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Philip Banks(II)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Department
  • Additional Crew
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Philip Banks is known for Free Guy (2021), Black Widow (2021) and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013).
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    Ryan Reynolds, Taika Waititi, Dwayne Johnson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lil Rel Howery, Jodie Comer, Owen Burke, and Joe Keery in Free Guy (2021)
    Free Guy
    7.1
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2021
    Rachel Weisz, Scarlett Johansson, Ray Winstone, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, Olga Kurylenko, and Florence Pugh in Black Widow (2021)
    Black Widow
    6.6
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2021
    Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
    7.5
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2013
    Dwayne Johnson in Rampage (2018)
    Rampage
    6.1
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2018

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Ben Kingsley in The Old Stories: Moses (2026)
      The Old Stories: Moses
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Key second assistant director
      • 2026
    • It's Florida, Man (2024)
      It's Florida, Man
      6.4
      TV Series
      • additional stage manager
      • 2025
    • Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Oona Chaplin, Jack Champion, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
      Avatar: Fire and Ash
      7.2
      • second assistant director
      • 2025
    • John Cena and Awkwafina in Jackpot! (2024)
      Jackpot!
      5.8
      • second second assistant director
      • 2024
    • Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Fishburne, Jon Voight, Giancarlo Esposito, Shia LaBeouf, Aubrey Plaza, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Adam Driver in Megalopolis (2024)
      Megalopolis
      4.7
      • additional second assistant director
      • 2024
    • Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer in Fellow Travelers (2023)
      Fellow Travelers
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • key second assistant director: Richmond, VA
      • 2023
    • Jacob Latimore and Tosin Cole in House Party (2023)
      House Party
      4.4
      • second second assistant director
      • 2023
    • Pierce Brosnan, Aldis Hodge, Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Shahi, and Noah Centineo in Black Adam (2022)
      Black Adam
      6.1
      • additional second assistant director
      • 2022
    • Marlon Wayans, John Michael Higgins, Kelly Rowland, Rob Riggle, and Priah Ferguson in The Curse of Bridge Hollow (2022)
      The Curse of Bridge Hollow
      5.6
      • second second assistant director
      • 2022
    • Grant Show, Daniella Alonso, Robert Christopher Riley, Elizabeth Gillies, Rafael de la Fuente, and Sam Adegoke in Dynasty (2017)
      Dynasty
      7.2
      TV Series
      • second second assistant director (uncredited)
      • 2022
    • Yellowjackets (2021)
      Yellowjackets
      7.7
      TV Series
      • second second assistant director (uncredited)
      • 2021
    • Ryan Reynolds, Dwayne Johnson, and Gal Gadot in Red Notice (2021)
      Red Notice
      6.3
      • additional second assistant director
      • 2021
    • Ryan Reynolds, Taika Waititi, Dwayne Johnson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lil Rel Howery, Jodie Comer, Owen Burke, and Joe Keery in Free Guy (2021)
      Free Guy
      7.1
      • second second assistant director: additional photography
      • 2021
    • Rachel Weisz, Scarlett Johansson, Ray Winstone, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, Olga Kurylenko, and Florence Pugh in Black Widow (2021)
      Black Widow
      6.6
      • key second assistant director: VFX Plate Unit
      • 2021
    • Black Lightning (2018)
      Black Lightning
      6.1
      TV Series
      • aupm & covid production liaison
      • 2021

    Production Department

    • Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, and Gaten Matarazzo in Stranger Things (2016)
      Stranger Things
      8.6
      TV Series
      • set production assistant
      • 2016
    • Alex Pettyfer and Gabriella Wilde in Endless Love (2014)
      Endless Love
      6.2
      • set production assistant (uncredited)
      • 2014
    • Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson in The Internship (2013)
      The Internship
      6.3
      • set production assistant
      • 2013
    • Chadwick Boseman in 42 (2013)
      42
      7.5
      • production assistant
      • 2013
    • A.C.O.D. (2013)
      A.C.O.D.
      5.7
      • key set production assistant
      • 2013
    • Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Richard Ayoade, and Jonah Hill in The Watch (2012)
      The Watch
      5.7
      • set production assistant
      • 2012
    • Andrew Lincoln in The Walking Dead (2010)
      The Walking Dead
      8.1
      TV Series
      • production assistant (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • Ashley Rickards in Awkward. (2011)
      Awkward.
      7.5
      TV Series
      • key set production assistant
      • 2011–2016
    • Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, and Crystal the Monkey in The Hangover Part II (2011)
      The Hangover Part II
      6.5
      • set production assistant
      • 2011
    • Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kristen Wiig, and Ellie Kemper in Bridesmaids (2011)
      Bridesmaids
      6.8
      • production assistant
      • 2011
    • The Odds
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • additional production assistant: Las Vegas
      • 2010
    • Matt Dillon, Steve Harris, Hayden Christensen, Idris Elba, Jay Hernandez, John Luessenhop, Michael Ealy, Vladimir Tevlovski, Tip 'T.I.' Harris, and Chris Brown in Takers (2010)
      Takers
      6.2
      • key set production assistant: second unit
      • 2010
    • Ghost Whisperer (2005)
      Ghost Whisperer
      6.5
      TV Series
      • production assistant
      • production staff (as Phil Banks)
      • 2010
    • Jennifer Lopez and Alex O'Loughlin in The Back-up Plan (2010)
      The Back-up Plan
      5.3
      • additional production assistant
      • 2010
    • Outnumbered
      5.5
      TV Series
      • production assistant
      • 2009

    Additional Crew

    • Black Lightning (2018)
      Black Lightning
      6.1
      TV Series
      • covid production liaison (uncredited)
      • 2021
    • Nick Swardson in Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011)
      Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
      3.4
      • cast assistant: Stephen Dorff
      • 2011
    • Ghost Whisperer (2005)
      Ghost Whisperer
      6.5
      TV Series
      • production assistant additional
      • 2009–2010
    • Will Smith in Seven Pounds (2008)
      Seven Pounds
      7.6
      • production assistant additional
      • 2008
    • The Hunt for Lincoln's Assassin (2007)
      The Hunt for Lincoln's Assassin
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • set production intern
      • 2007

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      • Phil Banks

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