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Lee Whittaker(I)

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Lee Whittaker
Born in North Carolina, started his career right out of high school with George Lucas in Japan. The George Lucas Super Live Adventure was the worlds first Hi- tech, 25 million dollar live show celebrating the 20 year anniversary to Lucas Films.

Strongly reinforcing his love for film and entertainment, he moved to Los Angeles working on many of Hollywood's largest blockbusters. With over 20 years of experience in action and Second-Unit Directing, Whittaker has diligently taken that knowledge in pursuit of directing.

After two decades of being behind the lens as an Second-Unit Director Lee found himself in another country where a situation with homeless children brought forth a life changing moment and became the inspiration for Catching Fireflies, his film debut as writer/director.

Committed to reaching his full potential as a director, Whittaker is in a constant state of writing, learning, and discovering with multiple projects.
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Known for

Catching Fireflies (2015)
Catching Fireflies
8.3
Short
  • Director
  • 2015
Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Dwayne Johnson, Sung Kang, Ludacris, Elsa Pataky, Matt Schulze, Tyrese Gibson, Paul Walker, Tego Calderon, Don Omar, and Gal Gadot in Fast Five (2011)
Fast Five
7.3
  • Stunts
  • 2011
Sathyaraj, Prabhas, Tamannaah Bhatia, Anushka Shetty, and Rana Daggubati in Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
8.2
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 2017
Brie Larson in Captain Marvel (2019)
Captain Marvel
6.8
  • Stunts
  • 2019

Credits

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Director

  • IB 71
    • In Development
  • Aimee
    • Post-production
  • Radhika Sarathkumar, Silambarasan Rajendar, and Siddhi Idnani in Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu (2022)
    Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu
  • Aimee (2017)
    Aimee
  • Catching Fireflies (2015)
    Catching Fireflies

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Time in Between
    • Post-production
  • Radhika Sarathkumar, Silambarasan Rajendar, and Siddhi Idnani in Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu (2022)
    Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu
  • Mel Gibson, Dermot Mulroney, and Annie Ilonzeh in Agent Game (2022)
    Agent Game
  • Damon Wayans Jr., Madison Davenport, Jake Short, Iliza Shlesinger, Kira Kosarin, Miles J. Harvey, and Odessa A’zion in Supercool (2021)
    Supercool
  • Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Tommy Lee Jones, and Jermaine Washington in The Comeback Trail (2020)
    The Comeback Trail
  • Chiranjeevi in Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019)
    Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
  • Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Katrina Kaif, and Abdul Quadir Amin in Thugs of Hindostan (2018)
    Thugs of Hindostan
  • Shekhar Kapur, Rahul Bose, Kamal Haasan, Pooja Kumar, and Andrea Jeremiah in Vishwaroopam 2 (2018)
    Vishwaroopam 2
  • Sathyaraj, Prabhas, Tamannaah Bhatia, Anushka Shetty, and Rana Daggubati in Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)
    Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
  • Pasupathy, Vikram, and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in 10 Endrathukulla (2015)
    10 Endrathukulla
  • Ramcharan, Ram Charan, Ram Charan, Ramcharan, and Ram Charan Teja in Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)
    Baahubali: The Beginning
  • The Babysitter Murders (2015)
    The Babysitter Murders
  • Jagapathi Babu, Rajinikanth, Santhanam, Anushka Shetty, and Sonakshi Sinha in Lingaa (2014)
    Lingaa
  • Ajith Kumar, Nayanthara, Arya, Rana Daggubati, and Taapsee Pannu in Arrambam (2013)
    Arrambam
  • Shekhar Kapur, Rahul Bose, Kamal Haasan, Pooja Kumar, and Andrea Jeremiah in Vishwaroopam (2013)
    Vishwaroopam
  • Mugging

Stunts

  • IB 71
    • In Development
  • Mitra
    • Pre-production
  • Time in Between
    • Post-production
  • Radhika Sarathkumar, Silambarasan Rajendar, and Siddhi Idnani in Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu (2022)
    Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu
  • Mel Gibson, Dermot Mulroney, and Annie Ilonzeh in Agent Game (2022)
    Agent Game
  • Malik (2021)
    Malik
  • Damon Wayans Jr., Madison Davenport, Jake Short, Iliza Shlesinger, Kira Kosarin, Miles J. Harvey, and Odessa A’zion in Supercool (2021)
    Supercool
  • Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Tommy Lee Jones, and Jermaine Washington in The Comeback Trail (2020)
    The Comeback Trail
  • Chiranjeevi in Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019)
    Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
  • Brie Larson in Captain Marvel (2019)
    Captain Marvel
  • Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Katrina Kaif, and Abdul Quadir Amin in Thugs of Hindostan (2018)
    Thugs of Hindostan
  • Shekhar Kapur, Rahul Bose, Kamal Haasan, Pooja Kumar, and Andrea Jeremiah in Vishwaroopam 2 (2018)
    Vishwaroopam 2
  • Sathyaraj, Prabhas, Tamannaah Bhatia, Anushka Shetty, and Rana Daggubati in Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)
    Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
  • Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac, Evan Peters, Olivia Munn, Jennifer Lawrence, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, and Ben Hardy in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
    X-Men: Apocalypse
  • Pasupathy, Vikram, and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in 10 Endrathukulla (2015)
    10 Endrathukulla
  • Ramcharan, Ram Charan, Ram Charan, Ramcharan, and Ram Charan Teja in Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)
    Baahubali: The Beginning
  • Jagapathi Babu, Rajinikanth, Santhanam, Anushka Shetty, and Sonakshi Sinha in Lingaa (2014)
    Lingaa
  • Jason Earles, Leo Howard, Mateo Arias, Dylan Riley Snyder, Olivia Holt, and Alex Jones in Kickin' It (2011)
    Kickin' It
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  • Stunt double for the Kid (Tommy) in the "Bon Jovi" video, "It's My Life".

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    Stunt coordinating a Tomb Raider Stunt Show for Paramount Parks
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    Staying creative through a constant state of discovery and evolution has always been a goal of mine.

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