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Merlin Bela Wassiij Maertz

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Merlin Bela Wassiij Maertz is known for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and Godzilla (2014).
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    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
    • Visual Effects
    • 2021
    Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
    Rise of the Planet of the Apes
    7.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 2011
    Godzilla (2014)
    Godzilla
    6.4
    • Visual Effects
    • 2014
    Brad Pitt in Ad Astra (2019)
    Ad Astra
    6.5
    • Animation Department
    • 2019

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • War Is Over! (2023)
      War Is Over!
      6.4
      Short
      • lead animator
      • 2023
    • Pierce Brosnan, Aldis Hodge, Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Shahi, and Noah Centineo in Black Adam (2022)
      Black Adam
      6.1
      • digital effects lead: Weta Digital
      • 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
      • character animator
      • 2021
    • Rosie Perez, Jurnee Smollett, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Margot Robbie, and Ella Jay Basco in Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)
      Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
      6.1
      • senior animator: Weta Digital
      • 2020
    • Furious 7 (2015)
      Furious 7
      7.1
      • senior animator: Weta Digital
      • 2015
    • Godzilla (2014)
      Godzilla
      6.4
      • senior animator: Weta Digital
      • 2014
    • Henry Cavill in Man of Steel (2013)
      Man of Steel
      7.1
      • animator (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, and Paul Bettany in Iron Man 3 (2013)
      Iron Man 3
      7.1
      • digital effects crew: Weta Digital
      • 2013
    • Aaron Toney in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
      Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
      5.9
      • animation & previs departments: Weta Digital
      • 2012
    • Jamie Bell and Joe Starr in The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
      The Adventures of Tintin
      7.3
      • animator: Weta Digital
      • 2011
    • Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
      Rise of the Planet of the Apes
      7.6
      • animator: Weta Digital
      • 2011
    • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
      Avatar
      7.9
      • previs artist (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Melanie Lynskey, Craig Hall, William Johnson, Stephen Lovatt, and Semu Filipo in Show of Hands (2008)
      Show of Hands
      6.2
      • digital artist (as Merlin Lepper)
      • 2008
    • Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion (2008)
      Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion
      3.2
      • digital artist
      • 2008
    • The Water Horse (2007)
      The Water Horse
      6.4
      • animator: Weta Digital
      • 2007

    Animation Department

    • War Is Over! (2023)
      War Is Over!
      6.4
      Short
      • lead animator
      • 2023
    • Brad Pitt in Ad Astra (2019)
      Ad Astra
      6.5
      • animation supervisor
      • 2019
    • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
      The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
      7.4
      • animator: Weta Digital
      • 2014
    • Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Martin Freeman, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, and Luke Evans in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
      The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
      7.8
      • animator: Weta Digital
      • 2013
    • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
      The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
      7.8
      • animator: Weta FX
      • 2012
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., Lou Ferrigno, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, and Chris Hemsworth in The Avengers (2012)
      The Avengers
      8.0
      • animator
      • 2012
    • Jamie Bell and Joe Starr in The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
      The Adventures of Tintin
      7.3
      • animator
      • previs artist
      • 2011
    • Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
      Rise of the Planet of the Apes
      7.6
      • animator
      • 2011
    • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
      Avatar
      7.9
      • previs artist (uncredited)
      • 2009

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    • Alternative name
      • Merlin Lepper

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