Luma Pictures

Luma Pictures is a visual effects studio with facilities in Santa Monica, California and Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 2002 by Payam Shohadai and Jonathan R. Beutel, the company is best known for their creatures, environments, and effects.

Luma Pictures
TypePrivate
IndustryVisual effects, CGI animation
Founded2002
FounderPayam Shohadai, Jonathan R. Betuel
HeadquartersSanta Monica, California, USA
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Key people
Payam Shohadai, Vincent Cirelli, Jamy Zink
Websitelumapictures.com

History

The company debuted in 2002 with 65 visual effects shots for Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, and since then it has completed visual effects on over 70 films, including Thor: The Dark World, Prisoners, Iron Man 3, Oz the Great and Powerful, Captain America: The First Avenger, X-Men: First Class, Underworld for which it was the lead VFX provider for Underworld: Evolution.[1] Additionally, they have worked with the Coen Brothers on four films, including No Country for Old Men and True Grit. In 2012, the company opened a studio in Melbourne, Australia and currently employs as many as 200 artists worldwide.

Filmography
YearNotable films
2003

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
The Human Stain
Underworld
Bad Santa

2004

Wicker Park
Crash
Ray
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

2005

Cursed
A Lot Like Love
The Cave
Into the Blue

2006

Underworld: Evolution
Hoot
First Snow
Zoom
The Covenant
The Holiday
Apocalypto

2007

Primeval
Slipstream
Reign Over Me
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
No Country for Old Men
Hostel: Part II
Rush Hour 3
Resident Evil: Extinction

2008

Henry Poole Is Here
Untraceable
Elegy
Never Back Down
Hancock
The Midnight Meat Train
Burn After Reading
City of Ember

2009

Possession
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Ugly Truth
Gamer
A Serious Man
Fame
This is it

2010

The Nutcracker in 3D
The Book of Eli
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
True Grit

2011

The Green Hornet
Battle Los Angeles
Thor
X-Men: First Class
Captain America: The First Avenger
Fright Night
In Time

2012

Underworld: Awakening
One for the Money
The Avengers
The Dictator
Prometheus

2013

Thor: The Dark World
Prisoners
Oz: The Great and Powerful
GI Joe: Retaliation
Iron Man 3
Saving Mr. Banks

2014

I, Frankenstein
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Guardians of the Galaxy

2015

Run All Night
The Divergent Series: Insurgent
The Age of Adaline
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Ant-Man
The Vatican Tapes
The Last Witch Hunter
Heart of the Sea

2016

Deadpool
Captain America: Civil War
The Divergent Series: Allegiant
Doctor Strange
Underworld: Blood Wars

2017 Alien: Covenant
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Thor: Ragnarok
2018 Black Panther
A Wrinkle in Time
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Peppermint
Aquaman
Mary Poppins Returns
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
2019 Captain Marvel
Spider-Man: Far From Home
The King's Daughter
Jojo Rabbit
2020 Birds of Prey
Godzilla vs. Kong
Dolittle

References
  1. "Luma Pictures Hits New Heights with Underworld: Evolution". Digital Producer Magazine (January 20, 2006). Retrieved November 12, 2011.
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