Known for Visual Effects
Stuart Penn is a visual effects supervisor at Framestore. Before entering the world of visual effects, Stuart spent a decade as a research physicist specializing in superconductors and dielectric materials. During this time, he established a new research department at London South Bank University, where he led pioneering academic work in the field. Since leaping VFX, Stuart has contributed to some of cinema’s most iconic films and franchises. His credits include Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, and Alfonso Cuarón’s Academy Award-winning Gravity, where he played a key role in developing the groundbreaking techniques used to simulate zero gravity—working with motion control robotics and an advanced LED lighting stage. In 2017, Stuart collaborated with Ridley Scott as VFX Supervisor on Alien: Covenant, reviving the legendary ‘face hugger’ creature and applying his technical expertise to the film’s gravity-defying sequences. His extensive on-set experience has supervised key scenes for the BAFTA-nominated Paddington 2 and Amazon’s high-flying adventure The Aeronauts. Stuart led Framestore’s contributions to Avengers: Endgame, Marvel’s record-shattering blockbuster, the magical Netflix/StudioCanal holiday tale A Boy Called Christmas, and a technically demanding sequence for Venom: Let There Be Carnage.
Filmography
15 films, 4 shows


Project Hail Mary
2026 · 2h 37m
country: United States
Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction.


Mickey 17
2025 · 2h 17m
country: United States
Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.


Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 · 1h 55m
country: United States
The Spengler family returns to where it all started - the iconic New York City firehouse - to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who've developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.


Flite
2023 · 14m
country: United Kingdom
In the semi submerged London of 2053, the reigning hoverboard world champion finds herself imprisoned in a luxury high-rise apartment by her controlling manager. The kindness of a stranger allows her to take flight in a daring and precarious escape - but all does not go as planned. Can bleeding-edge new memory extraction technology help save her from certain death?


A Boy Called Christmas
2021 · 1h 44m
country: United Kingdom
An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical and endearing story that proves nothing is impossible…


Venom: Let There Be Carnage
2021 · 1h 37m
country: United States
After finding a host body in investigative reporter Eddie Brock, the alien symbiote must face a new enemy, Carnage, the alter ego of serial killer Cletus Kasady.


The Aeronauts
2019 · 1h 40m
country: United Kingdom
In 1862, daredevil balloon pilot Amelia Wren teams up with pioneering meteorologist James Glaisher to advance human knowledge of the weather and fly higher than anyone in history. While breaking records and advancing scientific discovery, their voyage to the very edge of existence helps the unlikely pair find their place in the world they have left far below them. But they face physical and emotional challenges in the thin air, as the ascent becomes a fight for survival.


Avengers: Endgame
2019 · 3h 1m
country: United States
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.


Paddington 2
2017 · 1h 44m
country: France
Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.


Alien: Covenant
2017 · 2h 2m
country: United States
The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.