Marcus Dunstan is an American filmmaker who, along with frequent collaborator Patrick Melton, wrote the screenplay for the film Feast, which was the winner of Season Three of the filmmaking competition reality TV series Project Greenlight. Dunstan has since written the screenplays for Feast II: Sloppy Seconds, Feast III: The Happy Finish, and four films in the Saw franchise. Dunstan also directed and co-wrote the films The Collector, its sequel The Collection, and Unhuman.
Early life Dunstan was born in Macomb, Illinois. He spent his formative years working in movie theaters and studying film at the University of Iowa.
While in college Dunstan experimented with 16mm film often using himself as the guinea pig in poorly executed stunts that left him dragging behind a car, the target of flying knives, and thrice being set on fire. He holds the record for spilling the most fake blood ever in a student film. Since moving to Los Angeles in 1999, Dunstan toiled in several odd jobs including a retirement home, an Optometry clinic, and a video store while spending his nights writing on a computer borrowed from fellow screenwriter, Patrick Melton.
Career In March 2005, Dunstan and Melton won Season Three of Project Greenlight with their screenplay, Feast, which was directed by John Gulager. The film starred Krista Allen and Eric Dane, and was produced by Dimension Films and Neo Art & Logic."'The Collector' Writing/Directing Team Spill Details on Forthcoming Projects!". Bloody Disgusting.
Dunstan has written the screenplays for Feast, Feast II: Sloppy Seconds, Feast III: The Happy Finish, The Collector, Saw IV, Saw V, Saw VI, and Saw 3D.Marcus Dunstan at FEARnet He is also in pre-production and post-production for several of his other screenplays.'The Collector 2' to Shoot This October! In addition to writing the screenplay for The Collector, he directed the film. He also directed the sequel to The Collector, titled The Collection. The film, produced by Liddell Entertainment and Fortress Features, was released in 2012.A Sequel to The Collector on the Way"The Collector 2, called The Collection, is shooting in October." Dread Central. April 29, 2010.
In addition to writing and directing, he and writing partner Patrick Melton have made cameo appearances in Saw V, Supergator, Feast, and The Collector, appearing in the later two through the same puppet show clip shown on TV screens."Behind-the-Scenes Image from the Set of 'Saw 3D'". Bloody Disgusting. He, Melton, and Stephen Romano co-wrote the thriller novel Black Light - Don't Look Too Deep, which was published on October 5, 2011, over Mulholland Books as hardcover.Stephen Romano Talks Black Light; Exclusive Look at the UK Cover Art The novel will adapt in a feature film written by Melton and Dunstan, under the direction of Romano, Michael De Luca will produce for Warner Bros."Exclusive: Patrick Melton Talks a Black Light film, The Collection, Piranha 3DD and Rise!". Dread Central. Dunstan co-wrote with Patrick Melton a screenplay for potential eleventh film of the Halloween franchise titled Halloween Returns.
In 2013, Melton and Dunstan were enlisted to perform uncredited rewrites on Pacific Rim when their spec script Monstropolis caught Guillermo del Toro's attention, and then were attached to a film version of God of War. In October 2016, Dunstan, along with partner Melton, were selected to write for the adaptation of Brandon Sanderson's The Way of Kings.
Filmography Year Title Director Writer ExecutiveProducer 2005 Feast 2007 Saw IV 2008 Feast II: Sloppy Seconds Saw V 2009 Feast III: The Happy Finish The Collector Saw VI 2010 Saw 3D 2012Piranha 3DD The Collection 2016 The Neighbor 2019 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 2022 Unhuman 2024 AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead
Short film Year Title Writer Producer 2010 The Candidate 2016 Rise Crazy Baby 2017 Naked Fury
Television Year Title Director Writer Note 2019 Into the Dark Episode "Pilgrim"
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