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Italian-American screenwriter
Christian Cantamessa (born October 4, 1976) is an Italian-American writer, director, and video game creator best known as lead designer and co-writer of
Red Dead Redemption and the Manhunt series,
[1] level designer on
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas ,
[2] and writer of
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor .
[3]
He is also the founder and CEO of Sleep Deprivation Lab, which is a production company and video game consulting firm known for work on
Rise of the Tomb Raider ,
The Crew ,
Forza Horizon , Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor , and
Middle-earth: Shadow of War .
[3]
He also was the director and writer of
Air , a feature film released in 2015 starring
Norman Reedus ,
Djimon Hounsou , and
Sandrine Holt .
[4]
In December 2020 it was revealed that Cantamessa is working on story, world-building and cinematic direction for the reboot of
Perfect Dark with Xbox's
The Initiative studio.
[5]
Works
Video games
Film
Comics
References
^ Pometsey, Olive (April 13, 2019).
"Red Dead Redemption game designer Christian Cantamessa on his career in gaming" .
British GQ .
Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019 .
^ Parkin, Simon (August 26, 2013).
"The Hunt for One of Gaming's Most Mythical Creatures" .
The New Yorker .
Archived from the original on October 31, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018 .
^
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b Parkin, Simon (August 26, 2015).
"Here's the secret to making a truly cinematic video game" .
Business Insider .
Archived from the original on February 26, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018 .
^ Jaworowski, Ken (August 13, 2015).
"Review: In 'Air,' Norman Reedus and Djimon Hounsou Keep Hope, and Themselves, Alive" .
The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 .
Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018 .
^ Robinson, Andy (December 12, 2020).
"Analysis: Who's working on the new Perfect Dark?" .
Video Games Chronicle .
Archived from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020 .
^ Jagneux, David (November 27, 2016).
"How Red Dead Redemption's writer wants Start VR to change storytelling" .
VentureBeat .
Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018 .
^ Pieraz, Ana Maria Luide (November 30, 2016).
" 'Red Dead Redemption' writer Christian Cantamessa is thrilled at the opportunities that VR will present" .
International Business Times AU .
Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018 .
^ Graft, Kris (February 11, 2011).
"BioWare's Mass Effect 2 Wins Game Of The Year At Interactive Achievement Awards" .
Gamasutra . Archived from
the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018 .
^ Purdy, Shawn (April 18, 2014).
"When Worlds Collide: hands-on with The Crew" . Team VVV .
Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018 .
^ Cruz, Eileen (July 28, 2014).
"SDCC2014: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – Christian Cantamessa Roundtable Interview" . ToonZone News .
Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018 .
^
" 'Shadow of Mordor': Behind the scenes" .
Los Angeles Times . August 5, 2014.
Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018 .
^ Nutt, Christian (February 6, 2015).
"Shadow of Mordor cleans up at the AIAS awards" . Gamasutra . Archived from
the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018 .
^
"Nominations by Year" . National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Corporation . Archived from
the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018 .
^ Bigg, Martin (April 18, 2014).
"The Crew was written by former writers of Red Dead Redemption and GTA Vice City" . Team VVV .
Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018 .
^ Boccher, Mike (February 4, 2016).
"New Moving Hazard trailer shows weaponized zombies in action" . GameZone .
Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018 .
^ Davis, Brandon (August 15, 2015).
"Exclusive Interview: "Air" Director Christian Cantamessa" . ComicBook.com .
Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018 .
^ Kit, Borys (February 18, 2014).
" 'Walking Dead's' Norman Reedus to Star In, Robert Kirkman to Produce Sci Fi Thriller 'Air' (Exclusive)" .
The Hollywood Reporter .
Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018 .
^ Couto, Anthony (February 19, 2014).
"The Walking Dead's Robert Kirkman and Norman Reedus to Team for Sci-Fi Thriller Air" .
IGN .
Archived from the original on April 20, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018 .
^ LaPorte, Nicole (August 21, 2015).
" "Walking Dead" Creator Robert Kirkman's Quest To Create The Anti-Marvel" .
Fast Company .
Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018 .
^ McNary, Dave (December 4, 2017).
"Jake McDorman, Analeigh Tipton to Star in VR Film 'Awake' " .
Variety .
Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018 .
^ McLevy, Alex (March 16, 2018).
"VR is getting very, very good" .
The A.V. Club .
Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018 .
^ Aldrich, Ryland (March 14, 2018).
"SXSW 2018: Exclusive Trailer for VR Original Series AWAKE" .
Screen Anarchy .
Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018 .
^ Johnston, Rich (March 20, 2017).
"Skybound Launches New Comic, Kill The Minotaur – Take A Peek!" .
Bleeding Cool .
Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018 .
^ Kit, Borys (September 21, 2017).
"Robert Kirkman's Skybound Teams With Universal to Adapt 'Kill the Minotaur' (Exclusive)" . The Hollywood Reporter .
Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018 .
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