Paul Rubell

Paul Rubell is an American film editor. His career spans 42 years in both film and television.

Education Rubell obtained his bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Career Rubell worked for a time with editor Lou Lombardo. His first editing credit was for the film The Final Terror (1983). He worked for about ten years on films and programming for television before returning to feature films as the editor for The Island of Dr. Moreau.

Rubell has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors.

Awards 1989 nominated for an Emmy for My Name is Bill W. 1990 nominated for an Eddie Award for Best Edited Television Special for My Name is Bill W. 1996 nominated for an Eddie Award for Best Edited Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television for The Burning Season 1996 nominated for an Emmy for Andersonville 1997 won the Eddie Award for Best Edited Episode from a Television Mini-Series for Andersonville (episode 2) 2000 nominated for a Satellite Award for Best Editing for The Insider 2000 nominated for an Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic for The Insider 2000 nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing for The Insider 2005 won the Satellite Award for Best Editing for Collateral 2005 nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Editing for Collateral 2005 nominated for an Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic for Collateral 2005 nominated for an Academy Award for Film Editing for Collateral

Filmography Year Film Director Other notes 1983 The Final Terror Andrew Davis Co-edited with Erica Flaum 1984 The Stone Boy Christopher Cain 1992 Ruby Cairo Graeme Clifford Co-edited with Caroline Biggerstaff and Mark Winitsky 1996 The Island of Dr. Moreau John Frankenheimer Co-edited with Adam P. Scott and Thom Noble(uncredited) 1998 Blade Stephen Norrington 1999 The Insider Michael Mann Co-edited with David Rosenbloom and William GoldenbergFirst collaboration with Michael Mann 2000 The Cell Tarsem Singh Co-edited with Robert Duffy2002 XXX Rob Cohen Co-edited with Chris Lebenzon and Joel Negron Simone Andrew Niccol 2003 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Stephen Norrington Peter Pan P. J. Hogan Additional editor 2004 Collateral Michael Mann Co-edited with Jim MillerSecond collaboration with Michael Mann 2005 The Island Michael Bay Co-edited with Christian WagnerAdditional editing by John Murray, Roger Barton and Tom MuldoonFirst collaboration with Michael Bay 2006 Miami Vice Michael Mann Co-edited with William GoldenbergThird collaboration with Michael Mann 2007 Transformers Michael Bay Co-edited with Glen Scantlebury and Tom MuldoonSecond collaboration with Michael Bay 2008 Hancock Peter Berg Co-edited with Colby Parker Jr.2009 Public Enemies Michael Mann Co-edited with Jeffrey FordFourth collaboration with Michael Mann Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Michael Bay Co-edited with Joel Negron, Tom Muldoon and Roger BartonThird collaboration with Michael Bay 2011 Thor Kenneth Branagh 2012 The Avengers Joss Whedon Additional editor Battleship Peter Berg Co-edited with Billy Rich and Colby Parker Jr.2014 Need for Speed Scott Waugh Co-edited with Scott Waugh Transformers: Age of Extinction Michael Bay Co-edited with Roger Barton and William GoldenbergFourth collaboration with Michael Bay Seventh Son Sergei Bodrov Co-edited with Jim Page and Michael Kahn 2016 The 5th Wave J Blakeson 2017 The Fate of the Furious F. Gary Gray Co-edited with Christian Wagner 2018 BumblebeeTravis Knight 2025The Lost Bus Paul GreengrassCo-edited with William Goldenberg and Peter M. Dudgeon 2026 Masters of the Universe Travis Knight