Ben Thompson - Contact Info, Agent, Manager

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Credits
48 titles

Past Film & Video (43 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver (2024) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta FX) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta FX) See fewer	$83MM
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta FX) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta FX) See fewer	$135MM	$80MM	$160MM	$440MM
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023) Senior Visual Effects Lighting Td (Weta FX) Senior Visual Effects Lighting Td (Weta FX) See fewer	$200MM	$61MM	$157MM	$439MM
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) Senior Lighting Td (Weta FX) Senior Lighting Td (Weta FX) See fewer	$350MM	$134MM	$684MM	$2.32B
Black Adam (2022) Digital Artist (Weta Digital) Digital Artist (Weta Digital) See fewer	$195MM	$67MM	$168MM	$393MM
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) See fewer	$200MM	$75MM	$225MM	$432MM
Jungle Cruise (2021) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) See fewer	$200MM	$35MM	$117MM	$221MM
The Tomorrow War (2021) Shots (Weta Digital) Shots (Weta Digital) See fewer	$200MM			$14MM
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) See fewer	$200MM	$32MM	$101MM	$470MM
Avengers: Endgame (2019) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) See fewer	$356MM	$357MM	$858MM	$2.8B
Alita: Battle Angel (2019) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) See fewer	$170MM	$29MM	$86MM	$405MM
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) See fewer	$321MM	$258MM	$679MM	$2.05B
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) Lookdev Technical Director (Weta Digital) Lookdev Technical Director (Weta Digital) See fewer	$177MM	$17MM	$41MM	$226MM
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) Senior Visual Effects Lighting Td (Weta Digital) Senior Visual Effects Lighting Td (Weta Digital) See fewer	$200MM	$147MM	$390MM	$864MM
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) See fewer	$165MM	$41MM	$103MM	$390MM
The BFG (2016) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) See fewer	$140MM	$19MM	$55MM	$195MM
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) See fewer	$90MM	$14MM	$86MM	$235MM
Furious 7 (2015) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) See fewer	$190MM	$147MM	$353MM	$1.52B
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) Lead Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital - extended edition), Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) Lead Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital - extended edition), Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) See fewer	$250MM	$55MM	$255MM	$962MM
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) Lead Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) Lead Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) See fewer	$170MM	$73MM	$209MM	$711MM
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) Lead Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) Lead Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) See fewer	$225MM	$74MM	$258MM	$959MM
The Wolverine (2013) Senior Lighting Technical Director (WETA Digital) Senior Lighting Technical Director (WETA Digital) See fewer	$120MM	$53MM	$133MM	$415MM
Man of Steel (2013) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) (uncredited) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) (uncredited) See fewer	$225MM	$117MM	$291MM	$670MM
Iron Man 3 (2013) Compositing And Lighting (Weta Digital) Compositing And Lighting (Weta Digital) See fewer	$200MM	$174MM	$409MM	$1.22B
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) Lead Lighting Technical Director (WETA Digital) Lead Lighting Technical Director (WETA Digital) See fewer	$180MM	$85MM	$303MM	$1.02B
Prometheus (2012) Shots/shaders/effects Department (Weta Digital) Shots/shaders/effects Department (Weta Digital) See fewer	$130MM	$51MM	$126MM	$403MM
The Adventures of Tintin (2011) Lead Lighting Td (Weta Digital) Lead Lighting Td (Weta Digital) See fewer	$135MM	$9.7MM	$78MM	$374MM
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) See fewer	$93MM	$55MM	$177MM	$482MM
Avatar (2009) Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) See fewer	$237MM	$77MM	$785MM	$2.92B
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) See fewer	$80MM	$30MM	$79MM	$233MM
King Kong (2005) 3D Sequence Lead (Weta Digital) 3D Sequence Lead (Weta Digital) See fewer	$207MM	$50MM	$218MM	$557MM
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) Model/creature Technical Director (MPC) Model/creature Technical Director (MPC) See fewer	$150MM	$56MM	$206MM	$475MM
Alien vs. Predator (2004) Lighting Technical Director (MPC) Lighting Technical Director (MPC) See fewer	$60MM	$38MM	$80MM	$177MM
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Lead Modeller (MPC) Lead Modeller (MPC) See fewer	$130MM	$94MM	$250MM	$807MM
Ella Enchanted (2004) Lighting Technical Director (MPC) Lighting Technical Director (MPC) See fewer	$31MM	$6.1MM	$23MM	$27MM
Shaun of the Dead (2004) Zombie (uncredited) Zombie (uncredited) See fewer	£4MM	$3.3MM	$14MM	$39MM
Calendar Girls (2003) 3D Animator (MPC) 3D Animator (MPC) See fewer	$10MM	$151K	$31MM	$93MM
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003) Technical Director (MPC) Technical Director (MPC) See fewer	$95MM	$22MM	$66MM	$160MM
Octane (2003) 3D Animator (MPC) 3D Animator (MPC) See fewer	$12MM
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Lead Modeller (MPC) Lead Modeller (MPC) See fewer	$100MM	$88MM	$263MM	$883MM
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) CG Animator (MPC) CG Animator (MPC) See fewer	$100MM	$2.2MM	$4.4MM	$7.1MM
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) CG Animator (MPC) (uncredited) CG Animator (MPC) (uncredited) See fewer	$125MM	$90MM	$319MM	$1.02B
Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001) Cg Animator Cg Animator See fewer				$5MM

See all past film & video

Past Television (5 titles)	Episodes
The Last of Us (2023) (TV Series) - Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta FX) (3 episodes, 2023) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta FX) (3 episodes, 2023) See fewer Look for the Light (Mar 12, 2023) Season 1, Episode 9 - Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta FX) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta FX) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	3
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022) (TV Series) - Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Visual Effects) (1 episode, 2022) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Visual Effects) (1 episode, 2022) See fewer Adrift (Sep 1, 2022) Season 1, Episode 2 - Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Visual Effects) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Visual Effects) See fewer	1
Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022) (TV Mini-series) - Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Visual Effects NZ) (1 episode, 2022) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Visual Effects NZ) (1 episode, 2022) See fewer Part V (Jun 15, 2022) Season 1, Episode 5 - Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Visual Effects NZ) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Visual Effects NZ) See fewer	1
Peacemaker (2022) (TV Series) - Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) (3 episodes, 2022) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) (3 episodes, 2022) See fewer It's Cow or Never (Feb 17, 2022) Season 1, Episode 8 - Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) Senior Lighting Technical Director (Weta Digital) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	3
Game of Thrones (2019) (TV Series) - Visual Effects (Weta Digital) (4 episodes, 2019) Visual Effects (Weta Digital) (4 episodes, 2019) See fewer The Iron Throne (May 19, 2019) Season 8, Episode 6 - Visual Effects (Weta Digital) Visual Effects (Weta Digital) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	4