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Robert Newton(II)

  • Special Effects
  • Puppetry
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
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Robert Newton is known for Mulan (2020), I Am Legend (2007) and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002).
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Yifei Liu in Mulan (2020)
    Mulan
    5.8
    • Puppetry
    • 2020
    Will Smith, Kona, and Abbey in I Am Legend (2007)
    I Am Legend
    7.2
    • Special Effects
    • 2007
    Brent Spiner, Patrick Stewart, and Tom Hardy in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
    Star Trek: Nemesis
    6.4
    • Special Effects
    • 2002
    Natasha Henstridge in Species (1995)
    Species
    5.9
    • Special Effects(as Bob Newton)
    • 1995

    Credits

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    Special Effects

    • Thad Luckinbill, Lauren Chavez-Myers, Elsa Pataky, Michael Peña, Michael Shannon, Geoff Stults, Navid Negahban, Chris Hemsworth, Allison Gabriel, Kenneth Miller, Austin Stowell, Austin Hébert, and Trevante Rhodes in 12 Strong (2018)
      12 Strong
      6.6
      • special effects: animatronic horse / shop supervisor
      • 2018
    • The Awakened (2012)
      The Awakened
      4.9
      • alien effects coordinator
      • 2012
    • Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, and Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit (2010)
      True Grit
      7.6
      • mechanical horse effects
      • 2010
    • Don't Look Up (2009)
      Don't Look Up
      3.1
      • special effects production coordinator: creature makeup (as Bob Newton)
      • 2009
    • Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Jonathan Morgan Heit, and Laura Ann Kesling in Bedtime Stories (2008)
      Bedtime Stories
      6.0
      • special effects: animatronic horse
      • 2008
    • Carmen Electra, Kevin Sorbo, Ken Davitian, Theo Kypri, Sean Maguire, Method Man, Nicole Parker, Winter Jones, Crista Flanagan, and Nick Steele in Meet the Spartans (2008)
      Meet the Spartans
      2.8
      • creature effects coordinator: creature effects, Inc. (as Bob Newton)
      • 2008
    • Will Smith, Kona, and Abbey in I Am Legend (2007)
      I Am Legend
      7.2
      • creature effects coordinator
      • 2007
    • Susan Charest in Dreamcatcher (2003)
      Dreamcatcher
      5.6
      • production coordinator: Steve Johnson's Edge FX, Inc.
      • 2003
    • Brent Spiner, Patrick Stewart, and Tom Hardy in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
      Star Trek: Nemesis
      6.4
      • production coordinator: XFX
      • 2002
    • Wesley Snipes in Blade II (2002)
      Blade II
      6.7
      • prosthetic and creature coordinator: Los Angeles
      • 2002
    • Sylvester Stallone in D-Tox (2002)
      D-Tox
      5.4
      • production coordinator: Steve Johnson's XFX
      • 2002
    • Robin Williams in Bicentennial Man (1999)
      Bicentennial Man
      6.9
      • project supervisor: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
      • 1999
    • Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, Philip Baker Hall, Jason Robards, and Jeremy Blackman in Magnolia (1999)
      Magnolia
      8.0
      • animatronics coodinator: Steve Johnson's XFX Group
      • 1999
    • Natasha Henstridge in Species II (1998)
      Species II
      4.6
      • lead animatronic design: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc. (as Bob Newton)
      • 1998
    • Quicksilver Highway (1997)
      Quicksilver Highway
      4.9
      TV Movie
      • animatronic supervisor
      • 1997

    Puppetry

    • Summer Fontana and Ryan Kiera Armstrong in Wish Upon a Unicorn (2020)
      Wish Upon a Unicorn
      5.3
      • puppeteer
      • 2020
    • Yifei Liu in Mulan (2020)
      Mulan
      5.8
      • puppeteer
      • 2020
    • Rattlesnake (2019)
      Rattlesnake
      4.7
      • puppeteer
      • 2019
    • Cate Blanchett, Jack Black, and Owen Vaccaro in The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
      The House with a Clock in Its Walls
      6.1
      • puppeteer
      • 2018
    • Michelle Dockery in Godless (2017)
      Godless
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • puppeteer
      • 2017
    • Damon Wayans and Seann William Scott in Lethal Weapon (2016)
      Lethal Weapon
      7.8
      TV Series
      • puppeteer (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Phoenix West in Loitering in Wonderland Westworld Review (2016)
      Loitering in Wonderland Westworld Review
      TV Series
      • puppeteer
      • 2017
    • Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, and Gaten Matarazzo in Stranger Things (2016)
      Stranger Things
      8.6
      TV Series
      • puppeteer: Spectral Motion
      • 2016
    • Susan Sarandon and Melissa McCarthy in Tammy (2014)
      Tammy
      4.9
      • puppeteer
      • 2014
    • Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer in The Lone Ranger (2013)
      The Lone Ranger
      6.4
      • puppeteer
      • 2013
    • Crispin Glover, Carmen Electra, Jennifer Coolidge, Tony Cox, Darrell Hammond, Danny Jacobs, Héctor Jiménez, Kevin McDonald, Kal Penn, Jim Piddock, Adam Campbell, Jareb Dauplaise, and Alla Petrou in Epic Movie (2007)
      Epic Movie
      2.5
      • puppeteer
      • 2007
    • Christopher Walken, Seann William Scott, Rosario Dawson, and Dwayne Johnson in The Rundown (2003)
      The Rundown
      6.6
      • puppeteer: Edge FX
      • 2003
    • Susan Charest in Dreamcatcher (2003)
      Dreamcatcher
      5.6
      • puppeteer
      • 2003
    • Natasha Henstridge in Species II (1998)
      Species II
      4.6
      • puppeteer
      • 1998
    • Natasha Henstridge in Species (1995)
      Species
      5.9
      • puppeteer
      • 1995

    Costume and Wardrobe Department

    • Nestor Carbonell, David Burke, Liz Vassey, and Patrick Warburton in The Tick (2001)
      The Tick
      7.7
      TV Series
      • project coordinator: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc. (uncredited)
      • 2001–2002

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Bob Newton

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