Richard Whelan is a highly experienced producer and 1st assistant director whose career in the film industry spans 36 years. He started in 1985 as a PA on James Cameron’s blockbuster, Aliens, and quickly moved up to the role of 2nd assistant director on acclaimed films such as Patriot Games, First Knight, the James Bond film, Goldeneye, and many more. Soon after, Richard moved into the position of 1st assistant director for films like Fever Pitch, Mama Mia: Here We Go Again, Sliding Doors, Fast & Furious; Hobbs & Shaw, Steven Spielberg’s epic mini-series Band of Brothers, George Lucas’ Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, and Amazon Prime’s Citadel (release 2022). Richard was associate producer of Marvel’s Captain America: The First Avenger and co-founder of the production company Eight Wonder Pictures. He is producing a feature film based on the highly popular British series, The Professionals, and the film The Owl. Information above via their homepage.
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Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005) as Self |
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Morbius (2022) Second Unit First Assistant Director |
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) First Assistant Director |
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Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) Co-Producer |
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Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) First Assistant Director |
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The Commuter (2018) First Assistant Director |
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Finding Your Feet (2017) First Assistant Director |
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Assassin's Creed (2016) Associate Producer |
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Assassin's Creed (2016) First Assistant Director |
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Now You See Me 2 (2016) First Assistant Director |
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Maleficent (2014) First Assistant Director |
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Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) First Assistant Director |
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Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Associate Producer |
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Firewall (2006) First Assistant Director |
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) First Assistant Director |
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Wimbledon (2004) First Assistant Director |
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) First Assistant Director |
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Hunting Venus (1999) First Assistant Director |
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Sliding Doors (1998) First Assistant Director |
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Mrs. Dalloway (1997) Assistant Director |
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Fever Pitch (1997) First Assistant Director |
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First Knight (1995) Second Assistant Director |
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Robin Hood (1991) Third Assistant Director |
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A Ghost in Monte Carlo (1990) Third Assistant Director |