Michael J. Duthie

Born and educated in London, England, Michael Duthie's career in film began at Pinewood Studios when he worked with director Peter Hunt on the classic James Bond movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service. He trained under Mr. Hunt, one of the industry's leading film editors, and became the youngest film editor in the U.K. at the time, cutting the director's feature Shout at the Devil, starring Lee Marvin.

After working with directors Don Siegel and Richard Donner, he was able to relocate to Los Angeles. There, he cut a film for producer Menahem Golan, who soon kept Mr. Duthie working non-stop at the prolific Cannon Films with first-time directors and/or high-profile films.

Post-Cannon Films, his many features as film editor include Roland Emmerich's hits Universal Soldier and Stargate; and Kevin Costner's acclaimed Open Range. He also worked on Dennis Gansel's Mechanic: Resurrection, starring Jason Statham.

With the call to work on London Has Fallen, Mr. Duthie returned to London for the first time in over a dozen years, and was most pleased to be amongst British colleagues anew on the movie.

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