Rawson Marshall Thurber

Rawson Marshall Thurber

Born: February 9, 1975
in San Francisco, California, USA
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.

Movies for Rawson Marshall Thurber...

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Title: Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Character: Voltron Vendor
Released: May 20, 2022
Type: Movie
Decades since their successful television series was canceled, Chip has succumbed to a life of suburban domesticity as an insurance salesman. Dale, meanwhile, has had CGI surgery and works the nostalgia convention circuit, desperate to relive his glory days. When a former cast mate mysteriously disappears, Chip and Dale must repair their broken friendship and take on their Rescue Rangers detective personas once again to save their friend’s life.
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Red Notice
Title: Red Notice
Character: Exhausted Film Director in Bar
Released: November 4, 2021
Type: Movie
An Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world's most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBI's top profiler and two rival criminals, there's no telling what will happen.
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Central Intelligence
Title: Central Intelligence
Character: Handsome Pants-Catcher
Released: June 16, 2016
Type: Movie
After he reunites with an old pal through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.
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The Wedding Ringer
Title: The Wedding Ringer
Character: Cop
Released: January 16, 2015
Type: Movie
Doug Harris is a loveable but socially awkward groom-to-be with a problem: he has no best man. With less than two weeks to go until he marries the girl of his dreams, Doug is referred to Jimmy Callahan, owner and CEO of Best Man, Inc., a company that provides flattering best men for socially challenged guys in need. What ensues is a hilarious wedding charade as they try to pull off the big con, and an unexpected budding bromance between Doug and his fake best man Jimmy.
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We're the Millers
Title: We're the Millers
Character: The Ultimate Border Guard
Released: August 7, 2013
Type: Movie
A veteran pot dealer creates a fake family as part of his plan to move a huge shipment of weed into the U.S. from Mexico.
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Easy A
Title: Easy A
Character: Quiznos Guy
Released: September 16, 2010
Type: Movie
Olive, an average high school student, sees her below-the-radar existence turn around overnight once she decides to use the school's gossip grapevine to advance her social standing. Now her classmates are turning against her and the school board is becoming concerned, including her favorite teacher and the distracted guidance counselor. With the support of her hilariously idiosyncratic parents and a little help from a long-time crush, Olive attempts to take on her notorious new identity and crush the rumor mill once and for all.
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The Nines
Title: The Nines
Character: Game Night Guest
Released: January 21, 2007
Type: Movie
A troubled actor, a television show runner, and an acclaimed videogame designer find their lives intertwining in mysterious and unsettling ways.
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DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Title: DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Character: Obnoxious Las Vegas Homophobe
Released: June 18, 2004
Type: Movie
When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete La Fleur, there's only one way for La Fleur to fight back: dodgeball. Aided by a dodgeball guru and Goodman's attorney, La Fleur and his rag-tag team of underdogs launch a knock-down, drag-out battle in which the winner takes all.