Michael Roesch

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Michael Roesch (born April 24, 1974) is a film producer, screenwriter, and director. He collaborates on his movies with fellow filmmaker Peter Scheerer.

Biography

A movie aficionado since he was a kid, Michael Roesch started shooting short 8 mm movies at age 12.[1] While he was at college, he worked as a film journalist for several newspapers and magazines. Later, he started together with his writing partner Peter Scheerer a successful career as a screenwriter, and worked in various production capacities. Among their screenwriting credits are Alone in the Dark,[2]House of the Dead 2,[3] and Far Cry.[4]

In 2006, Roesch and Scheerer directed their first feature, the vampire thriller Brotherhood of Blood,[5] starring Victoria Pratt, Sid Haig and Ken Foree. The movie had its world premiere at the prestigious Sitges Film Festival in Spain in October 2007.[6] In the US and Canada, Sam Raimi's label Ghosthouse Underground acquired the movie and released it through Lionsgate.[7]

In 2007, Roesch and Scheerer directed Alone in the Dark II,[8] starring Rick Yune,[9]Lance Henriksen, and Danny Trejo. It is a sequel to the 2005 film Alone in the Dark.

Among Roesch's recent work as a producer is Prisoners of the Sun,[10] directed by Academy Award winner Roger Christian and starring John Rhys-Davies and Carmen Chaplin.

Filmography

References

  1. ↑"Interview with the Screenwriters of House of the Dead 2". Horror-Movies.ca. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  2. ↑Condit, Jon (January 27, 2005). "Alone in the Dark - Interview with Michael Roesch and Peter Scheerer". DreadCentral.com. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  3. ↑"`House of the Dead 2´ screenwriters Peter Scheerer and Michael Roesch". Horror Movies and Stuff. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  4. ↑"Far Cry starts filming". IGN.com. July 15, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  5. ↑Gallagher, Brian (October 13, 2008). "Michael Roesch and Peter Scheerer Talk Brotherhood of Blood". Movieweb.com. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  6. ↑"Sitges International Film Festival 2007"(PDF). October 2007. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2007-10-07. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  7. ↑Arnold, Thomas K. (November 4, 2008). "Ghost House goes Underground". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  8. ↑R.L.Shaffer (January 25, 2010). "Alone in the Dark II DVD review". IGN.com. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  9. ↑Miska, Brad (August 11, 2007). "'Alone in the Dark II' Locks Down Promising Cast!". BloodyDisgusting.com. Retrieved August 16, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ↑"The Filmcatalogue: Prisoners of the Sun". thefilmcatalogue.com. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  11. 123Meza, Ed (October 13, 2025). "Uwe Boll Returns With Parts 2 and 3 of Paramount+ Hit 'First Shift', Eyes Possible Series (EXCLUSIVE)". Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  12. ↑Scott Roxborough (May 15, 2026). "Uwe Boll Directing '23 Years Later,' an 'Unofficial Sequel' to 'House of the Dead' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 16, 2026.