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Niklas Preston

  • Visual Effects
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Niklas Preston is known for Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), District 9 (2009) and Man of Steel (2013).
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    Known for

    Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
    Rise of the Planet of the Apes
    7.6
    • Visual Effects(Weta Digital)
    • 2011
    District 9 (2009)
    District 9
    7.9
    • Visual Effects(Weta Digital)
    • 2009
    Henry Cavill in Man of Steel (2013)
    Man of Steel
    7.1
    • Visual Effects(Weta Digital)
    • 2013
    Paul Dano, Colin Farrell, Robert Pattinson, and Zoë Kravitz in The Batman (2022)
    The Batman
    7.8
    • Visual Effects(Weta Digital)
    • 2022

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    • Harrison Ford, Giancarlo Esposito, Anthony Mackie, Shira Haas, and Danny Ramirez in Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
      Captain America: Brave New World
      6.1
      • assets: WETA FX
      • 2025
    • 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
      6.7
      • assets: Weta FX Ltd
      • 2022
    • Paul Dano, Colin Farrell, Robert Pattinson, and Zoë Kravitz in The Batman (2022)
      The Batman
      7.8
      • visual effects assets & environments artist: Weta Digital
      • 2022
    • Game of Thrones (2011)
      Game of Thrones
      9.2
      TV Series
      • visual effects: Weta Digital
      • 2019
    • 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 modeler
      • 2013
    • Henry Cavill in Man of Steel (2013)
      Man of Steel
      7.1
      • digital effects crew: Weta Digital
      • 2013
    • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
      The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
      7.8
      • visual effects modeler: Weta FX
      • 2012
    • Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
      Rise of the Planet of the Apes
      7.6
      • modeler: Weta Digital
      • 2011
    • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
      Avatar
      7.9
      • modeler: Weta Digital
      • 2009
    • The Lovely Bones (2009)
      The Lovely Bones
      6.6
      • modeler: Weta Digital
      • 2009
    • District 9 (2009)
      District 9
      7.9
      • digital modeler: Weta Digital
      • 2009
    • The Water Horse (2007)
      The Water Horse
      6.4
      • digital modeler: Weta Digital
      • 2007
    • 30 Days of Night (2007)
      30 Days of Night
      6.6
      • modeler: Weta Digital
      • 2007
    • Josh Hutcherson and AnnaSophia Robb in Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
      Bridge to Terabithia
      7.2
      • modeler: Weta Digital
      • 2007
    • Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Robert Carlyle, Rachel Weisz, Sienna Guillory, and Ed Speleers in Eragon (2006)
      Eragon
      5.1
      • visual effects: Weta Digital
      • 2006

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