Bryan Bertino

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Bryan Michael Bertino (born 17 October 1977 in Crowley, Texas) is an American film director and screenwriter.

Bertino studied cinematography at the University of Texas at Austin. ^[1], then moved to Los Angeles, where he worked as a gaffer, and wrote screenplays in his spare time. He submitted The Strangers for a Nicholl Fellowship with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which reached the quarterfinals. However, he was able to get a meeting with Vertigo Entertainment. Bertino quit his job days before the script was sold to Universal Studios.^[2]

Mark Romanek wanted to direct The Strangers but demanded a $40 million budget. After speaking with Andrew Rona at Rogue Pictures, Bertino was asked to direct The Strangers despite a lack of directorial experience.^[3]