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Christian Rivers(I)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Visual Effects
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Christian Rivers
A mysterious young woman named Hester Shaw joins forces with Anna Fang, a dangerous outlaw with a bounty on her head, and Tom Natsworthy, an outcast from London, to lead a rebellion against a giant predator city on wheels.
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Mortal Engines (2018)
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Christian Rivers is known for Mortal Engines (2018), King Kong (2005) and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 10 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines (2018)
    Mortal Engines
    6.1
    • Director(directed by)
    • 2018
    Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)
    King Kong
    7.2
    • Visual Effects
    • 2005
    Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
    8.9
    • Visual Effects(Weta Digital)
    • 2001
    Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
    7.4
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2014

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    Director

    • Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines (2018)
      Mortal Engines
      6.1
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2018
    • Minutes Past Midnight (2016)
      Minutes Past Midnight
      4.9
      • Director (directed by: segment: "Feeder")
      • 2016
    • Feeder (2015)
      Feeder
      6.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • John Kassir and Oakes Fegley in Pete's Dragon (2016)
      Pete's Dragon
      6.7
      • second unit director
      • 2016
    • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
      The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
      7.4
      • splinter unit director
      • 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
      • splinter unit director
      • 2013

    Visual Effects

    • Harrison Ford, Giancarlo Esposito, Anthony Mackie, Shira Haas, and Danny Ramirez in Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
      Captain America: Brave New World
      5.7
      • motion: WETA FX
      • 2025
    • 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
      • motion: Weta Digital
      • 2023
    • Angela Bassett, Florence Kasumba, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Tenoch Huerta, Alex Livinalli, Michaela Coel, Letitia Wright, Mabel Cadena, and Winston Duke in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
      Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
      6.6
      • motion: Weta FX Ltd
      • 2022
    • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
      The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
      7.8
      • previs supervisor: Weta FX
      • 2012
    • The Warrior's Way (2010)
      The Warrior's Way
      6.2
      • pre-visualization supervisor: Weta Digital
      • 2010
    • The Lovely Bones (2009)
      The Lovely Bones
      6.6
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2009
    • Diagnosis: Death (2009)
      Diagnosis: Death
      4.7
      • digital ghost effects
      • 2009
    • The Water Horse (2007)
      The Water Horse
      6.4
      • visual creative consultant: Weta Digital
      • 2007
    • Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)
      King Kong
      7.2
      • animation director
      • previsual animation designer
      • previsual animation supervisor
      • 2005
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
      9.0
      • visual effects conceptual designer
      • 2003
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
      8.8
      • pre-visualization supervisor
      • 2002
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
      8.9
      • visual effects art director: Weta Digital
      • 2001
    • Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey in Contact (1997)
      Contact
      7.5
      • digital artist: Weta Ltd.
      • 1997
    • The Frighteners (1996)
      The Frighteners
      7.1
      • character animator: Weta Ltd.
      • 1996

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      • Christan Rivers

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      In addition to his visual effects work, Rivers made another indelible contribution to Peter Jackson's Middle-Earth films. His wedding ring was the model for the One Ring.

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