Adam Robitel

Adam Robitel (born May 26, 1978)[1] is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is best known for directing horror films, such as The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014), Insidious: The Last Key (2018), Escape Room (2019) and its sequel Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021). He also co-wrote Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015).

Adam Robitel
Born (1978-05-26) May 26, 1978
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
OccupationFilm director, film producer, screenwriter, actor

Deadline reported in July 2021, Robitel and co-writer Gavin Heffernan had partnered with Darren Aronofsky on a thriller series for Netflix entitled The Craving.[2]

In July 2019, Deadline posted that Heffernan and Robitel had teamed up with Sam Raimi on an "Untitled Supernatural Thriller"[6] for Sony Pictures.[3]

Education

Adam Robitel was born on May 28, 1978, in Boston, Massachusetts. Robitel is a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts.[4][5]

Personal life

Robitel was raised Catholic. He was a gymnast who first pursued acting while at USC. His spec script, The Bloody Benders, garnered the attention of Guillermo Del Toro, and was his first official optioned property.[6]

He credits his grandmother, who raised him and his sister on ghost stories, for his love of all things macabre. Robitel has been with his partner Ray, for twenty years.[7]

Robitel is openly gay.[8] He dated Bryan Singer during the filming of X-Men.[9]

Filmography
Year Title Director Writer
2014 The Taking of Deborah Logan Yes Yes
2015 Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension No Yes
2018 Insidious: The Last Key Yes No
2019 Escape Room Yes No
2021 Escape Room: Tournament of Champions Yes No

Acting roles
Year Title Role Notes
2000 X-Men Guy on Line
2002 The Rules of Attraction Dumb Guy from L.A. Uncredited
2005 2001 Maniacs Lester
2006 Return to Sender Butch Short film
2010 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams Lester
2011 Chillerama Butch
2011 One for the Road Booth Short film
2012 Cut/Print Officer Smith
2015 Contracted: Phase II Swat Man #1
2019 Escape Room Gabe

References
  1. "Adam Robitel - Biography and Filmography - 1978". Hollywood.com. 6 February 2015.
  2. "Deadline". 30 June 2021.
  3. Deadline (30 July 2019). "'Escape Room' Director Adam Robitel Sets up Untitled Supernatural Thriller at Sony".
  4. "THE TAKING OF DEBORAH LOGAN and Nasty Horror Stories with Adam Robitel - Sebastian Twardosz". Sebastiantwardosz.com. 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  6. Fleming, Mike Jr. (27 April 2012). "Guillermo Del Toro Teams With Angry Films On 'The Bloody Benders' Spec". Deadline. Deadline. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  7. Waylon, Jordan (11 July 2019). "Adam Robitel Shares His Story of Coming Out and the Power of Visibility in 2019". www.ihorror.com. ihorror. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  8. "Adam Robitel Shares His Story of Coming Out and the Power of Visibility in 2019". iHorror | Horror News and Movie Reviews. 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  9. "Bryan Singer's Traumatic 'X-Men' Set: The Movie "Created a Monster"". The Hollywood Reporter. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-01.


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