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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Concept design and manufacture by Wētā Workshop.

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Concept design and manufacture by Wētā Workshop.​​

Co-founder, Co-CEO and Chief Creative Officer

Richard Taylor

Co-founder, Co-CEO and Chief Creative Officer

Richard Taylor


Co-founder and Co-CEO

Tania Rodger

Co-founder and Co-CEO

Tania Rodger


Co-CEO and Chief Operating Officer

David Wilks

Co-CEO and Chief Operating Officer

David Wilks


Chief Financial Officer

Tania Smith

Chief Financial Officer

Tania Smith


Chief Marketing Officer

Jessica Wallace

Chief Marketing Officer

Jessica Wallace


Chief People Officer

Mel Brandon

Chief People Officer

Mel Brandon


Head of Business Development

Danielle Prestidge

Head of Business Development

Danielle Prestidge


General Manager  Creative Services

Grant Bensley


General Manager  Manufacture

Rob Gillies 

General Manager  Creative Services

Grant Bensley


General Manager  Manufacture

Rob Gillies


Production Managers

Jenna Kate Nuthall

Rita Maxim

Production Managers

Jenna Kate Nuthall 

Rita Maxim


Production Coordinators

Sarah Baker 

Kelsi Gemmell

Production Coordinators

Sarah Baker

Kelsi Gemmell


Production Assistant

Jaeden Ravenswood

Production Assistant

Jaeden Ravenswood


Art Directors

Lans Hansen

Joe Dunckley

Art Directors

Lans Hansen

Joe Dunckley


Operations Manager  Manufacture

Peter van der Steen

Operations Manager  Manufacture

Peter van der Steen


Operations Analyst

Pietro Marson

Operations Analyst

Pietro Marson


Resource and Internal Projects Coordinator

Andrew Durno

Resource and Internal Projects Coordinator

Andrew Durno


Supervising Art Director  Design

Vaughan Flanagan

Supervising Art Director  Design

Vaughan Flanagan


Production Manager  Design

Julia Gascoine

Production Manager  Design

Julia Gascoine


Senior Concept Artists

Iona Brinch

Christian Pearce

Senior Concept Artists

Iona Brinch

Christian Pearce


Concept Artists

Chow Qin Yi (Max) 

Sierra Wang

Concept Artists

Chow Qin Yi (Max) 

Sierra Wang


3D Modelling and Manufacture Supervisor

Petteri Makinen

3D Modelling and Manufacture Supervisor

Petteri Makinen


3D Modelling and Manufacture

Jonathan van den Brink 

Joseph Sherman-Mendez 

Wal Smith 

Nathaniel Castro 

Luke Hawker 

Chris Rahenkamp 

Karyoon Kim 

Fabio Pacheco Paiva 

Matt Payne

3D Modelling and Manufacture

Jonathan van den Brink 

Joseph Sherman-Mendez

Wal Smith

Nathaniel Castro 

Luke Hawker 

Chris Rahenkamp 

Karyoon Kim 

Fabio Pacheco Paiva 

Matt Payne


Sculpting

Jamie Beswarick 

Zhaohui Gong

Sculpting

Jamie Beswarick 

Zhaohui Gong


Props Supervisor

Marco Wuest

Props Supervisor

Marco Wuest


Props

Dominic DiLeva

Paul Wickham

Isaac Robertson

Paul van Ommen

Props

Dominic DiLeva

Paul Wickham

Isaac Robertson 

Paul van Ommen


Finishing Supervisor

Matt Hagedorn

Finishing Supervisor

Matt Hagedorn


Paint Supervisor

Christopher Hunt

Paint Supervisor

Christopher Hunt


Paint

Joel Gearey 

Sourisak Chanpaseuth

Freya Milner

Paint

Joel Gearey 

Sourisak Chanpaseuth

Freya Milner


Costume Props Supervisor

Alistair McDougall

Costume Props Supervisor

Alistair McDougall


Costume Supervisor

Flo Foxworthy

Costume Supervisor

Flo Foxworthy


Costume

Callum Lingard 

Darin Gordine

Frances Hawker

Jasmin van Lith 

Jenna Gonzales-Smith 

Lakisoe Laban 

Lisa Doherty 

Marly Doyle 

Sanit Klamchanuan

Costume

Callum Lingard 

Darin Gordine

Frances Hawker

Jasmin van Lith 

Jenna Gonzales-Smith 

Lakisoe Laban 

Lisa Doherty 

Marly Doyle 

Sanit Klamchanuan


Hair

Antje McConnon 

Poppy Ferguson

Fil Kopelman

Hair

Antje McConnon 

Poppy Ferguson

Fil Kopelman


Purchasing Officer

Jon Ewen

Purchasing Officer

Jon Ewen


Imaging

Georgia Ah Kuoi

Kathryn Whitney

Carlos Slater

Imaging

Georgia Ah Kuoi 

Kathryn Whitney

Carlos Slater