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|birthplace =[[Paris]], [[France]] | |birthplace =[[Paris]], [[France]] | ||
|first =''The Doors'' (1991) | |first =''The Doors'' (1991) | ||
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|wikipedia =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Tatopoulos | |wikipedia =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Tatopoulos | ||
|birthday=1957<ref>https://www.howold.co/person/patrick-tatopoulos</ref> | |birthday=September 25, 1957<ref>https://www.howold.co/person/patrick-tatopoulos</ref><ref name="Twitter">[https://twitter.com/mckenziewestmor/status/250685068895473664?lang=en Happy Birthday to our very own Patrick Tatopoulos! :) ''Twitter''.]</ref>}} | ||
'''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 (1996 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 | '''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 (1996 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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==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
*''[[ | *''[[GODZILLA (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]'' ([[1998]]) - [[Godzilla (TriStar)|Godzilla]] designer and supervisor | ||
*''[[Godzilla: The Series]]'' (1998-2000) - Visual design consultant | |||
===Interviewee=== | ===Interviewee=== | ||
*''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (documentary)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' (1998) | *''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (documentary)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' (1998) | ||
==Designed monsters== | ==Designed monsters== | ||
*[[Godzilla | *[[Godzilla (TriStar)|Godzilla]] (''[[GODZILLA (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]'' [1998]) | ||
*[[Baby | *[[Baby Godzilla (TriStar)|Baby Godzilla]] (''GODZILLA'' [1998]) | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The main protagonist in ''[[ | *The main protagonist in ''[[GODZILLA (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]'', [[Niko Tatopoulos]], is named after Patrick Tatopoulos. | ||
*Tatopoulos was thrilled when he learned that the [[Godzilla | *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> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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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
- GODZILLA (1998) - Godzilla designer and supervisor
- Godzilla: The Series (1998-2000) - Visual design consultant
Interviewee
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.[3]
References
This is a list of references for Patrick Tatopoulos. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
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