Olivier Megaton (born Olivier Fontana 6 August 1965) is a French film director, writer, and editor best known for directing The Red Siren, Transporter 3 and Colombiana.
Fontana was born in France 20 years to the day after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and his choice of the artistic name, Megaton, was influenced by this. He grew up in a Paris banlieue, and after qualifying for a diploma in psychology, was active as an artist, including graffiti...
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Olivier Megaton (born Olivier Fontana 6 August 1965) is a French film director, writer, and editor best known for directing The Red Siren, Transporter 3 and Colombiana.
Fontana was born in France 20 years to the day after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and his choice of the artistic name, Megaton, was influenced by this. He grew up in a Paris banlieue, and after qualifying for a diploma in psychology, was active as an artist, including graffiti. After meeting Jean-Baptiste Mondino, he started working in films.
Megaton has directed Exit, The Red Siren, and Transporter 3. He was chosen to direct Mathilda, the sequel to Léon, but expressed the opinion that the film was unlikely to be made. He also served as a second unit director for the film Hitman.
His next film as director will be the sequel to Taken.
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