Luma Pictures is a visual effects/ animation studio with facilities in Los Angeles, Melbourne and Vancouver. Founded in 2002 by Payam Shohadai and Jonathan R. Beutel, the company is best known for their creatures, environments, and effects.
Luma Pictures has won several awards for their visual effects work, including an AACTA Award for Best Visual Effects on Spider-Man: Far From Home and Elvis.
The studio has also earned several Visual Effects Society (VES) nominations over the years, including nominations for Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, and Spider-Man: Far From Home.
Today, Luma Pictures is led by CEO Grady Gamble.
History Luma Pictures was founded in 2002 by Payam Shohadai and Jonathan R. Beutel, the latter of whom is known for writing the screenplay of The Last Starfighter (1984) and writing and directing Theodore Rex (1996).
The company debuted in 2002 with work on Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, and since then it has completed visual effects on over 150 films and episodics, including Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, the Underworld franchise, Prisoners, Mary Poppins Returns, Candyman, the Marvel Cinematic Universe including the Spider-Man franchise, The Tomorrow War, and I Am Groot for which it was the lead VFX provider for the first season. Additionally, they have worked with film auteurs such as the Coen Brothers on four films, including No Country for Old Men and True Grit; Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood; and Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit. Its headquarter changed from Venice, California to Los Angeles and company expanded to Melbourne, Australia in 2013 and Vancouver, British Columbia in 2021 and has grown to nearly 300 global employees.
Filmography Films YearNotable films2003Charlie's Angels: Full ThrottleThe Human StainUnderworldBad Santa2004Wicker ParkCrashRaySky Captain and the World of Tomorrow2005CursedA Lot like LoveThe CaveInto the Blue2006Underworld: EvolutionHootFirst SnowZoomThe CovenantThe HolidayApocalypto2007PrimevalSlipstreamReign Over MePirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndNo Country for Old MenHostel: Part IIRush Hour 3Resident Evil: Extinction2008Henry Poole Is HereUntraceableElegyNever Back DownHancockThe Midnight Meat TrainBurn After ReadingCity of Ember2009Possession Underworld: Rise of the LycansX-Men Origins: WolverineHarry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceThe Ugly TruthGamerA Serious ManFameThis is it2010The Nutcracker in 3DThe Book of EliPercy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning ThiefTrue Grit2011The Green HornetBattle: Los AngelesThorX-Men: First ClassCaptain America: The First AvengerFright NightIn Time2012Underworld: Awakening One for the MoneyThe AvengersThe Dictator Prometheus2013Thor: The Dark WorldPrisonersOz the Great and PowerfulGI Joe: RetaliationIron Man 3Saving Mr. Banks2014I, FrankensteinCaptain America: The Winter SoldierGuardians of the Galaxy2015Run All NightThe Divergent Series: InsurgentThe Age of AdalineAvengers: Age of UltronAnt-ManThe Vatican TapesThe Last Witch HunterHeart of the Sea2016DeadpoolCaptain America: Civil WarThe Divergent Series: AllegiantDoctor StrangeUnderworld: Blood Wars2017Alien: CovenantGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2Spider-Man: HomecomingThor: Ragnarok2018Black PantherA Wrinkle in TimeAnt-Man and the WaspPeppermintAquamanMary Poppins ReturnsThe Nutcracker and the Four Realms2019Captain Marvel Spider-Man: Far From HomeJojo RabbitOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood2020Birds of PreyDolittle2021Godzilla vs. KongSpace Jam: A New LegacySpider-Man: No Way HomeEternalsKing RichardCandymanShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsThe Tomorrow WarThose Who Wish Me Dead2022The King's DaughterDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessElvisThor: Love and ThunderLyle, Lyle, CrocodileBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever2023Ant-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniaGhostedThe MotherHeart of StoneSpy Kids: ArmageddonRebel Moon
TV series YearNotable series2021WandaVisionLokiHawkeye2022-presentI Am Groot2023CitadelSecret InvasionAhsokaGen V2024The Acolyte
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