Michael Gracey | |
Occupation: | Filmmaker, visual effects artist |
Years Active: | 1997–present |
Notable Works: | The Greatest Showman |
Michael Gracey is an Australian filmmaker and visual effects artist best known for directing The Greatest Showman.
Gracey grew up in Melbourne – in Carlton then Kew – then started working in visual effects and music videos before making his reputation in advertising, gaining a name for with his Christmas commercials in the UK and US.[1]
Gracey made his feature directorial debut in 2017 with The Greatest Showman starring Hugh Jackman as P. T. Barnum.[2] [3]
Gracey was also slated to direct an adaptation of manga series Naruto,[4] but was replaced by Destin Daniel Cretton,[5] and an adaptation of the novel Daughter of Smoke and Bone,[6] which fell in development hell. Gracey worked for 2 years at animation and visual effects studio Animal Logic from 1994 to 1996 as an animator and visual effects compositor.
In 2022, Gracey directed a short film for Tourism Australia, G'Day, starring Rose Byrne and Will Arnett, with cameos from Hamish Blake & Andy Lee.[7] The commercial is the salient feature of the Come and Say G’day
Gracey is a member of the Australian production company: FINCH.[9]
Visual effects
Year | Title | Notes | |
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1997 | Amy | Digital artist | |
1998 | The Genie from Down Under | Visual effects artist (6 episodes) | |
2001 | Cubbyhouse | Digital compositor | |
2002 | Double Vision | ||
2003 | Ned Kelly | Digital compositor – Complete Post Visual effects supervisor – Complete 2003 Post | |
2005 | The Magician | Visual effects supervisor |
Director
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
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2017 | The Greatest Showman | ||||
2021 | Documentary film | ||||
2024 | Better Man | ||||
Executive producer
Year | Title | Notes | |
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2019 | Rocketman | Originally attached to direct the film before being replaced by Dexter Fletcher | |
2023 | Also song lyrics |
Special thanks