Tim Miller

Timothy Miller (born October 10, 1964) is an American filmmaker, animator, and visual effects artist. He is best known for directing the films Deadpool and Terminator: Dark Fate (2019). He is also the creator of the animated anthology series Love, Death & Robots (2019–present), for which he has won three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program.

Miller is the co-founder of the visual effects company Blur Studio. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film as co-story writer and executive producer of the short animated film Gopher Broke (2004). He also designed the title sequences of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) and Thor: The Dark World (2013).

Early life Miller was born in Fort Washington, Maryland. He studied illustration and animation in college.

Career Visual effects and animation In March 1995, Miller co-founded Blur Studio, a visual effects, animation and design company with David Stinnett and Cat Chapman. Miller and Jeff Fowler were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2005 for the short film Gopher Broke.

In March 2008, Miller was set to produce and direct one of eight animated tales based on the Heavy Metal magazine. David Fincher and Kevin Eastman were also attached to produce and direct a story segment. Miller was set by Legendary Pictures on March 15, 2012 to direct a live-action adaptation of the Warren Ellis comic book series Gravel, from a script by Oliver Butcher and Stephen Cornwell. On November 14, 2012, Sony Pictures set Miller to direct Joe Haldeman's science fiction novella Seasons, which Sebastian Gutierrez was set to adapt and Michael De Luca to produce. Miller and Jeff Fowler are also set to direct and produce the animated film The Goon through their Blur Studio. As of 2024, these films are still in development.

Miller designed the title sequences of the film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and of the film Thor: The Dark World (2013). The latter was completed in 12 weeks and included 75 shots, most of which were computer-generated.

Director On April 8, 2011, Miller was hired by 20th Century Fox to direct the feature film Deadpool, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It was his directorial debut, and was written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, with Ryan Reynolds starring in the title role. Filming began late March 2015 in Vancouver, and the film was released on February 12, 2016. Miller was set to direct the sequel, Deadpool 2, released in 2018, but he departed the project due to creative differences with Reynolds.

In January 2017, Deadline reported that Miller was in talks with James Cameron to work on and possibly direct a new Terminator film. Skydance Media confirmed in September 2017 that Miller would direct the next Terminator film. The title of the film was officially announced as Terminator: Dark Fate in 2019. During production of the film, when asked about backlash regarding the female main characters, Miller said that Mackenzie Davis's character Grace would "scare the fuck" out of "closet misogynist." Despite favorable reviews, the film became a box-office bomb, losing upwards of $100 million.

In mid-2017, Miller was hired to direct an adaptation of William Gibson's 1984 science-fiction novel Neuromancer for Fox, which will be produced by Simon Kinberg.

In January 2023, Eli Roth's film Borderlands went through two weeks of reshoots directed by Miller, due to Roth's participation in Thanksgiving, a slasher film that was initially created by Roth as a parody trailer for Grindhouse but has since been promoted to a feature-length film. While Roth was not involved with the reshoots for Borderlands, he remained involved with the movie and gave Miller both his blessing and credit as an executive producer.

In October 2025, Warner Bros. Pictures entered talks to purchase a sci-fi film directed by Miller titled Shiver, which will star Keanu Reeves and be produced by Aaron Ryder and Matthew Vaughn. The film is scheduled to be released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on August 13, 2027.

Producer In October 2016, Miller was hired to serve as executive producer for a Sonic the Hedgehog feature film, originally being set to be produced by Sony Pictures, before being acquired by Paramount Pictures. Miller and director Jeff Fowler first created a pitch for a Sonic movie with Ben Schwartz voicing the character. After the movie was green-lighted by Paramount, the two chose to cast Schwartz as the voice of Sonic in the film, having enjoyed his performance in the test reading. The film was released on February 14, 2020, and received a warm critical and commercial reception. Miller returned as executive producer for the film's sequel, released on April 8, 2022.

Miller created the anthology series Secret Level, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video on December 10, 2024.

Filmography Short film Year Title Director Writer Executiveproducer Notes 2002 Aunt Luisa Co-directed with Paul Taylor 2003 RockFish Also animation supervisor2004 Gopher Broke In the Rough 2006 A Gentlemen's Duel

Feature film Year Title Director Executiveproducer Notes 2016 Deadpool 2019 Terminator: Dark Fate Also co-creative consultant 2020 Sonic the Hedgehog 2022 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 2024 Borderlands Directed reshoots Sonic the Hedgehog 3 2027 Shiver Filming

Television Year Title Director Writer Executiveproducer Creator Notes 2019–present Love, Death & Robots Directed 5 episodes,Wrote 5 episodes 2024–present Secret Level Writer: "Exodus: Odyssey"

Technical credits Film Year Title Role 1995 Hideaway Visual effects 2001 Soulkeeper Creative supervisor (Blur Studio sequences) 2004 Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas Creative director 2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Creative supervisor (Ninja Ninja sequence) 2011 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Creative director (Title sequence) 2013 Thor: The Dark World Second unit director (Opening sequence)

Video game Year Title Role 2005 Shadow the Hedgehog Visual effects producer 2007 Hellgate: London Visual effects 2010 Mass Effect 2 Visual effects producer 2011 Star Wars: The Old Republic

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