Michael Chaves

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Place of Birth USA

Michael Chaves

Biography

Michael Chaves is an American film director, screenwriter, visual effects artist, editor, and executive producer best known for his work on the miniseries Chase Champion and the theatrical films The Curse of La Llorona and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. Chaves began directing several short films including The Maiden, which won the Best Super Short Horror Film Award at Shriekfest 2016. He also created the television series Chase Champion and directed all of the episodes. He transitioned to feature-length filmmaking with horror films The Curse of La Llorona, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, and The Nun 2, all produced by James Wan, which are the sixth, eighth, and ninth installments of The Conjuring Universe, respectively. He is also signed on to direct another horror film, The Reckoning, for Michael Bay, Bradley Fuller, and Andrew Form, under Platinum Dunes, with a script written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan.[

Known For

Director

2023
The Nun II

as Director

2019
2016
The Maiden

as Director

2010
Regen

as Director

Visual Effects

2010
Regen

as Visual Effects

2007
The Guild

as Visual Effects Producer

Editor

2010
Regen

as Editor

Writer

2010
Regen

as Writer