A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
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.
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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Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
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