David Michael Latt Biography

Fast Facts

• Jane White Is Sick & Twisted earned him Best B-Movie and Best Director awards at the B-Movie Film Festival, a Director's Choice Award at the Bare Bones International Film Festival and a Special Jury Award at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival
• Originally focused on directing straight-to-DVD low budget horror films, but after his adaptation of "War of the Worlds" came out near the debut of Steven Spielberg's adaptation and became the company's best seller, his business model changed
• Quote: "Whether it's giant robots attacking the Earth or something from the Bible, we're just happy to be making movies․"
• His films are usually "tie-ins" that capitalize on publicity created by blockbusters of a similar genre or theme released around the same time, but contain original stories
• Co-founded The Asylum, an independent film studio that specializes in rapidly producing straight-to-video films
• Has been invited to speak at the Screen Actors Guild and several major universities
• Consulted priests and rabbis to add religious themes to "The Apocalypse," which was originally a straightforward disaster movie