Lucky McKee

Edward Lucky McKee (born November 1, 1975 in Jenny Lind, California) is an American director, writer, and actor, largely known for the 2002 film May, which has acquired a cult following.

McKee has also directed Sick Girl, the tenth episode of the first season of the popular Showtime TV series Masters of Horror. He directed the movie The Woods, which was released on DVD October 3, 2006. Lucky McKee also co-directed the hard-to-find horror movie All Cheerleaders Die, which is not currently in print.

In all of his films, with the exception of The Woods in which she only appears in voiceover, actress Angela Bettis has appeared as a main character. McKee stars in the film, Roman, for which he also wrote the screenplay. Roman was directed by Angela Bettis and released on DVD March 27, 2007. Another frequent collaborator is longtime friend Jaye Luckett of the rock group Poperratic, who has soundtracked all of his films to date under various names, including Roman.

McKee optioned Jack Ketchum’s The Lost, ²⁰⁰⁵ and produced the film adaptation directed by Chris Sivertson. McKee also adapted Ketchum’s Red, and co-directed the film, which premiered out of competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.Shooting was halted when Red was almost completed, with McKee as director, in Los Angeles, in December, 2006. Shooting resumed in Maryland following a hiatus of more than six months, with a different director, Norwegian Trygve Allister Diesen. No explanation has been offered for the shared directing credit. McKee is currently working on the Jack Ketchum adaption Offspring: The Woman, which stars Angela Bettis. —wikipedia