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Louis D'Esposito

  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
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Louis D'Esposito at an event for Captain Marvel (2019)
Louis D'Esposito is an American film producer and director who is known for executive producing every Marvel Cinematic Universe film with the exception of 2008's The Incredible Hulk starring Edward Norton and Liv Tyler. He directed two Marvel One-Shot films: Item 47 and Agent Carter, which spun off into an ABC show.
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    • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 1 win & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Terrence Howard in Iron Man (2008)
    Iron Man
    7.9
    • Producer
    • 2008
    Tommy Lee Jones, Kenneth Choi, Chris Evans, JJ Feild, Neal McDonough, Bruno Ricci, Hugo Weaving, Derek Luke, Sebastian Stan, and Hayley Atwell in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
    Captain America: The First Avenger
    6.9
    • Producer
    • 2011
    Rachel Weisz, Scarlett Johansson, Ray Winstone, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, Olga Kurylenko, and Florence Pugh in Black Widow (2021)
    Black Widow
    6.6
    • Producer
    • 2021
    Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Kaluuya, and Letitia Wright in Black Panther (2018)
    Black Panther
    7.3
    • Producer
    • 2018

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    Producer

    • X-Men '97
      • executive producer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2024
    • Captain America: Brave New World
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Thunderbolts*
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Daredevil: Born Again
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Ironheart
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
      • TV Mini Series
      • 2025
    • Avengers: Doomsday
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • 2026
    • Untitled Spider-Man Sequel
      • producer
      • Pre-production
      • 2026
    • Patti LuPone, Debra Jo Rupp, Kathryn Hahn, Joe Locke, Aubrey Plaza, Ali Ahn, and Sasheer Zamata in Agatha All Along (2024)
      Agatha All Along
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
      Deadpool & Wolverine
      7.7
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Marvel Studios: Assembled (2021)
      Marvel Studios: Assembled
      7.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021–2024
    • X-Men '97 (2024)
      X-Men '97
      8.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Vincent D'Onofrio and Alaqua Cox in Echo (2023)
      Echo
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023–2024
    • What If...? (2021)
      What If...?
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021–2023
    • Tom Hiddleston in Glorious Purpose (2023)
      Loki
      8.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021–2023
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, Iman Vellani, and Teyonah Parris in The Marvels (2023)
      The Marvels
      5.5
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • I Am Groot (2022)
      I Am Groot
      6.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022–2023
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, Martin Freeman, Ben Mendelsohn, Cobie Smulders, Olivia Colman, Emilia Clarke, and Kingsley Ben-Adir in Secret Invasion (2023)
      Secret Invasion
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Maria Bakalova in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
      Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
      7.9
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever (2023)
      Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Brie Larson, Elizabeth Olsen, Zoe Saldana, Iman Vellani, Danai Gurira, and Lupita Nyong'o in MPower (2023)
      MPower
      5.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Kathryn Newton, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors, and Jamie Andrew Cutler in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
      Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
      6.0
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Dave Bautista and Pom Klementieff in The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)
      The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
      6.9
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2022

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Reese Witherspoon in Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
      Sweet Home Alabama
      6.2
      • first assistant director
      • 2002
    • Michael J. Fox in Stuart Little 2 (2002)
      Stuart Little 2
      5.5
      • first assistant director
      • 2002
    • Leelee Sobieski in The Glass House (2001)
      The Glass House
      5.8
      • first assistant director
      • 2001
    • Kevin Bacon and Elisabeth Shue in Hollow Man (2000)
      Hollow Man
      5.9
      • first assistant director
      • 2000
    • Brendan Fraser in Dudley Do-Right (1999)
      Dudley Do-Right
      3.9
      • first assistant director
      • 1999
    • Alicia Silverstone and Brendan Fraser in Blast from the Past (1999)
      Blast from the Past
      6.7
      • first assistant director
      • 1999
    • I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
      I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
      4.8
      • first assistant director
      • 1998
    • Ryan Phillippe, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Freddie Prinze Jr. in I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
      I Know What You Did Last Summer
      5.8
      • first assistant director
      • 1997
    • The Shadow (1994)
      The Shadow
      6.0
      • first assistant director
      • 1994
    • Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes in Demolition Man (1993)
      Demolition Man
      6.7
      • first assistant director
      • 1993
    • John Leguizamo and Bob Hoskins in Super Mario Bros. (1993)
      Super Mario Bros.
      4.2
      • first assistant director
      • 1993
    • Geena Davis, Dustin Hoffman, and Andy Garcia in Hero (1992)
      Hero
      6.5
      • first assistant director
      • 1992
    • Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct (1992)
      Basic Instinct
      7.1
      • first assistant director
      • 1992
    • Another You (1991)
      Another You
      5.3
      • first assistant director
      • 1991
    • Once Around (1991)
      Once Around
      6.5
      • first assistant director
      • 1991

    Production Manager

    • Ben Kingsley in Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King (2014)
      Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King
      7.2
      Video
      • unit production manager
      • 2014
    • Tommy Lee Jones, Kenneth Choi, Chris Evans, JJ Feild, Neal McDonough, Bruno Ricci, Hugo Weaving, Derek Luke, Sebastian Stan, and Hayley Atwell in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
      Captain America: The First Avenger
      6.9
      • unit production manager
      • 2011
    • Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Terrence Howard in Iron Man (2008)
      Iron Man
      7.9
      • unit production manager
      • 2008
    • Will Smith, Brian Howe, Thandiwe Newton, and Jaden Smith in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
      The Pursuit of Happyness
      8.0
      • unit production manager
      • 2006
    • Josh Hutcherson and Jonah Bobo in Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
      Zathura: A Space Adventure
      6.3
      • unit production manager
      • 2005

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      Invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Members at-large) in 2006.

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