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|image =Koichi Kawakita, Roland Emmerich and Patrick Tatopoulos.jpg | |image =Koichi Kawakita, Roland Emmerich and Patrick Tatopoulos.jpg | ||
|caption =Patrick Tatopoulos (left) with Koichi Kawakita (center) and Roland Emmerich (right) | |caption =Patrick Tatopoulos (left) with Koichi Kawakita (center) and Roland Emmerich (right) | ||
|occupation = | |occupation =Production designer | ||
|birthplace =Paris, France | |birthplace =[[Paris]], [[France]] | ||
|first =''The Doors'' (1991) | |first =''The Doors'' (1991) | ||
|notable =[[Godzilla (1998 film)|''GODZILLA'' (1998) | |notable =[[Godzilla (1998 film)|''GODZILLA'']] (1998) | ||
|imdb =https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0851281/ | |imdb =https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0851281/ | ||
|wikipedia =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Tatopoulos | |wikipedia =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Tatopoulos | ||
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'''Patrick Tatopoulos''' is a Greek-French production designer and director who has worked on several science fiction and special effects films including ''Independence Day'', ''I, Robot'' and ''Alien vs. Predator''. | '''Patrick Tatopoulos''' is a Greek-French production designer and director who has worked on several major Hollywood science fiction and special effects films including ''[[wikipedia:Independence Day (film)|Independence Day]]'', ''[[wikipedia:I, Robot|I, Robot]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Alien vs. Predator (film)|Alien vs. Predator]]''. A frequent collaborator of [[Roland Emmerich]], Tatopoulos was hired to design and supervise the special effects for the [[Godzilla/TriStar|titular monster]] in [[TriStar Pictures]]' ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]''. His production company, Tatopoulos Studios, handled a great deal of the special effects and production design on the film. | ||
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*[[Godzilla/TriStar|Godzilla]] (''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]'' [1998]) | *[[Godzilla/TriStar|Godzilla]] (''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]'' [1998]) | ||
*[[Baby Zilla|Baby Godzilla]] (''GODZILLA'' [1998]) | *[[Baby Zilla|Baby Godzilla]] (''GODZILLA'' [1998]) | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*The main protagonist in ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]'', [[Niko Tatopoulos]], is named after Patrick Tatopoulos. | |||
*Tatopoulos was thrilled when he learned that the [[Godzilla/TriStar|Godzilla]] he designed would be making an appearance in an official [[Toho]] [[Godzilla (Franchise)|Godzilla]] film, ''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'', in [[2004]].<ref name="HenshinOnline">[https://web.archive.org/web/20051211033046/http://www.henshinonline.com:80/archive2004.html Henshin!Headlines for 2004 (Archive.org)]</ref> | |||
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Patrick Tatopoulos is a Greek-French production designer and director who has worked on several major Hollywood science fiction and special effects films including Independence Day, I, Robot, and Alien vs. Predator. A frequent collaborator of Roland Emmerich, Tatopoulos was hired to design and supervise the special effects for the titular monster in TriStar Pictures' GODZILLA. His production company, Tatopoulos Studios, handled a great deal of the special effects and production design on the film.
Selected Filmography
Designed Monsters
- Godzilla (GODZILLA [1998])
- Baby Godzilla (GODZILLA [1998])
Trivia
- The main protagonist in GODZILLA, Niko Tatopoulos, is named after Patrick Tatopoulos.
- Tatopoulos was thrilled when he learned that the Godzilla he designed would be making an appearance in an official Toho Godzilla film, Godzilla: Final Wars, in 2004.[1]
References
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