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Benny Edlund

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  • Animation Department
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Benny Edlund is known for Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), Jumper (2008) and Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011).
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    Known for

    Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
    Avatar: The Way of Water
    7.5
    • Visual Effects
    • 2022
    Hayden Christensen in Jumper (2008)
    Jumper
    6.1
    • Visual Effects
    • 2008
    Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
    Rise of the Planet of the Apes
    7.6
    • Visual Effects(Weta Digital)
    • 2011
    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
    • Visual Effects
    • 2014

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    Visual Effects

    • Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
      Avatar: The Way of Water
      7.5
      • motion capture technologies engineer
      • 2022
    • 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
      • senior motion capture technical 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
      • senior visual effects motion capture td
      • 2013
    • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
      The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
      7.8
      • senior visual effects motion capture td: 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
      • senior motion capture technical director
      • 2012
    • Jamie Bell and Joe Starr in The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
      The Adventures of Tintin
      7.3
      • senior motion capture tech director: Weta Digital
      • 2011
    • Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
      Rise of the Planet of the Apes
      7.6
      • senior motion capture technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2011
    • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
      Avatar
      7.9
      • senior motion capture technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2009
    • The Lovely Bones (2009)
      The Lovely Bones
      6.6
      • senior motion capture technical director
      • 2009
    • District 9 (2009)
      District 9
      7.9
      • senior motion capture technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2009
    • The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
      The Day the Earth Stood Still
      5.5
      • senior motion capture technical director
      • 2008
    • Hayden Christensen in Jumper (2008)
      Jumper
      6.1
      • senior motion capture technical director
      • 2008

    Animation Department

    • The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (2004)
      The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
      8.6
      Video Game
      • lead animator
      • 2004
    • Knights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade (2004)
      Knights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade
      6.5
      Video Game
      • animator
      • 2004
    • Enclave (2002)
      Enclave
      7.1
      Video Game
      • animator
      • 2002

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