Julia Wong is an American film editor best known for her diverse body of work on blockbusters like X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and Hercules (2014); comedies like The Pink Panther 2 (2009), Extract (2009), Unpregnant (2020), and Hocus Pocus 2 (2022); thrillers like Child's Play (2019); and the musical remake of Valley Girl (2020).
In film school, she won the Eddie Award for Best Student Editing from American Cinema Editors (ACE). After two decades in film and television, Wong has become a member of ACE as well as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She won a Satellite Award for Best Film Editing on X-Men: The Last Stand, which she co-edited with Mark Helfrich and Mark Goldblatt. And she has been a guest speaker on panels for ACE, the Motion Picture Editors Guild, and the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF).
Filmography + Editor Year Film Director Notes 2004 The Seat FillerNick Castle2005 Santa's SlayDavid Steiman 2006 End GameAndy Cheng X-Men: The Last StandBrett RatnerSecond collaboration with Brett Ratner2007 Good Luck ChuckMark Helfrich 2009 The Pink Panther 2Harald Zwart ExtractMike Judge2011 Red Riding Hood Catherine HardwickeFirst collaboration with Catherine Hardwicke2013 PlushSecond collaboration with Catherine Hardwicke2014 HerculesBrett RatnerThird collaboration with Brett Ratner2016 The Belko ExperimentGreg McLean2017 The Last WordMark Pellington2018 The DomesticsMike P. Nelson2019 Child's PlayLars Klevberg 2020 Gretel & HanselOz Perkins Valley Girl Rachel Lee GoldenbergFirst collaboration with Rachel Lee Goldenberg UnpregnantSecond collaboration with Rachel Lee Goldenberg 2022 Last Seen AliveBrian Goodman Hocus Pocus 2Anne Fletcher 2025 SwipedRachel Lee GoldenbergThird collaboration with Rachel Lee Goldenberg
+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role Notes1996 Wedding Bell BluesDana Lustig Assistant editor 1999 FoolishDave Meyers Simon SezKevin Alyn Elders 2000 Next FridaySteve Carr Stranger than FictionEric Bross 2001 On the BorderlineMichael Oblowitz TangledJay Lowi Out ColdThe MalloysFirst assistant editor2002 UnfaithfulAdrian LyneAssistant editor2003 HoneyBille WoodruffAssociate editor2004 After the SunsetBrett RatnerAdditional editorFirst collaboration with Brett Ratner2007 Along the WayAndrew BowenAssistant editor
+ Thanks Year Film Director Role2015 Barely LethalKyle NewmanThanks
Shorts
+ Editor Year Film Director2002 The Fine Line Between Cute and CreepyRobert D. Slane2004 MindgameJamie Neese
+ Cinematographer Year Film Director1995 The Chick That Was NakedKurt Fitzpatrick
TV movies
+ Editor Year Film Director2011 RogueBrett Ratner2015 Ken Jeong Made Me Do ItPeter Segal
+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role1997 AsteroidBradford May Assistant editor 1998 When Husbands CheatRichard A. Colla GargantuaBradford May
TV series
+ Editor Year Title Notes2002 The Pulse3 episodes2011 CHAOS1 episode2014 Reckless2 episodes2018 Black Lightning 1 episode2022 Minx
+ Editorial department Year Title Role Notes1997 Asteroid Assistant editor2 episodes2000 The Street7 episodes2005 Prison BreakAdditional editor1 episode
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