Patrick Tatopoulos

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Patrick Tatopoulos

Born 1957-09-25 · Paris, France

Patrick Tatopoulos (born September 25, 1957) is a Greek-French production designer and director who lives and works in the United States. His designs have appeared in numerous motion pictures, including Pitch Black; Underworld; I, Robot; The Chronicles of Riddick; Independence Day; Bram Stoker's Dracula; Stargate; Spawn; Godzilla; Stuart Little; 300; I Am Legend; Man of Steel; Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice; Justice League; 10,000 BC; and Live Free or Die Hard. Description above from the Wikipedia article Patrick Tatopoulos, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

The Patriot poster
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After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.

The Patriot

2000

Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game poster
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A documentary about the making of the live-action Super Mario Bros. movie.

Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game

2014

Independence Day: Creating Reality poster
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A look into the making of the state of the art special effects for the film Independence Day (1996). This crew spent a long time creating these 400 plus effects shots, and ended up winning an Academy Award for their work. Very interesting to see how hard these people worked in order to make the battles etc. seem so realistic.

Independence Day: Creating Reality

2000

Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' poster
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6 part behind the scenes feature on making 'Silent Hill'.

Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'

2006

Stargate: History Made poster
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Divided into three segments, "Deciphering the Gate: Concepts and Casting" (7:50), "Opening the Gate: The Making of Stargate" (10:11) and "Passing Through the Gate: The Legacy" (4:29), the shows look at the film's origins and development, cast and performances, locations and effects, visual and set design, the use of the Egyptian language, and the movie's success/legacy.

Stargate: History Made

2009

Return to Dark City poster
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Documentary about Dark City featuring interviews with director Alex Proyas, producer Andrew Mason, production designers Patrick Tatopoulos and George Liddle, costume designer Liz Keough, storyboard artist Peter Pound, director of photography Dariusz Wolski, actor Rufus Sewell, hair & makeup artist Leslie Vanderwalt and VFX creative director Peter Doyle.

Return to Dark City

2025

Accelerating Design: The New Batmobile poster
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Hosted by extreme sports commentator Sal Maskela, this featurette interviews the design team behind BvS's reinvention of Batman's vehicle led by production designer Patrick Tatopoulos and special vehicles designer Dennis McCarthy who took four months to deliver the final, working vehicle.

Accelerating Design: The New Batmobile

2016

Behind the camera