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Ben Folkman

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Ben Folkman is known for Alita: Battle Angel (2019), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024).
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    Known for

    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
    Karin Konoval, Andy Serkis, Terry Notary, Nick Thurston, and Scott Lang in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
    7.6
    • Animation Department
    • 2014
    Peter Macon, Owen Teague, and Freya Allan in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
    Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
    6.8
    • Animation Department
    • 2024
    Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines (2018)
    Mortal Engines
    6.1
    • Visual Effects
    • 2018

    Credits

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    Animation Department

    • 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 animator
      • 2025
    • Dee Bradley Baker and John Cena in Peacemaker (2022)
      Peacemaker
      8.2
      TV Series
      • lead animator: Weta FX
      • 2025
    • Harrison Ford, Giancarlo Esposito, Anthony Mackie, Shira Haas, and Danny Ramirez in Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
      Captain America: Brave New World
      5.6
      • senior animator: Weta FX
      • 2025
    • Peter Macon, Owen Teague, and Freya Allan in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
      Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
      6.8
      • senior animator: Weta FX
      • 2024
    • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Maria Bakalova in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
      Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
      7.9
      • senior animator: Weta FX
      • 2023
    • Will Smith in Emancipation (2022)
      Emancipation
      6.3
      • senior animator: Weta FX
      • 2022
    • Edward Norton, Kate Hudson, Daniel Craig, Kathryn Hahn, Dave Bautista, Leslie Odom Jr., Janelle Monáe, Madelyn Cline, and Jessica Henwick in Glass Onion (2022)
      Glass Onion
      7.1
      • senior animator: Weta FX
      • 2022
    • Chiwetel Ejiofor, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Xochitl Gomez in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
      Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
      6.8
      • lead animator
      • 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 animator
      • 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
      • animator: Weta Digital
      • 2021
    • Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
      Godzilla vs. Kong
      6.3
      • lead animator: Weta Digital
      • 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
      • senior animator: Weta Digital
      • 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
      • animator: Weta Digital
      • 2019
    • Dwayne Johnson in Rampage (2018)
      Rampage
      6.1
      • animator: Weta Digital
      • 2018
    • John Goodman, Clive Owen, Rihanna, Dane DeHaan, and Cara Delevingne in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
      Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
      6.4
      • animator: Weta Digital
      • 2017

    Visual Effects

    • Dwayne Johnson and Catherine Laga'aia in Moana (2026)
      Moana
      5.8
      • previs artist: Weta FX
      • 2026
    • Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in The Last of Us (2023)
      The Last of Us
      8.4
      TV Series
      • lead previz animator
      • 2025
    • Aileen Wu in Alien: Romulus (2024)
      Alien: Romulus
      7.1
      • motion: Weta FX
      • 2024
    • Invasion (2021)
      Invasion
      6.2
      TV Series
      • lead previs animator
      • 2021
    • Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell in The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020)
      The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
      6.0
      • lead previs animator
      • 2020
    • Sean Bean in Game of Thrones (2011)
      Game of Thrones
      9.2
      TV Series
      • visual effects: Weta Digital (as Benjaman Folkman)
      • 2019
    • 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 previs animator: Weta Digital
      • 2019
    • Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines (2018)
      Mortal Engines
      6.1
      • lead previs animator: Weta Digital
      • 2018
    • Yifeng Li in Animal World (2018)
      Animal World
      6.4
      • lead previs animator: Weta Digital
      • 2018
    • Mark Rylance and Ruby Barnhill in The BFG (2016)
      The BFG
      6.3
      • previsualization animator: Weta Digital
      • 2016
    • 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
    • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
      The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
      7.8
      • senior previs artist: Weta FX
      • 2012
    • Robert Mammone, Damien Garvey, Saskia Burmeister, and Matthew Scully in Storage (2009)
      Storage
      5.6
      • visual effects artist: Cutting Edge
      • 2009
    • Feed (2005)
      Feed
      5.3
      • on set vfx supervision: Cutting Edge
      • 2005
    • Human Senses (2003)
      Human Senses
      8.2
      TV Series
      • visual effects artist: Beeps (2003)
      • 2003

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