Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsHoliday Watch GuideGotham AwardsSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Jon Thum

  • Visual Effects
  • Cinematographer
  • Soundtrack
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Jon Thum is known for The Matrix (1999), Superman Returns (2006) and Quantum of Solace (2008).
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels
  • View contact info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 4 wins & 10 nominations total

    Known for

    Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Joe Pantoliano, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix (1999)
    The Matrix
    8.7
    • Visual Effects
    • 1999
    Brandon Routh in Superman Returns (2006)
    Superman Returns
    6.1
    • Visual Effects
    • 2006
    Daniel Craig and Olga Kurylenko in Quantum of Solace (2008)
    Quantum of Solace
    6.5
    • Visual Effects
    • 2008
    Brad Pitt, Sean Bean, Saffron Burrows, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Rose Byrne, Diane Kruger, and Garrett Hedlund in Troy (2004)
    Troy
    7.3
    • Visual Effects
    • 2004

    Credits

    Edit
    IMDbPro

    Visual Effects



    • Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022)
      Brahmastra Part One: Shiva
      5.6
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2022
    • Sean Penn in The Gunman (2015)
      The Gunman
      5.8
      • visual effects supervisor (as Jonathan Thum)
      • 2015
    • Rachel McAdams and Domhnall Gleeson in About Time (2013)
      About Time
      7.8
      • visual effects supervisor: Prime Focus World
      • 2013
    • Karl Urban in Dredd (2012)
      Dredd
      7.1
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2012
    • Christopher Eccleston, Marlon Wayans, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lee Byung-hun, Rachel Nichols, Ray Park, Sienna Miller, and Channing Tatum in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
      G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
      5.7
      • visual effects supervisor: Framestore
      • 2009
    • Daniel Craig and Olga Kurylenko in Quantum of Solace (2008)
      Quantum of Solace
      6.5
      • visual effects supervisor: Framestore
      • 2008
    • Liam Neeson, Eddie Izzard, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, and Georgie Henley in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
      The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
      6.5
      • visual effects supervisor: Framestore CFC
      • 2008
    • Brandon Routh in Superman Returns (2006)
      Superman Returns
      6.1
      • visual effects supervisor: Framestore CFC
      • 2006
    • Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, AnnaSophia Robb, Julia Winter, Jordan Fry, and Philip Wiegratz in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
      Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
      6.7
      • visual effects supervisor: Framestore CFC
      • 2005
    • Orlando Bloom in Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
      Kingdom of Heaven
      7.3
      • visual effects supervisor: Framestore CFC
      • 2005
    • Brad Pitt, Sean Bean, Saffron Burrows, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Rose Byrne, Diane Kruger, and Garrett Hedlund in Troy (2004)
      Troy
      7.3
      • visual effects supervisor: Framestore CFC
      • 2004
    • Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
      The Matrix Reloaded
      7.2
      • visual effects supervisor: ESC Entertainment
      • 2003
    • Rupert Grint, Toby Jones, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
      Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
      7.5
      • digital compositor: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
      • 2002
    • Promo Poster
      The Adventures of Pluto Nash
      3.9
      • visual effects supervisor: CFC
      • 2002
    • What Lies Beneath (2000)
      What Lies Beneath
      6.6
      • senior compositor: CFC
      • 2000

    Cinematographer



    • Harold Swerg (1988)
      Harold Swerg
      7.4
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1988

    Soundtrack



    • Johnny Depp, Alfred Molina, Ian Abercrombie, Ned Beatty, Harry Dean Stanton, Gil Birmingham, James Ward Byrkit, Isla Fisher, Bill Nighy, Timothy Olyphant, Stephen Root, Ray Winstone, and Abigail Breslin in Rango (2011)
      Rango
      7.3
      • writer: "Rango", "Walk Don't Rango", "Rango Theme Song" (as John Thum)
      • 2011

    Personal details

    Edit
    • Alternative names
      • John Thum

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      One of 115 people invited to join AMPAS in 2007.

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb App
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.