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Peter Honess

Bio

PETER HONESS, A.C.E. (Editor) recently edited Chris Weitz’s epic fantasy The Golden Compass. Prior to that, he worked with Wolfgang Petersen on the thriller Poseidon and on his 2004 historical epic, Troy. He began his motion picture career editing low-budget films and documentaries, earning an American Cinema Editors Eddie nomination in 1974 for his editing of the documentary Following the Tundra Wolf. Honess briefly turned to feature film sound editing before becoming an assistant film editor on John Irvin’s Dogs of War in 1981. The list of films edited by Peter Honess suggests he is receptive to the collaborative nature of filmmaking, forming bonds with certain directors who seem to seek his services whenever possible. He edited four films directed by John Schlesinger: The Believers (1987); Madame Sousatzka (1988); Eye For an Eye (1996); and Schlesinger’s final picture, The Next Best Thing (2000). Honess collaborated with director Fred Schepisi on four projects, starting with his feature film adaptation of David Hare’s stage hit Plenty (1985), followed by The Russia House (1990), Mr. Baseball (1992) and his film adaptation of John Guare’s acclaimed play, Six Degrees of Separation (1993). Russell Mulcahy is another director for whom Honess edited four movies: Highlander (1986); Ricochet (1991); The Real McCoy (1993); and The Shadow (1994). Honess also worked on two more films with John Irvin, Champions (1984) and Next of Kin (1989). Additionally, Honess edited two for director Harold Becker: Mercury Rising (1998); and Domestic Disturbance (2001). Honess’ other credits include Curtis Hanson’s critically acclaimed L.A. Confidential in 1997, which garnered him an Academy Award nomination and a BAFTA for Best Editing. More recently, he worked with director Jon Turteltaub on The Kid (2000), with Rob Cohen on The Fast and the Furious (2001), I Love You Beth Cooper’s Chris Columbus on Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) and director Karyn Kusama on Aeon Flux (2005).