Jim May

A native of Denver, Colorado, Jim May attended film school at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Following graduation, he entered the specialized world of visual effects editing during tenures with such renowned VFX companies as ILM, Sony Pictures Imageworks and Boss Films.

He edited Rob Letterman's feature Goosebumps, based on the R. L. Stine young-adult fright book series. Other recent credits include: Jaume Collet-Serra's thriller Non-Stop starring Liam Neeson and Julianne Moore; G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation for Jon Chu; Jon Favreau's Cowboys & Aliens, starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde and Joe Carnahan's The A-Team, starring Bradley Cooper and Liam Neeson.

May has teamed up with Stephen Sommers on four films, serving as an editor on G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and Van Helsing, as well as The Mummy and Deep Rising, serving as visual effects editor on both. He has also worked with producer Jerry Bruckheimer on three projects as co-editor on Kangaroo Jack, additional editor on his Oscar®-nominated epic Pearl Harbor, and as visual effects editor on Armageddon, which received an Oscar® nomination for visual effects.

May has also edited a variety of films in different genres, including the thriller The Horsemen, Andrew Adamson's blockbuster The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the Platinum Dunes horror films The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning and The Hitcher, as well as the futuristic animated film Battle for Terra, as an additional editor.

May's other motion picture credits (in various capacities) include Frank Oz's fantasy film The Indian in the Cupboard (as VFX editor), Steven Spielberg's Oscar®- winning Jurassic Park, James Cameron's Oscar®-winning Terminator 2: Judgment Day, John McTiernan's Die Hard and The Hunt for Red October. May also edited the short film The Same, which earned a Best Editing Prize at the 2000 Toronto Film Festival, and the independent feature Cookers, which collected Best Picture and Best Editor honors at the 2000 Milan International Film Festival.

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