Colin Wilson (film producer)

Colin Wilson
Born	(1961-06-13) June 13, 1961 (age 64)
Occupations	Film producer Executive producer Unit production manager
Years active	1978–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]}

Wilson began his career as an assistant editor, working on the first three installments of the Superman film series (1978–1983). He worked his way up to executive producer for films such as Avatar (2009), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), and Suicide Squad (2016). Wilson also produced shows like The Mandalorian (2019–2023), which earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 2020 and again in 2021. ^[3] His more recent works have been Ahsoka ^[4] and Skeleton Crew. ^[5]

Filmography

Film producer roles are sourced from Fandango. ^[6]

Film Producer Roles

Year	Film	Credit
1993	Jurassic Park	Associate producer
1995	Casper	Producer
1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	Producer
	Amistad	Producer
1998	Small Soldiers	Producer
1999	The Haunting	Producer
2001	Lara Croft: Tomb Raider	Producer
2003	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	Producer
2004	Troy	Producer
2005	War of the Worlds	Producer
	Munich	Producer
2009	Avatar	Executive producer
2012	John Carter	Producer
	Zero Dark Thirty	Executive producer
2016	Pelé: Birth of a Legend	Producer
	Suicide Squad	Executive producer
2017	Detroit	Producer
	Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House	Executive producer
2018	The Meg	Producer
2023	Turandot	Co-producer
	Meg 2: The Trench	Producer

Television Producer Roles

Year	Title	Credit	Notes
1994	The Flintstones	Co-producer
2000	Maurice Béjart's Nutcracker	Producer	Television film
2019−23	The Mandalorian	Executive producer
2021−22	The Book of Boba Fett [7]	Executive producer
2023	Ahsoka	Executive producer
2024	Skeleton Crew	Executive producer

Editorial Department

Year	Film	Role
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

Year	Film	Role
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
2019−present	The Mandalorian	Unit production manager
2021−22	The Book of Boba Fett	Unit production manager

Miscellaneous Crew

Year	Film	Role
1991	Hook	Production effects producer

Thanks

Year	Title	Role
2013	American Hustle	Very special thanks
2015	Childhood Thoughts	Very special thanks

References

1. Film Reviews - War of the Worlds; Variety; June 28, 2005
2. NYT Filmography; New York Times; September 1, 2012
3. "Colin Wilson". Television Academy. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
4. Hackney, J. (2024), Star Wars: Skeleton Crew release date, how to watch, and all you need to know, Express Newspapers, retrieved 25 April 2025
5. Disney+ confirmed the premiere date of the new Star Wars series “Ahsoka”., Content Engine LLC, 2023, retrieved 25 April 2025
6. "Colin Wilson Filmography and Movies". Fandango. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
7. THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT WILL PREMIERE DECEMBER 29 ON DISNEY+

External links

• Colin Wilson at IMDb