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Michael Bendner

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Additional Crew
  • Casting Department
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Michael Bendner is known for Godzilla (2014), Jurassic World: Dominion (2022) and 2012 (2009).
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Godzilla (2014)
    Godzilla
    6.4
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2014
    Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, DeWanda Wise, and Isabella Sermon in Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)
    Jurassic World: Dominion
    5.6
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2022
    Osric Chau in 2012 (2009)
    2012
    5.9
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2009
    Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley, and Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson in The A-Team (2010)
    The A-Team
    6.7
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2010

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, DeWanda Wise, and Isabella Sermon in Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)
      Jurassic World: Dominion
      5.6
      • additional assistant director: key background coordinator, Canada
      • 2022
    • Jennifer Connelly, Sean Bean, Michael Aronov, Clark Gregg, and Daveed Diggs in Snowpiercer (2020)
      Snowpiercer
      6.9
      TV Series
      • additional assistant director: key background coordinator (uncredited)
      • 2020–2021
    • Tom Felton, Lynn Masako Cheng, Oona Laurence, Ty Consiglio, Tamara Smart, Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson, and Ian Ho in A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting (2020)
      A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting
      5.4
      • additional assistant director: key background coordinator
      • 2020
    • Bill Hader and Anna Kendrick in Noelle (2019)
      Noelle
      6.3
      • additional assistant director: Key Background Coordinator
      • 2019
    • Milo Ventimiglia and Butler in The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)
      The Art of Racing in the Rain
      7.6
      • additional assistant director: Key Background coordinator
      • 2019
    • Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Lewis Pullman, Cynthia Erivo, and Cailee Spaeny in Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
      Bad Times at the El Royale
      7.1
      • additional assistant director: Key Background coordinator
      • 2018
    • Kodi Smit-McPhee in Alpha (2018)
      Alpha
      6.6
      • additional assistant director: key background coordinator
      • 2018
    • Dwayne Johnson in Skyscraper (2018)
      Skyscraper
      5.8
      • additional assistant director: key background coordinator (uncredited)
      • 2018
    • Pup Star: World Tour (2018)
      Pup Star: World Tour
      4.1
      • background coordinator
      • 2018
    • Eugenio Derbez and Anna Faris in Overboard (2018)
      Overboard
      6.0
      • additional assistant director: Key Background Coordinator
      • 2018
    • Joel Kinnaman in Altered Carbon (2018)
      Altered Carbon
      7.9
      TV Series
      • additional assistant director: Key Background Coordinator
      • 2018
    • Nat Wolff in Death Note (2017)
      Death Note
      4.5
      • additional assistant director: key background coordinator (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • 2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be (2016)
      2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be
      7.4
      Short
      • first assistant director: pre production
      • first assistant director: pre production prep only
      • 2016
    • Danny Glover, Rob Lowe, Thomas Lennon, Lucas Till, and Jane Levy in Monster Trucks (2016)
      Monster Trucks
      5.7
      • additional assistant director: background coordinator
      • 2016
    • Travis Fimmel and Toby Kebbell in Warcraft (2016)
      Warcraft
      6.7
      • additional assistant director: background coordinator
      • 2016

    Additional Crew

    • Tang Wei and Xiubo Wu in Finding Mr. Right (2013)
      Finding Mr. Right
      6.5
      • background wrangler: Vancouver (as Michael Benoner)
      • 2013
    • Dolph Lundgren, Aleks Paunovic, Natassia Malthe, and Natalie Burn in In the Name of the King: Two Worlds (2011)
      In the Name of the King: Two Worlds
      3.1
      Video
      • wrangler (as Michael Bender)
      • 2011
    • Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen in 50/50 (2011)
      50/50
      7.6
      • background coordinator (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund in Tron: Legacy (2010)
      Tron: Legacy
      6.8
      • background coordinator
      • 2010
    • Frankie & Alice (2010)
      Frankie & Alice
      6.4
      • background coordinator (uncredited)
      • 2010
    • Anna Torv in Fringe (2008)
      Fringe
      8.4
      TV Series
      • background coordinator (uncredited)
      • 2009–2010
    • Kerr Smith, Shiri Appleby, Kristoffer Polaha, and Britt Robertson in Life Unexpected (2010)
      Life Unexpected
      7.5
      TV Series
      • background coordinator
      • 2010
    • Sins of the Mother (2010)
      Sins of the Mother
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • background coordinator
      • 2010
    • Dwayne Johnson in Tooth Fairy (2010)
      Tooth Fairy
      5.1
      • background coordinator
      • 2010
    • Elisabeth Röhm in Desperate Escape (2009)
      Desperate Escape
      4.8
      TV Movie
      • background coordinator
      • 2009
    • No Heroics (2009)
      No Heroics
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • background coordinator
      • 2009
    • Morena Baccarin in V (2009)
      V
      6.8
      TV Series
      • background coordinator (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Santa Buddies (2009)
      Santa Buddies
      4.6
      Video
      • background coordinator (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart in Love Happens (2009)
      Love Happens
      5.7
      • background coordinator
      • 2009
    • Megan Fox in Jennifer's Body (2009)
      Jennifer's Body
      5.6
      • background coordinator (uncredited)
      • 2009

    Casting Department

    • Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Lewis Pullman, Cynthia Erivo, and Cailee Spaeny in Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
      Bad Times at the El Royale
      7.1
      • extras coordinator
      • 2018
    • Eugenio Derbez and Anna Faris in Overboard (2018)
      Overboard
      6.0
      • background coordinator
      • 2018
    • High Moon (2014)
      High Moon
      4.8
      TV Movie
      • extras wrangler
      • 2014
    • Matthew Davis, Robert Knepper, Jessica Lucas, and Alona Tal in Cult (2013)
      Cult
      6.1
      TV Series
      • background coordinator
      • 2013
    • Spooky Buddies (2011)
      Spooky Buddies
      4.6
      Video
      • extras wrangler
      • 2011
    • Steven Seagal in True Justice (2010)
      True Justice
      4.5
      TV Series
      • extras wrangler
      • 2011
    • Anna Chlumsky, Tiera Skovbye, Jakob Davies, and Sydney Stamler in Three Weeks, Three Kids (2011)
      Three Weeks, Three Kids
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • extras wrangler (as Michael Bender)
      • 2011

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