Editing Marcus Nispel (section)

==Feature career==
Nispel was set to make his feature directorial debut with ''[[End of Days (film)|End of Days]]'', but stepped down before shooting due to issues with the budget.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/1998/scene/vpage/world-according-to-nispel-1117479307/|title= World according to Nispel|first1= Dan|last1= Cox|first2= Benedict|last2= Carver|date= August 10, 1998|access-date= October 25, 2020|work= Variety}}</ref> In 2002, Nispel signed on to direct ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film)|The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2002/film/news/nispel-to-direct-remake-of-chainsaw-massacre-1117866593/|title= Nispel to direct remake of 'Chainsaw Massacre'|first= Dana|last= Harris|date= May 7, 2002|access-date= November 1, 2020|work= Variety}}</ref> He was initially opposed to remaking the film, but [[Daniel Pearl (cinematographer)|Daniel Pearl]], the cinematographer for the original film and regular collaborator with Nispel, convinced him to direct. The film was released on October 17, 2003 to negative reviews but was financially successful, grossing $107 million worldwide.

Throughout the 2000s and into the 2010s, Nispel would direct several more remakes of prominent genre films, such as ''[[Friday the 13th (2009 film)|Friday the 13th]]'' (reuniting him with Platinum Dunes, who made ''Texas Chainsaw'') and ''[[Conan the Barbarian (2011 film)|Conan the Barbarian]]''. In 2015, Nispel directed the ghost exorcism film ''[[Exeter (film)|Exeter]]'', formerly titled ''Backmask''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3326261/trailer-f13-chainsaw-directors-exeter/|title=Awful Trailer for 'F13' and 'Chainsaw' Director's 'Exeter' - Bloody Disgusting|website=Bloody-disgusting.com|date=30 December 2014|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>