Bruce E. Merlin

Alias:
Bruce Marlin

Bruce E. Merlin is a pyrotechnic supervisor, known for Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) and Act of Valor (2012).

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Pyrotechnic Supervisor:
2022  Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2023  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2025  Superman

Special Effects:
1988  Screwball Hotel
1993  Thunder in Paradise
1993  Wilder Napalm
2010  Wild Things: Foursome
2022  Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2023  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2025  Superman

Special Effects Coordinator:
1988  Screwball Hotel
1993  Thunder in Paradise
1993  Wilder Napalm
1996  Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
2009  Away We Go
2010  Wild Things: Foursome
2017  Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
2018  Acrimony
2018  Beast of Burden
2018  Nobody's Fool
2019  A Madea Family Funeral
2020  A Fall from Grace
2020  I Still Believe
2021  The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
2022  Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2023  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2025  Superman

Special Effects Supervisor:
1988  Screwball Hotel
1993  Thunder in Paradise
1993  Wilder Napalm
1996  Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
2009  Away We Go
2010  Wild Things: Foursome
2017  Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
2018  Acrimony
2018  Beast of Burden
2018  Nobody's Fool
2019  A Madea Family Funeral
2020  A Fall from Grace
2020  I Still Believe
2021  The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
2022  Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2023  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2025  Superman

Special Effects Technician:
1985  Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son
1988  Screwball Hotel
1993  Thunder in Paradise
1993  Wilder Napalm
1996  Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
2009  Away We Go
2010  Wild Things: Foursome
2012  Act of Valor
2015  The Longest Ride
2017  Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
2018  Acrimony
2018  Beast of Burden
2018  Nappily Ever After
2018  Nobody's Fool
2018  Uncle Drew
2019  A Madea Family Funeral
2019  Doctor Sleep
2019  Mary
2020  A Fall from Grace
2020  I Still Believe
2021  The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
2022  Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2023  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2025  Superman

Pyrotechnic Supervisor:
2024  Echo

Special Effects Coordinator:
2013  Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots
2019  Tyler Perry's The Oval
2024  Echo

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