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Brandon Trost

Born August 29, 1981 · Los Angeles, California, USA (age 44)

Brandon Scott Trost (born August 29, 1981) is an American cinematographer, screenwriter, and film director whose credits include writing and directing The FP (2011) with his brother Jason, as well as being the cinematographer of several films, including Crank: High Voltage, Halloween II, MacGruber, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and That's My Boy. Trost also frequently collaborates with Seth Rog…

Known For

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 · 2024

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

MovieActionScience Fiction

Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.

Coyote vs. Acme

Coyote vs. Acme · 2026

Coyote vs. Acme

MovieComedyAdventure

After Acme products fail him one too many times in his dogged pursuit of the Roadrunner, Wile E. Coyote decides to hire a billboard lawyer to sue the Acme Corporation.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 · 2022

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

MovieActionAdventure

After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search for an emerald that has the power to destroy civilizations. Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and together they embark on a globe-trotting journey to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands.

American Pie

American Pie · 1999

MovieComedyRomance

At a high-school party, four friends find that losing their collective virginity isn't as easy as they had thought. But they still believe that they need to do so before college. To motivate themselves, they enter a pact to all "score" by their senior prom.

The Naked Gun

The Naked Gun · 2025

MovieComedyCrime

Only one man has the particular set of skills... to lead Police Squad and save the world: Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. Following in his father's footsteps, he must solve a murder case to prevent Police Squad from closure.

Little Brother

Little Brother · 2026

A tightly wound realtor's picture-perfect life gets an extreme makeover when his lovably chaotic "little brother" suddenly reappears.

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance · 2011

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

MovieActionFantasy

When the devil resurfaces with aims to take over the world in human form, Johnny Blaze reluctantly comes out of hiding to transform into the flame-spewing supernatural hero Ghost Rider -- and rescue a 10-year-old boy from an unsavory end.

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse · 2015

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

MovieComedyHorror

Three scouts and lifelong friends join forces with one badass cocktail waitress to become the world’s most unlikely team of heroes. When their peaceful town is ravaged by a zombie invasion, they’ll fight for the badge of a lifetime and put their scouting skills to the test to save mankind from the undead.

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 · 2024

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

MovieActionScience Fiction

Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.

Director of Photography

Coyote vs. Acme

Coyote vs. Acme · 2026

Coyote vs. Acme

MovieComedyAdventure

After Acme products fail him one too many times in his dogged pursuit of the Roadrunner, Wile E. Coyote decides to hire a billboard lawyer to sue the Acme Corporation.

Director of Photography

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 · 2022

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

MovieActionAdventure

After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search for an emerald that has the power to destroy civilizations. Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and together they embark on a globe-trotting journey to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands.

Director of Photography

American Pie

American Pie · 1999

MovieComedyRomance

At a high-school party, four friends find that losing their collective virginity isn't as easy as they had thought. But they still believe that they need to do so before college. To motivate themselves, they enter a pact to all "score" by their senior prom.

Special Effects Assistant

The Naked Gun

The Naked Gun · 2025

MovieComedyCrime

Only one man has the particular set of skills... to lead Police Squad and save the world: Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. Following in his father's footsteps, he must solve a murder case to prevent Police Squad from closure.

Director of Photography

Little Brother

Little Brother · 2026

A tightly wound realtor's picture-perfect life gets an extreme makeover when his lovably chaotic "little brother" suddenly reappears.

Director of Photography

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance · 2011

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

MovieActionFantasy

When the devil resurfaces with aims to take over the world in human form, Johnny Blaze reluctantly comes out of hiding to transform into the flame-spewing supernatural hero Ghost Rider -- and rescue a 10-year-old boy from an unsavory end.

Director of Photography

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse · 2015

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

MovieComedyHorror

Three scouts and lifelong friends join forces with one badass cocktail waitress to become the world’s most unlikely team of heroes. When their peaceful town is ravaged by a zombie invasion, they’ll fight for the badge of a lifetime and put their scouting skills to the test to save mankind from the undead.

Director of Photography

The Interview

The Interview · 2014

MovieActionComedy

Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, they are recruited by the CIA to turn their trip to Pyongyang into an assassination mission.

Director of Photography

Crank: High Voltage

Crank: High Voltage · 2009

Crank: High Voltage

MovieActionThriller

Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.

Director of Photography

Sonic the Hedgehog 4

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 · 2027

Sonic the Hedgehog 4

MovieComedyAction

Sonic the Hedgehog, joined by a new hero named Amy, faces a new technological nemesis known as Metal Sonic.

Director of Photography

This Is the End

This Is the End · 2013

This Is the End

MovieActionComedy

While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.

Director of Photography

An American Pickle

An American Pickle · 2020

An American Pickle

MovieComedyDrama

An immigrant worker at a pickle factory is accidentally preserved for 100 years and wakes up in modern day Brooklyn. He learns his only surviving relative is his great grandson, a computer coder who he can’t connect with.

Director

Me, Myself & Irene

Me, Myself & Irene · 2000

Me, Myself & Irene

Rhode Island State Trooper Charlie Baileygates has a multiple personality disorder. One personality is crazy and aggressive, while the other is more friendly and laid back. Both of these personalities fall in love with the same woman named Irene after Charlie loses his medication.

Special Effects Assistant

That's My Boy

That's My Boy · 2012

While in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent up until Todd's 18th birthday. Now, after not seeing each other for years, Todd's world comes crashing down when Donny resurfaces just before Todd's wedding.

Director of Photography

Neighbors

Neighbors · 2014

A couple with a newborn baby face unexpected difficulties after they are forced to live next to a fraternity house.

Director of Photography

The Disaster Artist

The Disaster Artist · 2017

The Disaster Artist

MovieComedyDrama

An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have predicted; creating the worst movie ever made.

Director of Photography

The Night Before

The Night Before · 2015

The Night Before

MovieComedyAdventure

In New York City for their annual tradition of Christmas Eve debauchery, three lifelong best friends set out to find the Holy Grail of Christmas parties since their yearly reunion might be coming to an end.

Director of Photography

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising · 2016

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

A sorority moves in next door to the home of Mac and Kelly Radner who have a young child. The Radner's enlist their former nemeses from the fraternity to help battle the raucous sisters.

Director of Photography

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile · 2019

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

MovieDramaCrime

A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.

Director of Photography

That Awkward Moment

That Awkward Moment · 2014

That Awkward Moment

MovieComedyRomance

Best pals Jason and Daniel indulge in casual flings and revel in their carefree, unattached lives. After learning that the marriage of their friend Mikey is over, they gladly welcome him back into their circle. The three young men make a pact to have fun and avoid commitment. However, when all three find themselves involved in serious relationships, they must keep their romances secret from one another.

Director of Photography

Nightbitch

Nightbitch · 2024

MovieComedyHorror

A woman, thrown into the stay-at-home routine of raising a toddler in the suburbs, slowly embraces the feral power deeply rooted in motherhood, as she becomes increasingly aware of the bizarre and undeniable signs that she may be turning into a dog.

Director of Photography

Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen · 2021

Dear Evan Hansen

Evan Hansen, a high schooler with social anxiety, unintentionally gets caught up in a lie after the family of a classmate who committed suicide mistakes one of Hansen’s letters for their son’s suicide note.

Director of Photography

Wolf Creek

Wolf Creek · 2005

MovieHorrorThriller

Three backpackers stranded in the Australian outback are plunged inside a hellish nightmare of insufferable torture by a sadistic psychopathic local.

Additional Photography

Barry

SeriesComedyCrime

A hit man from the Midwest moves to Los Angeles and gets caught up in the city's theatre arts scene.

Director of Photography

Future Man

Future Man · 2017

SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

Josh Futturman, a janitor by day/world-ranked gamer by night, is tasked with preventing the extinction of humanity after mysterious visitors from the future proclaim him the key to defeating the imminent super-race invasion.

Director of Photography

Knuckles

Knuckles · 2024

SeriesAction & AdventureFamily

Knuckles embarks on a hilarious and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior.

Director