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Joe Letteri

Joe Letteri

Visual Effects Jan 1 (age 69) Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, USA 1999–2029 (30 year career)
7.1 avg rating

Biography

Joseph Bruce Letteri ONZM (born 1957) is a senior visual effects artist who has won six Academy Awards, four BAFTA awards, and four VES awards. He is the current Senior Visual Effects Supervisor of the Academy Award-winning Wētā FX, joining the company in 2001. He has received several awards and nominations as visual effects supervisor, the latest (as of March 2023) being Avatar: The Way of Water, and previously for War for the Planet of the Apes. He attended Center High School (Pennsylvania) in…

Known For

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Visual Effects Supervisor
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Visual Effects Supervisor
Avengers: Endgame
Film

Avengers: Endgame

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Avatar
Film

Avatar

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Film

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Avatar: The Way of Water
Film

Avatar: The Way of Water

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Film

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Film

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

Filmography

Crew (23)

Movies (23)

Avatar 4

Avatar 4

2029 Upcoming

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

Dec 19

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Avatar: Fire and Ash

2025

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

7.5
Avatar: The Way of Water

Avatar: The Way of Water

2022

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

7.6
Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame

2019

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

8.2
Alita: Battle Angel

Alita: Battle Angel

2019

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

7.2
War for the Planet of the Apes

War for the Planet of the Apes

2017

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

7.2
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

6.0
The BFG

The BFG

2016

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

6.3
Furious 7

Furious 7

2015

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

7.2
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

2015

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

6.0
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

7.3
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

7.3
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

2013

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

7.6
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

7.4
Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

2011

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

7.3
The Adventures of Tintin

The Adventures of Tintin

2011

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

6.9
Avatar

Avatar

2009

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

7.6
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

2008

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

King Kong

King Kong

2005

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

6.9
I, Robot

I, Robot

2004

Visual Effects Supervisor

7.0
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003

Visual Effects Supervisor

8.5
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

Visual Effects Supervisor

8.4
Magnolia

Magnolia

1999

Visual Effects Supervisor

7.7