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Doug Lefler

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Doug Lefler
Born in Southern California. Started making home movies at the age of twelve. Got his first professional job at sixteen (as an animator on a short film being produced at the Brooks Institute of Photography). Attended California Institute of the Art for two years before being offered a job at Disney, where he worked as a sculptor, animator and storyboard artist. Worked for many years as a writer and storyboard artist on live-action features before getting his first chance to direct second unit on Sam Raimi's Army of Darkness in 1991.
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    Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Elliot Page, Michael Fassbender, Daniel Cudmore, Bingbing Fan, and Jennifer Lawrence in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
    X-Men: Days of Future Past
    7.9
    • Art Department(The Third Floor)
    • 2014
    Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man (2002)
    Spider-Man
    7.4
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2002
    Chiwetel Ejiofor, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Xochitl Gomez in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
    6.9
    • Art Department(The Third Floor)
    • 2022
    Will Smith and Jaden Smith in After Earth (2013)
    After Earth
    4.8
    • Visual Effects(The Third Floor)
    • 2013

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    • Chiwetel Ejiofor, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Xochitl Gomez in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
      Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
      6.9
      • storyboard artist
      • storyboard artist: The Third Floor
      • 2022
    • Woody Harrelson, Marco Beltrami, Avi Arad, Maryann Brandon, Rocky Capella, Amanda Foster, Christopher Godwin, Stephen Graham, Tom Hardy, Naomie Harris, Gary A. Hecker, Hutch Parker, Alejandra Lazcano, Peggy Lu, Kelly Marcel, Rosie Marcel, Robert Richardson, Stan Salfas, Oliver Scholl, Andy Serkis, Reece Shearsmith, J.K. Simmons, Matt Tolmach, Tony Vella, Sian Webber, Michelle Williams, Stewart Alexander, Sandra Osborne, Brian Copeland, Charlie Fiske, Owen Benito, Eugene Magana, Rachel Thurow, Miguel Angel Arreguin, Shakil Hussain, Lisa Lian, Olumide Olorunfemi, Amir Hamza, Cher Myra, Skip Howland, Joseph Walters, Rome Gonzal, Tony Hunt, David Stokes, Alexander Garcia, Anastasia Zabarchuk, Paolo Alessio Pavone, Amy Pascal, Reid Scott, Kieran Simon, Adria Dinev, Ed Chidley, Joshua Eldridge-Smith, Tiffanie Thomas, Kristen Simoes, Shaliz Afshar, Che Amaro, Clément Osty, Carlos Damasceno, Fiona Burt, Kelvin Lang, Gwen Hussein, Tyrone Reid, James D. Weston II, David Zepeda, Eugene Lin, Akilbek Allan, Shane Steyn, Donovan Patrick Walsh, Laurence Spellman, Obie Matthew, Sam Robinson, Akie Kotabe, Amrou Al-Kadhi, Vaughn Johseph, Michael Andrew Reed, Jeff Redlick, Didier Dell Benjamin, Cabran E. Chamberlain, Anya Fuchs, Scroobius Pip, Michelle Greenidge, Frank Scozzari, Ed Moy, Richard Price, Little Simz, Sonny Ashbourne Serkis, Tom Holland, Etienne Vick, Beau Sargent, Rodrig Andrisan, John Lobato, Aurore Swithenbank, Ed Kear, Timothy A. Slater, Steve Warky Nunez, Louis J Rhone, Otis Winston, Larry Olubamiwo, Benito M. Selim, Simon Connolly, Andrew Koponen, Chabris Napier-Lawrence, Rachel Handshaw, Cynthia Acosta, Cynthia Naylor Smyth, Rick Richardson, Jessie Vinning, Jason McNab, Rob Bowen, Adam Basil, Ashlen Aquila, Elliot Cable, Greg Lockett, Emma Lau, Jamal Ajala, Michael Kennedy, Andzelika Bobrova, William W. Barbour, Sean Delaney, Feizal Mowlabocus, Jack Bandeira, Leigh Hutchinson, Oliver Stockwell, Eric Sigmundsson, Sean Michael McGrory, Jose Palma, Kenny Lorenzetti, Amber Sienna, Alfredo Tavares, Storm Stewart, Mel Powell, Christian Harris Neeman, and Ruth Clarson in Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
      Venom: Let There Be Carnage
      5.9
      • storyboard artist
      • 2021
    • Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys for Life (2020)
      Bad Boys for Life
      6.5
      • storyboard artist
      • 2020
    • Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
      Godzilla: King of the Monsters
      6.0
      • head of storyboards
      • 2019
    • Josh Brolin, Ryan Reynolds, Terry Crews, Bill Skarsgård, Leslie Uggams, Morena Baccarin, Lewis Tan, Stefan Kapicic, Rob Delaney, Shioli Kutsuna, Zazie Beetz, and Brianna Hildebrand in Deadpool 2 (2018)
      Deadpool 2
      7.6
      • head of story: the third floor
      • 2018
    • Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
      Pacific Rim: Uprising
      5.6
      • head of story: The Third Floor
      • 2018
    • Alicia Vikander in Tomb Raider (2018)
      Tomb Raider
      6.3
      • head of story: The Third Floor
      • 2018
    • Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Elliot Page, Michael Fassbender, Daniel Cudmore, Bingbing Fan, and Jennifer Lawrence in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
      X-Men: Days of Future Past
      7.9
      • storyboard artist: The Third Floor
      • 2014
    • Nicholas Hoult and Bill Nighy in Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
      Jack the Giant Slayer
      6.3
      • previsualization lead storyboard artist: The Third Floor
      • 2013
    • Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis, James Franco, and Michelle Williams in Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
      Oz the Great and Powerful
      6.3
      • previsualization storyboard artist: The Third Floor
      • 2013
    • Ewan McGregor, Robin Williams, and Amanda Bynes in Robots (2005)
      Robots
      6.4
      • additional storyboard artist
      • 2005
    • Sharon Stone and Gene Hackman in The Quick and the Dead (1995)
      The Quick and the Dead
      6.5
      • storyboard artist
      • 1995
    • Kevin Sorbo in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)
      Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
      6.5
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1995
    • Hercules and the Lost Kingdom (1994)
      Hercules and the Lost Kingdom
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • storyboard artist
      • 1994
    • Kevin Sorbo and Roma Downey in Hercules and the Amazon Women (1994)
      Hercules and the Amazon Women
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • storyboard artist
      • 1994

    Visual Effects



    • Branden Cook, Nate Mann, Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Anthony Boyle, Ncuti Gatwa, and Josiah Cross in Masters of the Air (2024)
      Masters of the Air
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Storyboard Artist: The Third Floor
      • 2024
    • Mohan Kapur, Laurel Marsden, Iman Vellani, Zenobia Shroff, Matt Lintz, Travina Springer, Saagar Shaikh, Yasmeen Fletcher, and Rish Shah in Ms. Marvel (2022)
      Ms. Marvel
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Storyboard Artist: The Third Floor
      • 2022
    • Chiwetel Ejiofor, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Xochitl Gomez in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
      Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
      6.9
      • visual effects storyboard artist: The Third Floor
      • 2022
    • Antonio Banderas, Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Ali, Tom Holland, and Tati Gabrielle in Uncharted (2022)
      Uncharted
      6.3
      • storyboard artist: The Third Floor
      • 2022
    • Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
      Godzilla vs. Kong
      6.3
      • head of story: The Third Floor
      • 2021
    • Ray McKinnon, Mads Mikkelsen, David Oyelowo, Kurt Sutter, Mylène Dinh-Robic, Nick Jonas, Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, and Cynthia Erivo in Chaos Walking (2021)
      Chaos Walking
      5.7
      • head of story: The Third Floor
      • 2021
    • Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Tim Blaney, Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, and Kumail Nanjiani in Men in Black: International (2019)
      Men in Black: International
      5.6
      • visual effects head of story: The Third Floor
      • 2019
    • Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
      Godzilla: King of the Monsters
      6.0
      • head of story: the third floor inc
      • 2019
    • Tony Todd, Reign Edwards, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Stephen Conroy, Matt Mercurio, Amy Forsyth, Christian James, and Roby Attal in Hell Fest (2018)
      Hell Fest
      5.5
      • storyboard artist: the third floor
      • 2018
    • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
      Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
      5.9
      • storyboard artist: The Third Floor
      • 2016
    • Mark Rylance and Ruby Barnhill in The BFG (2016)
      The BFG
      6.3
      • storyboard artist: The Third Floor
      • 2016
    • Fast & Furious: Supercharged (2015)
      Fast & Furious: Supercharged
      6.3
      Video
      • previs/postvis artist: the third floor
      • 2015
    • Will Smith and Jaden Smith in After Earth (2013)
      After Earth
      4.8
      • previsualization lead storyboard artist: The Third Floor
      • 2013
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., Lou Ferrigno, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, and Chris Hemsworth in The Avengers (2012)
      The Avengers
      8.0
      • previsualization storyboard director: The Third Floor
      • 2012
    • Jami Gertz, Corey Haim, Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, Brooke McCarter, Alex Winter, and Billy Wirth in The Lost Boys (1987)
      The Lost Boys
      7.2
      • visual effects design consultant (as Douglas Lefler)
      • 1987

    Writer



    • Kevin Sorbo in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)
      Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
      6.5
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1995
    • Widget, the World Watcher (1990)
      Widget, the World Watcher
      6.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1990
    • Denver, the Last Dinosaur (1988)
      Denver, the Last Dinosaur
      6.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1988–1989
    • Vytor: The Starfire Champion (1989)
      Vytor: The Starfire Champion
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1989
    • Steel Dawn (1987)
      Steel Dawn
      5.1
      • written by
      • 1987
    • Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs (1987)
      Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1987
    • Nigel Hawthorne, Grant Bardsley, John Byner, Phil Fondacaro, and Susan Sheridan in The Black Cauldron (1985)
      The Black Cauldron
      6.3
      • additional story contributor
      • 1985

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