Steven Quale

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Steven Quale
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Quale speaking at the 2014 WonderCon
Nationality American
Occupation(s)Film director, second unit director
Notable work Final Destination 5 [1]
Into the Storm

Steven Quale is an American film director, known for Final Destination 5 [2] [3] and Into the Storm , [4] as well as his earlier work as a second unit director for James Cameron on Titanic (1997) and Avatar (2009).

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Filmography

Director

2nd unit director

Acting credits

YearTitleRole
1997TitanicUnnamed engineer who gets electrocuted
2001 Pearl Harbor Evelyn's ex-secretary
2002 Secretary Duncan
2008 The Incredible Hulk Unnamed citizen

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References

  1. McNary, Dave (June 8, 2010). "Quale flies to 'Final Destination 5'". Variety . Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. STEVEN QUALE SAYS HE BORROWED 'AVATAR' TECHNOLOGY FOR 'FINAL DESTINATION 5' Archived 2014-11-02 at the Wayback Machine . ABC News. Olivia Allin. August 10, 2011.
  3. Director Steven Quale On Set Interview FINAL DESTINATION 5 Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine . Collider. Steve Weintraub. July 12, 2011.
  4. Billington, Alex (January 5, 2012). "'Final Destination' Director Steve Quale to Helm 'Cat 6' Tornado Movie". firstshowing.net. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  5. Collinson, Gary (March 4, 2020). "Sam Worthington to star in Shark vs Killer Whale thriller Alphas". Flickering Myth. Archived from the original on July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

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