Colin Wilson (film producer)

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Colin Wilson
Born (1961-06-13) June 13, 1961 (age 62)
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Years active1978–present

Colin Wilson (born June 13, 1961) is an American film producer, executive producer, and unit production manager. He is best known for producing the films Casper (1995), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Amistad (1997), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), Troy (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), Munich (2005), John Carter (2012), and The Meg (2018). [1] [2]

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Wilson began his career as an assistant editor, working on the first three installments of the Superman film series (1978–1983). He also executive produced the films Avatar (2009), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), and Suicide Squad (2016), as well as the series The Mandalorian (2019–2020), which earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series.

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

YearFilmCredit
1993 Jurassic Park Associate producer
1994 The Flintstones Co-producer
1995 Casper
1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Amistad
1998 Small Soldiers
1999 The Haunting
2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2004 Troy
2005 War of the Worlds
Munich
2009 Avatar Executive producer
2012 John Carter
Zero Dark Thirty Executive producer
2016 Pelé: Birth of a Legend
Suicide Squad Executive producer
2017 Detroit
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House Executive producer
2018 The Meg
2023TurandotCo-producer
Meg 2: The Trench
Editorial department
YearFilmRole
1978 Superman Assistant editor
1980 Superman II Assistant editor
1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark Assistant film editor
1983 Superman III Assistant editor
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Assistant film editor
1987 Empire of the Sun Associate editor
1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Associate editor: United Kingdom
1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Associate editor
Always Assistant editor
Production manager
YearFilmRole
2009 Avatar Unit production manager
2012 Zero Dark Thirty Unit production manager
2016 Suicide Squad Unit production manager
2018 The Meg Unit production manager: China unit
Miscellaneous crew
YearFilmRole
1991 Hook Production effects producer
Thanks
YearFilmRole
2013 American Hustle Very special thanks

Television

YearTitleCreditNotes
2000Maurice Béjart's NutcrackerTelevision film
2019−present The Mandalorian Executive producer
2021−22 The Book of Boba Fett [3] Executive producer
Production manager
YearTitleRole
2019−present The Mandalorian Unit production manager
2021−22 The Book of Boba Fett Unit production manager
Thanks
YearTitleRole
2015Childhood ThoughtsVery special thanks

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