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Scott Stewart

b. 1950

American film director

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Born 1950. Scott Stewart is an American film director, screenwriter and film producer.

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.

Biography Stewart was a senior staffer at the visual effects company The Orphanage. Stewart directed and wrote the apocalyptic thriller Legion. He directed the vampire-western horror film Priest. Stewart was raised Jewish.

Associations He has used actor Paul Bettany in the lead role on his first two directed features, Legion and Priest.

Filmography Director YearTitle Director Writer ExecutiveProducer Notes 2000 What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Based on the short story of the same name by Raymond Carver 2010 Legion 2011 Priest 2013 Dark Skies 2014 Dominion Episode "Pilot" 2016 Holidays 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)

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1950, United States
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New York University

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Scott Stewart?

American film director

When was Scott Stewart born?

Scott Stewart was born in 1950 in United States.

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Scott Stewart is a film director, screenwriter and film producer.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Scott Stewart

· Wikidata: Q3297647

· DBpedia: Scott Stewart (director)

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