Daniele Bigi
VFX Supervisor, Fantastic Four: First Steps, ILM
Daniele Bigi is a VES Award–winning Visual Effects Supervisor who recently received an Emmy nomination and served as ILM’s VFX Supervisor on the second season of Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. It was on this series that Bigi helped develop the look of several environments and creatures, including the stunning genesis of Sauron and the awakening of the Balrog.
Bigi has also led visual effects as VFX Supervisor on Marvel’s Eternals, Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Disney’s live-action Aladdin, and Steven Spielberg’s character-heavy Ready Player One. His work on Ready Player One involved populating the digital world of OASIS with a range of characters from 1980s films, games, and cartoons. He most recently supervised the new Fantastic Four, overseeing the look development of Ben (a.k.a. The Thing) and the villainous Galactus across several sequences throughout the film.
Bigi earned a VES Award for Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project for his contributions to Ready Player One. Additionally, he received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Visual Effects for Aladdinand a VES Award nomination for Outstanding Created Environment for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Bigi is also an AMPAS member.
SELECT CREDITS
2025 THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS - Visual Effects Supervisor
2023 THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER S2 – Visual Effects Supervisor
EMMY Nomination
2021 ETERNALS – Visual Effects Supervisor
2019 STAR WARS: EPISODE IX - THE RISE OF SKYWALKER – Visual Effects Supervisor
VES Award Nomination - Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature
2019 ALADDIN – Visual Effects Supervisor
Saturn Award Nomination - Best Special Effects
2018 READY PLAYER ONE – Associate Visual Effects Supervisor
VES Award Winner - Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project
2016 DOCTOR STRANGE – CG Supervisor
2015 ANT-MAN – CG Supervisor
2014 SEVENTH SON – CG Supervisor
2014 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY – CG Supervisor
2013 RED 2 – CG Supervisor
2012 PROMETHEUS Lighting Supervisor