BURBANK – On a sunny afternoon in early January, the visual effects team of “Alita: Battle Angel” reunited – along with teams from other Disney and 20th Century Fox films – to discuss their potentially Oscar-nominated work. The next day these four gentlemen would discover “Alita” tied for the most 2020 VES Awards nominations with “The Lion King.” At this moment though, they were discussing the years of work that led to a fan favorite while taking a break from years of work from another James Cameron production, the “Avatar” sequel.”

When asked if the WETA and Lighstorm team were knee-deep in the long-awaited return to Pandora, Visual Effects Supervisor Richard Banehan laughed and replied, “F**king knee-deep would be more appropriate.

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