Rawson Marshall Thurber

Directing·Feb 9, 1975·San Francisco, California, USA

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Rawson Marshall Thurber (born February 9, 1975) is an American filmmaker and actor. Thurber was born in San Francisco, California. He is the son of attorney Marshall Thurber. He is a 1997 graduate of Union College (Schenectady, New York), where he was a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity and played wide receiver on the football team for two years. He is also a graduate of the Peter Stark Producing Program at USC. Thurber worked as an assistant to screenwriter John August, beginning with the 2000 August-created television show D.C. In 2002, he wrote and directed the original Terry Tate: Office Linebacker commercials for Reebok. In 2004, he wrote and directed the hit comedy film, DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story. He wrote and directed the film adaptation of Michael Chabon's novel The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, released in 2008. He wrote and directed 2016's action-comedy Central Intelligence with Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart. He directed the 2013 hit We're the Millers, starring Jason Sudeikis and Jennifer Aniston. In June 2014, he was rumored to replace Edgar Wright to direct Marvel's Ant-Man, but later turned the job down. Thurber wrote and directed the 2018 action film Skyscraper from Legendary Pictures, reteaming with Dwayne Johnson and released by Universal. He next wrote and directed Legendary's $150 million budget action comedy Red Notice (2021), starring Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, and Johnson. It is the third time he has collaborated with the latter. The project was released by Netflix. In 2021, Ubisoft announced Thurber would direct the film adaptation of its game series, The Division, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Chastain. The film will be released on Netflix. In 2022, entertainment company eOne announced that Thurber will be writing and producing the pilot for upcoming TV series Dungeons & Dragons. He also signed on to direct a live-action film based on the Voltron franchise. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rawson Marshall Thurber, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Film	Credit
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers2022 · Voltron Vendor	Voltron Vendor
Red Notice2021 · Exhausted Film Director in Bar, Writer, Director, Producer	Exhausted Film Director in Bar, Writer, Director, Producer
Skyscraper2018 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Central Intelligence2016 · Handsome Pants-Catcher, Director, Screenplay	Handsome Pants-Catcher, Director, Screenplay
The Wedding Ringer2015 · Cop	Cop
Millers Unleashed: Outtakes Overload2013 · Self	Self
We're the Millers2013 · The Ultimate Border Guard, Director	The Ultimate Border Guard, Director
Easy A2010 · Quiznos Guy	Quiznos Guy
MManchild2008 · Director	Director
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh2008 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
The Nines2007 · Game Night Guest	Game Night Guest
Cinema16: American Short Films2006 · Director	Director
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story2004 · Obnoxious Las Vegas Homophobe, Director, Writer	Obnoxious Las Vegas Homophobe, Director, Writer
Terry Tate: Office Linebacker2002 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
VoltronScreenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
SSpy vs. SpyDirector	Director
TThe DivisionDirector	Director