Corin Hardy Explained

Corin Hardy (born 6 January 1975)^[1] is an English film director. He made his directorial debut with the 2015 horror film The Hallow, which he also co-wrote.^{[2] [3] [4]}

He directed the 2018 horror film The Nun,^[5] a spin-off of The Conjuring 2 (2016) and the fifth film in The Conjuring Universe.^[6]

In 2020, he directed four episodes of the first series of Gangs of London, a television series produced for Sky Atlantic, before becoming showrunner for the series' 2022 second series, and co-writing the tie-in graphic novel Ghosts.

Early career

Hardy first started as a special effects "monster-maker" in his bike shed at the age of 12, and made Super 8 films with his school friends.^[7]

Filmography

Short film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
2003	Butterfly			Also producer, cinematographer and editor
2012	In the Back

Feature film

• The Hallow (2015) (Also writer)
• The Nun (2018)
• Whistle (TBA)

Television

Notes and References

1. Web site: Corin Hardy . Moviefone . 30 August 2018.
2. Web site: The Hallow review – fairy menace in a disenchanted forest. Ide. Wendy. The Guardian. 12 November 2015. 7 July 2017.
3. Web site: The Hallow, film review: Corin Hardy's horror movie is visually striking but loses the plot. Macnab. Geoffrey. The Independent. 7 July 2017.
4. News: Sundance 2015: Corin Hardy on 'The Hallow' & 'The Crow'. 2015-01-27. CraveOnline. 2017-08-13. en-US.
5. Web site: Corin Hardy to Direct 'Conjuring 2' Spinoff 'The Nun'. Variety. Dave. McNary. 2 February 2017. 3 May 2017.
6. Web site: Another Farmiga joins the Conjuring Cinematic Universe!. Ain't It Cool News. 7 July 2017.
7. Web site: BIOGRAPHY Corin Hardy. www.corinhardy.com. en-US. 2018-08-17.