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Richard Athorne

  • Special Effects
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  • Production Manager
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Richard Athorne is known for Elysium (2013), District 9 (2009) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014).
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    Known for

    Matt Damon in Elysium (2013)
    Elysium
    6.6
    • Special Effects(Weta Workshop)
    • 2013
    District 9 (2009)
    District 9
    7.9
    • Additional Crew
    • 2009
    The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
    The Amazing Spider-Man 2
    6.6
    • Special Effects(Weta Workshop)
    • 2014
    Jamie Bell and Joe Starr in The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
    The Adventures of Tintin
    7.3
    • Production Manager
    • 2011

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    Special Effects

    • Cleverman (2016)
      Cleverman
      6.4
      TV Series
      • design studio manager: Weta Workshop
      • design studio manager: Weta Workship
      • 2016
    • The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
      The Amazing Spider-Man 2
      6.6
      • design studio manager: Weta Workshop
      • 2014
    • Matt Damon in Elysium (2013)
      Elysium
      6.6
      • design studio manager: Weta Workshop
      • 2013
    • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
      The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
      7.8
      • design supervisor: Weta Workshop
      • 2012

    Art Department

    • Thunderbirds Are Go (2015)
      Thunderbirds Are Go
      6.8
      TV Series
      • head of design
      • 2016–2018

    Production Manager

    • 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
      • design studio manager: Weta Workshop
      • 2013
    • Jamie Bell and Joe Starr in The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
      The Adventures of Tintin
      7.3
      • weta workshop design studio manager
      • 2011

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