Mikael Håfström

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| name = Mikael Håfström

| image = Mikael Hafstrom 2005.jpg

| caption = Håfström at the IFFI (2005)

| birth_name = Jan Mikael Håfström

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| birth_place = Lund, Sweden

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| nationality = Swedish

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| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|screenwriter}}

| years_active = 1987–present

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Jan Mikael Håfström is a Swedish film director and screenwriter.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/mikael-håfström-p302429|title=Mikael Håfström|work=AllMovie|access-date=10 August 2014}} He is best known for the 2003 film Evil,{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/apr/09/noomi-rapace-to-star-in-spy-thriller-unlocked-mikael-hafstrom|title=Noomi Rapace to join spy thriller Unlocked for director Mikael Hafstrom|work=The Guardian|first=Ben|last=Child|date=9 April 2014}} and the movie adaptation of Stephen King's short story 1408.

Early life

Born in Lund, Sweden, Mikael Håfström studied film at the Stockholm University and the School of Visual Arts.{{cite web|url=http://www.bifa.org.uk/person/mikael-hafstrom|title=Mikael Hafstrom|work=British Independent Film Awards|access-date=28 February 2014}}

Career

Håfström's 2003 film Evil was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/amidst_criticism_of_its_choices_academy_brings_together_foreign_language_no|title=Amidst Criticism of Its Choices, Academy Brings Together Foreign Language Nominees|work=IndieWire|first=Susan|last=Buzzelli|date=1 March 2004}} His slasher film, Drowning Ghost, screened at the 2004 Cannes Film Market.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2004/film/reviews/drowning-ghost-1200532739/|title=Review: 'Drowning Ghost'|work=Variety|first=Gunnar|last=Rehlin|date=17 June 2004}}

In 2005, Håfström directed Derailed, which starred Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/11/movies/11dera.html|title=Derailed - Two Strangers on a Train, en Route to Big Trouble|work=The New York Times|first=Manohla|last=Dargis|author-link=Manohla Dargis|date=11 November 2005}}

Håfström directed 1408, a horror film based on the Stephen King short story of the same name and starring John Cusack, in 2007.{{cite web|url=http://old.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/review/3981|title=1408 (2007)|work=Sight & Sound|first=Michael|last=Atkinson|date=20 December 2011|access-date=26 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105043039/http://old.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/review/3981|archive-date=5 January 2014|url-status=dead}} He collaborated with Cusack again in Shanghai, which premiered at the 2010 Shanghai International Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/shanghai-film-review-29751|title=Shanghai - Film Review|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Elizabeth|last=Kerr|date=14 October 2010}}

He directed The Rite, an exorcism thriller film starring Anthony Hopkins, in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/latest-reviews/the-rite/5022755.article|title=The Rite - Reviews - Screen|work=Screen International|first=John|last=Hazelton|date=25 January 2011}} His 2013 film, Escape Plan, starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/oct/17/escape-plan-review|title=Escape Plan – review|work=The Guardian|first=Mike|last=McCahill|date=17 October 2013}}

In 2013, it was announced that Håfström will direct a film adaptation of Tunnels.{{cite web|url=http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=36652|title=Mikael Hafstrom Digs Tunnels - He'll make the YA adaptation|work=Empire|first=James|last=White|date=28 February 2013}} In November 2021, it was announced he would direct the sci-fi film Slingshot.{{Cite web|last=Ritman|first=Alex|date=November 23, 2021|title=Casey Affleck to Lead Sci-Fi Thriller 'Slingshot' With Laurence Fishburne, Emily Beecham|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/casey-affleck-laurence-fishburne-emily-beecham-slingshot-mikael-hafstrom-1235052151/|access-date=November 24, 2021|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

Filmography

Films

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Year ! Title ! width="65"\| Director ! width="65"\| Writer ! Original title
1995 \|Vendetta \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|
2001 \|Days Like This \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|Leva Livet
rowspan="2"\|2003 \|Kopps \|{{no}} \|{{yes}} \|
Evil \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|Ondskan
2004 \|Drowning Ghost \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|Strandvaskaren
2005 \|Derailed \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|
2007 \|1408 \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|
2010 \|Shanghai \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|
2011 \|The Rite \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|
2013 \|Escape Plan \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|
2019 \|The Perfect Patient \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Quick
2021 \| Outside the Wire \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|
2023 \|Stockholm Bloodbath \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|
2024 \|Slingshot \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! width="65"| Director

! width="65"| Writer

! Original title

1995

|Vendetta

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

2001

|Days Like This

|{{yes}}

|Leva Livet

rowspan="2"|2003

|Kopps

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

Evil

|{{yes}}

|Ondskan

2004

|Drowning Ghost

|{{yes}}

|Strandvaskaren

2005

|Derailed

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

2007

|1408

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

2010

|Shanghai

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

2011

|The Rite

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

2013

|Escape Plan

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

2019

|The Perfect Patient

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Quick

2021

| Outside the Wire

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

2023

|Stockholm Bloodbath

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

2024

|Slingshot

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

Television

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Year ! Title ! width="65"\| Director ! width="65"\| Writer ! Notes
1989 \|Terrorns Finger \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|
rowspan=2\|1992 \|Hassel: De Giriga \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|
Botgörarna \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|
1995 \|Satans mördare \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|TV4 Riks documentary
1996 \|Skuggornas Hus \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|
rowspan=2\|1997 \|Chock 1: The Angel of Death \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Season 1, episode 1: "Dödsängeln" (6 June 1997)
Chock 2: Kött \|{{no}} \|{{yes}} \|
1999 \|Sjätte Dagen \|{{no}} \|{{yes}} \|
2018 \|Moscow Noir \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|4 of 8 episodes

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Year

! Title

! width="65"| Director

! width="65"| Writer

! Notes

1989

|Terrorns Finger

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

rowspan=2|1992

|Hassel: De Giriga