Steven Quale
Steven Quale is an American film director, known for Final Destination 5 and Into the Storm, as well as his earlier work as a second unit director for James Cameron on Titanic (1997) and Avatar (2009).
Steven Quale

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- Name
- Steven Quale
- Occupation
- Film director, second unit director
- Born
- 1965 · Evanston.
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- Sun Prairie East High School
- Languages
- English
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Steven Quale is an American film director, known for Final Destination 5 and Into the Storm, as well as his earlier work as a second unit director for James Cameron on Titanic (1997) and Avatar (2009).
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• Name — Steven Quale • Occupation — Film director, second unit director • Notable Works — Final Destination 5 Into the Storm
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Director • Darkness (1988) • Superfire (2002) • Aliens of the Deep (2005) • Final Destination 5 (2011) • Into the Storm (2014) • Renegades (2017) • Black Box (2026) • Alphas (TBA) 2nd unit director • Year — Title — Director • 1997 — Titanic — James Cameron • 2000 — The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle — Des McAnuff • 2003 — The Haunted Mansion — Rob Minkoff • 2009 — Avatar — James Cameron • 2020 — Greyhound — Aaron Schneider Acting credits • Year — Title — Role • 1997 — Titanic — Unnamed engineer who gets electrocuted • 2001 — Pearl Harbor — Evelyn's ex-secretary • 2002 — Secretary — Duncan • 2008 — The Incredible Hulk — Unnamed citizen
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1965
Steven Quale born at Evanston.
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- 1.McNary, Dave. Quale flies to 'Final Destination 5'. Variety. June 8, 2010.
- 2.STEVEN QUALE SAYS HE BORROWED 'AVATAR' TECHNOLOGY FOR 'FINAL DESTINATION 5' . ABC News. Olivia Allin. August 10, 2011.
- 3.Director Steven Quale On Set Interview FINAL DESTINATION 5 . Collider. Steve Weintraub. July 12, 2011.
- 4.Billington, Alex. 'Final Destination' Director Steve Quale to Helm 'Cat 6' Tornado Movie. firstshowing.net. January 5, 2012.
- 5.‘Black Box’ from ‘Final Destination 5’ Director and ‘Texas Chainsaw 3D’ Writer Releasing in July
- 6.Collinson, Gary. Sam Worthington to star in Shark vs Killer Whale thriller Alphas. Flickering Myth. March 4, 2020.
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