Weta has vast experience with digital characters such as Apes and Gollum but, with the major exception of the face replacement work on Furious 7, most of their work has not been targeted at a person, or in this case, someone close to human form. Eric Saindon was the visual effects supervisor on Alita, and with his long history with the company, from 2001’s LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring to Avatar and The Hobbit, he is no stranger to digital characters.
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