Jake Schreier

Early life

Born in Berkeley, California, Jake Schreier attended the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. After graduating, he directed music videos, including one for Francis and the Lights, a performer/songwriter with whom Schreier also played keyboard for several years. He also directed commercials for products such as Absolut Vodka and Verizon phones. Together with his friends from college, he co-founded the film collective Waverly Films and continued to collaborate on film projects for television and the web.

Film career

In 2006, Schreier signed with Park Pictures, a commercial and film production company, and worked on a number of advertising campaigns and commercials; he was noted for his work and appeared in the “Best New Directors” list of Creativity Magazine and other advertising industry magazines. In 2012, he released his first feature film, Robot & Frank, based on the screenplay by his Tisch classmate and friend Christopher Ford. The film won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, for best feature film that focuses on science or technology as a theme, tying with the Kashmiri film Valley of Saints. Robot & Frank earned Schreier critical acclaim for his feature directorial debut. Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan called it "exceptionally polished for a first-time effort", and Rolling Stone gave it three out of four stars. He also directed the film adaptation of the John Green book, Paper Towns, which was released on July 24, 2015.

In 2021, frequent collaborator Chance the Rapper released Magnificent Coloring World, a concert film made from special performance footage Schrier directed in 2016. An international distribution agreement with AMC Theatres and Park Pictures for the film was made, marking the first time an individual recording artist has distributed a film exclusively through AMC.

In June 2022, Schreier was hired to direct the Marvel Studios superhero Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Thunderbolts*. The film received generally positive reviews.

In 2025, a week after the release of Thunderbolts*, Schreier became the top choice to direct an X-Men film for Marvel Studios. On July 20, 2025, Schreier was officially confirmed as the film's director.

Filmography

Film

Director

• Robot & Frank (2012)
• Paper Towns (2015)
• Thunderbolts* (2025)

Associate producer

• Natural Selection (2011)
• Magic Valley (2011)
• First Winter (2012)

Concert film

• Chance the Rapper's Magnificent Coloring World (2021)

Television

Music videos

References

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16. (October 27, 2005). "NEW RELEASE: My Morning Jacket "Off The Record"". VideoStatic.
17. "The Blue Van - Dont Leave Me Blue".
18. (November 16, 2016). "Cashmere Cat "Trust Nobody" (Jake Schreier, dir.)". VideoStatic.
19. (February 7, 2017). "Chance The Rapper "Same Drugs" (Jake Schreier, dir.)". VideoStatic.
20. (May 18, 2017). "Francis and the Lights f/ Chance The Rapper "May I Have This Dance" (Jake Schreier, dir.)". VideoStatic.
21. (June 22, 2017). "Haim "Want You Back" (Jake Schreier, dir.)". VideoStatic.
22. (July 18, 2019). "Benny Blanco f/ Halsey & Khalid "Eastside" (Jake Schreier, dir.)". VideoStatic.
23. (November 5, 2018). "benny blanco "I Found You" (Jake Schreier, dir.)". VideoStatic.
24. (January 28, 2019). "benny blanco, Calvin Harris, Miguel "I Found You / Nilda's Story" (Jake Schreier, dir.)". VideoStatic.
25. (March 18, 2019). "benny blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez, J Balvin "I Can't Get Enough" (Jake Schreier, dir.)". VideoStatic.
26. (September 4, 2019). "benny blanco, Juice WRLD "Graduation" (Jake Schreier, dir.)". VideoStatic.
27. "Kanye West - Follow God".
28. (28 November 2019). "Kanye West - Closed on Sunday (Official Video)".
29. (April 30, 2020). "Haim "I Know Alone" (Jake Schreier, dir.)". VideoStatic.
30. (July 9, 2020). "Haim "Don't Wanna" (Jake Schreier, dir.)". VideoStatic.
31. (16 October 2020). "Justin Bieber Reflects on Growing up in the Spotlight in 'Lonely' Video Starring Jacob Tremblay".
32. "Baby Keem - Issues".
33. (September 2022). "Kendrick Lamar - We Cry Together".
34. (March 25, 2025). "Selena Gomez, benny blanco "Younger And Hotter Than Me" (Jake Schreier, dir.)". VideoStatic.