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James Purdy(II)

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James Purdy is known for Watchmen (2009), Godzilla (2014) and Total Recall (2012).
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    • Known for

    Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson in Watchmen (2009)
    Watchmen
    7.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 2009
    Godzilla (2014)
    Godzilla
    6.4
    • Visual Effects
    • 2014
    Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, and Colin Farrell in Total Recall (2012)
    Total Recall
    6.2
    • Visual Effects
    • 2012
    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
    • Visual Effects
    • 2009

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Fast & Furious: Supercharged (2015)
      Fast & Furious: Supercharged
      6.3
      Video
      • visual effects production manager
      • 2015
    • Julianne Moore, Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, and Alicia Vikander in Seventh Son (2014)
      Seventh Son
      5.5
      • visual effects coordinator
      • 2014
    • Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
      Exodus: Gods and Kings
      6.0
      • visual effects department manager
      • 2014
    • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, and Dave Bautista in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
      Guardians of the Galaxy
      8.0
      • visual effects department manager
      • 2014
    • Angelina Jolie in Maleficent (2014)
      Maleficent
      6.9
      • visual effects coordinator
      • 2014
    • Godzilla (2014)
      Godzilla
      6.4
      • visual effects coordinator: MPC
      • 2014
    • Sullivan Stapleton in 300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
      300: Rise of an Empire
      6.2
      • visual effects coordinator
      • 2014
    • Keanu Reeves, Rinko Kikuchi, Neil Fingleton, and Rick Genest in 47 Ronin (2013)
      47 Ronin
      6.3
      • visual effects coordinator
      • 2013
    • Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, and Alexandra Daddario in Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
      Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
      5.7
      • visual effects coordinator
      • 2013
    • Anthony Hopkins, Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Mary-Louise Parker, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Lee Byung-hun in RED 2 (2013)
      RED 2
      6.6
      • visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer in The Lone Ranger (2013)
      The Lone Ranger
      6.4
      • visual effects production manager
      • 2013
    • Henry Cavill in Man of Steel (2013)
      Man of Steel
      7.1
      • visual effects production manager (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Brad Pitt in World War Z (2013)
      World War Z
      7.0
      • visual effects production: MPC
      • 2013
    • Daniel Craig in Skyfall (2012)
      Skyfall
      7.8
      • visual effects production manager (uncredited)
      • 2012
    • Suraj Sharma in Life of Pi (2012)
      Life of Pi
      7.9
      • visual effects coordinator
      • 2012

    Writer

    • Fatiha El-Ghorri in Donkey (2025)
      Donkey
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • created by
      • written by
      • 2025

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