Early life

Derrickson grew up in Denver, Colorado. He graduated from Biola University with a B.A. in Humanities, with an emphasis on literature and philosophy, and a B.A. in Communications, with an emphasis on film, and a minor in theological studies. He earned his M.A. in film production from USC School of Cinematic Arts. Scott Derrickson is a Christian.

Career

Derrickson co-wrote and directed the film The Exorcism of Emily Rose which was loosely based on a true story about Anneliese Michel. The film won the 2005 Saturn Award for Best Horror or Thriller Film and in 2006 was named in the Chicago Film Critics Association's list of the "Top 100 Scariest Films Ever Made." Theatrical box office gross for The Exorcism of Emily Rose was over $140 million worldwide. That same year, Derrickson wrote Land of Plenty for director Wim Wenders, an independent drama starring Michelle Williams. Derrickson next directed The Day the Earth Stood Still starring Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly, written by David Scarpa. The film was released in late 2008 and earned over $230 million worldwide.

In 2010, Derrickson wrote and directed both an adaptation the Danish thriller The Substitute, produced by Sam Raimi, and the Lakeshore Entertainment supernatural suspense thriller The Living.

In August 2011, Derrickson teamed up with producer Jason Blum to write and direct Sinister, a mystery-horror film starring Ethan Hawke. The $3 million picture was released in theaters by Summit Entertainment on October 12, 2012 and received generally positive critical reviews. Sinister earned over $48 million at the U.S. box office and over $87 million worldwide. Derrickson wrote but did not direct Sinister 2.

Derrickson's script Devil's Knot was directed by Atom Egoyan. The film had its world premiere at the 2013 Toronto Film Festival. It was released in 2014. Derrickson directed his own script, Deliver Us from Evil, for producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Sony Screen Gems. Eric Bana played the lead role, and the film was released wide in theaters on July 2, 2014.

In 2014, Derrickson wrote a film version of The Outer Limits with Cargill. Other upcoming Derrickson projects include an adaptation of Stephen King's The Breathing Method with Jason Blum producing, and an adaptation of the popular video game Deus Ex: Human Revolution for CBS Films.

In 2015, Derrickson began directing a theatrical feature film based on Marvel Comics' Doctor Strange property as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It is scheduled for release in November 2016.

Filmography

Year	Film	Director	Producer	Writer	Studio
1995	Love in Ruins	Yes	Yes	Yes	N/A
2000	Urban Legends: Final Cut	No	No	Yes	Columbia Pictures
	Hellraiser: Inferno	Yes	No	Yes	Dimension Films Miramax Films
2005	The Exorcism of Emily Rose	Yes	No	Yes	Screen Gems
2008	The Day the Earth Stood Still	Yes	No	No	20th Century Fox
2012	Sinister	Yes	executive	Yes	Summit Entertainment
2013	Devil's Knot	No	executive	Yes	Image Entertainment
2014	Deliver Us from Evil	Yes	No	Yes	Screen Gems
2015	Sinister 2	No	Yes	Yes	Focus Features
2016	Doctor Strange	Yes	No	Yes	Marvel Studios
TBA	Two Eyes Staring	Yes	No	Yes	Summit Entertainment

Reception

Critical, public and commercial reception to films Derrickson has directed as of May 14, 2015.

Film	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	CinemaScore	Budget	Box office
Hellraiser: Inferno	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2 million	N/A
The Exorcism of Emily Rose	45% (155 reviews)	46 (32 reviews)	N/A	$19.3 million	$144.2 million
The Day the Earth Stood Still	21% (192 reviews)	40 (34 reviews)	N/A	$80 million	$233.1 million
Sinister	62% (133 reviews)	53 (30 reviews)	C+	$3 million	$77.7 million
Deliver Us from Evil	28% (115 reviews)	40 (32 reviews)	B-	$30 million	$87.9 million
Doctor Strange	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

[ Source: Wikipedia ]