Scott Derrickson is one of the talented, successful, and renowned film and T.V. screenwriters, producers, and directors are known for his superhero and supernatural movies, including Marvel’s Doctor Strange and The Exorcism of Emily Rose and Sinister

On July 16, 1966, Scott was born in Denver, Colorado, USA. Having a keen interest in the entertainment sector, Derrickson joined Biola University and earned B.A.in communications with an emphasis on film and theology and a B.A. in Humanities.

Scott Derrickson Is A Happily Married Man

The 53-years-old Doctor Strange’s director Scott is happily married to his beloved wife, Joyce Derrickson. Joyce is a nurse by profession who graduated from Biola University in 1988 with a B.S. in nursing. Joyce is the chairman of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. 

Director, Writer, and Producer Scott Derrickson with his wife Joyce Derrickson and two sons
Image: Director, Writer, and Producer Scott Derrickson with his wife Joyce Derrickson and two sons.
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Scott and Joyce are the college sweethearts who attended Biola together. The nurse Joyce and the director Scott shared their wedding vows privately in 1993. As of now, the husband-wife duo is sharing a healthy bond as a perfect married couple.

From the marital relationship, Mr. and Mrs. Derrickson also shared two adorable sons blissfully. They welcomed their very first in 2003 and became parents for the second time in 2005, who is seven years old. The kids are on many of the posts of their mother on her official Facebook account. 

Notable Works Of Dr. Strange Director, Scott

Scott’s renowned entertainment personality has worked in various hit and successful movies and T.V. shows. Derrickson made his directorial debut in 1995 with the short film Love in the Ruins.

In the film, he has also worked as a writer and producer. After the very first experience, Scott then wrote and directed several films. 

Poster of the successful horror movie The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Snap: Poster of the successful horror movie The Exorcism of Emily Rose.
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Then in 2005, he directed and wrote the horror film The Exorcism of Emily Rose. The supernatural movie became a hit worldwide and won the Saturn Award for Best Horror & Thriller Film (2005). The film was in the “Top 100 Scariest Films Ever Made.” 

After establishing himself as a talented director, Scott released another supernatural film, The Day the Earth Stood Still, in 2008. Derrickson then wrote direct movies like Sinister (2012), Devil’s Knot (2013), Devil Us From Evil (2014), Misunderstood (2014), Kristy (2014), Sinister 2 (2015), and Doctor Strange (2016).

Scott Derrickson (left) with the Doctor Strange cast Benedict Cumberbatch (middle) and Tilda Swinton (right
Photo: Scott Derrickson (left) with the Doctor Strange cast Benedict Cumberbatch (middle) and Tilda Swinton (right).
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After working on the 2016 famous film Doctor Strange, two years later, in 2018, Scott said that he would film Doctor Strange’s sequel ‘Doctor Strange, in the Multiverse of Madness.

But in 2020, Derrickson announced that he is no more involved in directing works but will work as an executive producer in Doctor Strange 2.

Net Worth Of Scott Derrickson

Scott has a net worth of $8 million, which he has collected throughout his professional career. From his breakthrough directorial writing work, he is not only gathering a reasonable sum of wealth but is also earning a skyrocketing prominence. 

2005 horror crime film The Exorcism of Emily Rose collected $145.2 million in its box-office collection under the production budget of $19 million. Similarly, the superhero film Doctor Strange makes $677.7 million at its box office under a budget of $236.6 million.

For the information, Scott Derrickson’s upcoming film project is The Breathing Method and Labyrinth Sequel. As per Variety, Scott and the famous actor Chris Evans are teaming for Skydance‘s Bermuda.

Furthermore, another director, Jeff Richmond, has a net value of $3 million

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