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Thomas Zell

  • Special Effects
  • Visual Effects
  • Production Department
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Thomas Zell is known for Free Guy (2021), Iron Man (2008) and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).
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    • Known for

    Ryan Reynolds, Taika Waititi, Dwayne Johnson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lil Rel Howery, Jodie Comer, Owen Burke, and Joe Keery in Free Guy (2021)
    Free Guy
    7.1
    • Special Effects
    • 2021
    Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Terrence Howard in Iron Man (2008)
    Iron Man
    7.9
    • Special Effects
    • 2008
    Tommy Lee Jones, Kenneth Choi, Chris Evans, JJ Feild, Neal McDonough, Bruno Ricci, Hugo Weaving, Derek Luke, Sebastian Stan, and Hayley Atwell in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
    Captain America: The First Avenger
    6.9
    • Special Effects
    • 2011
    Christopher Eccleston, Marlon Wayans, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lee Byung-hun, Rachel Nichols, Ray Park, Sienna Miller, and Channing Tatum in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
    G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
    5.7
    • Special Effects
    • 2009

    Credits

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    Special Effects

    • Patti LuPone, Debra Jo Rupp, Kathryn Hahn, Joe Locke, Aubrey Plaza, Ali Ahn, and Sasheer Zamata in Agatha All Along (2024)
      Agatha All Along
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • special effects technician (as Tom Zell)
      • 2024
    • Willem Dafoe, Nicholas Braun, Emily Fairn, Cooper Hoffman, Lamorne Morris, Kim Matula, Dylan O'Brien, Jon Batiste, Ella Hunt, Nicholas Podany, Matt Wood, Gabriel LaBelle, Cory Michael Smith, Finn Wolfhard, Rachel Sennott, and Kaia Gerber in Saturday Night (2024)
      Saturday Night
      6.8
      • special effects foreman
      • 2024
    • Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, Paul Rudd, Logan Kim, Ian Whyte, Kumail Nanjiani, Carrie Coon, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Celeste O'Connor in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
      Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
      6.1
      • special effects foreman (as Tom Zell)
      • 2024
    • Danny DeVito, Owen Wilson, Mike Benitez, Rosario Dawson, Chase Dillon, Tiffany Haddish, and LaKeith Stanfield in Haunted Mansion (2023)
      Haunted Mansion
      6.0
      • special effects technician
      • 2023
    • Tatiana Maslany in She Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
      She Hulk: Attorney at Law
      5.2
      TV Mini Series
      • special effects technician (as Tom Zell)
      • 2022
    • Willem Dafoe, Jamie Foxx, Rhys Ifans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zendaya, and Tom Holland in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
      Spider-Man: No Way Home
      8.1
      • special effects technician (uncredited)
      • 2021
    • Ryan Reynolds, Taika Waititi, Dwayne Johnson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lil Rel Howery, Jodie Comer, Owen Burke, and Joe Keery in Free Guy (2021)
      Free Guy
      7.1
      • key technician: second unit
      • 2021
    • Sylvester Stallone, Steve Agee, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, David Dastmalchian, Margot Robbie, and Daniela Melchior in The Suicide Squad (2021)
      The Suicide Squad
      7.2
      • special effects technician
      • 2021
    • Owen Wilson, Tara Strong, Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Wunmi Mosaku in Loki (2021)
      Loki
      8.2
      TV Series
      • special effects technician (as Tom Zell)
      • 2021
    • Daniel Brühl, Wyatt Russell, Emily VanCamp, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, and Erin Kellyman in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)
      The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • special effects technician (uncredited)
      • 2021
    • Mads Mikkelsen, David Oyelowo, Nick Jonas, Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, and Cynthia Erivo in Chaos Walking (2021)
      Chaos Walking
      5.7
      • special effects technician
      • 2021
    • Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Kat Dennings, Kathryn Hahn, Randall Park, and Teyonah Parris in WandaVision (2021)
      WandaVision
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • special effects technician (as Tom Zell)
      • 2021
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Brie Larson, Elizabeth Olsen, Chris Pratt, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd, Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldaña, Benedict Wong, Anthony Mackie, Chris Hemsworth, Dave Bautista, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, Chadwick Boseman, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Tessa Thompson, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Letitia Wright, and Tom Holland in Avengers: Endgame (2019)
      Avengers: Endgame
      8.4
      • special effects foreman
      • 2019
    • Brie Larson in Captain Marvel (2019)
      Captain Marvel
      6.7
      • special effects foreman
      • 2019
    • Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne, Walton Goggins, Michael Peña, Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, and Hannah John-Kamen in Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
      Ant-Man and the Wasp
      7.0
      • special effects technician
      • 2018

    Visual Effects

    • Will Smith in I, Robot (2004)
      I, Robot
      7.1
      • effects technician: miniature pyrotechnic (uncredited)
      • 2004
    • Brent Spiner, Patrick Stewart, and Tom Hardy in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
      Star Trek: Nemesis
      6.4
      • pyro technician (as Tom Zell)
      • 2002
    • xXx (2002)
      xXx
      5.9
      • effects technician: miniature pyrotechnic (uncredited)
      • 2002
    • Promo poster
      Vertical Limit
      6.0
      • model shop foreman (uncredited)
      • 2000
    • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible II (2000)
      Mission: Impossible II
      6.1
      • model maker (uncredited)
      • 2000
    • Charlize Theron and Ben Affleck in Reindeer Games (2000)
      Reindeer Games
      5.8
      • pyrotechnic assistant: miniatures, Cinema Production Services
      • effects technician: miniature pyrotechnic (uncredited)
      • 2000
    • Neve Campbell, Parker Posey, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, and Deon Richmond in Scream 3 (2000)
      Scream 3
      5.7
      • pyrotechnician: Fantasy II Film Effects
      • 2000
    • Tim Robbins, Jeff Bridges, and Joan Cusack in Arlington Road (1999)
      Arlington Road
      7.2
      • effects technician: miniature pyrotechnic (uncredited)
      • 1999
    • Liv Tyler, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)
      Armageddon
      6.7
      • effects technician: miniature pyrotechnic (uncredited)
      • 1998
    • Godzilla (1998)
      Godzilla
      5.5
      • effects technician: miniature pyrotechnic
      • 1998
    • Volcano (1997)
      Volcano
      5.6
      • visual effects foreman
      • 1997
    • Independence Day (1996)
      Independence Day
      7.0
      • effects technician: miniature pyrotechnic
      • 1996
    • Kevin Costner in Waterworld (1995)
      Waterworld
      6.3
      • model maker (uncredited)
      • 1995
    • Steven Seagal in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
      Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
      5.6
      • model maker (uncredited)
      • 1995
    • Tom Cruise and Kirsten Dunst in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
      Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
      7.5
      • effects technician: miniature pyrotechnic (uncredited)
      • 1994

    Production Department

    • Michael J. Fox and Joan Jett in Light of Day (1987)
      Light of Day
      5.6
      • set production assistant (as Thomas C. Zell)
      • 1987

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Thomas C. Zell

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