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Joseph Christopher Pepe

  • Visual Effects
  • Special Effects
  • Make-up Department
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Joseph Christopher Pepe is known for Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) and Alita: Battle Angel (2019).
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    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
    • Visual Effects
    • 2025
    CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Brendan Cowell, Joel David Moore, Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
    Avatar: The Way of Water
    7.5
    • Visual Effects(as Joseph C. Pepe)
    • 2022
    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(as Joseph C. Pepe)
    • 2019
    Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
    Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
    6.1
    • Visual Effects(as Joseph C. Pepe)
    • 2004

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Applesauce
      • key character designer (as Joseph C. Pepe)
      • Development Unknown
    • 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
      • visual effects lead character designer
      • 2025
    • CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Brendan Cowell, Joel David Moore, Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
      Avatar: The Way of Water
      7.5
      • lead character designer (as Joseph C. Pepe)
      • 2022
    • 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
      • lead visual effects concept artist (as Joseph C. Pepe)
      • 2019
    • Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection (2015)
      Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection
      7.6
      Video
      • key assistant effects animator (segment "The Little Matchgirl", as Joseph Christopher Pepe')
      • 2015
    • Red Princess Blues (2010)
      Red Princess Blues
      5.0
      Short
      • lead character designer (as Joseph C. Pepe)
      • 2010
    • Mike Vogel in The Deaths of Ian Stone (2007)
      The Deaths of Ian Stone
      5.5
      • conceptual artist: Stan Winston Studio (as Joseph C. Pepe)
      • 2007
    • Julia Roberts and Dominic Scott Kay in Charlotte's Web (2006)
      Charlotte's Web
      6.3
      • conceptual artist: Stan Winston Studio (as Joseph C. Pepe)
      • 2006
    • The Little Matchgirl (2006)
      The Little Matchgirl
      7.8
      Short
      • key assistant effects animator
      • 2006
    • Nicole Kidman and Robert Downey Jr. in Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
      Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
      6.3
      • conceptual artist: Stan Winston Studio (as Joseph C. Pepe)
      • 2006
    • Skinwalkers (2006)
      Skinwalkers
      4.5
      • conceptual artist: Stan Winston Studio (uncredited)
      • 2006
    • Tim Allen in The Shaggy Dog (2006)
      The Shaggy Dog
      4.4
      • conceptual artist: Stan Winston Studio (uncredited)
      • 2006
    • Paul Walker in Eight Below (2006)
      Eight Below
      7.3
      • conceptual artist: Stan Winston Studio (uncredited)
      • 2006
    • Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, and Ioan Gruffudd in Fantastic Four (2005)
      Fantastic Four
      5.7
      • visual effects conceptual artist: Stan Winston Studio (as Joseph C. Pepe)
      • 2005
    • Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto, Michael Kevin Walker, Ed Vassallo, Michael Arthur, Becky Ann Baker, Gene Barry, David Alan Basche, John Michael Bolger, Justin Chatwin, Robert Cicchini, Vito D'Ambrosio, Marianne Ebert, John Eddins, Dakota Fanning, Daniel Franzese, Peter Gerety, Stephen Gevedon, Rick Gonzalez, Jim Hanna, Danny Hoch, Amy Hohn, Tracy Howe, Omar Jermaine, Erika LaVonn, Adam Lazarre-White, Mark Manley, Mariann Mayberry, Sharrieff Pugh, Ana Maria Quintana, Zoe Quist, Ann Robinson, Amy Ryan, Camillia Monet, John Scurti, Yul Vazquez, Lenny Venito, Jerry Walsh, Lisa Ann Walter, Christopher Evan Welch, Julie White, Marlon Young, Dan Ziskie, David Harbour, Michael Stanton, Lisa Waters, Michael Brownlee, GoGo Toucette, Rafael Sardina, Stacy Ann Wilkins, Patrick Tierney, Ty Simpkins, Ed Schiff, Channing Tatum, David Conley, Tommy Guiffre, Michael Waldron, Athena Stamos, January LaVoy, Miguel Antonio Ferrer, Mark Valinsky, Lorelei Llee, Daniel Eric Gold, Ellen Barry, Roz Abrams, Kenneth Wright, Nicole Signore, Tasciotti, Johnny Torres, Rochelle Warner, Joseph Benjamin Stewart, Terry Ward, Tracy Lee Staton, Jessica Anne Taylor, Mike Yedwab, and William G. Stowell in War of the Worlds (2005)
      War of the Worlds
      6.6
      • conceptual artist: Stan Winston Studio (as Joseph C. Pepe)
      • 2005
    • Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
      Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
      6.1
      • assistant digital matte artist (as Joseph C. Pepe)
      • 2004

    Special Effects

    • The Monkey King 3 (2018)
      The Monkey King 3
      5.5
      • art department: Smith FX (as Joseph C. Pepe)
      • 2018
    • Indigenous (2014)
      Indigenous
      4.5
      • special effects makeup (as Joe Pepe)
      • 2014
    • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
      Avatar
      7.9
      • key character designer: Stan Winston Studio (as Joseph C. Pepe)
      • 2009
    • Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, and Alexander Ludwig in Race to Witch Mountain (2009)
      Race to Witch Mountain
      5.7
      • creature effects illustrator: Amalgamated Dynamics (as Joe Pepe)
      • 2009
    • Alien vs. Predator (2004)
      Alien vs. Predator
      5.7
      • concept artist: Amalgamated Dynamics (as Joseph C. Pepe)
      • 2004
    • David Spade in The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
      The Emperor's New Groove
      7.4
      • effects key assistant (as Joseph C. Pepe)
      • 2000
    • Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, James Levine, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Fantasia 2000 (1999)
      Fantasia 2000
      7.1
      • effects key assistant (as Joseph C. Pepe)
      • 1999
    • James Woods, Danny DeVito, Matt Frewer, Bobcat Goldthwait, Amanda Plummer, Rip Torn, Samantha Eggar, Tate Donovan, Josh Keaton, Roger Bart, Jim Cummings, Paddi Edwards, Susan Egan, Cheryl Freeman, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, Paul Shaffer, Carole Shelley, Vanéese Y. Thomas, and Lillias White in Hercules (1997)
      Hercules
      7.3
      • effects key assistant (as Joseph C. Pepe)
      • 1997

    Makeup Department

    • Aaron Kwok, Shaofeng Feng, Him Law, and Shenyang Xiao in The Monkey King 2 (2016)
      The Monkey King 2
      5.9
      • conceptual artist: Smith FX (as Joseph C. Pepe)
      • 2016
    • Exeter (2015)
      Exeter
      4.6
      • concept artist: Smith FX (as Joseph C. Pepe)
      • 2015
    • Chow Yun-Fat, Aaron Kwok, and Donnie Yen in The Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven's Palace (2014)
      The Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven's Palace
      4.9
      • conceptual artist: Smith FX (as Joseph C. Pepe)
      • 2014
    • The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
      The Cabin in the Woods
      7.0
      • special makeup effects crew: AFX Studio (as Joseph Pepe)
      • 2011
    • Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Jeremy Renner, and Paula Patton in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
      Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
      7.4
      • character makeup designer: AFX Studio (as Joseph C. Pepe)
      • 2011
    • Rose McGowan, Stephen Lang, Jason Momoa, and Rachel Nichols in Conan the Barbarian (2011)
      Conan the Barbarian
      5.2
      • character concept illustrator (as Joseph C. Pepe)
      • 2011
    • Nicole Kidman and Robert Downey Jr. in Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
      Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
      6.3
      • makeup effects crew: Stan Winston Studio (as Joe Pepe)
      • 2006
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      • Joseph Christopher Pepe'

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