ABOUT
THE FILMMAKERS
TIM
STORY (Director) has proven himself as an adept storyteller,
whose films combine compassion and humor infused with adrenaline.
Possessing a unique insight into people and all of their
real flaws and quirks, Story uses this, and a passion for
telling stories and developing characters, to bring the wide
range of human emotion on-screen.
FANTASTIC
FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER is a follow-up to "Fantastic
Four," in which he brought the beloved Marvel Comics
series to life. Having been a fan of "The Fantastic
Four" comics his whole life, Story jumped at the chance
to
helm
the film adaptation.
Story
is also executive producer of the television series "Standoff."
Story's
acclaimed feature studio debut, "Barbershop," was
released in September 2002 by MGM. Starring Ice Cube, Anthony
Anderson, Cedric the Entertainer, Troy Garity and Eve, the
film proved to be a box office hit, spawning a sequel, a
spin-off film, and a television series to date.
Prior
to "Barbershop," Story completed two feature length
films - "The Firing Squad" and "One of Us
Tripped" - which he wrote, directed, produced, edited
and even financed himself. "One of Us Tripped" was
winner of the Black Filmmaker's Hall of Fame Film Festival.
Born
and raised in Los Angeles, Tim Story was introduced to filmmaking
at a very early age. At age 12, he inherited an 8mm camera
from his older brother, and realized his passion lay behind
the camera. He was often seen around his neighborhood making
silent movies, recruiting family and friends to play the
characters in his stories.
In
high school, Story's love of storytelling gained an additional
outlet as he began a career in music, rapping with Ice T's
Rhyme Syndicate. Story's rap group, TDF, was in the process
of signing a record deal with Warner Bros. Records, when
a neighborhood rival fatally shot one of the members. After
the tragedy, Story switched creative gears and began producing
and directing talent shows and variety musicals. Story also
had aspirations of enrolling in USC's prestigious film program
and honing his skills as a filmmaker, which he made a reality.
After
film school, Story worked at an independent record label,
where he was able to combine his passion for film and music
by directing his first music video. He has since gone on
to direct dozens of music videos for such cutting edge acts
as N'Sync, Tyrese, and Jon B, among others.
Story
and his writing partner Brian Buccellato have completed several
dramas that are currently being developed as future projects.
He is currently developing "Society Cap" with Tom
Hanks' Universal-based company, Playtone.
DON
PAYNE (Screenwriter) is a writer/Co-Executive Producer on
the hit animated television series "The Simpsons." He
has won four Emmys for his work on "The Simpsons" and
also received the Writers Guild of America's prestigious
Paul Selvin Award for his acclaimed episode "Fraudcast
News."
He
is a graduate of UCLA's film school, where he earned a B.A.
in film and television and an M.F.A. in screenwriting.
"My
Super Ex-Girlfriend," which he wrote as an original
spec screenplay, became his first produced feature. He currently
lives in Los Angeles with his wife Julie and his sons Nathaniel
(8) and Joshua (5).
Three-time
Emmy nominee MARK FROST (Screenplay, Story) is an acclaimed
film and television writer perhaps best known for the groundbreaking
television series "Twin Peaks" and the 1992 film "Storyville," which
he wrote and directed. His Emmy nominations came in 1984
for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series for an episode
of "Hill Street Blues" and in 1990 when he was
nominated for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series and Outstanding
Drama Series for "Twin Peaks."
Frost's
other film credits include "The Repair Shop" (writer
and executive producer); "The Believers" (screenplay
and associate producer); and "Scared Stiff" (writer).
In
addition to "Hill Street Blues" and "Twin
Peaks," his many other television credits as a writer
include "The Deadly Look of Love," which he also
co-executive produced; the series "Buddy Faro," as
writer and executive producer; and the series "On the
Air" and "The Six Million Dollar Man."
Frost
has also directed episodes of "On the Air," "Twin
Peaks" and "Hill Street Blues."
JOHN
TURMAN (Story) co-wrote the screenplay for the 2003 film "The
Hulk," directed by Ang Lee. He was a producer on the
comedy/drama "Full Moon in Blue Water" and an associate
producer on "Gleaming the Cube."
BERND
EICHINGER's (Producer) credits include "Resident Evil:
Apocalypse," "Resident Evil," "Wrongfully
Accused," "Smilla's Sense of Snow," "The
House of the Spirits," "Last Exit to Brooklyn," "The
Name of the Rose," "The Neverending Story" "DOA:
Dead on Arrival," and "Perfume: The Story of a
Murderer."
He
recently produced "The Downfall" (Der Untergang),
which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign
Language Film. Upcoming is "Resident Evil: Extinction."
Eichinger
was born in Neuburg, Bavaria. He attended boarding school
and originally pursued his musical aspirations until he was
accepted into the Munich Academy for Television and Film.
He began screenwriting and worked as a production manager
at BR, the Bavarian public service television and radio station.
In 1974 he founded Solaris, his own production company, and
became one of the most influential and successful producers
of the New German Film movement. When a fellow production
company, Constantin, ran into financial difficulties, Eichinger
designed a rescue plan and ultimately became a shareholder
and CEO of the company, and didn't leave his position as
Chairman of the Board of Management of Constantin Film AG
until just a few years ago.
AVI
ARAD (Producer) was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Marvel Studios, the film and television division of Marvel
Entertainment, and Chief Creative Officer of Marvel Entertainment.
Mr. Arad has been the driving force behind Marvel's Hollywood
renaissance with a track record that has been nothing short
of spectacular, including a string of eight consecutive No.
1 box office openings.
As
an executive producer and producer, his credits include "Spider-Man" and
its sequel, "Spider-Man 2" (Columbia Pictures),
which set an industry record for opening day box office receipts; "X-Men," "X2," and "X-Men:
The Last Stand" (Twentieth Century Fox); "The Hulk" (Universal
Pictures); "Daredevil" (New Regency); "The
Punisher" (Lions Gate Entertainment); "Blade," "Blade
II" and "Blade: Trinity" (New Line Cinema); "Elektra" (Twentieth
Century Fox); and "Fantastic Four" (Twentieth Century
Fox).
Arad's
recent live-action feature film slate includes the box-office
smash "Ghost Rider" (Columbia Pictures), the much-anticipated "Spider-Man
3" (Columbia Pictures), "Iron Man" (Paramount),
which is now before the cameras, starring Robert Downey,
Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow, and "The Incredible Hulk" (Universal),
which begins production later this year.
Complementing
the current studio relationships, Arad is also overseeing
MVL Film Finance LLC, Marvel's independently financed film
slate arranged with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith.
Through the film fund, Arad will be developing and producing
films in-house based on ten renowned Marvel characters such
as Captain America, Nick Fury, Ant-Man and Dr. Strange.
Complementing
Marvel's feature film line-up, Arad is also overseeing Marvel's
aggressive animation plans. Marvel Studios is currently in
development with leading animation studio Antefilms on a "Fantastic
Four" television series expected to launch in 2006.
Additionally, Marvel has teamed with Lions Gate to develop
a high-quality line-up of animated productions specifically
for the DVD market. The first title, based on "The Avengers," was
released in February 2006.
Born
in Cyprus and raised in Israel, Arad came to the United States
during his college years and enrolled at Hofstra University
to study industrial management. He earned a bachelor of business
administration from the University in 1972.
A
long-established expert in youth entertainment, Arad is one
of the world's top toy designers. He has been involved in
the creation and development of over two hundred successful
products, including action figures, play sets, dolls, toy
vehicles, electronic products, educational software and video
games. In fact, virtually every major toy and youth entertainment
manufacturer, including Toy Biz, Hasbro, Mattel, Nintendo,
Tiger, Ideal, Galoob, Tyco and Sega, has been selling his
products for more than 20 years.
When
not working as a producer, Arad can be found riding his Harley-Davidson.
His enthusiasm for the motorcycle inspired him to become
a successful restaurateur. He founded and still owns the
Harley-Davidson Cafe in Las Vegas.
RALPH
WINTER (Producer) is a native Californian, born and raised
in Glendale. He attended U. C. Berkeley where he received
a B.A. in History. His first experience in production was
producing training videos for Broadway Department Stores.
In
1978, Winter started working in the film business for Paramount
Pictures in post¬production television, where he worked
on "Happy Days," "Laverne & Shirley," and "Mork & Mindy." Following
his experiences in television, Winter began working alongside
Harve Bennett on the "Star Trek" films. He was
an associate producer on "Star Trek III," executive
producer on IV, and producer on V & VI.
In
1991, he moved over to the Walt Disney Company where he executive
produced "Captain Ron" starring Kurt Russell and
Martin Short, "Hocus Pocus" starring Sarah Jessica
Parker and Bette Midler, and "The Puppet Masters."
In
1995, Winter moved into the independent arena, producing
the film "Hackers" starring Angelina Jolie, and
directed by the critically acclaimed Iain Softley ("K-Pax," "The
Skeleton Key") for United Artists.
In
1996, he was hired by Steven Spielberg to produce the ABC
show "High Incident" starring David Keith and Blair
Underwood.
In
1997, Winter returned to Disney to produce the remake of
the 1949 RKO classic, "Mighty Joe Young" with producer
Tom Jacobson and director Ron Underwood ("City Slickers").
The following year he executive produced "Inspector
Gadget" starring Matthew Broderick and Rupert Everett.
After
a successful run at Disney, Winter collaborated with Twentieth
Century Fox in 1999 producing Marvel's "X-Men" directed
by Bryan Singer, which grossed $296 million worldwide. Upon
the achievement of the film, Fox offered Ralph an exclusive
deal with the studio where he went on to produce "Planet
of the Apes" (2001) directed by Tim Burton, which made
$362 million worldwide. He then teamed up with Singer again
for the highly anticipated sequel "X2," grossing
$406 million.
In
2005, Winter produced the first "Fantastic Four," directed
by Tim Story, which produced a gross of $329 million. Most
recently he produced "X-Men: The Last Stand" (2006),
the third installment in the "X-Men" series, directed
by Brett Ratner, which has become one of the most successful
films of the summer.
STAN
LEE (Executive Producer), the chairman emeritus of Marvel
Comics, is known to millions as the man whose Super Heroes
propelled Marvel to its preeminent position in the comic-book
industry. Hundreds of legendary characters, including Spider-Man,
The Incredible Hulk, The X-Men, The Fantastic Four, Iron
Man, Daredevil, The Avengers, The Silver Surfer, Thor and
Dr. Strange, all grew out of his fertile imagination.
Lee
served as executive producer for Columbia's worldwide blockbusters "Spider-Man," "Spider-Man
2" and "Spider-Man 3," directed by Sam Raimi
and starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst.
Lee
executive produced the global hit "Ghost Rider," which
has, to date, taken in over $200 million worldwide. Lee also
executive produced "X-Men: The Last Stand," after
executive producing the first two smash "X-Men" films.
He also served as executive producer of "Fantastic Four," "Hulk," "Elektra," "Daredevil," and
the "Blade" trilogy.
It
was in the early 1960s that Lee ushered in what has come
to be known as "The Marvel Age of Comics," creating
major new Super Heroes while breathing life and style into
such old favorites as Captain America, The Human Torch and
The Sub Mariner.
During
his first 25 years at Marvel, as editor, art director and
head writer, Lee scripted no fewer than two and as many as
five complete comic books per week. His prodigious output
may comprise the largest body of published work by any single
writer. Additionally, he wrote newspaper features, radio
and television scripts and screenplays.
By
the time he was named publisher of Marvel Comics in 1972,
Lee's comics were the nation's biggest sellers. In 1977,
he brought the Spider-Man character to newspapers in the
form of a syndicated strip. This seven-days-a-week feature,
which he has written and edited since its inception, is the
most successful of all syndicated adventure strips, appearing
in more than 500 newspapers worldwide.
In
1981, Marvel launched an animation studio on the West Coast
and Lee moved to Los Angeles to become creative head of Marvel's
cinematic adventures. He began to transform his Spider-Man
and Hulk creations into Saturday morning television and paved
the way for Marvel's entry into live-action feature films.
Under
the umbrella of his new company POW! (Purveyors of Wonder!)
Entertainment, Inc., Lee is creating and executive producing
an animated "Stan Lee Presents" DVD series, with
the first three slated for release this year: "Mosaic" (January
`07), "The Condor" (March '07) and "Ringo" (with
Ringo Starr). Lee's television credits with POW! include
serving as executive producer and star on NBC SCI FI's hit
reality series "Who Wants To Be a Superhero?," and
as co-producer and creator of "Stripperella" on
the Spike cable channel, in addition to previously executive
producing "Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.," "The
Incredible Hulk," "Spider-Man" and "X-Men."
Lee
has written more than a dozen best-selling books, including
Stan Lee's Superhero Christmas, The Origins of Marvel Comics,
The Best of the Worst, The Silver Surfer, How to Draw Comics
the Marvel Way, The Alien Factor, Bring on the Bad Guys,
Riftworld, The Superhero Women and his recent autobiography
Excelsior! The Amazing Life of Stan Lee.
KEVIN
FEIGE (Executive Producer), as President of Production at
Marvel Studios, has creative oversight over the company's
film projects, as well as its animation work for television
and DVD, and its theme park activities.
Feige
joined Marvel in 2000 and has been involved in key capacities
in all of Marvel's theatrical productions, including the "X-Men" trilogy, "Spider-Man," "Spider-Man
2," and "Fantastic Four." He is currently
producing "Iron Man," which is now before the cameras
starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow, and "The
Incredible Hulk," which begins production later this
year.
Feige
was executive producer on "The Hulk," "Elektra" and "The
Punisher," and he co-produced the 2003 hit "Daredevil."
After
graduating from the University of Southern California's School
of Cinema-Television, Feige worked for Lauren Shuler Donner
and Richard Donner at their Warner Bros.-based The Donners'
Company. While there, he worked on the action-adventure "Volcano" and
the hit romantic comedy "You've Got Mail." He then
transitioned into a development position that lead to an
associate producer role on "X-Men," the film that
revamped the comic book genre.
CHRIS
COLUMBUS (Executive Producer) is a major force in contemporary
Hollywood filmmaking, from his anarchic, genre-bending 1980s
classics "Gremlins" and "The Goonies" to
the blockbuster "Harry Potter" films - which are
among the most successful book-to-screen adaptations of all
time.
Columbus
was born in Spangler, Pennsylvania and grew up outside of
Youngstown, Ohio. As a youngster, he aspired to draw cartoons
for Marvel Comics and eventually made the connection between
comic books and movie storyboards. In high school, he began
making his own homegrown 8mm films and drawing his own storyboards
(which he continues to this day). After high school, he enrolled
in the Directors Program at New York University's prestigious
Tisch School of the Arts.
Columbus
first attained success as a screenwriter. While still in
college, he sold his first script "Jocks," a semi-autobiographical
comedy about a Catholic schoolboy who tries out for a football
team. After graduating from NYU, Columbus wrote a small town
drama entitled "Reckless" (1984), based on his
experiences as a factory worker in Ohio. The film was directed
by James Foley and starred Aidan Quinn and Daryl Hannah.
Columbus
gained prominence in Hollywood writing several original scripts
produced by Steven Spielberg. The back-to-back hits of the
Joe Dante-directed "Gremlins" (1984) and "The
Goonies" (1985), helmed by Richard Donner, were decade-defining
films that intertwined high notes of offbeat, edgy, often
outrageous humor against more classic adventure-thriller
backdrops. He next wrote the fantasy adventure "Young
Sherlock Holmes," which was directed by Barry Levinson.
These
screenwriting achievements led Columbus to directing his
first feature, "Adventures in Babysitting" (1987)
starring Elisabeth Shue. A meeting with John Hughes brought
Columbus to the helm of "Home Alone" (1990), the
first of three collaborations. "Home Alone" and
its hugely successful follow-up, "Home Alone 2: Lost
in New York," were universal in appeal and launched
the career of Macaulay Culkin. "Only the Lonely" (1991),
a bittersweet comedy-drama directed by Columbus from his
own screenplay, was praised for featuring one of the late
John Candy's best performances, and for the return of legendary
star Maureen O'Hara to the screen.
Columbus'
smash hit comedy "Mrs. Doubtfire" (1993) starring
Robin Williams and Sally Field, bent genders as well as genres,
to great critical and public success. Columbus directed another
comedy "Nine Months" (1995), with Hugh Grant and
Julianne Moore, before turning to drama with "Stepmom" (1998),
starring Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon.
Columbus
faced a daunting task when he was called upon to direct "Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (2001), the first film
based on J.K. Rowling's monumentally successful series of
books. With millions of avid and sometimes fanatical readers
- both young and old -
in a high state of expectation and anticipation, Columbus
cast completely inexperienced youngsters Daniel Radcliffe,
Emma Watson and Rupert Grint in the leading roles as Harry
Potter and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley.
Once again, he demonstrated his facility for nurturing and
cultivating young talent and turning them into natural screen
performers.
The
success of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was
followed by "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (2002),
which once again met with huge box office success. He served
as producer on the recent Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
Azkaban and directed last year's film version of the Pulitzer
Prize winning Broadway musical "RENT."
In
2006, Columbus was a producer on the blockbuster comedy hit "Night
at the Museum," which has grossed over $550 million
in worldwide box office. Starring Ben Stiller, the film was
directed by Shawn Levy and written by Robert Ben Garant & Thomas
Lennon.
MICHAEL
BARNATHAN (Producer) is President of 1492 Pictures, in which
he is a producing partner with Chris Columbus and Mark Radcliffe.
The company was formed in May 1994 and has a first look deal
with Warner Bros. Barnathan has served as producer on "Nine
Months," "Jingle All the Way," "Stepmom," "Cheaper
by the Dozen," "Christmas with the Kranks," "Fantastic
Four," "RENT" and the recent blockbuster "Night
at the Museum." He also served as executive producer
for "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," "Harry
Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" and "Harry Potter
and the Prisoner of Azkaban."
Prior
to joining 1492 Pictures, Barnathan was Senior Vice President
of Production at Largo Entertainment for four years. His
responsibilities included supervision of both development
and production of Largo's films. Barnathan served as executive
producer on "Used People" and supervised such productions
as "Point Break," "Dr. Giggles," "Judgment
Night" and "The Getaway."
Before
joining Largo, Barnathan spent seven years working for Edgar
J. Scherick Associates. For his last two years with Scherick
he served as Executive Vice President of Production. During
his tenure, he produced and executive produced numerous cable
movies, movies of the week and mini-series, including "The
Kennedys of Massachusetts," which received nine Emmy
nominations.
MARK
RADCLIFFE (Producer), who served as producer on "Harry
Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" and executive producer
on "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and "Harry
Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," continued his long-term
collaboration with Chris Columbus as producer on "RENT." Last
year he was an executive producer on "Night at the Museum."
He
previously served as producer on the box office hits "Mrs.
Doubtfire," "Stepmom," "Fantastic Four," "Nine
Months," "Christmas with the Kranks" and "Jingle
All the Way," having also been executive producer on "Home
Alone 2: Lost in New York," co-producer of "Only
the Lonely" and associate producer and assistant director
on "Home Alone." He and Columbus first worked together
on "Heartbreak Hotel."
A
native of Oklahoma, Radcliffe began his film career as assistant
director on the Francis Ford Coppola production "The
Escape Artist." He later worked for Coppola on "Rumblefish" and "Peggy
Sue Got Married." Other credits include assistant director
on John Hughes' "She's Having a Baby" and "Planes,
Trains and Automobiles," Jerry Zucker's "Ghost," Donald
Petrie's "Mystic Pizza" and Paul Schrader's "Light
of Day."
LARRY
BLANFORD (Director of Photography) previously collaborated
with director Tim Story as the second unit director of photography
on both "Fantastic Four" and "Taxi."
Prior
to his career in film, Blanford served nine years in the
U.S. Air Force as a combat cameraman where he logged over
400 hours on fighter jets such as the F-4, F-5, F-15 and
F-16. With his fighter jet experience, in 1985 while still
in the Air Force as a Tech Sergeant, Blanford was given the
opportunity to be an aerial camera operator for director
Tony Scott's "Top Gun." Nine months later, Blanford
moved to Los Angeles to begin a career as an aerial camera
operator then subsequently moving on to second unit director
of photography. Blanford's credits during that time include
action films such as "Broken Arrow," "The
Rock," "Armageddon," "Minority Report," "xXx," "Tears
of the Sun" and "Paycheck."
Most
recently, as second unit director of photography, Blanford
lent his talents to films such as "Yours, Mine and Ours," "Night
at the Museum," "Smokin' Aces," and "The
Kingdom."
FANTASTIC
FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER marks Blanford's first major
studio feature as director of photography.
KIRK
M. PETRUCCELLI (Production Designer) recently designed the
hit action-thriller "Ghost Rider," starring Nicolas
Cage, based on the popular Marvel Comics character. Petruccelli's
credits include both "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" and
its sequel, "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life," as
well as "The Last Castle," Roland Emmerich's "The
Patriot," "Mystery Men," "The Thirteenth
Floor," "Blade," "Anaconda," "Murder
in the First," "Where the Day Takes You" and "3
Ninjas." He served as art director on "Poetic Justice" and "Philadelphia
Experiment II" and was assistant art director on "Son
in Law."
Raised
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Petruccelli attended Penn State
University where he studied film, graphic design and illustration,
ultimately receiving a degree in film. He also studied the
art of Steadicam operation at the Rockport Film and Television
Workshop. He has worked in a variety of production jobs,
including camera, set design and decoration.
WILLIAM
HOY, A.C.E. (Editor) was editor on "Fantastic Four" and
the recent blockbuster "300." Previously, he cut
the Will Smith hit "I, Robot." Prior credits include "A
Man Apart," "We Were Soldiers," "Madison," "The
Bone Collector," "The Man in the Iron Mask," "The
Eighteenth Angel," "Outbreak," "Judicial
Consent," "Sliver," "Patriot Games," "Star
Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country," "Dances With
Wolves," "Best of the Best," "Silent
Assassins" and "No Way Out."
PETER
S. ELLIOT (Editor) was editor on "Garfield: A Tail of
Two Kitties." Previously, he was visual effects editor
on numerous motion pictures, including "Fantastic Four," "The
Day After Tomorrow" (also additional editor), "Daredevil," "Blade
II," "Dr. Dolittle 2," "Godzilla" and "Independence
Day." He has worked in other editing capacities on "Judge
Dredd," "Stargate" and "Hellbound."
ROSS
FANGER (Co-Producer) attended UCLA, receiving a B.A. in English
Literature. He began his career as an assistant at Paramount
Television, later becoming location manager on the features "Barfly," "Miracle
Mile," "Loverboy" and "The Boost."
In
1988, he was hired by The Walt Disney Studios as a production
executive. Over the next five years, Fanger oversaw production
on some 20 features, including, "Gross Anatomy," "Billy
Bathgate," "The Program," "Cool Runnings," "The
Mighty Ducks" and "The Mighty Ducks 2."
In
1995 Fanger returned to freelance production, working as
production manager on the Adam Sandler picture, "Billy
Madison," and on "Tom and Huck." Later, Fanger
co-produced "That Darn Cat" and was production
manager on "Desperate Measures," "Holy Man," and "10
Things I Hate About You."
In
1999, Fanger was hired by 20th Century Fox and Ralph Winter,
as production manager on "X-Men." In 2001, Fanger
re-teamed with Winter, as associate producer on Tim Burton's "Planet
of the Apes" for Fox. Fanger was co-producer on "X2," "Fantastic
Four," and "X-Men: The Last Stand," all for
Fox.
In
addition to being one of the industry's most respected and
sought-after film editors, JOHN OTTMAN's (Composer) credits
as a composer include "Fantastic Four," "Superman
Returns," "Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang," "House
of Wax," "Hide and Seek" and the upcoming "The
Invasion." Other credits for his original music include "Cellular," "Gothika," "Trapped," HBO's "Point
of Origin," "Eight Legged Freaks," "Pumpkin," "Bubble
Boy," "Lake Placid," "Incognito," "The
Cable Guy" and "Night Train."
He
has a longtime collaboration with director Bryan Singer,
having first worked together on their co-directorial debut "Lion's
Den," which Ottman edited as well. Ottman went on to
serve as both film editor and composer for Singer's "The
Usual Suspects," "Apt Pupil," "X2" and "Superman
Returns."
Ottman
also directed, edited and scored the feature film "Urban
Legends: Final Cut." His awards include a BAFTA Award
for Best Editing for "The Usual Suspects," a Saturn
Award for Best Music for "The Usual Suspects" and
a BMI Film Music Award for "X2." Ottman received
an American Cinema Editors Eddie Award nomination for "The
Usual Suspects," an Emmy Award nomination for the score
of the pilot episode of the 1998-99 TV series "Fantasy
Island" and a Saturn Award Best Music nomination for "X2."
MARY
VOGT (Costume Designer) recently designed costumes for the
2006 family comedy hit "RV," marking her fourth
film collaboration with director Barry Sonnenfeld, having
previously designed the costumes for "Men in Black," "Men
in Black II" and "Big Trouble." She also designed
the costumes for Sonnenfeld's TV pilot "Maximum Bob."
Vogt's
other recent credits include "Son of the Mask," "Looney
Tunes: Back in Action," "Unconditional Love" and "Inspector
Gadget." Vogt designed costumes for five films directed
by John Badham: ""Drop Zone," "Nick of
Time," "Stakeout," "Short Circuit" and "The
Hard Way." She also designed the costumes for "Hocus
Pocus," "Only the Lonely," "The Naked
Gun," "The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult," and
co-designed the clothes for "Batman Returns" with
costume designer Bob Ringwood.