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{{Infobox person
| name               = David Hackl
| image              = 
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| birth_name         = David Hackl
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1963|2|7}}
| birth_place        = [[Toronto]], Canada
| occupation         = [[Film director]], [[production designer]]
| years_active       = 1994–present
| known_for          = [[Saw (franchise)|''Saw'' franchise]]
}}
'''David Hackl''' (born 7 February 1963) is a Canadian [[film director]] and [[production designer]]. 

==Life and career==
Hackl was the production designer and second unit director for ''[[Saw II]]'', ''[[Saw III]]'', and ''[[Saw IV]]''; as well as for ''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera]]''. He was in talks to direct ''Saw IV'', but [[Darren Lynn Bousman]] returned as the director. Later it was reported that Hackl would direct both ''[[Saw V]]'' and ''[[Saw 3D|Saw VII]]'', but eventually he only directed ''Saw V'', while ''Saw VII'' was directed by [[Kevin Greutert]], the editor of all of the ''[[Saw (franchise)|Saw]]'' films to date, who also directed ''[[Saw VI]]''.<ref>[http://www.lionsgatepublicity.com/epk/repo/docs/pro_notes.doc Production Notes: Lionsgate Publicity] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206115827/http://lionsgatepublicity.com/epk/repo/docs/pro_notes.doc |date=2010-02-06 }}<br>- {{Cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20948|title=A Camping Trip Goes 'Red' After Angry Bear Attack|work=BloodyDisgusting|date=July 19, 2010|author=Brad Miska|accessdate=March 22, 2020}}<br>- {{Cite web |url=http://www.joblo.com/saw-vi-news |title=Saw VI news |website=JoBlo |author=Omar Aviles |date=May 15, 2008 |accessdate=March 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5n3mA8viU?url=http://www.joblo.com/saw-vi-news |archivedate=January 26, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Despite negative reviews of the film, his direction in ''Saw V'' has been referred to by ''[[Digital Spy]]'' as "slick direction". Hackl directed Jeff Reher's speculative script ''[[Into the Grizzly Maze|Endangered]]'' and was set to direct the film adaption of the novel ''The Butcher Bride''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19884|title='Saw V' Director Tells the Bloody Legend of 'The Butcher Bride'|publisher=|work=BloodyDisgusting|date=April 19, 2010|author=Brad Miska|accessdate=March 22, 2020}}<br />- {{cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/exclusive-saw-v-director-gears-red-machine-19356|title='Saw V' Director Gears Up for 'The Red Machine'|author=Jeff Sneider|date=July 19, 2010|work=The Wrap|access-date=March 22, 2020|archive-date=August 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804115510/https://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/exclusive-saw-v-director-gears-red-machine-19356/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Filmography==
* ''Mary Silliman's War'' (1994) (art director)
* ''Jerry and Tom'' (1998) (production designer)
* ''[[Zebra Lounge]]'' (2001) (production designer)
* ''Club Land'' (2001) (production designer)
* ''[[Cybermutt]]'' (2002) (production designer)
* ''The Riverman'' (2004) (production designer)
* ''[[Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story]]'' (2004) (production designer)
* ''[[Saw II]]'' (2005) (production designer)
* ''[[Skinwalkers (2006 film)|Skinwalkers]]'' (2006) (production designer)
* ''[[Saw III]]'' (2006) (second unit director/production designer)
* ''[[Saw IV]]'' (2007) (second unit director/production designer)
* ''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera]]'' (2008) (second unit director/production designer)
* ''[[Outlander (film)|Outlander]]'' (2008) (production designer)
* ''[[Saw V]]'' (2008) (director)
* ''The Fatal Five'' (2009) (actor)
* ''[[Into the Grizzly Maze]]'' a.k.a. ''Endangered'' a.k.a. ''Red Machine'' (2013) (director)
* ''[[Life on the Line (film)|Life on the Line]]'' (2015) (director)
* ''[[Daughter of the Wolf]]'' (2019) (director)
* ''[[Dangerous (2021 film)|Dangerous]]'' (2021) (director)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0352524}}

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