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Joe DiCesare(I)

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Joe DiCesare is known for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Superman Returns (2006) and Spider-Man 3 (2007).
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    Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Michael Rooker, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Elizabeth Debicki in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
    7.6
    • Visual Effects(Method Studios)
    • 2017
    Superman Returns (2006)
    Superman Returns
    6.1
    • Visual Effects(as Joseph DiCesare, SPI)
    • 2006
    James Cromwell, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, Theresa Russell, Tobey Maguire, Ted Raimi, Thomas Haden Church, Joe Virzi, Elizabeth Banks, Mike Alexander, Frank Anello, Becky Ann Baker, Dylan Baker, Elya Baskin, Joe Bays, Andre B. Blake, Bruce Campbell, Craig Castaldo, Terrell Clayton, Alan Cohn, Grant Curtis, Robert Curtis Brown, Gregg Daniel, Walt Dohrn, Dean Edwards, Hal Fishman, James Franco, Anne Gartlan, Lucy Gordon, Topher Grace, Rosemary Harris, Bryce Dallas Howard, Andrew James Jones, Ron King, Mark Kubr, Stan Lee, Tim Maculan, Sonya Maddox, Joe Manganiello, Danny Mann, Carolyn Neff, Bill Nunn, Ayesha Orange, Edward Padilla, Michael Papajohn, John Paxton, Alyssa Lakota, Timothy Patrick Quill, Emilio Rivera, Cliff Robertson, Bill E. Rogers, Shade Rupe, J.K. Simmons, Peter Sohn, Ev Depaolis, Steve Valentine, Marc Vann, Jennifer Weston, Keith Woulard, Dan Callahan, Jeshua Vargas, Gary Flamik, Mageina Tovah, Claudia Katz Minnick, Toni Wynne, April Parker Jones, Martha Millan, Margaret Laney, Christina Cindrich, Dawn Marie Anderson, Reynaldo Gallegos, Natali Jones, Sincerely A. Ward, Nick Vlassopoulos, Gerald Bunsen, Jim Coope, David Backus, Vanessa Ross, Aimee Miles, Natalie McNeil, Jen Oda, Perla Haney-Jardine, Dan Cummings, Kristi Clainos, Brittany Krall, David Collihan, Joseph O'Brien, Peter Donato, Rogelio T. Ramos, Linda Lee, Graig F. Weich, Arne Starr, Liam Stone, Ray Wineteer, Samantha Ressler, Stella Stark, Julie Jei, Derrick 'Phoenix' Thomas, Michael Ciesla, Tiffany L. Baker, La Rivers, Tanya Bond, Tony Besson, Kristin Somo, Brigid Turner, Ramon Adams, Marc C. Cancassi, Silq Webster, Anya Avaeva, Bernadette Lords, Bria Roberts, Sandrine Marlier, Jhing, Kellie Aiken, Abbey Skinner, Anjelia Pelay, Crystal Marie Denha, Kathryn Bryding, Michael McLaughlin, Nick Poltoranin, Paul Edney, Chuck Gerena, Arick Salmea, Kevin Fung, Christopher Stadulis, Jennifer Sparks, Carol Chaikin, Lorne Raimi, Emma Raimi, Taylor Hemhauser, Austin Hendrickson, Nasir Stewart, Jessi Collins, Menachem Mendel Boymelgreen, Henry Raimi, Vance Hammond, Logan Fry, Daniel Shafer, Dan Maysen, Cesar Di Parra, Eric Shackelford, Veronica, Amy V. Dewhurst, Robert Myers, Samantha Kelly, Vanessa Reseland, Sujeilee Candele, Irina Costa Jelinek, Christopher Jude, Halla, Brianna Leann Florian, Tiffany Ashley Florian, Amanda Florian, Laura McDavid, Tony Galtieri, Jimmy Star, Natalie Fabry, John Crann, Angelis Alexandris, Trenton Willey, Marmee Regine Cosico, Shaun Patrick Flynn, Brian Hopson, Tajna Tanovic, Aija Terauda, Daniel Mignault, Pierangeli Llinas, Philip Vaiman, Luis Rosa, A.J. Adelman, Fredrick Weiss, Donn R. Nottage, Don Pravda, Keith Fausnaught, Claude Jay, Tia Latrell, Kadrolsha Ona Carole, Michele-Nanette Miller, Emily Eckes, Tom Coughlin, Austin Rospert, Karen Schiff Freeman, and Roger Petan in Spider-Man 3 (2007)
    Spider-Man 3
    6.3
    • Visual Effects(as Joseph DiCesare, SPI)
    • 2007
    Nicolas Cage, Penélope Cruz, Jon Favreau, and Tracy Morgan in G-Force (2009)
    G-Force
    5.1
    • Visual Effects
    • 2009

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    Visual Effects

    • Dustin Hoffman, Jack Black, Bryan Cranston, Viola Davis, James Hong, Ian McShane, Cece Valentina, Lincoln Nakamura, and Awkwafina in Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
      Kung Fu Panda 4
      6.3
      • Matte Painter
      • 2024
    • Toni Collette, Colman Domingo, Will Forte, Salish Matter, Jordan Matter, Annie Murphy, Lana Condor, and Blue Chapman in Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken (2023)
      Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken
      5.7
      • Matte Painter
      • 2023
    • Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Wagner Moura, Ray Winstone, Olivia Colman, Harvey Guillén, Samson Kayo, and Florence Pugh in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
      Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
      7.8
      • matte painter
      • 2022
    • Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Awkwafina, and Anthony Ramos in The Bad Guys (2022)
      The Bad Guys
      6.8
      • matte painter
      • 2022
    • Jeff Goldblum, Alec Baldwin, Lisa Kudrow, Hans Zimmer, James Marsden, Mary Blee, Walt Dohrn, Mark A. Hester, Jimmy Kimmel, Eva Longoria, Kristin Lowe, Michael McCullers, Tom McGrath, Amy Sedaris, Raymond Zibach, David P. Smith, James Ryan, Margie Cohn, Nicholas Gist, Connor Albrecht, David Soren, April Lawrence, Jeff Hermann, Steve Mazzaro, Dave Needham, Marla Frazee, Miles Bakshi, James McGrath, Collin Erker, Raphael Alejandro, Serenity Reign Brown, Ariana Greenblatt, Ashlyn Lundahl, Molly K. Gray, Nova Reed, and Reyn Doi in The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021)
      The Boss Baby: Family Business
      5.9
      • Matte Painter
      • matte painter (as Joseph DiCesare)
      • 2021
    • Justin Timberlake, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Kenan Thompson, George Clinton, Kelly Clarkson, Gustavo Dudamel, Rachel Bloom, and Anthony Ramos in Trolls World Tour (2020)
      Trolls World Tour
      6.1
      • matte painter
      • 2020
    • Joseph Izzo and Chloe Bennet in Abominable (2019)
      Abominable
      7.0
      • matte painter
      • 2019
    • Castle Rock (2018)
      Castle Rock
      7.5
      TV Series
      • matte painter (uncredited)
      • 2018
    • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Michael Rooker, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Elizabeth Debicki in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
      Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
      7.6
      • digital matte painter: Method Studios
      • 2017
    • Rufus Sewell in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
      The Man in the High Castle
      7.9
      TV Series
      • digital matte painter
      • 2016
    • Kate Beckinsale in Underworld: Blood Wars (2016)
      Underworld: Blood Wars
      5.8
      • matte painter (uncredited)
      • 2016
    • Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Matt Lucas, and Mia Wasikowska in Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
      Alice Through the Looking Glass
      6.2
      • matte painter: SPI
      • 2016
    • Jack Coleman, Judith Shekoni, Zachary Levi, Robbie Kay, Danika Yarosh, Ryan Guzman, and Kiki Sukezane in Heroes Reborn (2015)
      Heroes Reborn
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • matte painter: Stargate
      • 2015
    • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
      How to Train Your Dragon 2
      7.8
      • matte painter
      • 2014
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Ryan Reynolds, Maya Rudolph, Mike Bell, and Ben Schwartz in Turbo (2013)
      Turbo
      6.4
      • matte painter
      • 2013

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      When he did Shrek, he worked closely with the Production Artist and Art Director to visualize and create the final matte paintings used to enhance the film.

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