James Madigan

Career Overview

James Madigan has 19 screen credits in a career dating back to 2000. Their work spans 8 cinematic universes — most prominently G.I. Joe with 2 titles. Signature works include Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Insurgent, The Meg. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

19

Known For

• 

  Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
• 

  Insurgent
• 

  The Meg
• 

  G.I. Joe: Retaliation
• 

  Allegiant
• 

  Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 8 universes

• G.I. Joe (2 titles)
• Divergent (2 titles)
• RED (2 titles)
• Transformers (1 titles)
• Bill & Ted (1 titles)
• The Meg (1 titles)
• G.I. Joe (Live-Action) Collection (1 titles)
• Robert Langdon (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Ray Stevenson (3 collaborations)
• Shailene Woodley (2 collaborations)
• Theo James (2 collaborations)
• Miles Teller (2 collaborations)
• Ansel Elgort (2 collaborations)
• Zoë Kravitz (2 collaborations)
• Naomi Watts (2 collaborations)
• Octavia Spencer (2 collaborations)
• Mekhi Phifer (2 collaborations)
• Janet McTeer (2 collaborations)

Credits

• directing (13 credits)

  • Reset

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Starfall

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Fight or Flight

    director

    directing
    2025
  • Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

    second unit director

    directing
    2023
  • Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

    second unit director

    directing
    2021
  • Bill & Ted Face the Music

    second unit director

    directing
    2020
  • See

    - Rock-a-Bye (2021) ... second unit director directing

    - The Queen's Speech (2021) ... second unit director directing

    - The Compass (2021) ... second unit director directing

    - Forever (2021) ... second unit director directing

    - Brothers and Sisters (2021) ... second unit director directing
    2019
  • The Meg

    second assistant director

    directing
    2018
  • Medal of Honor

    - Richard L. Etchberger (2018) ... director directing

    - Edward Carter (2018) ... director directing
    2018
  • Marvel's Runaways

    - Last Rites (2018) ... director directing
    2017
  • Allegiant

    second unit director

    directing
    2016
  • Insurgent

    second unit director

    directing
    2015
  • G.I. Joe: Retaliation

    second unit director

    directing
    2013

• visual effects (6 credits)

  • Insurgent

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2015
  • RED 2

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2013
  • RED

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2010
  • The Da Vinci Code

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2006
  • The Brothers Grimm

    visual effects coordinator

    visual effects
    2005
  • Last Stand

    vfx supervisor

    visual effects
    2000