Biography

Vincenzo Natali was born on January 6, 1969 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Cube (1997), In the Tall Grass (2019) and Cypher (2002).

The Twilight Zone Episode: "Five Characters in Search of an Exit" was an inspiration for his film "Cube".

Went to High School with David Hewlett, who, as of 2010, has been in all four major films directed by Vincenzo Natali: Cube, Cypher, Nothing, and Splice and was in his short film Elevated.

Studied film at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada.

Worked at the animation studio Nelvana, doing storyboards.

Alumnus of the Canadian Film Centre (CFC).

[on "Splice"] Never in my wildest imaginings did I think we'd get a release by a major studio. An American film would have the creature escape from the lab and wreak havoc in the world. Instead the scientists imprison it, and the film becomes a psychodrama, a hermetic chamber piece.