---
name: "John Wildermuth"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-wildermuth"
fi1m_id: "john-wildermuth"
imdb_id: "nm0928651"
tmdb_id: 1492644
roles: ["Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 56
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-30T22:25:16.639724+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# John Wildermuth

## Identity

John Wildermuth

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-wildermuth
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-wildermuth
- **IMDb ID:** nm0928651
- **TMDB ID:** 1492644
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0928651/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1492644

Producer.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Active:** 1997–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 3 producing, 1 crew
- **Average Fi1m score:** 56, as producer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 86 (1), 2020s 56 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 56 to 54 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Adventure 2, Comedy 2, Fantasy 2, Action 1, Drama 1, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $495m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0928651/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1492644

## Coming up

- *Jumanji: Open World* (2026-12-23), First Assistant Director

## Streaming the US now

- **Paramount+:** [*September 5*](https://film.one/film/september-5.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

John Wildermuth is a producer and first assistant director. He is a founding partner of Projected Picture Works with Sean Penn and John Ira Palmer.

His producing credits include *September 5* (2024), *Asphalt City* (2023), *Red Notice* (2021) and *Flag Day* (2021). As a first assistant director, his credits include *Boogie Nights* (1997), *Man on Fire* (2004), *The Divergent Series: Insurgent* (2015), *The Divergent Series: Allegiant* (2016), *El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie* (2019) and *Bad Boys for Life* (2020).

*Sources: imdb.com, digitalcine.fr, oak3.the-numbers.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

### Produced (3) — the average rests on these

- *Moana* (2026), Fi1m 50, Co-Producer, First Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/moana-2026.md)
- *Red One* (2024), Fi1m 44, Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/red-one.md)
- *September 5* (2024), Fi1m 74, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/september-5.md)

### Crew (1)

- *Boogie Nights* (1997), Fi1m 86, First Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/boogie-nights.md)

## Complete filmography (35)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Jumanji: Open World* (2026), First Assistant Director, Co-Producer
- *Moana* (2026), First Assistant Director, Co-Producer — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/moana-2026.md)
- *September 5* (2024), Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/september-5.md)
- *Red One* (2024), Co-Producer — Fi1m 44, [page](https://film.one/film/red-one.md)
- *Asphalt City* (2024), Producer
- *Red Notice* (2021), Co-Producer
- *Flag Day* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Bad Boys for Life* (2020), First Assistant Director
- *El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie* (2019), First Assistant Director
- *Allegiant* (2016), First Assistant Director, Co-Producer
- *Insurgent* (2015), Co-Producer, First Assistant Director
- *Dracula Untold* (2014), First Assistant Director
- *2 Guns* (2013), First Assistant Director, Co-Producer
- *No Strings Attached* (2011), First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
- *Déjà Vu* (2006), First Assistant Director
- *Domino* (2005), First Assistant Director
- *In Her Shoes* (2005), First Assistant Director
- *Man on Fire* (2004), First Assistant Director
- *The Rat Pack* (1998), First Assistant Director
- *Boogie Nights* (1997), First Assistant Director — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/boogie-nights.md)
- *Breakdown* (1997), Second Unit First Assistant Director
- *The Fan* (1996), Second Assistant Director
- *Carried Away* (1996), First Assistant Director
- *Crimson Tide* (1995), Second Assistant Director
- *Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes* (1994), First Assistant Director
- *12:01* (1993), Second Assistant Director
- *Josh & S.A.M.* (1993), Second Assistant Director
- *RoboCop 3* (1993), Second Assistant Director
- *Body of Evidence* (1993), Second Assistant Director
- *Pet Sematary II* (1992), Second Assistant Director
- *Timebomb* (1991), Second Assistant Director
- *Oscar* (1991), Second Assistant Director
- *Popcorn* (1991), Second Assistant Director
- *The Gun on Second Street*, Executive Producer
- *Untitled Sean Penn Film*, Producer

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