Wyatt is an actor, FX technician, and filmmaker from Springfield, Illinois. He spent 20 years in Los Angeles working as a Jack of All Trades before returning to St. Louis and joining Pirate Pictures, a local production company. Wyatt's credits include FLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER, STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, STAR TREK: VOYAGER, LORD OF ILLUSIONS, JAY-JAY THE JET PLANE, MUPPETS FROM SPACE, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2, and RED PLANET. His major acting roles were as a predator from PREDATOR 2, and a small featured role on the STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION season 3 episode "THE HIGH GROUND". Wyatt soon moved into second unit directing and visual effect supervision on the features KUNG FU RASCALS, GUYVER: DARK HERO, and DRIVE. He also directed STAR RUNNERS, a science fiction television pilot. More recent projects include Ted Smith's GUARDIAN OF THE REALM, his own short films TIMELINE and GREEN THUMB, the Star Wars-themed TRINITY, the music videos RECAP and TURNTABLE, and the award-winning 48 Hour Film Projects BAG OF TRICKS and LOVE BYTES. He has also directed the feature films SHADOWLAND and FOUR COLOR EULOGY. Wyatt recently completed work on THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, an epic Batman fan film that has been a passion project for 30 years.
Sessions in which Wyatt Weed participates
- Worst Ending Ever: Why Does Hollywood Always Ruin the Last 10 Minutes? Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Hollywood always seems to have a way of ruining even the best of stories. What are some of our favorites that have cringe-worthy endings, and how ...
- Panel
- Filmmaking 101 Gateway Center - Illini A
- 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream: Horror Beyond the Stars Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 9:00 PM - 9:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Some of the scariest stories take place in space. Some of our favorites are Alien, Event Horizon, Pandorum, and Riddick. Come discuss the best an...
- Panel
- The Golden Age of Horror Comics Gateway Center - Illini A
- 6:00 PM - 6:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- You're My Only Hope: Did Lucas Save Star Wars When He Sold to Disney? Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Most Star Wars fans are lukewarm at best on George Lucas - but did his 2012 sale of Star Wars to Disney actually take the franchise in a positive d...
- Panel