Steven C. Miller
American film director, screenwriter and film editor
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Steven C. Miller is an American filmmaker. He has directed films in the horror and action genres, including Automaton Transfusion (2006), Silent Night (2012), Marauders (2016), Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018), and Line of Duty (2019).[1]
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Miller in 2016 | |
| Born | March 8, 1981 Decatur, Georgia, US |
| Education | Full Sail University |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Education
Miller attended Full Sail University, where he majored in film and television production.[2]
Career
His feature film debut, Automaton Transfusion (2006), was made for under $15,000; it was purchased and released worldwide by Dimension Films after premiering at the 2007 Screamfest Horror Film Festival. After signing with Aperture Entertainment and United Talent Agency, Miller was attached to direct several studio films, including a cancelled MGM remake of Motel Hell (1980).[3][4]
In 2011, Miller embarked on directing three more independent features. The first was the thriller The Aggression Scale (2012), described by IndieWire as "Home Alone with more death".[5] After premiering at South by Southwest, the film was purchased by Anchor Bay Entertainment for worldwide distribution.[6] His second project was Under the Bed (2012), referred to by JoBlo.com as "a blood-soaked horror extravaganza"; the film premiered at Fantasia Festival[7] and was acquired for release by XLrator Media. Miller's next film was the Christmas slasher film Silent Night (2012), a remake of Silent 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, like The Aggression Scale, was released by Anchor Bay.
In 2015, Miller made a shift to mainstream filmmaking with four films produced by Emmett/Furla/Oasis and released by Lionsgate Premiere: Extraction (2015), Marauders (2016), Arsenal (2017) and First Kill (2017). Miller had his fifth collaboration with EFO and Lionsgate through the sequel Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018).[10][11] Through these titles, Miller has collaborated several times with Bruce Willis, Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, Dave Bautista, Adrian Grenier and Johnathon Schaech. In 2019, his most well received action-thriller, Line of Duty (2019) starring Aaron Eckhart, Courtney Eaton, Ben McKenzie, and Giancarlo Esposito.[12][13] The film was released with a limited theatrical run by Saban Films.
In 2022, Miller returned to horror with the smart home thriller Margaux (2022) from Paramount Pictures. Rob Hunter of Film 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, starring Frank Grillo, Lou Diamond Phillips, Ilfenesh Hadera, and Katrina Law. The film hits theaters December 6, 2024.[15]
Filmography
| 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 | 43%[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 | 100%[18] | Also editor | ||
| Granny | TBA | TBA | TBA | Short film | ||||
| Under the Bed | XLrator Media | TBA | TBA | 40%[19] | Also editor | |||
| Silent Night | Anchor Bay Films | TBA | $114,633 | 64%[20] | Remake of Silent Night, Deadly Night | |||
| 2015 | Extraction | Lionsgate Premiere | $988,548 | 6%[21] | ||||
| 2016 | Submerged | IFC Films | TBA | 29%[22] | ||||
| Marauders | Lionsgate Premiere | TBA | $1 million | 25%[23] | ||||
| 2017 | Arsenal | $41,037 | 3%[24] | |||||
| First Kill | $347,343 | 13%[25] | ||||||
| 2018 | Escape Plan 2: Hades | Summit Entertainment | $20 million | $16.7 million | 9%[26] | Sequel to Escape Plan (2013) | ||
| 2019 | Line of Duty | Saban Films, Lionsgate | TBA | $640,363[27] | 59%[28] | |||
| 2022 | Margaux | Paramount Pictures | TBA | 59%[29] | ||||
| 2024 | Werewolves | Briarcliff Entertainment | TBA | 48%[30] | ||||
| 2025 | Under Fire | Vertical | TBA | |||||
Other credits
- H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds (2005) – art department: second unit; direct-to-video
- Penance (2009) – special thanks
- Pernicious (2014) – thanks
Music videos
Miller has directed music videos for the bands Blinded Black and Tokyo Rose.[31]