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Visual effects

Jason Lei Howden

Profession
Visual effects
Born
January 3, 1979 · Greymouth, New Zealand

Biography

Jason Howden (born January 3, 1979) is a New Zealand film director and visual effects artist. He is best known for directing the films Deathgasm (2015), Guns Akimbo (2019) and Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon (2025).

Known for

The Avengers poster
The Avengers
Film · 2012 · ★ 8.1
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring poster
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Film · 2001 · ★ 8.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King poster
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Film · 2003 · ★ 8.5
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers poster
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Film · 2002 · ★ 8.4
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey poster
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Film · 2012 · ★ 7.4
Man of Steel poster
Man of Steel
Film · 2013 · ★ 6.7
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Film · 2014 · ★ 7.3
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Film · 2013 · ★ 7.6
Prometheus poster
Prometheus
Film · 2012 · ★ 6.6
The Great Gatsby poster
The Great Gatsby
Film · 2013 · ★ 7.3
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings poster
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Film · 2021 · ★ 7.5
The Wolverine poster
The Wolverine
Film · 2013 · ★ 6.4

Filmography