Moving Picture Company

Moving Picture Company (MPC) is a British visual effects and film production studio headquartered in Soho, London with global facilities hosted in Vancouver, Los Angeles, New York City, Montreal, Amsterdam, Bengaluru, Paris, and Shanghai.

The MPC was founded in 1974 by Mike Luckwell, and soon became one of the biggest post-production providers in Europe. Luckwell sold MPC to Carlton Communications in 1983 for a mixture of cash and shares. In so doing, he became Carlton's managing director and largest individual shareholder. During Carlton's 2004 merger with Granada to create ITV London, they sold the MPC to French group Thomson SA for £52.7 million. Following the acquisition, Thomson, now known as Technicolor SA, aimed to make MPC grow by getting more film work. By the end of the decade it was considered one of the major effects companies of the world.

Film

 * GoldenEye (1995)
 * The Mask of Zorro (1998)
 * The World Is Not Enough (1999)
 * Snatch (2000)
 * Enemy at the Gates (2001)
 * Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
 * Harry Potter film series (2001–2011)
 * 28 Days Later (2002)
 * The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
 * Die Another Day (2002)
 * Big Fish (2003)
 * Troy (2004)
 * Alien vs. Predator (2004)
 * Alexander (2004)
 * Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
 * Batman Begins (2005)
 * Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
 * Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
 * Casino Royale (2006)
 * The Da Vinci Code (2006)
 * Poseidon (2006)
 * X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
 * Sunshine (2007)
 * 1408 (2007)
 * Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
 * The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
 * Quantum of Solace (2008)
 * Watchmen (2009)
 * Angels & Demons (2009)
 * Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
 * Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
 * X-Men: First Class (2011)
 * Fast & Furious (film series) (2011–2015)
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
 * Sucker Punch (2011)
 * Life of Pi (2012)
 * Skyfall (2012)
 * John Carter (2012)
 * Prometheus (2012)
 * Man of Steel (2013)
 * World War Z (2013)
 * The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
 * Maleficent (2014)
 * Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
 * Seventh Son (2014)
 * Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
 * X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
 * Godzilla (2014)
 * Spectre (2015)
 * Fantastic Four (2015)
 * The Martian (2015)
 * The Revenant (2015)
 * Cinderella (2015)
 * Terminator Genisys (2015)
 * Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
 * Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
 * Suicide Squad (2016)
 * The Jungle Book (2016)
 * X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
 * Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
 * Passengers (2016)
 * Monster Trucks (2017; special effects and animation; with Mr. X)
 * xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
 * King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
 * Alien: Covenant (2017)
 * Wonder Woman (2017)
 * Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
 * Justice League (2017)
 * The Greatest Showman (2017)
 * Skyscraper (2018)
 * The Predator (2018)
 * Aquaman (2018)
 * Dark Phoenix  (2019)
 * Shazam! (2019)
 * Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

Television series

 * Merlin (1998)
 * Band of Brothers (2001)
 * Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic (2008)
 * Boardwalk Empire (2012)
 * Game of Thrones (2014)

Music videos

 * Basement Jaxx, "Where's Your Head At" (2001)
 * Beck, "E-Pro" (2005)
 * Massive Attack, "Live with Me" (2006)
 * Bloc Party, "The Prayer" (2006)
 * Coldplay, "Strawberry Swing" (2009)
 * U2, "Song for Someone" (2015)
 * Adele, "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" (2016)
 * Clean Bandit ft. Louisa Johnson, "Tears" (2016)
 * Two Door Cinema Club, "Are We Ready? (Wreck)" (2016)
 * The Rolling Stones, "Ride Em' on Down" (2016)
 * Migos, "Stir Fry" (2018)

Awards

 * Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
 * Won:
 * Life of Pi (2012) – Guillaume Rocheron
 * The Jungle Book (2016) – Adam Valdez
 * Nominations:
 * Poseidon (2006)
 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010)
 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011)
 * Prometheus (2012)
 * The Lone Ranger (2013)
 * Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
 * X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
 * The Martian (2015)
 * BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects
 * Won:
 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011) – Greg Butler
 * Life of Pi (2012) – Guillaume Rocheron
 * The Jungle Book (2016) – Adam Valdez
 * Nominations:
 * Poseidon (2006)
 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010)
 * Prometheus (2012)
 * The Lone Ranger (2013)
 * Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
 * X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
 * The Martian (2015)