Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.

Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. (Dutch pronunciation: [mɑˈtɛis fɑn ˈɦɛinɪŋə(n)],[1] born 26 July 1965 in Amsterdam[2]) is a Dutch filmmaker, writer and producer best known for Red Rain and The Thing.[3]

Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
Born	26 July 1965 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Occupation	Director, producer, writer
Years active	1983–present

Career

Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. began directing at an early age with promotional trailers for Toyota, Peugeot, Renault, Stella Artois, Pepsi, and Bud Light.[4]

In 1996, van Heijningen made his film directing debut with the Dutch short-film thriller Red Rain.[5] In 2011, he directed The Thing, a prequel to John Carpenter's The Thing.[6] Van Heijningen was due to direct a sequel to 2004's Dawn of the Dead titled Army of the Dead but the project was cancelled.[7]

Filmography

Year	Film	Credited as
		Director	Producer	Screenwriter	Film Editor	Cinematography	Role
1983	De Lift	No	No	No	No	No	Set Decorator
1984	Ciske de Rat	No	No	No	No	No	Assistant lighting technician
1991	Saudade	No	No	No	No	Yes
1992	Voor een verloren soldaat	No	No	No	Yes	No	Assistant editor / director
1994	Dada	No	Yes	No	No	No
	Witness	No	Yes	No	No	No
	En Route	No	Yes	No	No	No
1996	Red Rain	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
2011	The Thing	Yes	No	No	No	No
2020	The Forgotten Battle	Yes	No	Yes	No	No

Personal life

He is the son of Dutch film producer Matthijs van Heijningen.[8]

References

1. In isolation, van is pronounced [vɑn].
2. Mensen: Matthijs van Heijningen jr. – Archief – de Volkskrant
3. Thing prequel gets Spring start
4. Van Heijningen jr – Nieuwsselectie: Media
5. Matthijs van Heijningen to Raise the Army of the Dead
6. The Thing Prequel Begins Lensing This March
7. DAWN OF THE DEAD SEQUEL ARMY OF THE DEAD WILL NOT REANIMATE
8. Van Heyningen Jr gaat het vervolg op The Thing regisseren

External links

• Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. at IMDb