thriller,Line of Duty (2019) starringAaron Eckhart,Courtney Eaton,Ben McKenzie, andGiancarlo Esposito.[12][13] The film was released with a limited theatrical run bySaban Films.
In 2022, Miller returned to horror with the smart home thrillerMargaux (2022) fromParamount Pictures. Rob Hunter ofFilm School Rejects gave the film a positive review and wrote, "You’ll laugh, you’ll chortle, you’ll wonder why characters aren’t simply leaving out a broken window, and you won’t regret your stay."[14]
Millers latest is the action-horror film,Werewolves, starringFrank Grillo,Lou Diamond Phillips,Ilfenesh Hadera, andKatrina Law. The film hits theaters December 6, 2024.[15]
| Year | Film | Details | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distributor(s) | Budget(s) | Gross | RT | Details | ||||
| 2004 | Suffer or Sacrifice | TBA | TBA | TBA | Short film | |||
| 2006 | Automaton Transfusion | Dimension Extreme | TBA | $30,000 | 50%[16] | Directorial debut; also writer and actor | ||
| 2011 | Scream of the Banshee | After Dark Films | TBA | 14%[17] | TV movie | |||
| 2012 | The Aggression Scale | Anchor Bay Films | TBA | TBA | TBA | Also editor | ||
| Granny | TBA | TBA | TBA | Short film | ||||
| Under the Bed | XLrator Media | TBA | TBA | 40%[18] | Also editor | |||
| Silent Night | Anchor Bay Films | TBA | $114,633 | 64%[19] | Remake ofSilent Night, Deadly Night | |||
| 2015 | Extraction | Lionsgate Premiere | $988,548 | 6%[20] | ||||
| 2016 | Submerged | IFC Films | TBA | 29%[21] | ||||
| Marauders | Lionsgate Premiere | TBA | $1 million | 25%[22] | ||||
| 2017 | Arsenal | $41,037 | 3%[23] | |||||
| First Kill | $347,343 | 13%[24] | ||||||
| 2018 | Escape Plan 2: Hades | Summit Entertainment | $20 million | $16.7 million | 9%[25] | Sequel toEscape Plan (2013) | ||
| 2019 | Line of Duty | Saban Films,Lionsgate | TBA | $640,363[26] | 59%[27] | |||
| 2022 | Margaux | Paramount Pictures | TBA | 59%[28] | ||||
| 2024 | Werewolves | Briarcliff Entertainment | TBA | |||||
Other credits
Miller has directed music videos for the bandsBlinded Black andTokyo Rose.[29]
