Tyler Gillett

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Born
Tyler Gillett

(1982-03-06) March 6, 1982 (age 42)
Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S.
Occupations
  • Director
  • cinematographer
  • screenwriter
  • producer • actor
Years active2009–present

Tyler Gillett (born March 6, 1982) is an American film director, cinematographer, actor, writer, and producer. A co-creator of the filmmaking collective Radio Silence, Gillett co-directed, with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, the horror films Devil's Due (2014), Ready or Not (2019), Scream (2022), Scream VI (2023) and Abigail (2024). He was also featured in a popular 2020 episode of the podcast Reply All .

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Early life and education

Born and raised in Flagstaff, Arizona, Gillett earned dual BFAs in film production and studio art, photography, from the University of Arizona in 2004. [1]

Film

Gillett began his film career in the camera department on the Will Ferrell film Semi-Pro . After working as a camera loader, operator and then DP, he began directing short films with comedians from The Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, and later directed, produced and edited the series Domesticating, [2] Funny in Love and Books, for Fremantle Media. [3]

Chad, Matt & Rob

In 2009, Gillett began working with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Chad Villella as part of the collective Chad, Matt & Rob. Gillett co-directed, co-produced, co-wrote, co-edited and worked as cinematographer on three interactive adventure shorts – The Birthday Party, [4] The Teleporter [5] and The Treasure Hunt [6] – as well as the found footage horror short Mountain Devil Prank Fails Horribly. [7] The group became known for their signature style, which blended adventure, comedy, sci-fi and horror, and received nearly 100,000,000 views online. [8]

Radio Silence

After the dissolution of Chad, Matt & Rob, Gillett formed Radio Silence with Bettinelli-Olpin, Villella and Justin Martinez. [9] The group co-directed the "10/31/98" segment of the horror feature film V/H/S . [10] [11] V/H/S premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, [12] [13] where it was acquired by Magnolia Pictures, [14] [15] and released theatrically on October 5, 2012. [16]

With Bettinelli-Olpin, Gillett directed Devil's Due , [17] a 2014 horror feature film from Twentieth Century Fox and Davis Entertainment. [18] Their film Southbound premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and was released theatrically by the Orchard on February 5, 2016. [19] [20] Paul Thomas Anderson called the film "a hidden gem." [21]

In 2019, Gillett co-directed the well-reviewed comedic thriller Ready or Not with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin for Fox Searchlight, starring Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Andie MacDowell, and Mark O'Brien. [22] The film was nominated for Best Horror Film at the 46th Saturn Awards.

In March 2020, it was announced that Gillett would co-direct Scream , the fifth installment of the Scream franchise, alongside Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, with Kevin Williamson serving as executive producer. [23] The film was released on January 14, 2022. [24] [25] The film was nominated for Best Movie at the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards. [26]

In 2022, Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett directed Scream VI which was released on March 10, 2023 by Paramount Pictures. [27] The film won Best Movie at the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards and ranked #3 on The Hollywood Reporter 's list of "The Best Slasher Movies of the Decade". [28] [29]

In 2023, Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett directed Abigail which was released on April 19, 2024, by Universal Pictures. [30] The film was nominated for Best Wide Release Movie at the 2024 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards. [31] and included on many best of 2024 lists including Variety's "The Best Horror Movies of 2024", Screen Rant's "10 Best Horror Movies Of 2024", Bloody Disgusting 's "The 10 Best Horror Movies Released in the First Half of 2024", Time Out's "The Best Horror Movies of 2024" and SlashFilm 's "The 19 Best Horror Movies Of 2024 So Far". [32] [33] [34] [35] [36]

Gillett is also a producer on V/H/S , V/H/S/94 , V/H/S/99 and V/H/S/85 .

Reply All

Gillett appeared in a March 2020 episode of the podcast Reply All , "The Case of the Missing Hit", in which he asked the podcasts' hosts for help in identifying a song he had heard on mainstream radio in the 1990s, but of which there was barely any trace on the internet. In the episode, Reply All host P.J. Vogt goes to great lengths to try to identify the song, including interviewing a variety of music industry notables and hiring a group of musicians to record the song based on Gillett's recollection. The episode was both popular and critically acclaimed, [37] with The Guardian calling it "perhaps the best-ever episode of any podcast". [38]

Filmography

FilmYearDirectorWriterCinematographerEditorProducerNotes
Chad, Matt & Rob 2011YesYesYesYesYes
V/H/S 2012YesYesYesYesYesSegment "10/31/98"
Devil's Due 2014YesNoYesNoNo
Southbound 2015YesNoYesYesYes
Ready or Not 2019YesNoNoNoNo
V/H/S/94 2021NoNoNoNoYes
Scream 2022YesNoNoNoNo
V/H/S/99 2022NoNoNoNoYes
Scream VI 2023YesNoNoNoNo [39]
V/H/S/85 2023NoNoNoNoYes
Abigail 2024YesNoNoNoNo

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2012 SXSW Midnight Audience Award (shared with Ti West, Adam Wingard, et al.) V/H/S Nominated
Sitges Film Festival Best Motion PictureNominated
Golden Schmoes Awards Best Horror MovieNominated
2016iHorrorBest Direct Release Horror(shared with David Bruckner, Roxanne Benjamin, et al.) Southbound Nominated
2019 Sitges Film Festival Best Motion Picture Ready or Not Nominated
Fright Meter AwardsBest Horror MovieNominated
Golden Schmoes Awards Best Horror MovieNominated
Golden Schmoes Awards Biggest Surprise of the YearNominated
IGN Summer Movie AwardsBest Horror MovieNominated
Fantasy Filmfest Best 1st or 2nd FeatureNominated
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards Best Horror FilmNominated
2020 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Wide ReleaseNominated
Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards Best Horror FilmNominated
Hawaii Film Critics Society AwardsBest Horror FilmNominated
Columbus Film Critics Association Awards Best Overlooked Film2nd Place
Music City Film Critics Association AwardsBest Horror FilmNominated
2021 Saturn Awards Best Horror FilmNominated
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Best Horror FilmNominated
2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Movie Scream (2022) Nominated
People's Choice Awards Best MovieNominated
Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards Best HorrorNominated
The Queerties Best Studio MovieNominated
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards Best Horror FilmNominated
GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Film Wide Theatrical ReleaseNominated
Saturn Awards Best Horror FilmNominated
2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Movie Scream VI Won
Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards Best HorrorNominated
Saturn Awards Best Horror FilmNominated
MTV Millennial Awards Best MovieNominated
2024 People's Choice Awards The Drama Movie of the YearNominated
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Best Horror FilmNominated
Critics' Choice Super Awards Best Horror MovieNominated
Golden Schmoes Awards Best Horror MovieNominated
Music City Film Critics' Association AwardsBest Horror FilmNominated
Astra Film Awards Best Horror FeatureNominated
DiscussingFilm Critic Awards Best Horror FilmNominated
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Wide Release Abigail Nominated
7th Astra Midseason Movie Awards Best Horror MovieNominated

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