In 2002, Burns received his first of two Emmy Awards as executive producer for A&E's "Biography" series. That same year, he was selected by George Lucas and Lucasfilm to produce and direct the 150-minute documentary feature '. Four years later, he was again selected by Lucas to produce and direct ', a feature-length documentary that premiered on The History Channel and went on to earn three Emmy Award nominations. Other specials include ', which Burns co-produced with "Superman Returns" director Bryan Singer; "Spider-Man Tech"; "Indiana Jones and the Ultimate Quest"; "Batman Unmasked"; "Batman Tech"; "The Valkyrie Legacy", his second co-production with Bryan Singer; and ' in 2009.