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Bruce E. Merlin

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Bruce E. Merlin is known for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), Superman (2025) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
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    • Known for

    Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Maria Bakalova in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
    7.9
    • Special Effects
    • 2023
    David Corenswet in SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY IS POWERFUL!! MOVIE REVIEW! (2024)
    Superman
    7.0
    • Special Effects
    • 2025
    Willem Dafoe, Jamie Foxx, Rhys Ifans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zendaya, and Tom Holland in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
    Spider-Man: No Way Home
    8.1
    • Special Effects(as Bruce Merlin)
    • 2021
    Harrison Ford, Giancarlo Esposito, Anthony Mackie, Shira Haas, and Danny Ramirez in Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
    Captain America: Brave New World
    5.6
    • Special Effects
    • 2025

    Credits

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    Special Effects

    • Overtown
      • special effects supervisor
      • Delayed
    • David Corenswet in SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY IS POWERFUL!! MOVIE REVIEW! (2024)
      Superman
      7.0
      • pyrotechnics supervisor
      • 2025
    • Harrison Ford, Giancarlo Esposito, Anthony Mackie, Shira Haas, and Danny Ramirez in Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
      Captain America: Brave New World
      5.6
      • pyrotechnics supervisor
      • 2025
    • Patti LuPone, Debra Jo Rupp, Kathryn Hahn, Joe Locke, Aubrey Plaza, Ali Ahn, and Sasheer Zamata in Agatha All Along (2024)
      Agatha All Along
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • pyrotechnics supervisor
      • 2024
    • Vincent D'Onofrio and Alaqua Cox in Echo (2023)
      Echo
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • pyrotechnics supervisor
      • 2023–2024
    • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Maria Bakalova in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
      Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
      7.9
      • pyrotechnics supervisor
      • 2023
    • Angela Bassett, Florence Kasumba, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Tenoch Huerta, Dev Patel, Alex Livinalli, Michaela Coel, Letitia Wright, Mabel Cadena, and Winston Duke in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
      Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
      6.6
      • pyrotechnics supervisor (as Bruce Merlin)
      • 2022
    • Willem Dafoe, Jamie Foxx, Rhys Ifans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zendaya, and Tom Holland in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
      Spider-Man: No Way Home
      8.1
      • special effects pyro foreman (as Bruce Merlin)
      • 2021
    • Ann-Margret, Ellen Burstyn, James Caan, Jane Curtin, and Loretta Devine in Queen Bees (2021)
      Queen Bees
      6.4
      • special effects foreman (as Bruce Merlin)
      • 2021
    • Kathryn Newton and Kyle Allen in The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021)
      The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
      6.8
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2021
    • Bruh (2019)
      Bruh
      4.1
      TV Series
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2020
    • Ed Quinn and Kron Moore in The Oval (2019)
      The Oval
      4.5
      TV Series
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2019–2020
    • KJ Smith Black, Crystal Renee Hayslett, Novi Brown, Mignon, and Ebony Obsidian in Sistas (2019)
      Sistas
      5.7
      TV Series
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2019–2020
    • Britt Robertson and KJ Apa in I Still Believe (2020)
      I Still Believe
      6.5
      • special effects coordinator (as Bruce Merlin)
      • 2020
    • Crystal Fox in A Fall from Grace (2020)
      A Fall from Grace
      5.9
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2020
    • Ewan McGregor and Roger Dale Floyd in Doctor Sleep (2019)
      Doctor Sleep
      7.3
      • special effects technician
      • 2019

    Art Department

    • Aaron Toney in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
      Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
      5.9
      • prop shop foreman
      • 2012
    • 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
      • prop shop foreman
      • 2011

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Bruce Marlin

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