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Year:
2009
Production Country:
Great Britain / USA
Science fiction fantasy adventure. A wounded soldier is sent to an alien planet, where he takes on the form of the blue-skinned Na'vi species, and joins their battle against a fuel-mining corporation that is destroying the planet.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Jake Sully Sam Worthington
- Neytiri Zoë Saldana
- Colonel Miles Quaritch Stephen Lang
- Trudy Chacon Michelle Rodriguez
- Parker Selfridge Giovanni Ribisi
- Norm Spellman Joel David Moore
- Moat C.C.H. Pounder
- Eytukan Wes Studi
- Tsu'tey Laz Alonso
- Dr Grace Augustine Sigourney Weaver
- Dr Max Patel Dileep Rao
- Corporal Lyle Wainfleet Matt Gerald
- Private Fike Sean Moran
- cryo vault med tech Jason Whyte
- Venture Star crew chief Scott Lawrence
- lock up trooper Kelly Kilgour
- shuttle pilot James Pitt
- shuttle co-pilot Sean Patrick Murphy
- shuttle crew chief Peter Michael Dillon
- tractor operator Kevin Dorman
- Dragon gunship pilot Kelson Henderson
- Dragon gunship gunner David Van Horn
- Dragon gunship navigator Jacob Tomuri
- suit 1 Michael Blain-rozgay
- suit 2 Jon Curry
- ambient room tech Julene Renée
- ambient room tech Luke Hawker
- ambient room tech Woody Schultz
- horse clan leader Peter Mensah
- link room tech Sonia Yee
- basketball avatar Jahnel Curfman
- basketball avatar Ilram Choi
- Na'vi child Kyla Warren
- cast member Kevin Dorman
- cast member Julene Renée
- cast member Jahnel Curfman
- cast member Woody Schultz
- cast member Lisa Roumain
- cast member Debra Skelton
- cast member Taylor Kibby
- cast member Jodie Landau
- cast member Chris Mala
- cast member Julie Lamm
- cast member Cullen B. Madden
- cast member Joseph Brady Madden
- cast member Frank Torres
- cast member Austin Wilson
- cast member Sara Wilson
- cast member Tamica Washington-miller
- cast member Lucy Briant
- cast member Nathan Meister
- cast member Gerry Blair
- cast member Matthew Chamberlain
- cast member Paul Yates
- cast member Wray Wilson
- cast member James Gaylyn
- cast member Melvin Leno Clark Iii
- cast member Carvon Futrell
- cast member Brandon Jelkes
- cast member Sara Rose Medina
- cast member Micah Moch
- cast member Hanniyah Muhammad
- cast member Christopher Nolen
- cast member Christa Oliver
- cast member April Thomas
- cast member Bravita A. Threatt
Credits
Direction
- Directed by James Cameron
- 2nd Unit Director (NZLAU) Steven Quale
- 1st Assistant Director Josh Mclaglen
- 1st Assistant Director (Additl Unit) Maria Battle
- 2nd Assistant Director Maria Battle
- 2nd Assistant Director (NZLAU) Stephanie Westrate
- 2nd Assistant Director (NZLAU) Richard Matthews
- Additl 2nd Assistant Dir (Perf Cap Unit) Michael J. Musteric
- 2nd 2nd Assistant Director (NZLAU) Darren Mackie
- 3rd Assistant Director (NZLAU) Byron Darling
- 3rd Assistant Director (NZLAU) Jacqui Pryor
- 3rd Assistant Director (NZLAU) Del Chatterton
- 3rd Assistant Director (NZLAU) Judith Wayers
- Script Supervisor (Perf Cap Unit) Luca Kouimelis
- Script Supervisor (NZLAU) Sarah Hinch
- Script Supervisor (LA Live Action) Ana Maria Quintana
Production
- © (in all territories) Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
- © (in all territories) Dune Entertainment III LLC
- © (in Brazl, Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain) TCF Hungary Film Rights Exploitation Limited Liability Company
- Production Company Lightstorm Entertainment
- A Twentieth Century Fox presentation Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
- [Presentation] In association with Dune Entertainment Holdings LLC
- [Presentation] In association with Dune Entertainment LLC
- [Presentation] In association with Ingenious Film Partners
- Executive Producer Colin Wilson
- Executive Producer Laeta Kalogridis
- Produced by James Cameron
- Produced by Jon Landau
- Co-producer Brooke Breton
- Co-producer Josh Mclaglen
- Associate Producer Janace Tashjian
- Lightstorm (VP Prodtn Servcs/Technology) Geoff Burdick
- Lightstorm (Chief Financial Officer) Carol Henry
- Lightstorm (VP Finance/Admin) Kathy Grant
- Unit Production Manager Colin Wilson
- Unit Manager (NZLAU) Boris Kunac
- Unit Manager (NZLAU) Chris Walker
- Production Manager (New Zealand) Brigitte Yorke
- Virtual Production Supervisor Glenn Derry
- Production Supervisor Jennifer Teves
- Production Supervisor (LA Live Action) Mika Saito
- Production Co-ordinator (Perf Cap Unit) Jamie R. Robinson
- Production Co-ordinator (Perf Cap Unit) Susan Dukow
- Production Co-ordinator (NZLAU) Andrew J. Cochrane
- Production Controller Nour Dardari
- Production Accountant (NZLAU) Averil Mawhinney
- Location Manager (NZLAU) Jock Fyfe
- Post-production Supervisor Janace Tashjian
- Post-production Co-ordinator Wendy Chesebrough
Casting
- Casting by Margery Simkin
- Initial Casting by Mali Finn
- Casting Associate Justine Hempe
- NZ Casting (NZLAU) Miranda Rivers
- ADR Casting Loop De Loop
Writing
- Written by James Cameron
Photography
- Director of Photography Mauro Fiore
- LA Unit Director of Photography Vince Pace
- 2nd Unit Director of Photography (NZLAU) Richard Bluck
- Virtual Camera Operator Anthony Arendt
- Camera Operator (NZLAU) Richard Bluck
- 3D Camera Supervisor (NZLAU) Frank Fisher
- 3D Camera Supervisor (NZLAU) Manning Tillman
- Steadicam Operator (NZLAU) David Emmerichs
- Steadicam Operator (NZLAU) Roberto De Angelis
- 1st Camera Assistant (NZLAU) Lawrence W. Nielsen
- 1st Camera Assistant (NZLAU) Dean McCarroll
- 1st Camera Assistant (NZLAU) Roger Feenstra
- Camera I.O. Puller (NZLAU) Brenden Holster
- Camera I.O. Puller (NZLAU) Sean Kelly
- 2nd Camera Assistant (NZLAU) Phil Smith
- 2nd Camera Assistant (NZLAU) Garth Michael
- 2nd Camera Assistant (NZLAU) Jesse Neville
- Gaffer (NZLAU) Chris Culliton
- Gaffer (LA Live Action) John Buckley
- Key Grip (Perf Cap Unit) Dennis Hoerter
- Key Grip (Perf Cap Unit) Paul Farley
- Key Grip (NZLAU) Richard Mall
- Key Grip (NZLAU) Tony Keddy
- Key Grip (LA Live Action) Donald Reynolds
- Video Assist (Perf Cap Unit) Daniel Hernandez
- Video Assist (Perf Cap Unit) Daniel P. Moore
- HD Camera Playback (NZLAU) Michael Taylor
- HD Camera Playback (NZLAU) Daniel Hernandez
- Video Playback Operator (NZLAU) Nigel Burton
Stills
- Still Photographer Mark Fellman
Special Effects
- Senior Visual Effects Supervisor Joe Letteri
- WETA Producer Eileen Moran
- WETA Visual Effects Supervisor Stephen Rosenbaum
- WETA Visual Effects Supervisor Eric Saindon
- WETA Visual Effects Supervisor Daniel Lemmon
- WETA Visual Effects Supervisor Guy Williams
- Visual Effects Producer Joyce Cox
- ILM Visual Effects Supervisor John Knoll
- Visual Effects Supervisor John Bruno
- Visual Effects Supervisor Steven Quale
- Digital Effects Supervisor Nolan Murtha
- Technical Supervisor Dan Neufeldt
- Virtual Environment Supervisor Robert Powers
- Chief Technology Officer Tim Bicio
- Virtual Production Conceived by Rob Legato
- Virtual Production Line Producer Peter 'Toby' Tobyansen
- Virtual Production Manager Heide Waldbaum
- Virtual Production CG Supervisor Bradley Alexander
- Virtual Production CG Supervisor Jerry K. Kung
- Virtual Production CG Supervisor Albert Hastings
- Simulcam Supervisor (Virtual Production) Casey Schatz
- Visual Effects Producer Maricel Pagulayan
- Visual Effects Production Manager Bruce Franklin
- Visual Effects Production Manager Kimberly Jase
- Additional Visual Effects Producer Toni Pace Carstensen
- Additl Visual Effects Producer Jody Echegaray
- NZ Visual Effects Producer Cindy Ochs
- 3D Visual Effects Specialist Chuck Comisky
- Visual Effects Co-ordinator Stephen Riera
- Visual Effects Co-ordinator Bryan Searing
- Visual Effects Co-ordinator Kmarie Walters
- Visual Effects Co-ordinator Brice Liesveld
- Visual Effects/Animation Created by Weta Digital Ltd.
- WDL (VFX Supervisor) Wayne Stables
- WDL (VFX Supervisor) R. Christopher White
- WDL (VFX Supervisor) Erik Winquist
- WDL (Animation Supervisor) David Clayton
- WDL (Motion Capture Supervisor) Dejan Momcilovic
- WDL (Digital Effects Producer) Marvyn Young
- Visual Effects/Animation by Industrial Light & Magic
- ILM (ILM Visual Effects Producer) Jill Brooks
- ILM (Digital Production Supervisor) Michael Di Como
- Visual Effects by Framestore CFC
- Fs (VFX Supervisor) Jonathan Fawkner
- Fs (VFX Supervisor) Tim Webber
- Visual Effects/Animation by Prime Focus
- PF (Senior Visual Effects Supervisor) Chris Bond
- PF (Visual Effects Producer) Chris Del Conte
- PF (Visual Effects Digital Producer) Tricia Pifer
- Visual Effects by Hybride Technologies
- Hyb (Visual Effects Supervisor/Producer) Daniel Leduc
- Hyb (Visual Effects Supervisor) Richard Martin
- Visual Effects by Hydraulx
- Visual Effects by BUF Inc
- Visual Effects by Blur Studio (Venice, CA)
- Visual Effects by Pixel Liberation Front
- Additional Visual Effects Lola Visual Effects
- Additional Visual Effects Look! Effects Inc
- Additional Visual Effects Stereo D
- Special Effects Co-ordinator (NZLAU) Steve Ingram
- Stan Winston Character Design Supervisor John Rosengrant
- Character Designs by Stan Winston Studio
- SWS (Key Character Designer) Scott Patton
- SWS (Key Character Designer) Joseph Christopher Pepe
- SWS (Key Character Designer) Joey Orosco
- SWS (Key Character Designer) Chris Swift
- SWS (Key Character Designer) Jason Matthews
- SWS (Key Character Designer) Michael A. Ornelaz
- SWS (Key Character Designer) Jim Charmatz
- Graphic Artist (NZLAU) Campbell Read
Animation
- Animation Supervisor Richard Baneham
- Animation Supervisor Andy Jones
- ILM Animation Supervisor Paul Kavanagh
- Animation Co-ordinator Luis Pazos
- Giant Studios Perfmce Capture Supervisor Matthew Madden
- Performance Capture Technlgy/Prodn Srvcs Giant Studios
- Giant (Perf Cap Producer) Candice Alger
- Giant (Perf Cap Project Manager) James G.H. Knight
- Motion Control System (LA Live Action) Camera Control
Editing
- Edited by Stephen Rivkin
- Edited by John Refoua
- Edited by James Cameron
- Visual Effects Editor Craig Tanner
- Visual Effects Editor Chris Marino
- 1st Assistant Editor Jason Gaudio
- Assistant Editor Claudia Huerta
- Assistant Editor Justin Shaw
- Assistant Editor (NZLAU) James Meikle
- Assistant Editor (NZLAU) Mark Hawthorne
Design
- Production Designer Rick Carter
- Production Designer Robert Stromberg
- Supervising Virtual Art Director Yuri Bartoli
- Concept Art Director Ben Procter
- Concept Art Director Seth Engstrom
- Concept Art Director Dylan Cole
- Lead Supervising Art Director Kim Sinclair
- Supervising Art Director Kevin Ishioka
- Supervising Art Director Stefan Dechant
- Supervising Art Director Todd Cherniawsky
- Virtual Production Art Director Andrew L. Jones
- Virtual Production Art Director Norman Newberry
- Art Director Nick Bassett
- Art Director Rob Bavin
- Art Director Simon Bright
- Art Director Jill Cormack
- Art Director Sean Haworth
- Art Director Andrew Menzies
- Art Director Andy Mclaren
- Assistant Art Director Mike Stassi
- Assistant Art Director Jeffrey Wisniewski
- Assistant Art Director (NZLAU) Jacqueline Allen
- Assistant Art Director (NZLAU) Vanessa Cole
- Set Designer (NZLAU) Paul Ozzimo
- Set Designer (NZLAU) Scott Baker
- Set Designer (NZLAU) Andrew Chan
- Set Designer (NZLAU) David Chow
- Set Designer (NZLAU) Scott Herbertson
- Set Designer (NZLAU) Joseph Hiura
- Set Designer (NZLAU) Robert Johnson
- Set Designer (NZLAU) Tex Kadonaga
- Set Designer (NZLAU) Tammy Lee
- Set Designer (NZLAU) Darryl Longstaffe
- Set Designer (NZLAU) Karl J. Martin
- Set Designer (NZLAU) Richard Mays
- Set Designer (NZLAU) Sam Page
- Set Designer (NZLAU) Andrew Reeder
- Set Designer (NZLAU) Michael Smale
- Set Designer (NZLAU) John Lott
- Set Designer (NZLAU) Luke Caska
- Set Designer (NZLAU) Jonathan Dyer
- Set Decorator (NZLAU) Kim Sinclair
- Conceptual Design/Costme/Spclty Props by Richard Taylor
- Lead Creature Designer Neville Page
- Vehicle Designer TyRuben Ellingson
- Initial Creature Concepts by Wayne Barlowe
- Concept Illustrator Ryan Church
- Concept Illustrator James Clyne
- Concept Illustrator Steven Messing
- Concept Illustrator Victor Martinez
- Concept Illustrator Craig Shoji
- Concept Illustrator Daphne Yap
- Concept Illustrator Barry Howell
- Concept Illustrator Dorian Bustamante
- Additl Coceptl Des/Wpns/Cost/SpcltyProps Weta Workshop
- WW (Worskshop Manager) Tania Rodger
- WW (Workshop Supervisor) Gareth Mcghie
- Charctr Desgns/Spclty Props Manufctrg by Stan Winston Studio
- Charctr Desgns/Spclty Props Manufctrg by Legacy Effects
- Lead Character Sculptor Jordu Schell
- Creature Artist Tully Summers
- Creature Artist Alex Alvarez
- Property Master Andrew Siegel
- Lead Props (NZLAU) Melissa Spicer
- Construction Co-ordinator (PerfCap Unit) John Villarino
- Construction Supervisor (NZLAU) Neil Kirkland
- Construction Manager (NZLAU) Nik Novis
- Construction Manager (NZLAU) Ed Mulholland
Costumes
- Costume Designer Mayes Rubeo
- Costume Designer Deborah L. Scott
- New Zealand Costume Designer (NZLAU) John Harding
- Asst Costume Designer (Perf Cap Unit) Jeannie Ione Flynn
- Costume Design Assistant (NZLAU) Lesley Burkes
- Costume Supervisor (Perf Cap Unit) Antonio Almaraz
- Costume Supervisor (NZLAU) Carolyn M. Fenton
- Costume Supervisor (LA Live Action) Beth Koenigsberg
- Costume Supervisor (LA Live Action) Lisa Lövaas
- Costume Illustrator Rafael Bugos
Make-up
- Hair/Make-up Supervisor (NZLAU) Rick Findlater
- Make-up Department Head (LA Live Action) Mike Smithson
- Make-up (Perf Cap Unit) Tegan Taylor
- Make-up Artist (NZLAU) Georgia Lockhart-adams
- Make-up Artist (NZLAU) Angela Mooar
- Make-up Artist (NZLAU) Frankie Karena
- Make-up Artist (NZLAU) Michele Barber
- Make-up Artist (NZLAU) Michael Bigger
- Make-up Artist (LA Live Action) Richard Alonso
- Additionl Make-up Artist (Perf Cap Unit) Nadege Schoenfeld
- Sigourney Weaver Make-up/Hair (NZLAU) Linda Devetta
- Hair Department Head (LA Live Action) Roxane Griffin
Titles
- End Titles by Scarlet Letters
- SL (End Titles by) Ben Schoen
Film processing
- Negative Cutter Gary Burritt
- Lab Colour Timer Jim Passon
- Film Recording Services Provided by EFilm
- Digital Intermediate by Inc. Modern VideoFilm
- Speciality HighDef Equipment Provided by Pace
- Imaged in 3D with the Pace/Cameron Fusion Camera System
- Colour/Prints by DeLuxe
Music
- Music Composed by James Horner
- Score Conducted by James Horner
- Orchestrations James Horner
- Orchestrations J.A.C. Redford
- Orchestrations Jon Kull
- Orchestrations Nicholas Dodd
- Electronic Music Arranger Simon Franglen
- Synthesizer Programming Ian Underwood
- Synthesizer Programming Aaron Martin
- Music Contractor Peter Rotter
- Music Contractor Sandy Decrescent
- Choir Contractor Jasper Randall
- Music Scoring Co-ordinator Sylvia Wells
- Supervising Music Editor Jim Henrikson
- Music Editor Dick Bernstein
- Additional Music Editing Michael Bauer
Sound
- Music Recorded/Mixed by Simon Rhodes
- Digital Score Recordist Kevin Globerman
- [Score] Recorded at Newman Scoring Stage
- [Score] Recordist Tim Lauber
- Score Mixed at Record One Recording Studios
- Sound Designer Christopher Boyes
- Additional Sound Design Addison Teague
- Production Sound Mixer (Perf Cap Unit) Jim Tanenbaum
- Production Sound Mixer (Perf Cap Unit) William Kaplan
- Production Sound Mixer (NZLAU) Tony Johnson
- Production Sound Mixer (NZLAU) Davis Lee
- Boom Person (Perf Cap Unit) Jesse Kaplan
- Boom Person (Perf Cap Unit) Thomas Giordano
- Boom Operator (NZLAU) Mark Williams
- Boom Operator (NZLAU) Sam Spicer
- Re-recording Mixer Christopher Boyes
- Re-recording Mixer Gary Summers
- Re-recording Mixer Andy Nelson
- Additional Re-recording Mixer Juan Peralta
- Sound Mixing at Twentieth Century Fox Howard Hawks Stage
- Recordist Ryan Cole
- Recordist Tim Gomillion
- Re-recording Engineer Tom Lalley
- Re-recording Engineer William Stein
- Re-recording Engineer Paul Pavelka
- Post-production Sound Services by Skywalker Sound
- Supervising Sound Editor Christopher Boyes
- Supervising Sound Editor Gwendolyn Yates-Whittle
- Supervising Sound Editor Addison Teague
- Performance Capture Sound Editor Noah Katz
- Dialogue Editor Cheryl Nardi
- Dialogue Editor Kim Foscato
- Dialogue Editor Marshall Winn
- Field Recordist Dee Selby
- Sound Effects Editor Ken Fischer
- Sound Effects Editor Shannon Mills
- Sound Effects Editor Tim Nielsen
- Sound Effects Editor Chris Scarabosio
- ADR Editor Steve Slanec
- ADR Editor Stuart McCowan
- ADR Editor Richard Hymns
- Foley Artist Jana Vance
- Foley Artist Dennie Thorpe
- Foley Recordist Sean England
- Foley Mixer Frank Rinella
- Foley Editor Luke Dunn Gielmuda
- Foley Editor James Likowski
Choreography
- Na'vi Dance Choreography (Perf Cap Unit) Lula Washington
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator (US) Garret Warren
- Stunt Co-ordinator (New Zealand) Stuart Thorpe
- Stunt Co-ordinator (New Zealand) Alan Poppleton
Consultant
- Na'vi Language Created by Paul Frommer
- Botany Consultant Jodie S. Holt
- Ethnomusicologist Wanda Bryant
- Anthropological Consultant Nancy Lutkehaus
- Military Training by John David Cameron
- Military Dialogue Adviser Barry Edwards
- Na'vi Movement Coach (Perf Cap Unit) Terry Notary
- Dialect Coach Carla Meyer
- Weapons Handler (NZLAU) Peter Ashford
- Weapons Handler (NZLAU) Mike Cahill
- Animal Trainer Co-ordinator (PerfCap Un) Titus Reynolds
Publicity
- Behind the Scenes by Mob Scene