Known for Editing
Adam Gerstel (born July 20, 1983) is an American film editor. Born in Los Angeles, California, Gerstel's early work includes roles as a visual effects editor and digital artist on films such as The Aviator (2004), Shutter Island (2010), and The Departed (2006). In 2011, Gerstel served as a visual effects editor on Real Steel (2011). He continued to expand his editing portfolio with significant contributions to major productions, including Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), where he worked as a previs editor and in-house VFX supervisor, and Transformers: The Last Knight (2017), where he served as a co-editor. Gerstel's editing expertise was further demonstrated in The Lion King (2019), a live-action adaptation of the classic animated film, where he served as a co-editor. He also edited Marvel Studios' Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). In addition to his work in feature films, Gerstel contributed to the second season of the Disney+ series The Mandalorian. He edited "Chapter 9: The Marshal" and "Chapter 16: The Rescue," the latter of which earned him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series in 2021.
Born
July 20, 1983 (age 43)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, U.S
Filmography
9 films, 1 show
showing 6 of 7 films


Lilo & Stitch
2025 · 1h 48m
country: United States
The wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.


Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023 · 2h 5m
country: United States
Super-Hero partners Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne, along with with Hope's parents Janet van Dyne and Hank Pym, and Scott's daughter Cassie Lang, find themselves exploring the Quantum Realm, interacting with strange new creatures and embarking on an adventure that will push them beyond the limits of what they thought possible.


The Lion King
2019 · 1h 58m
country: United States
Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba's exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his.


Transformers: The Last Knight
2017 · 2h 34m
country: United States
Humans and Transformers are at war. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager; Bumblebee; an English Lord; and an Oxford Professor.


Bravetown
2015 · 1h 52m
country: United States
After an accidental drug overdose, a talented teenage DJ goes to live with his estranged father in a small Army town, where he gets to the bottom of his own pain and learns empathy for others.


Choose
2011 · 1h 23m
country: United States
Fiona Wagner, a journalism student, tracks a cold-blooded killer with the help of her detective father and a therapist.