Michael Schaefer (producer)

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Nationality German Years active 1998-present		Occupation Film producer Upcoming movie Alien: Covenant

Nominations Academy Award for Best Picture, Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture Movies The Martian, Morgan, Child 44, Equals, Alien: Covenant Similar Mark Huffam, Ridley Scott, Simon Kinberg, Aditya Sood, Arthur Max

Michael Schaefer is a german film producer best known for the 2015 film The Martian.

Career

In July 2012, after leaving Summit Entertainment, Schaefer was hired as the president of the Ridley Scott's company Scott Free Productions.

In 2015, Schaefer produced the science fiction film The Martian starring Matt Damon, which Scott directed. He received an Academy Award nomination for the film for Best Picture at the 88th Academy Awards along with Simon Kinberg, Scott, and Mark Huffam.

Filmography

1998: Beefcake (assistant producer)

2001: Der Madendoktor (TV Movie, producer)

2001: No Regrets (producer)

2001: Mouse (Short, producer)

2004: Annie & Boo (Short, producer)

2006: Winterreise (co-producer)

2013: Now You See Me (executive producer)

2013: The Counselor (executive producer)

2014: Exodus: Gods and Kings (producer)

2015: Child 44 (producer)

2015: Equals (producer)

2015: The Martian (producer)

2015: Concussion (executive producer)

2016: Morgan (producer)

2017: Alien: Covenant (producer)

2017: Murder on the Orient Express (producer)

2017: Newness (producer)

References

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