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Doug Lefler

Directing

Born July 17, 1970 · California, USA

Also known as Doug Leffler · Douglas Lefler

Biography

Doug Lefler (born in California) is an American film director, screenwriter, film producer, and storyboard artist, best known as the director of the Dragonheart fantasy adventure film sequel Dragonheart: A New Beginning and The Last Legion. Lefler was born in Southern California and started making his first home movies at the age of twelve. He started in the film industry as an animator, having made short films as a child and then attended the California Institute of the Arts. His classmates included Tim Burton, John Lasseter, John Musker, and Brad Bird. After two years, he worked for Disney and other studios for several years as a storyboard artist and animator before progressing to directing. He worked for many years as a writer and storyboard artist on live-action features before getting his first chance to direct second unit on Sam Raimi's Army of Darkness in 1991. Description above from the Wikipedia article Doug Lefler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography27 titles

Babylon 5

1994Director

The Pixar Story

2007as Self (archive footage)

Xena: Warrior Princess

1995Director

Deadpool 2

2018Head of Story

American Gothic

1995Director

The Little Mermaid

1989Visual Development

Spider-Man

2002Second Unit Director

JAG

1995Director

Army of Darkness

1992Second Unit Director, Storyboard Artist

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

2022Storyboard Artist

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009as Self (archive footage)

A Simple Plan

1998Second Unit Director

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

2025Storyboard Artist

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

2022as Self - Storyboard Artist

Mortal Kombat: Conquest

1998Director

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

1995Art Department Assistant, Directing Lighting Artist, Director, Director of Photography, Writer

Uncharted

2022Storyboard Artist

Denver, the Last Dinosaur

1988Writer

Hercules and the Circle of Fire

1994Director

Hard Target

1993Storyboard Artist

D.O.A.

1988Storyboard Artist

The Last Legion

2007Director

DragonHeart: A New Beginning

2000Director

Soul Man

1986Storyboard Artist

Boogeyman

2005Co-Producer

Steel Dawn

1987Writer

Ghost in the Machine

1993Storyboard Artist