Chris Corbould

Christopher "Chris" Corbould (* 1958 ) is a British special effects artist .

Life

Corbould first worked in 1975 while still at school on Tommy , the film adaptation of the rock opera by The Who , directed by his uncle, director Colin Chilvers . He left school soon after and began an apprenticeship at a special effects company in Pinewood. The first few years he was not mentioned in the credits, including films such as The Eagle Has Landed , Superman II - Alone Against All and Superman III - The Steel Lightning . Since Moonraker - Top Secret 1979 he worked on all James Bond films; however, he was first mentioned in 1987 by name in the credits of James Bond 007 - The Living Daylights . Over the years he rose from special effects assistant to special effects director for the Bond films.

Corbould has been nominated several times for the British Academy Film Award since 1996 , but received the award for the first time in 2011 for Inception , for which he was also awarded an Oscar . He has received honorary doctorates from Southampton Solent University and the University of Hertfordshire .

Filmography (selection)

• 1976: The Eagle Has Landed ( The Eagle Has Landed )
• 1979: James Bond 007 - Moonraker - Top Secret ( Moonraker )
• 1980: Superman II - Alone Against All ( Superman II )
• 1981: James Bond 007 - For Your Eyes Only ( For Your Eyes Only )
• 1983: Superman III - The Steel Lightning ( Superman III )
• 1985: James Bond 007 - View to a Kill ( A View to a Kill )
• 1987: James Bond 007 - The Living Daylights ( The Living Daylights )
• 1989: James Bond 007 - License to Kill ( License to Kill )
• 1992: Alien 3 ( Alien³ )
• 1995: James Bond 007 - Goldeneye ( GoldenEye )
• 1997: James Bond 007 - Tomorrow Never Dies ( Tomorrow Never Dies )
• 1999: The Mummy (1999) ( The Mummy )
• 1999: James Bond 007 - The World Is Not Enough ( The World Is Not Enough )
• 2002: James Bond 007 - Die Another Day ( Die Another Day )
• 2005: Batman Begins
• 2006: James Bond 007 - Casino Royale ( Casino Royale )
• 2008: James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace ( Quantum of Solace )
• 2008: The Dark Knight
• 2010: Inception
• 2011: X-Men: First Decision ( X-Men: First Class )
• 2012: John Carter - Between Two Worlds ( John Carter )
• 2012: The Dark Knight Rises
• 2012: James Bond 007: Skyfall
• 2015: James Bond 007: Specter
• 2015: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• 2017: Star Wars: The Last Jedi
• 2018: Christopher Robin
• 2018: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Awards (selection)

• 1996: BAFTA Film Award nomination for James Bond 007 - Goldeneye
• 2000: BAFTA Film Award nomination for The Mummy
• 2006: BAFTA Film Award nomination for Batman Begins
• 2007: BAFTA Film Award nomination for James Bond 007: Casino Royale
• 2009: BAFTA Film Award nomination for Quantum of Solace
• 2009: BAFTA Film Award nomination for The Dark Knight
• 2009: Oscar nomination for The Dark Knight
• 2011: Oscar for Inception
• 2011: BAFTA Film Award for Inception
• 2013: BAFTA Film Award nomination for The Dark Knight Rises
• 2015: BAFTA Film Award for Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• 2016: Oscar nomination for Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• 2018: Oscar nomination for Star Wars: The Last Jedi
• 2019: Oscar nomination for Christopher Robin

Web links

• Chris Corbould in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Interview with Chris Corbould