David Brenner, Oscar-Winning Film Editor for Zack Snyder and Oliver Stone, Dies at 59
thewrap.comGoFundMe page set up by “Avatar” producer Jon Landau, as well as in a social media post by Snyder. Amber Brenner did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
Brenner won his Oscar in 1990 (shared with Joe Hutshing) for working on Stone’s “Born on the Fourth of July,” and he’s also credited on films such as “The Doors,” “Independence Day,” “The Day After Tomorrow,” “World Trade Center,” “Man of Steel,” “300: Rise of an Empire” and most recently “Zack Snyder’s Justice League.” He was currently at work editing James Cameron’s “Avatar” sequels.
Brenner was also a member of the American Cinema Editors (ACE). “For those of us lucky enough to know David, it was not his editorial skills that were most impressive (and they were extraordinary), it was his remarkable compassion for others and the love and commitment he had for his family,” Landau said in part via the GoFundMe. “David will live in our hearts & memories, and he will forever be a part of our ‘Avatar’ Family.”“The kindest man, a loving father and husband, a gifted artist…you’ll be deeply missed,” Snyder wrote in his post about Brenner.
Brenner’s first film was 1985’s “Radioactive Dreams,” where he served as an apprentice editor. He eventually teamed with Stone on some of the director’s earlier films such as “Platoon,” “Salvador” and “Wall Street” and was mentored by British editor Claire Simpson.
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