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Michael Schaefer(I)

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  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Michael Schaefer is known for The Martian (2015), The Creator (2023) and Ad Astra (2019).
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Known for

    Matt Damon in The Martian (2015)
    The Martian
    8.0
    • Producer(p.g.a.)
    • 2015
    John David Washington and Madeleine Yuna Voyles in The Creator (2023)
    The Creator
    6.7
    • Producer
    • 2023
    Brad Pitt in Ad Astra (2019)
    Ad Astra
    6.5
    • Producer
    • 2019
    Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, and Michael Fassbender in The Counselor (2013)
    The Counselor
    5.4
    • Producer
    • 2013

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Mr. & Mrs. Smith
      • executive producer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2024
    • Blood on Snow
      • producer
      • Post-production
      • 2027
    • The Man Will Burn (2026)
      The Man Will Burn
      6.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2026
    • Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Man on Fire (2026)
      Man on Fire
      6.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2026
    • Maika Monroe in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025)
      The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
      5.3
      • produced by
      • 2025
    • Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel in The Christophers (2025)
      The Christophers
      6.8
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Leo Woodall in Prime Target (2025)
      Prime Target
      6.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Elliott Heffernan and Saoirse Ronan in Blitz (2024)
      Blitz
      6.2
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Donald Glover and Maya Erskine in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024)
      Mr. & Mrs. Smith
      7.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • John David Washington and Madeleine Yuna Voyles in The Creator (2023)
      The Creator
      6.7
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Tom Hardy, Austin Butler, and Jodie Comer in The Bikeriders (2023)
      The Bikeriders
      6.6
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Amanda Seyfried and Tom Holland in The Crowded Room (2023)
      The Crowded Room
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Occupied City (2023)
      Occupied City
      6.6
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Dominique Fishback in Swarm (2023)
      Swarm
      7.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Christian Bale, John David Washington, and Margot Robbie in Amsterdam (2022)
      Amsterdam
      6.2
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Georgina Campbell in Barbarian (2022)
      Barbarian
      7.0
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Hugh Bonneville and George MacKay in I Came By (2022)
      I Came By
      6.2
      • executive producer
      • 2022

    Additional Crew

    • Rami Malek in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
      Bohemian Rhapsody
      7.9
      • production executive
      • 2018
    • Robert Duvall, Liam Neeson, Viola Davis, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez, Daniel Kaluuya, Brian Tyree Henry, Elizabeth Debicki, and Cynthia Erivo in Widows (2018)
      Widows
      6.8
      • production executive
      • 2018
    • Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Oaklee Pendergast, Tom Holland, and Samuel Joslin in The Impossible (2012)
      The Impossible
      7.5
      • production executive
      • 2012
    • Clare Foley in Sinister (2012)
      Sinister
      6.8
      • production executive
      • 2012
    • Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen in 50/50 (2011)
      50/50
      7.6
      • production executive (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • Cas Anvar, Vera Farmiga, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jeffrey Wright, Michelle Monaghan, and Michael Arden in Source Code (2011)
      Source Code
      7.5
      • production executive
      • 2011
    • Briana Evigan, Rumer Willis, Leah Pipes, Jamie Chung, and Audrina Patridge in Sorority Row (2009)
      Sorority Row
      5.2
      • production executive
      • 2009
    • Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Rinko Kikuchi, and Mark Ruffalo in The Brothers Bloom (2008)
      The Brothers Bloom
      6.7
      • production executive (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker (2008)
      The Hurt Locker
      7.5
      • production executive
      • 2008
    • Der letzte Kurier (1996)
      Der letzte Kurier
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • intern (uncredited)
      • 1996

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Brian Downey, Michael McManus, and Xenia Seeberg in Lexx (1996)
      Lexx
      7.3
      TV Series
      • third assistant director
      • 2000
    • Waschen, schneiden, legen (1999)
      Waschen, schneiden, legen
      3.2
      • trainee assistant director
      • 1999
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