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Ben Thompson(II)

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

    Known for

    The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
    The Day the Earth Stood Still
    5.5
    • Visual Effects
    • 2008
    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
    Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
    Rise of the Planet of the Apes
    7.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 2011
    Chris Pratt and Yvonne Strahovski in The Tomorrow War (2021)
    The Tomorrow War
    6.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 2021

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • 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
      • senior lighting technical director: Weta FX
      • shots: Weta FX
      • 2025
    • Dee Bradley Baker and John Cena in Peacemaker (2022)
      Peacemaker
      8.2
      TV Series
      • senior lighting technical director: Weta FX
      • digital artist: Weta FX
      • senior lighting technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2022–2025
    • David Corenswet in SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY IS POWERFUL!! MOVIE REVIEW! (2024)
      Superman
      7.0
      • digital artist: Weta FX
      • senior visual effects lighting td: Weta FX
      • 2025
    • Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, and Sebastian Hansen in A Minecraft Movie (2025)
      A Minecraft Movie
      5.6
      • digital artist: Weta FX
      • senior lighting technical director: Weta FX
      • 2025
    • 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
      5.4
      • senior visual effects lighting td: Weta FX
      • 2024
    • Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire (2024)
      Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire
      6.0
      • senior lighting technical director: Weta FX
      • shots: Weta FX
      • 2024
    • Ron Perlman, Michelle Yeoh, Peter Cullen, Pete Davidson, Colman Domingo, 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
      8.4
      TV Series
      • senior visual effects lighting artist: Weta FX
      • senior visual effects lighting td: Weta FX
      • 2023
    • 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
      • senior lighting td: Weta FX
      • 2022
    • Pierce Brosnan, Aldis Hodge, Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Shahi, and Noah Centineo in Black Adam (2022)
      Black Adam
      6.1
      • 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
      6.8
      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
    • 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
      6.5
      • senior lighting technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2021

    Actor

    • Kate Ashfield, Nick Frost, and Simon Pegg in Shaun of the Dead (2004)
      Shaun of the Dead
      7.8
      • Zombie (uncredited)
      • 2004

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