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Richard E. Hollander

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  • Additional Crew
  • Animation Department
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Richard E. Hollander is known for Alita: Battle Angel (2019), X2: X-Men United (2003) and Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025).
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

    Known for

    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
    • 2019
    Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Alan Cumming, Anna Paquin, Ian McKellen, Shawn Ashmore, Hugh Jackman, and Aaron Stanford in X2: X-Men United (2003)
    X2: X-Men United
    7.4
    • Visual Effects
    • 2003
    Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Oona Chaplin, Jack Champion, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
    Avatar: Fire and Ash
    7.2
    • Producer(as Richard Hollander)
    • 2025
    Harrison Ford and Sean Young in Blade Runner (1982)
    Blade Runner
    8.1
    • Visual Effects(as Richard Hollander)
    • 1982

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • 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
      • production visual effects supervisor
      • 2019
    • Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
      Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
      6.3
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2015
    • Sullivan Stapleton in 300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
      300: Rise of an Empire
      6.2
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2014
    • Colin Farrell and Jessica Brown Findlay in Winter's Tale (2014)
      Winter's Tale
      6.1
      • visual effects supervisor (as Richard Hollander)
      • 2014
    • Jim Carrey in Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)
      Mr. Popper's Penguins
      6.0
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2011
    • WALL·E (2008)
      WALL·E
      8.4
      • visual effects supervisor: Pixar, live action unit (as Richard Hollander)
      • 2008
    • Lucas Black, Zachery Ty Bryan, Trula M. Marcus, and Damien Marzette in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
      The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
      6.1
      • president of film division: Rhythm & Hues Studios (as Richard Hollander)
      • 2006
    • Friday Night Lights (2004)
      Friday Night Lights
      7.2
      • senior visual effects supervisor (as Richard Hollander)
      • 2004
    • Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Alan Cumming, Anna Paquin, Ian McKellen, Shawn Ashmore, Hugh Jackman, and Aaron Stanford in X2: X-Men United (2003)
      X2: X-Men United
      7.4
      • visual effects supervisor: Rhythm & Hues Studios
      • 2003
    • Ben Affleck, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jennifer Garner, and Colin Farrell in Daredevil (2003)
      Daredevil
      5.3
      • visual effects supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
      • 2003
    • George Clooney and Natascha McElhone in Solaris (2002)
      Solaris
      6.2
      • visual effects supervisor: Rhythm & Hues (as Richard Hollander)
      • 2002
    • Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Harris, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
      Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
      7.7
      • visual effects supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
      • 2001
    • Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, James Levine, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Fantasia 2000 (1999)
      Fantasia 2000
      7.1
      • visual effects supervisor (as Richard Hollander, host sequences)
      • 1999
    • John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, and Angelina Jolie in Pushing Tin (1999)
      Pushing Tin
      6.0
      • president: Blue Sky / VIFX
      • senior visual effects supervisor (as Richard Hollander, as Richard Hollander)
      • 1999
    • F. Murray Abraham in Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
      Star Trek: Insurrection
      6.4
      • senior staff: Blue Sky / VIFX East (as Richard Hollander)
      • 1998

    Additional Crew

    • Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, and Ving Rhames in Con Air (1997)
      Con Air
      6.9
      • graphic displays
      • 1997
    • Kurt Russell in Executive Decision (1996)
      Executive Decision
      6.5
      • graphic displays: Video Image (as Richard Hollander)
      • 1996
    • Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman in Crimson Tide (1995)
      Crimson Tide
      7.4
      • Video Image
      • 1995
    • Robin Williams in Toys (1992)
      Toys
      5.2
      • video image
      • 1992
    • John Ritter, Pam Dawber, David Tom, and Heather McComb in Stay Tuned (1992)
      Stay Tuned
      6.3
      • crew: Video Image
      • 1992
    • Alien³ (1992)
      Alien³
      6.4
      • crew: Video Image
      • 1992
    • Bette Midler and James Caan in For the Boys (1991)
      For the Boys
      6.4
      • 24 frame video display operator: Video Image
      • 1991
    • Whoopi Goldberg, Teri Hatcher, Kevin Kline, Elisabeth Shue, Robert Downey Jr., and Sally Field in Soapdish (1991)
      Soapdish
      6.6
      • crew: Video Image
      • 1991
    • Predator 2 (1990)
      Predator 2
      6.3
      • crew: Video Image
      • 1990
    • Solar Crisis (1990)
      Solar Crisis
      4.1
      • video and graphic displays: Video Image (as Richard Hollander)
      • 1990
    • Sean Connery in The Hunt for Red October (1990)
      The Hunt for Red October
      7.5
      • video and graphic displays: Video Image
      • 1990
    • The Abyss (1989)
      The Abyss
      7.5
      • video and graphic display designer: Video Image (as Richard Hollander)
      • 1989
    • Bill Murray in Scrooged (1988)
      Scrooged
      6.9
      • video displays: Video Image
      • 1988
    • Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988)
      Die Hard
      8.2
      • video and graphics display: Video Image
      • 1988
    • Barret Oliver in D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)
      D.A.R.Y.L.
      6.3
      • graphic and video displays: Video Image (as Richard Hollander)
      • 1985

    Animation Department

    • Jeff Fahey in Body Parts (1991)
      Body Parts
      5.7
      • computer animation (as Richard Hollander)
      • 1991
    • Mickey Rourke in Johnny Handsome (1989)
      Johnny Handsome
      6.1
      • computer animation and displays (as Richard Hollander)
      • 1989
    • Kelly Preston, Lea Thompson, Tate Donovan, and Larry B. Scott in SpaceCamp (1986)
      SpaceCamp
      5.8
      • computer animation and displays (as Richard Hollander)
      • 1986
    • Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, and Ilan Mitchell-Smith in Weird Science (1985)
      Weird Science
      6.6
      • computer animation and displays: Video Image (as Richard Hollander)
      • 1985
    • Panasonic: Glider
      Short
      • animator
      • 1981

    Personal details

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