Scott Stewart (director)
American film director
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Scott Charles Stewart is an American film director, writer, producer and visual effects artist. He was one of the principal co-founders of The Orphanage, a prolific Los Angeles effects house that worked on dozens of high-profile projects. He directed the dark fantasy action-horror films Legion and Priest, and the alien abduction thriller Dark Skies. He also executive produced the television series Dominion, a sequel to the former film. Stewart has also directed, produced, and realized dozens of short films and television commercials.
Scott Stewart | |
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Stewart at WonderCon 2011 | |
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| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
Biography
Stewart was a senior staffer at the visual effects company The Orphanage. Stewart directed and wrote the apocalyptic thriller Legion.[1] He directed the vampire-western horror film Priest.[2]
Associations
He has used actor Paul Bettany in the lead role on his first two directed features, Legion and Priest.
Filmography
Director
| Year | Title | ||||
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| Director | Writer | Executive Producer |
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| 2000 | What We Talk About When We Talk About Love | Yes | Yes | Yes | Based on the short story of the same name by Raymond Carver |
| 2010 | Legion | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2011 | Priest | Yes | No | No | |
| 2013 | Dark Skies | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2014 | Dominion | Yes | No | No | Episode "Pilot" |
| 2016 | Holidays | Yes | Yes | No | Segment Christmas |
Producer
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | G. | Associate producer |
| Falling | ||
| The Upgrade | ||
| 2001 | Ten Tiny Love Stories | Associate producer |
| Sweet | Executive producer | |
| BigLove | ||
| 2025 | True Haunting |
Visual effects
- Mars Attacks! (1996)
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
- Mercury Rising (1998)
- The Last Birthday Card (2000)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
- Sin City (2005)
- Night at the Museum (2006)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- Superman Returns (2006)
- The Host (2006)
- Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
- Grindhouse (2007)
- Red Cliff (2008)
- You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
- Iron Man (2008)
