Phillip Leonhardt

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Visual Effects

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Male

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Phillip Leonhardt

Biography

Phil Leonhardt joined Wētā FX in 2005 as a Senior Compositor on Peter Jackson’s King Kong. His expertise quickly became evident, leading to his involvement in many high-profile projects, including X-Men: The Last Stand, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, The Water Horse, The Day the Earth Stood Still, and The Lovely Bones. He also contributed as a Lighting TD on James Cameron’s groundbreaking Avatar. Phil’s transition into supervisory roles began with Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, where he oversaw CG and VFX teams. He led major sequences for Man of Steel, The Wolverine, and Furious 7. He supervised the VES Award-nominated Prison Camp se...

Production

2014

2008

The Day the Earth Stood Still

as Compositing Supervisor

2019

Avengers: Endgame

as Visual Effects Supervisor

2005

Sahara

as Compositing Lead

2024

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

as Visual Effects Supervisor

2019

Alita: Battle Angel

as Visual Effects Supervisor

2018

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

as Visual Effects Supervisor

2017

War for the Planet of the Apes

as Sequence Supervisor

2016

2015

2015

Furious 7

as CG Supervisor

2013

The Wolverine

as CG Supervisor

2012

Prometheus

as CG Supervisor

2009

The Lovely Bones

as Compositing Lead

2008

Jumper

as Compositing Artist

2007

The Water Horse

as Compositing Artist

2006

Eragon

as Compositing Artist

2006

X-Men: The Last Stand

as Digital Compositor

2006

See No Evil

as Compositing Artist

2005

The Jacket

as Digital Compositor

2004

2004

The Chronicles of Riddick

as Digital Compositor

2004

Troy

as Digital Compositor

2003

Young, Beautiful and Screwed Up

as Digital Compositor

2003

Cheeky

as Digital Compositor

2003

Blackball

as Compositing Artist

2002

Epsteins Nacht

as Digital Compositor

2002

Swept Away

as Rotoscoping Artist

2001

All the Queen's Men

as Rotoscoping Artist

2001

Vortex

as Rotoscoping Artist

2025

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

as Visual Effects Supervisor

2012

Good for Nothing

as VFX Artist

2020

The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two

as Visual Effects Supervisor

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