Kirk M. Petruccelli

Kirk M. PetruccelliI designed the science fiction coming-of-age film The Space Between Us, starring Gary Oldman and Asa Butterfield, and the science fiction-drama Geostorm, starring Gerard Butler, Ed Harris, and Andy Garcia. His resume includes White House Down, starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Fox, and James Woods, and Killing Season, starring Robert De Niro and John Travolta; comedies Zookeeper, starring Kevin James and Rosario Dawson, and When in Rome, starring Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Danny Devito, and Angelica Huston; as well as hit action-adventures The Incredible Hulk, starring Edward Norton; Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, starring Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, and Michael Chiklis; and Ghost Rider, starring Nicolas Cage, based on the popular Marvel characters. His other credits include both Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and its sequel, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, as well as The Last Castle, Roland Emmerich’s The Patriot, Mystery Men, The Thirteenth Floor, Blade, Anaconda, Murder in the First, Where the Day Takes You, and 3 Ninjas. He served as art director on Poetic Justice and Philadelphia Experiment II and was assistant art director on Son in Law.  His commercial work includes Mercedes Benz, Infinity, Honda, Nissan, Silk, MTV, PNC, T-Mobile, Cheetos, AT&T, Nike-Dicks, Boys and Girls Club, Target, Duncan Doughnuts, Directv, Victoria’s Secret, Chase, and Hallmark.   Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Kirk attended PennState University,y where he studied film,graphic design,n and illustration, ultimately receiving a degreein film.  He also studied the art of Steadicam operation at the Rockport Film andTelevision Workshop.  He gained his experience in the film business in a variety of production jobs, including camera,set design,n and set decoration.  Information above via their homepage.

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Art Direction:
1993  Philadelphia Experiment II
1995  ...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him

Production Design:
1992  Where the Day Takes You
1993  Philadelphia Experiment II
1995  ...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him
1995  Murder in the First
1997  Anaconda
1998  Blade
1999  Mystery Men
1999  The Thirteenth Floor
2000  The Patriot
2001  Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2001  The Last Castle
2004  The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
2007  Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007  Ghost Rider
2008  The Incredible Hulk
2010  When in Rome
2011  Zookeeper
2013  Killing Season
2013  White House Down
2017  Geostorm
2017  The Space Between Us
2019  Finding Steve McQueen
2019  Midway
2022  Love in the Villa
2022  Moonfall
2023  The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

Production Designer:
1992  Where the Day Takes You
1993  Philadelphia Experiment II
1995  ...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him
1995  Murder in the First
1997  Anaconda
1998  Blade
1999  Mystery Men
1999  The Thirteenth Floor
2000  The Patriot
2001  Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2001  The Last Castle
2003  Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2004  The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
2007  Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007  Ghost Rider
2008  The Incredible Hulk
2010  When in Rome
2011  Zookeeper
2013  Killing Season
2013  White House Down
2017  Geostorm
2017  The Space Between Us
2019  Finding Steve McQueen
2019  Midway
2022  Love in the Villa
2022  Moonfall
2023  The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

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