Mike Gunther


Mike Gunther is an American film director and stuntman. He is known for being the second unit director on ', Star Trek Beyond ' in addition to . At the end of 2011, he directed the feature film Setup starring Bruce Willis. He currently owns and operates 5150Action, an action movie production, film-making and stunt equipment rental facility. Gunther directed Rogue Warfare, designed to be the first in a trilogy of films.

Career

After a career creating action sequences for films, Gunther developed and sold a slate of MTV shows: Live Free or Die Hard: Inside the Action Ghost Rider: Inside the Action Your Movie Show and Underworld: Evolution – Inside the Action before directing the theatrical feature films Beatdown starring Danny Trejo and Rudy Youngblood as well as the Bruce Willis and 50 Cent action vehicle Setup.
In 2014, he started second unit directing for the major studio franchises ' ' Star Trek Beyond and .
In 2018, Gunther served as Second Unit Director on the Transformers spin-off Bumblebee for Paramount Studios as well as becoming a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by invitation.
In 2019 he is currently second unit director for Sony Pictures on Bad Boys 3 starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.

Filmography

As Director / Writer / Producer