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Ben Thompson(II)

  • Visual Effects
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Ben Thompson is known for The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and Alita: Battle Angel (2019).
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    Known for

    The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
    The Day the Earth Stood Still
    5.5
    • Visual Effects(Weta Digital)
    • 2008
    Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
    Rise of the Planet of the Apes
    7.6
    • Visual Effects(Weta Digital)
    • 2011
    Jennifer Connelly, Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali, Eiza González, Rosa Salazar, Ed Skrein, and Keean Johnson in Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
    Alita: Battle Angel
    7.3
    • Visual Effects(Weta Digital)
    • 2019
    Chris Pratt and Yvonne Strahovski in The Tomorrow War (2021)
    The Tomorrow War
    6.6
    • Visual Effects(Weta Digital)
    • 2021

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    Visual Effects

    • Aileen Wu in Alien: Romulus (2024)
      Alien: Romulus
      7.1
      • senior visual effects lighting td: Weta Effects
      • shots: Weta FX
      • 2024
    • Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou, Bae Doona, Michiel Huisman, Sofia Boutella, Ed Skrein, and Staz Nair in Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver (2024)
      Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
      5.3
      • senior visual effects lighting td: Weta FX
      • 2024
    • Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
      Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
      6.1
      • senior lighting technical director: Weta FX
      • 2024
    • Ron Perlman, Michelle Yeoh, Peter Cullen, Pete Davidson, David Sobolov, Tongayi Chirisa, Dominique Fishback, Anthony Ramos, and Liza Koshy in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
      Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
      6.0
      • senior visual effects lighting td: Weta FX
      • 2023
    • Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in The Last of Us (2023)
      The Last of Us
      8.7
      TV Series
      • senior visual effects lighting artist: Weta FX
      • senior visual effects lighting td: Weta FX
      • 2023
    • Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
      Avatar: The Way of Water
      7.5
      • senior lighting td: Weta FX
      • 2022
    • Pierce Brosnan, Aldis Hodge, Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Shahi, and Noah Centineo in Black Adam (2022)
      Black Adam
      6.2
      • digital artist: Weta Digital
      • 2022
    • Charlie Vickers in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
      6.9
      TV Series
      • senior lighting technical director: Weta Visual Effects
      • 2022
    • Ewan McGregor, James Earl Jones, Hayden Christensen, and Dmitrious Bistrevsky in Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
      Obi-Wan Kenobi
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • senior lighting technical director: Weta Visual Effects NZ
      • 2022
    • Steve Agee, Dee Bradley Baker, Chukwudi Iwuji, John Cena, Jennifer Holland, Freddie Stroma, and Danielle Brooks in Peacemaker (2022)
      Peacemaker
      8.3
      TV Series
      • senior lighting technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2022
    • Tim Roth, Michelle Yeoh, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Benedict Wong, Meng'er Zhang, Simu Liu, Awkwafina, and Florian Munteanu in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
      Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
      7.3
      • senior lighting technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2021
    • Paul Giamatti, Dwayne Johnson, Jesse Plemons, Edgar Ramírez, Emily Blunt, and Jack Whitehall in Jungle Cruise (2021)
      Jungle Cruise
      6.6
      • senior lighting technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2021
    • Chris Pratt and Yvonne Strahovski in The Tomorrow War (2021)
      The Tomorrow War
      6.6
      • shots: Weta Digital
      • 2021
    • Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
      Godzilla vs. Kong
      6.3
      • senior lighting technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2021
    • Game of Thrones (2011)
      Game of Thrones
      9.2
      TV Series
      • visual effects: Weta Digital
      • 2019

    Actor

    • Kate Ashfield, Nick Frost, and Simon Pegg in Shaun of the Dead (2004)
      Shaun of the Dead
      7.9
      • Zombie (uncredited)
      • 2004

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