2020 · 2 h 17 min · United States, South Africa

The Empty Man

CrimeCosmic horror

Directed by David PriorPhotographed by Anastas MichosMusic by Christopher Young

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44: cast
822: crew
150: frames
4: places

Cast 44

James Badge DaleJames Lasombra

Marin IrelandNora Quail

Sasha FrolovaAmanda Quail

Samantha LoganDavara Walsh

Evan JonigkeitGreg

Virginia KullRuthie

Robert AramayoGarret

Ron CanadaDetective Villiers

Jessica MattenFiona

Aaron PoolePaul

Stephen RootArthur Parsons

Jamie-Lee MoneyLisa Schwartz

Owen TeagueDuncan West

Joel CourtneyBrandon Maibaum

Phoebe NichollsNurse Allerton

Rob Coutts

Rob CouttsThe Entity

Brian SteeleThe Entity

Marijke Bezuidenhout

Marijke BezuidenhoutJulianne Chaffin

Connor Dowds

Connor DowdsMeyer Blatty

Rebecca Makin-Taylor

Rebecca Makin-TaylorGroup Leader – Pontifex Séance

Vere TindaleMale Pontifex Page

Chelsea Farrelly

Chelsea FarrellyFemale Pontifex Page

Matthew Arluck

Matthew ArluckHenry Lasombra

Tanya van GraanAllison Lasombra

Eric LangePeter Quail

Charlene le Roux

Charlene le RouxForensic Tech

Michael BundredOfficer McManus

Philip Waley

Philip WaleyWebster Mills Desk Sergeant

Reine SwartPontifex Receptionist

Zuki McIki

Zuki McIkiDuncan's Housekeeper

Wayne Harrison

Wayne HarrisonBrandon's Father

Emily Child

Emily ChildRestaurant Waitress

Caprice Rahme

Caprice RahmeLittle Girl in Restaurant

Jo-Dee Butler

Jo-Dee ButlerLasombra Security Customer

Adam Ferguson

Adam FergusonManifestation 13

Vanessa Haupt

Vanessa HauptLasombra Store Employee

Maryellen Owens

Maryellen OwensFemale Pontifex Voice

Luke Tyler

Luke TylerAcolyte

Sven Ruygrok

Sven RuygrokAcolyte

Peter de Klerk

Peter de KlerkAcolyte

Jonty Isaacs

Jonty IsaacsAcolyte

Daniel Boraine

Daniel BoraineAcolyte

Michael MacKenzie

Michael MacKenzieAcolytes

Brad Lamers

Brad LamersClerk

Made by

Director

David Prior

Writing

Cullen Bunn

Cinematography

Anastas Michos

Editing

Andrew Buckland, David Prior

Music

Christopher Young, Lustmord

Production design

Craig Lathrop

Costume design

Neil McClean

Makeup effects

Mike Elizalde

Directing 20

Directed byDavid Prior

First Assistant DirectorAndre Weavind

Second Assistant DirectorRobyn Glaser

Second Second Assistant DirectorDavid Tumahole, Dan Gutierrez

Third Assistant DirectorsHarry Khumalo, Nkululeko Radebe

Assistant Director TraineesEnrico Williams, Shuraigh Meyer

Writing 2

Screen story and screenplay byDavid Prior

Based on the BOOM! Studios graphic novel byCullen Bunn

Producing 9

Produced byRoss Richie, Stephen Christy

Co-producerPhilip Waley, Adam Yoelin, Adam Friedlander

Line ProducerAlan Shearer

EPK ProducerJulie Ng

UPMsJack Murray, Christina Varotsis

Camera 46

Director of photographyAnastas Michos

"A" Camera OperatorPeter Belcher

"B" Camera OperatorDerek Carlow

"A" Camera First AssistantMeike Chinnery

"B" Camera First AssistantWynand Basson

"A" Camera Second AssistantSimone Howlett

Lighting and grip 60

GafferWayne Shields

Best Boy ElectricJean De Kock

Genny OperatorElliot Mashiyane

Board OperatorPatrick Botha

Lamp OperatorsNathan Erasmus, Shane Abrahams, Uri Maree, Thandisizwe Blakfesi, Winston "Sifiso" Jezile, Justice Amadi, Julius Ndakwa, Yanga Ngam, Sonwabile "Soso" Nonqulo, Gordon Paterson, Anzuruni Ramanzani Z'Yalla, Don Hoffman

Rigging GafferWiseman Dinizulu

Art 69

Production designerCraig Lathrop

Supervising Art DirectorShane Bunce

Assistant Art DirectorShannon Stride

Set DecoratorHenri du Rand

Set DesignersGreg Cleaver, Wilfred Kok

Set Decorator BuyersBrigitte-Michelle Floegel, Aidan Lee Blakey-Milner

Costume 32

Costume designerNeil McClean

Lead DresserMark Erasmus

Assistant Costume DesignerJacomina Jankowitz

Costume SupervisorsPhilip Stapelberg, Thomaley Scholtz, Laura Darner, Anne Dawson

Costume BuyerLynn Paulsen

Senior Costume MakerMkhululi "MK" Dukuza

Makeup and hair 26

Hair & Make-up DesignerFrancesca van der Feyst

Hair & Make-up SupervisorMarika Weber-Collop

Hair & Make-up First AssistantLindsey Tanner

Hair & Make-up AssistantSharon Dela

Hair & Make-up TraineeNomfundo Sontundu

Prosthetics Make-up Designer – The Empty ManMike Elizalde

Special effects 30

Special Effects CoordinatorsAntony Stone, Vasili Rinquest

Lead HandAnthony Lennox

FabricatorJenny-Lynne Hucks

FX AssistantsSiyathemba Sinombo, Alex Troy Meyer, Johan Rautenbach, Michael Faraday, Sydney Marumo, Shane McCreadie, Zaahir Cassiem, Levial Willenberg

FX Supervisor – SnowHeath Olivier

Lead FX Technician – SnowTatum Olivier

Visual effects 261

Visual Effects SupervisorJeremy Burns, Dennis Berardi, Aaron Weintraub, Olaf Wendt

Visual Effects ProducerKorey Cauchon, Jo Hughes

Visual Effects CoordinatorMaggie Ronan

Visual Effects ConsultantAllen Maris

Visual Effects EditorGiancarlo Ganziano

In-House CompositorsSteven Lloyd, Bill Gilman

Digital Effects SupervisorBen Mossman, Damien Hurgon, Rajarajan Ramakrishnan

CG SupervisorCraig Calvert

Compositing SupervisorAmy Daye

Visual Effects ProductionBrittany Amos, Christopher Brown, Francine Fontaine, Govind Kalburgi, Jaime Fok, JEREMIAH McWHIRTER, Kunal Dhawan, Samantha Banack, Warwick Hewett, Suresh Pandi, Sushobika S, Taj Nabhani, Toni Marie Chiarella, Toshi Kosaka, Trevor Moniz, Warren Lawtey, Xiao Xiao, Yanyan Li, Yoan Sender, Yuting Chen

Lead ArtistsDiwagar Durai, Gopimani B, Greg Astles, Nishok Alagesan, Olabisi Famutimi, Parichoy Choudhury, Scott Riopelle, Sriram P, Vimal Mallireddy

Digital ArtistsAkhil Sharma, Alek Maeots, Alessandro Pantanella, Amit Mangesh Ambre, Angel Li, Ashok Kumar Mohanji, Bade Timuroglu, Benjamin Scabell, BRODIE McNEILL, Charlie Di Liberto, Claudia Ceniceros, Colleen Catton, Corentin Gravend, Croft Russell, David Meikle, Diana Moneva, Divyansh Mittal, Eduardo Lopez, Elena Perreira, Emily Wiebe, Fabio Bonvicini, Felix Eugene, Fernando Rodriguez, Florian Millet, Gabriel Belluco, Gabriel Chiang, Galen Caulfield, Guillaume Charron, Gustavo Sanchez Perez, Immalyn Reyes, Jai Mehta, Jason Edwardh, Jeremy Johnson, Jessica A Chiarella, Jessy Kwon, Jin Yan Cheng, Jordan Nieuwland, Kanwaljeet Singh, Karol Wlodarczyk, Ken King, Kenny Jia, Kiran S R, Kristy Blackwell, Kulwant Raju, Li Wei, Liz Sui, Marcin Nikiforuk, Maryah Azzuolo, Matt Cameron, Matt Schofield, MATTY McEWAN, Meera Prasad Sukhathankar, Michelle Yhan, Mickael Yon, Mike Portoghese, Natalya Kuzmina, Nithya K, Perrine Michel, Rajiv Gandhi, Rakesh Maurya, Ravi Kumar Chandaka, Ravindar Chauhan, Reka Horanyi, Rohan Ponda, Sandeep Reddy, Sebastien Proulx, Selena Farkas, Summer Zong, Sumon Choudhury, Sunkyu Park, Suresh Pandi, Sushobika S, Taj Nabhani, Toni Marie Chiarella, Toshi Kosaka, Trevor Moniz, Warren Lawtey, Xiao Xiao, Yanyan Li, Yoan Sender, Yuting Chen

Visual EffectsMarc Bloch, Marco Raposo de Barbosa, Jonene van Zyl, Darrin Hofmeyr, Chris Bekker, Jason Slabber, Roelof van Wyk, Wayne Davison, Ruth Molteno, Stephanie Traut, Morné Chamberlain, Deon Borman, William Harley, Marcello Adams, Ruan Els, Ruan Rosslee, Louis Rossouw, Ivan Schoeman, Dimitri Zachos, Frank Latter, David Silberbauer, Matthew Wawn, Byron Tofas, Dylan Palmboom, Rob Muir, Annel Rautenbach, Douw van Niekerk, Daniel de Jager, Sven Hohmier, Jean Redelinghuys

Visual Effects by Black GingerMarc Bloch, Marco Raposo de Barbosa, Jonene van Zyl, Darrin Hofmeyr, Chris Bekker, Jason Slabber, Roelof van Wyk, Wayne Davison, Ruth Molteno, Stephanie Traut, Morné Chamberlain, Deon Borman, William Harley, Marcello Adams, Ruan Els, Ruan Rosslee, Louis Rossouw, Ivan Schoeman, Dimitri Zachos, Frank Latter, David Silberbauer, Matthew Wawn, Byron Tofas, Dylan Palmboom, Rob Muir, Annel Rautenbach, Douw van Niekerk, Daniel de Jager, Sven Hohmier, Jean Redelinghuys, Ruan Rossouw, Nicholas Mackay, Rashieq Sasman, Tyla Koen, Tlou Mathapo, Carelize Jacobs, Canda Kincses, Mihlali Mragala

Visual Effects by Shade FXNicholas Mackay, Rashieq Sasman, Tyla Koen, Tlou Mathapo, Carelize Jacobs, Canda Kincses, Mihlali Mragala, Gabriel Vargas, Edwin Rivera, Molly Pabian, Andres Berkstein, Eric Schoellnast, Charles Baden III, Wing Kwok, Kenneth Armstrong, Travis Nelson, Kyle Gray, Omer Gurkan, Matthew Ribeiro, Tra Nguyen, Hillary McCarthy, Victor Perez, Karina Benesh, Djochoua Belovarski, Kjell Strode, Stephen Cheatum, Ryan Andersen, Lisa Maher, Chris Del Conte

Visual Effects by Vitality Visual EffectsKarina Benesh, Djochoua Belovarski, Kjell Strode, Stephen Cheatum, Ryan Andersen, Lisa Maher, Chris Del Conte, Guy Botham, Rebecca West, Jiwoong Kim, Joyce Au, Diego Manssur, Ricardo Marmolejo, Celia Kim, Shuhei Ogawa, Ricardo Montero Espinosa, Shira Malamud, Donny Choi, Dom Lee, Tim Liu, Hod Winter, Yoon Ha Jung

Visual Effects by Cadence EffectsCraig Crawford, Jeremy Beadell, Jay Lalime, Tim Fescoe, Evander Major, Travis Pinsonnault, Chris Crowell, Vinnie Burt

Visual Effects by The Mission StudioMichael Pardee, Patrick Ferguson, Jessica Locke, Diana Cheng, Tricia Chatterton-Goldrick, Sheri Cruz, Ryan Meredith, Brian Buxton

Stunts 37

Stunt Coordinator – South AfricaMick Milligan

Stunt Coordinators – Additional PhotographyChris Nolte, Brian Peters

StuntsIan Williamson, Tyrone Dadd, Francois Groenewald, Leanne Mullon, Katja Hopkins, Stuart Jacob Williamson, Blaze, Joshua McIntosh, Andrea Bate, Matthew Esof, Caprice Masinga, Armando de Leca, Seugnet Liebenberg, DeVille Vannik, Cameron Froud, David Davadoss, Lana Michelle Katz, Colleen Knox, Robyn Muller, Daniel Himschoot, Dewaldt du Preez, Shaun Verth, Ciprian Florian, Rushda Mallick, Vernon Willemse, Owen MacRae, Duygu Panovic, Trevor Kingston Frost, Aaron Crippen, Matt LeFevour, Christian Litke, Dan Maldonado, Natalie Meyer, Jeff Shannon

Sound 20

Supervising Sound Editor/Re-Recording MixerDerek Vanderhorst

Supervising Sound Editor/Sound DesignerEric A. Norris

Re-Recording MixerDavid Giammarco

ADR EditorJacob Houchen

Dialogue SupervisorCameron Steenhagen

Foley SupervisorWalter Spencer

Music 35

Music byChristopher Young, Lustmord

Music EditorBen Schor

Re-Recording MixerDavid Giammarco

Score Produced byChristopher Young, Ben Schor

Score Orchestrated byKostas Christides, Christopher Young

Score Conducted byAllan Wilson

Editing 5

Film editorsAndrew Buckland, David Prior

Additional EditorKeith Clark

First Assistant EditorsChris Talson, Joanna Phillips

Post-production 20

Post Production SupervisorLily Gwyer-Miller

Post Production CoordinatorAlan Osinoff

Dailies ColoristCraig Parker

Dailies AssistantsAllan Taylor, Jonathon Joubert, Wilbe van Niekerk

Supervising and Lead DI ColoristDavid Cole

ColoristIsmael Salas

Casting 16

Casting byDenise Chamian

Casting Associate – USElizabeth Day

South Africa CastingChrista Schamberger

Casting Associate – South AfricaDigby Young

Extras CoordinatorCandice Maree

Voice CastingJohnny Gidcomb

Production 106

Unit Production ManagerPhilip Waley

First Assistant DirectorAndre Weavind

Second Assistant DirectorRobyn Glaser

Co-ProducerAdam Friedlander

Property MasterKerry von Lilienfeld

Property BuyerDavid Chandler

On-Set PropertyJacques Strick

On-Set Property AssistantDaniel Pierce

Assistant to Property MasterMartin Barrios

ArmorerGrant Urquhart

Picture Vehicles CoordinatorsPaddy Ellis, Des Erasmus

Script SupervisorRia Van Heerden

Production ManagerVanessa Haupt

Production CoordinatorMelissa Volpe

Clearance CoordinatorAlexandra Carr

Travel CoordinatorDeborah Vieyra

Production SecretariesLiezl Geldenhuys, Bronwyn Morris, Tina Cross, Rob Bergen, Emily Mauro

Office Production AssistantsThaakirah Behardien, Mike Garvas

Extras CoordinatorCandice Maree, Kristina M. Robison

Dialect CoachRobyn Scott

Assistants to Mr. PriorKaci Page, Kendall Kowitz

Assistants to Mr. Richie and Mr. ChristyMette Norkjaer, Siyabonga Matyumza

Assistant to Mr. WaleyDaniela Springer

Head Production AccountantDebera Baracer, Debera Barager

Production AccountantAllison Schwegmann, Natalie Truly

First Assistant AccountantsRebecca Rees, Olivier Wagener, Debbie Chesebro, Alan Murphy

Crew PayrollLorraine Ralston, Bridgett Baron

Second Assistant AccountantAnathi Ntabeni

Accounting ClerkMatilda Baartman

Accounts TraineeNomthandazo Mbizela

Production AssistantsCameron Hadlow, Hayley Westray, Haydn van Zyl, Siraj Fredericks, Sydne Brandon, Bongani Malgas, Grant Wright

Transportation ManagerGarth Lohmann

Transportation CoordinatorMark Russell, Ted E. Larkowski

Transportation CaptainSalie Greeff

Unit ManagerClinton du Preez

Base Camp OperatorJacques Spann

Base Camp Operator (Set)Vuyolwethu Qabaka

Base Camp AssistantGlen Stewart

Base Camp Assistants (Set)Charl du Preez, Xolisile Ndongeni, Zolani Makapela

Base Camp Managers (Night)Marius Strydom, Ronald Modieginyane

Base Camp Assistants (Night)Serge Bugandwa, Mlandeli Ntlanganiso

Animal WranglersLuke Cornell, Garin Van Munster

Unit TraineeSimphiwe Mazokwana

Dailies SupervisionLauren Van Rensburg

UPMsJack Murray, Christina Varotsis, Erik Messerschmidt

Script SupervisorsMia Wicklund, Brittany McCoy Boardman

Assistant to Mr. Prior – ChicagoRyan Needham

Production Supervisor – ChicagoDana Scott

Production CoordinatorsMichyl-Shannon Quilty, Valerie I. Morasso

Assistant Production CoordinatorLaura Peña

Office Production AssistantSean Nielsen

Key Set Production AssistantEmily Salt

Set Production AssistantsCroix Urcina, Lauren Mrozek, Johnny Woj, AMELIA DeWAYNE, Guillermo Aguilar, Josh Montes

PayrollAngela Randazzo, Birdie Talanca, Bridgett Baron

ClerkBrad Lamers

Second Second Assistant DirectorDan Gutierrez

Transportation CaptainsBrian Powell, Paul Hoffman

Transportation Co-CaptainMichael Deal, Jr.

Transportation Office ManagerJohn Anslow

DOT ComplianceLaura M. Deal

Set MedicJessica Whitmore

First AidGregory Barabasz

Craft ServiceBob Rocca, Michael McGinley

ChefsGiuseppe Prezzavento, Tad A. Devlin

Animals monitored byD. E. A. Terblanche

Locations 19

Location ManagerKaty Fyfe

Assistant Location ManagerJayson Snyman

Location ScoutsLuke Longmore, James Luccarda, Ralph Moran, Christopher Scott, Seamus Doheny

Location AssistantsEric Gwala, Andre Els, Mario Corna, Katie Keppel, Mark Leja

Transportation ManagerGarth Lohmann

Transportation CoordinatorMark Russell

Other 9

Picture Vehicles CoordinatorsPaddy Ellis, Des Erasmus

Dialect CoachRobyn Scott

Animal WranglersLuke Cornell, Garin van Munster

Main and End Titles byPicturemill

End CrawlScarlet Letters

Preview EngineerLee Tucker

Companies

ADR recordingParabolic NY

Post-production soundAtlas Oceanic Sound and Picture

Post-production sound facilitiesSummit Post

SoundATLAS OCEANIC SOUND AND PICTURE

StudioTWENTIETH CENTURY FOX STUDIOS

Production services in South Africa provided byBela Bite (Pty) Ltd

Production services in South Africa provided byOut of Africa Entertainment Pty Ltd

Production Services in South Africa provided byBela Bite (Pty) Ltd.

Where

Filmed atTwentieth Century Fox Studios

Filmed atDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Collinsville – St. Louis

Filmed atIllinois

Filmed atRepublic of South Africa

Story set inMissouri

Songs

The Conflict of SymbolsMick Jones, Lou Gramm

GoetiaForeigner

GrigoriPeter Neff, Mauricio Yazigi

Put Them in ChainsStan Regal

Happy BirthdayPatty Hill, Mildred J. Hill

Double VisionMick Jones, Lou Gramm, Foreigner

Moment of StillnessCraig McConnell