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Life of Pi

2012

The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.

Mychael Danna

Composer · Known for Life of Pi, No Hard Feelings, Onward

Mychael Danna (born September 20, 1958) is a Canadian composer of film and television scores. He won both the Golden Globe and Oscar for Best Original Score for Life of Pi. He has also won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score) in his work on the miniseries World Without End.

Ang Lee

Director · Known for Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Life of Pi

Ang Lee OBS (Chinese: 李安; pinyin: Lǐ Ān; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker. His films are known for their emotional charge and exploration of repressed, hidden emotions. During his career, he has received international critical and popular acclaim and numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. Born in Pingtung County, Lee gained fame in Taiwan for the Father Knows Best trilogy, including Pushing Hands (1991), The Wedding Banquet (1993), and Eat Drink Man Woman (1994), which explored the relationships and conflicts between tradition and modernity, and between Eastern and Western cultures. His breakthrough in Hollywood came with Sense and Sensibility (1995), which was his first English-language film. His other notable films include The Ice Storm (1997), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Hulk (2003), Lust, Caution (2007), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Life of Pi (2012), Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016), Gemini Man (2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ang Lee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Suraj Sharma

Cast · Known for Life of Pi

Suraj Sharma is an Indian actor from New Delhi, who made his debut with the title role in the 2012 film Life of Pi. Suraj Sharma was born in New Delhi, India. His parents are Malayalis, they hail from Kerala. Suraj is a student of philosophy at St Stephen's college in New Delhi. He has completed schooling from Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, where he was described as a popular student. Before the role, he had no acting experience, and auditioned only because he was there with his younger brother Shriharsh Sharma who requested he come along. He was one of the 3,000 actors to audition for the role of Piscine Molitor Patel (Pi). Sharma went through several rounds of auditions before winning the part. Director Ang Lee has stated that he selected Sharma primarily based on his expressive eyes and innocent appearance. According to him, Sharma had not only the emotion, but also the "look" of Pi. His "medium complexion" and "average build" were deemed perfect for the role. Since filming Life of Pi, Sharma has returned to studying philosophy at St. Stephen's College, Delhi of Delhi University, and intends to continue working in filmmaking in some capacity.[6] The movie has received critical acclaim and positive reviews for Sharma's performance. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Edison Wang

Cast · Known for Life of Pi

Edison Wang born on September 25, 1989, in Taiwan as Bo Chieh Wang. He is an actor, known for Life of Pi (2012), Bodyguards and Assassins (2009) and Winds of September (2008).

Dilip Shankar

Casting · Known for Life of Pi

Dilip Shankar is known for introducing new exceptional talent as a Casting Director, his casting credits include Ang Lee's Life of Pi. Dilip is an actor and director in the Delhi theatre scene. As an actor, he is known for essaying a variety of roles - Cassio in Roysten Abel's award winning William Shakespeare's Othello-a play in black & white, Raju Guide in Sanjoy Roy's adaptation of R. K. Narayan's Guide, Jawaharlal Nehru in Pramila Le Hunte's Nehru-His Inner Story. He has worked with directors B. V. Karanth, Anamika Haksar, Abhilash Pillai, Bertina Johnson. A theatre director of note on the Delhi theatre scene, he has directed a number of plays, and has written 36 plays so far.

David Womark

Executive Producer · Producer · Known for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Life of Pi

David Womark is an American film producer. With Ang Lee and Gil Netter, he was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on Life of Pi. Life of Pi was also nominated for multiple Academy, BAFTA, and Golden Globe awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and was an American Film Institute official selection for “best movie of the year.” Life of Pi was a critical and commercial success, earning over US$609 million worldwide. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Womark, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Ayush Tandon

Cast · Known for Life of Pi

Ayush Tandon (born 31 July 1998) is an actor working in Bollywood and Hollywood films. He played Pi, age 12 in the 2012 Hollywood film Life of Pi. Ayush made his acting debut in the 2011 Bollywood film 7 Khoon Maaf. At the age of 10, he, along with Vasundhara Raturi entered as contestants in the first season of Chota Packet Bada Dhamaka and were declared as the winning jodi (team) during the grand finale which took place on 3 January 2009. In April 2019, Ayush made his singing debut with the song 'Guzre Jo Lamhe'. The video for the song was directed by his Father, Hatinder Tandon, who also penned the lyrics.

Rafe Spall

Cast · Known for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Prometheus, The Big Short

Rafe Joseph Spall is an English actor on both stage and screen. He is perhaps best known for his roles in BBC's The Shadow Line, Channel 4's Pete versus Life, One Day, Anonymous, and the Ridley Scott film Prometheus. He played writer Yann Martel in the 2012 film Life of Pi.

Rajiv Surendra

Cast · Known for Mean Girls

Rajiv Surendra (born August 17, 1989) is a Canadian actor, artist and writer of Tamil Sri Lankan descent. He is best known for his portrayal of Kevin Gnapoor in the 2004 teen comedy film Mean Girls and for his 2016 memoir, The Elephants in My Backyard, which chronicles his bid to win the lead role in the 2012 film Life of Pi. He grew up in Toronto and attended Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts as a musical theatre student and performer, graduating in 2003. Surendra came out as gay in 2018.

Adil Hussain

Cast · Known for Life of Pi

Adil Hussain (born October 5, 1963) is an Indian actor who has worked in Indian cinema, including art house cinema and mainstream Bollywood, as well as international cinema, in films such as The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Life of Pi (both 2012). He received National Film Awards (Special Jury) at the 2017 National Film Awards for Hotel Salvation and Maj Rati Keteki. He has starred in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Norwegian and French films. As an actor, he first received acclaim in Othello: A Play in Black and White (1999), which was awarded the Edinburgh Fringe First, and later Goodbye Desdemona also directed by Roysten Abel. He remained the artistic director and Trainer of the Society for Artists and Performers in Hampi from 2004 to 2007, and a visiting faculty at Royal Conservatory of Performing Arts, The Hague. He is also a visiting faculty at his alma mater, the National School of Drama.

David Magee

Writer · Known for A Man Called Otto, Life of Pi, The Little Mermaid

David Magee (born 1962) is an American screenwriter who was nominated for a 2004 Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Finding Neverland. Along with Simon Beaufoy, he wrote the screenplay for Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day starring Frances McDormand and Amy Adams, which was released in 2008. His 2012 screen adaptation of the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel earned him a Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Irrfan Khan

Cast · Known for Life of Pi, Jurassic World, The Amazing Spider-Man

Saahabzaade Irfan Ali Khan (January 7, 1967 - April 29, 2020) credited as Irrfan Khan or simply Irrfan, was an Indian film actor, known for his work predominantly in Hindi cinema, as well as his works in British films and Hollywood. In a film career spanning almost thirty years and featuring in more than fifty domestic films, Khan received numerous awards, including a National Film Award and Filmfare Awards in four categories. Film critics, contemporaries and other experts consider him to have been one of the finest actors in Indian cinema for his versatile and natural acting. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour for his contribution to the field of arts. Globally, Khan worked in several international projects such as The Warrior (2001), The Namesake (2006), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), the Academy Award winning film Slumdog Millionaire (2008), New York, I Love You (2009), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), Life of Pi (2012), Jurassic World (2015) and Inferno (2016).

Tim Squyres

Editor · Known for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Life of Pi

Timothy S. Squyres is an American film editor with about 30 film credits. Squires has had an extended collaboration with the Taiwanese director Ang Lee. His latest collaboration with Jonathan Demme on the film A Master Builder opened in New York during June 2014 and was based on the 19th-century play by Henrik Ibsen. Squires was born in Wenonah, New Jersey. He is the brother of Steve Squyres, a retired professor of astronomy at Cornell University and chief scientist at Blue Origin. Both brothers attended Cornell after attending Gateway Regional High School in New Jersey. Squyres has edited all of Ang Lee's films except for Brokeback Mountain, including The Wedding Banquet (1993), Eat Drink Man Woman (1994), Sense and Sensibility (1995), Ride with the Devil (1999), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), The Hire: Chosen (2001), Hulk (2003), Lust, Caution (2007), Taking Woodstock (2009), and Life of Pi (2012). Squyres served as editor of Angelina Jolie's adaptation of Unbroken, released on December 25, 2014. Squyres' work on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, the American Cinema Editors Eddie Award, among other awards. His work on Gosford Park (directed by Robert Altman—2001) was also nominated for an Eddie. In 2012, he was also nominated for the Academy Award for Life of Pi. Squires has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors. Squyres is a resident of Maplewood, New Jersey. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim Squyres, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Jimmy Smagula

After starring in 7 Broadway shows in 11 years, Jimmy Smagula made the move to Los Angeles and has been very busy. He recently guest starred opposite Angie Harmon on TNT's smash hit show "Rizzoli and Isles" Appearing on "Hot in Cleveland" as the husband to Broadway and television star Marissa Jaret Winokur was the first of many television appearances. Jimmy also played Tommy Zicaro on Abc's long running hit Grey's Anatomy, having several scenes with Ellen Pompeo and Sara Ramirez. On Parks and Recreation, Jimmy played "Peter" a disgruntled community member, opposite Aubrey Plaza and Chris Pratt. On The Disney Channel's most successful series, Jessie, Jimmy played Angelo Ciccolini, the father of Jessie's love interest, Tony. He was also featured on Betty White's Off Their Rockers, in a scene with Ms. White. On the big screen Jimmy can be seen in The Island directed by Michael Bay. His scene with Steve Buschemi in this film would later win him the role of Sal Iacuzzo on The Sopranos, in an episode directed by Mr. Buschemi. Jimmy's character exposed the secret gay life of one of the mobsters. This pivotal scene would be seen on "Extra", "Access Hollywood" and other National news shows. His other film credits include roles in Step Up 3, directed by Jon Chu and The Producers Movie Musical in a scene with WIll Ferrell. Jimmy has appeared in leading roles on Broadway in Billy Elliot the Musical, directed by Stephen Daldry, The Little Mermaid, To Be or Not To Be, at Manhattan Theatre Club, directed by Casey Nicholaw, Phantom (Piangi), Damn Yankees with Sean Hayes and Jane Krakowski, Man of La Mancha with Brian Stokes Mitchell and The Full Monty. In addition, Jimmy has performed the role of Piangi in Phantom around the US to critical acclaim in dozens of cities including San Francisco, Chicago and Los Angeles. Regionally he has performed at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, the Signature theatre and the National theatre both in Washington, DC, the North Shore Music Theatre in Boston, the Papermill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ and in Sweeney with Kelsey Grammer and Christine Baranski at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. Audiences around the country best know Jimmy from the television shows The It Factor on Bravo and his three appearances on The Rosie O'Donnell Show. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Jimmy Smagula

Trevor Macy

Executive Producer · Known for Carrie

Trevor Macy is an American film producer and founder of Intrepid Pictures. He is best known for producing the films The Raven (2012), Oculus (2013), Hush (2016), Gerald's Game (2017), Eli (2019), Doctor Sleep (2019) and The Life of Chuck (2024).

John Waters

John Waters (born December 8, 1948) is one of Australia's most recognised and respected film and theatre actors. He was born in London England, the middle of five children of Scottish actor, Russell Waters. As a child John often hung around film studios while dad worked and even starred in a few young parts. He first faced a live audience as a singer and bass player with 60s R & R Band The Riots and appeared in Macbeth before travelling to Australia in 1968 with only a guitar and $90. He soon heard a US film called Adam's Woman, starring Beau Bridges, was being filmed in NSW so he managed to get himself cast in a small role. Fellow cast members recommended he try auditioning for a musical. He did, and landed the lead role of Claude in Sydney's 1969 production of the landmark rock musical, Hair. This was followed by the role of Judas in Godspell. This led to an acting career on stage, film and television that elevated him to his current status as Australia's most versatile leading man. From the brooding Sgt. McKellar Of ABC TV's Rush in 1974 which earned him a Logie Award for Best New Talent, through the Australian film boom that followed with films such as End Play, Summerfield, Breaker Morant, and on to the mini-series of the 80's, All The Rivers Run, Nancy Wake and Alice To Nowhere. Not to be forgotten was his ten year stint as host of childrens ABC program PlaySchool. John has always intrigued audiences with his diversity. Since collecting Australia's highest accolade as the Australian Film Institute's Best Actor Award in 1988 for the film Boulevard of Broken Dreams, John has re-embraced musical theatre as Professor Higgins in My Fair Lady, and They're Playing Our Song, and in productions of The Hunting of the Snark for Mike Batt, and A Little Night Music for the Sydney Theatre Company. He has also appeared in Love Letters at the Sydney Opera House and Children of a Lesser God. In 1995 he appeared in ReUnion a rock musical written and financed by himself and Stewart D'Arrietta. He won unanimous acclaim in the role of Pontius Pilate in the 1992 concert version of Jesus Christ Superstar with John Farnham, Kate Ceberano, Jon Stevens and Angry Anderson which successfully toured the nation. He has made guest appearances in various TV series, including Good Guys Bad Guys, The Man From Snowy River, All Together Now and Young Lions. John's self written one man show Looking Through a Glass Onion, based on the life of John Lennon, toured nationally and regularly since 1992 and also played six months in London's West End in 1995.

Wendy Barrie

Wendy Barrie was a British actress who worked in British and American films. Barrie was born in London to English parents. Her father, Francis Charles John Graigoe Jenkin KC (1883 – 1936), was an employee of Great Western (according to the 1901 census), who then joined the Royal Fusiliers in 1902. Her mother was Ellen McDonagh. Hollywood gave her a more exotic parentage with her father being a King's Counsel and her mother a Russian-Jewish actress who had performed in the world's first professional Yiddish-language theater troupe. She received her education at a convent school in England and a finishing school in Switzerland. In 1932, Barrie made her screen debut in the film Threads, which was based upon a play. She went on to make a number of motion pictures for London Films under the Korda brothers, Alexander and Zoltan, the best known of which is 1933's The Private Life of Henry VIII, in which she portrayed Jane Seymour. In 1934, she appeared in Freedom of the Seas and was contracted by Fox Film Corporation for a film directed by Scott Darling that was made in Britain. The following year, she moved to the United States and made her first Hollywood film for Fox opposite Spencer Tracy in the romantic comedy It's a Small World, followed by Under Your Spell with Lawrence Tibbett. Loaned to MGM, Barrie starred opposite James Stewart in the 1936 film Speed. In 1939 she starred with Richard Greene and Basil Rathbone in the 20th Century Fox version of The Hound of the Baskervilles, and with Lucille Ball in RKO's Five Came Back. During 1939 and the early 1940s, Barrie made several of The Saint and The Falcon mystery films with George Sanders. She made her final motion picture in 1954. With the dawn of television, in the late 1940s, Barrie turned to roles in that medium. In 1956, she had a disc jockey program, the Wendy Barrie Show, on WMGM in New York City. She also hosted a widely syndicated radio interview show into the mid-1960s. After appearances in more than 15 films in Britain and more than 30 in Hollywood, Barrie's contribution to the industry was recognized with a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1708 Vine Street, near the corner of Hollywood and Vine. Her star was dedicated February 8, 1960. Barrie became a naturalized American citizen in 1942. She was reportedly engaged to and had a daughter named Carolyn with the infamous gangster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, and at one time was married to textile manufacturer David L. Meyer. She died in Englewood, New Jersey, in 1978, aged 65, following a stroke that had left her debilitated for several years. She was buried in the Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.

Vivean Gray

Cast · Known for The Sullivans

Vivean Gray (born Jean Vivra Gray on 20 July 1924-29 July 2016) is an English actress, who found her niche playing gossipy characters in Australian television series. In her early life, she lived in England but moved to Australia after she had trouble finding any acting opportunities. She portrayed mathematics teacher Miss McGraw in Peter Weir's film adaptation of Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975). She played two long-running characters in Australian soap operas, Mrs Ida Jessup in The Sullivans for its entire run, and Mrs Nell Mangel in Neighbours. She appeared in Prisoner as genteel poisoner Edna Pearson in 1984. After the initial showing of her episodes in Australia, a woman claimed the story was based on her real life experience of being accused of poisoning her husband and threatened to sue the producers,Grundy Television. As a result any material that coincided with the woman's story was removed for subsequent episode screenings,including the full Australian DVD release of Prisoner. In 2010 a special DVD release of the full uncut 'Edna' story was released but only in the UK. Gray left her role of Mrs Mangel after receiving abuse from Neighbours fans who could not distinguish fact from fiction. In the story Mrs Mangel moved to St Albans, England. Gray returned to England, and has since retired and leads a very private life.

Steve Mack

I'm an extremely outgoing, friendly Australian guy, with a terrific (sometimes warped!) sense of humor. I'm comfortable talking with anyone from any walk of life, sharing and learning experiences along the way. I pride myself on both my professionalism & extremely easy going nature on set. Gaining extensive knowledge of working in the film industry, beginning in 1986, where, as an already established Professional Photographer / Photojournalist, I learned Film, TV & Video Production at (then) Queensland College of Art Film School. Mostly I chose to work behind the camera & as crew, on all aspects of film, TV & video production, I also enjoyed Acting when I could. Sporadically still acting now & then in the ensuing years, after digressing in my professional & business choices; I returned to acting and producing / directing several of my own films. Performing in well over 200 various productions and corporate roles since 2014, including feature films and voiceover work. I have also producing well over 1000 Youtube videos as a content creator since 2006, for others to enjoy. Additional Skills Include: Extensive firearms experience & Safety Officer on all calibers of Pistols, Shotguns & Rifles (including Military) : Formerly licensed & employed to carry both concealed & unconcealed firearms. Martial Arts Training - Various Disciplines Member : Australian Screen Industry Network (ASIN)

Diablo Cody

Writer · Known for Jennifer's Body

Brook Maurio (previously Busey-Hunt; née Busey; born June 14, 1978), known professionally by the pen name Diablo Cody, is an American writer and producer. She gained recognition for her candid blog and subsequent memoir, Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper (2005). Cody received critical acclaim for her screenwriting debut, Juno (2007), which won both the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay.  She wrote, produced, and made her directorial debut with the comedy-drama film Paradise (2013). Cody has also written and produced the films Jennifer's Body (2009), Young Adult (2011), Ricki and the Flash (2015), Tully (2018), and Lisa Frankenstein (2024). Cody created, wrote, and produced the Showtime comedy drama series United States of Tara (2009–2011) and the Amazon Prime series One Mississippi (2015–2017). She made her Broadway debut with the Alanis Morissette musical Jagged Little Pill, winning the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical. She has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Writers' Branch, since 2008. Description above from the Wikipedia article Diablo Cody, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Janet Healy

Producer · Known for Despicable Me 2, Minions: The Rise of Gru, Sing

Janet Healy (born June 17, 1951) started her career in live-action films, working with directors Stanley Kramer, Hal Ashby and Sam Peckinpah. She worked with Steven Spielberg on Close Encounters of the Third Kind and 1941, serving as Associate Producer on the latter. She then joined George Lucas' visual effects company, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), as a Co-Head of Production. At ILM, Janet produced some of the era's most groundbreaking visual effects work, including the Academy Award®-winning visual effects for Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Jurassic Park. She was instrumental in leading the industry transition from reliance on photo-chemical and in-camera processes to the use of the digital 2D and 3D techniques that are common place in visual effects today. During those years at ILM she was also the Visual Effects Producer for Ghostbusters II, Joe Versus the Volcano, and Willow. In 1995 she joined Walt Disney Feature Animation as the Head of Digital Production and oversaw the CG work on the films Tarzan, Dinosaur and Mulan. She moved to DreamWorks Animation a to serve as Head of Production for several years and was a Producer on Shark Tale. In 2008, Janet joined Chris Meledandri at Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures. Along with Chris, Janet is the Producer of Despicable Me, The Lorax, Despicable Me 2, The Minions, The Secret Life of Pets, Sing, Despicable Me 3, The Grinch, The Secret Life of Pets 2, Sing 2, and Minions:The Rise of Gru. Janet is a member of the New Media Council of the Producers Guild of America and a Founding Member of the Visual Effects Society. She has served as a member of the Board of Directors and as an Executive Board member of those organizations respectively. In 2014 she was awarded the Visual Effects Society's highest honor, The Founder's Award, for her contributions to the industry and to that organization. She is also a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. As of 2022, the films Janet has produced have earned more than $ 8 billion worldwide. In 2015 she was honored to be a recipient of the Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Ministry of Culture, and she is also a Dame of Saint-Émilion, France.

Kais Setti

Kais Setti (* 1985 in Cologne) is a Tunisian-German actor. Setti is of Arab origin. His family is from Tunisia. He first attended the Theater School Aachen (2005-2008). From late 2008 to early 2013, he completed his acting studies at the Academy of Performing Arts Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg. His acting director was Luk Perceval. During his training he played theater and worked on numerous roles of classical theater repertoire. Meanwhile Setti works mainly for film and television. He worked at the 2013 Grimme Award winning documentary trilogy "What are you living?" Between 2005 and 2011. - What do you want? - Where are you standing? " His first professional film appearance as a performer he had in 2009 under the direction of Nuran David Çalış as a high school student Otto in the film adaptation of the ZDF contemporary adaptation of the piece Spring Awakening. In small roles he was then in the movies blame are always the others (2012, as Samir in a short scene with Julia Brendler) and 5 years of life (2013, as a prisoner) to see. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Callum McDougall

Producer · Executive Producer · Known for 1917, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Skyfall

​Callum McDougall is a British film producer and unit production manager. McDougall began his journey in the film industry in 1979 as a production runner on projects like Victor/Victoria and the Hammer House of Horror television series. He progressed to roles such as third assistant director on films including Curse of the Pink Panther, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, The Keep, Sheena: Queen of the Jungle, and The Bride.  As a key second assistant director, McDougall worked on over twenty films and television series, notably Club Paradise, Gothic, The Living Daylights, Licence to Kill, Air America, The Witches, Jim Henson's The Storyteller, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Inspector Morse, and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, where he was later promoted to unit manager for two additional seasons.  In the 1990s, McDougall transitioned into production management. His credits as a unit production manager include GoldenEye, Fierce Creatures, 101 Dalmatians (live-action), Tomorrow Never Dies, and Alien Love Triangle. He also served as the executive in charge of production for DNA Films on Beautiful Creatures, Strictly Sinatra, and The Final Curtain.  McDougall's producing credits are extensive. He co-produced The Beach and Die Another Day, produced the comedy film The Parole Officer, and served as executive producer on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Wrath of the Titans, Skyfall, Spectre, Into the Woods, We Are Many, and Mary Poppins Returns.  His most acclaimed work was the 2019 World War I film 1917, which he produced. The film received critical acclaim and numerous awards, including two BAFTA Awards for Best Film and Outstanding British Film, the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture—Drama, the Producers Guild of America Award, and nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture. He is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), the Producers Guild of America (PGA), and the Directors Guild of America (DGA).