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Colin Wilson (film Producer)
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).NYT Filmography
New York Times; September 1, 2012 Wilson began his career as an , working on the first three installments of the
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Film Producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, directing, editing, and arranging financing. The producer is responsible for finding and selecting promising material for development. Unless the film is based on an existing script, the producer hires a screenwriter and oversees the script's development. These activities culminate with the pitch, led by the producer, to secure the financial backing that enables production to begin. If all succeeds, the project is "greenlighted". The producer also supervises the pre-production, principal photography and post-production stages of filmmaking. A producer is also responsible for hiring a director for the film, as well as other key crew members. Whereas the director makes the creative decisions during the production, the producer typically ma ...
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Suicide Squad (film)
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Raiders Of The Lost Ark
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Superman II
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Superman (1978 Film)
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The Trench
The Trench may refer to: * The Trench (Dix), a 1923 painting by Otto Dix that was confiscated by the Nazis and later lost * ''The Trench'' (novel), a 1999 novel by Steve Alten * ''The Trench'' (film), a 1999 film * The Trench (comics), a fictional comic team * ''The Trench'', a 1991 novel by Abdul Rahman Munif Abdelrahman bin Ibrahim al-Munif ( ar, عَبْدُ الرَّحْمٰن المُنِيفٌ) known by his nickname Abdelrahman Munif (May 29, 1933 – January 24, 2004) was a Saudi Arabian novelist, short story writer, memoirist, journalist ...
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The Man Who Brought Down The White House
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Birth Of A Legend
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The Flintstones (film)
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