Known for Visual Effects
Kevin Sherwood is a visual effects producer and Head of Production at Wētā FX. He joined Wētā in 2002 and has since become a central figure in producing many of the company’s high-profile feature films and immersive projects. Early in his career, Sherwood worked at Industrial Light & Magic’s commercial division and then at Rhythm & Hues before coming to Wētā, where he initially contributed to pipeline management, camera and miniature departments, and coding efforts. His first assignment at Wētā was on The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), and over time, he became a producer on the Hobbit trilogy (2011–13), overseeing Wētā’s involvement in previsualization, on-set VFX supervision, sequence management, budgeting, and delivery. Sherwood’s credits include working on The BFG (2016) and being present on set during the shoot of Alita: Battle Angel(2019), where he represented Wētā as the primary liaison with the filmmakers and managed the visual effects deliverables. He also produced Wētā’s first “ride” project, King Kong 360 3-D (2010), which won a Visual Effects Society Award. He has also overseen Wētā’s contributions to tentpole films like Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) and Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021). Under Sherwood’s leadership, Wētā’s teams tackle every stage of the VFX pipeline, from early concept and previs through shot execution and post. He is ultimately accountable for budgets, schedules, and meeting deliverables while maintaining creative collaboration between Wētā and its clients. Over his tenure, Sherwood has navigated the evolution of visual effects technologies, including the shift from models and miniatures toward fully computer-generated environments and performance capture workflows.
Filmography
12 films


Alien: Romulus
2024 · 1h 59m
country: United States
While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.


Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
2024 · 1h 55m
country: United States
Following their explosive showdown, Godzilla and Kong must reunite against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence – and our own.


Godzilla vs. Kong
2021 · 1h 54m
country: United States
In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages.


Alita: Battle Angel
2019 · 2h 2m
country: United States
When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past.


The BFG
2016 · 1h 57m
country: India
An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.


The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 · 2h 24m
country: New Zealand
Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.


The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 · 2h 41m
country: New Zealand
The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.


The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 · 2h 49m
country: New Zealand
Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.


The Lovely Bones
2009 · 2h 16m
country: United Kingdom
After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.


Jumper
2008 · 1h 28m
country: United States
David Rice is a man who knows no boundaries, a Jumper, born with the uncanny ability to teleport instantly to anywhere on Earth. When he discovers others like himself, David is thrust into a dangerous and bloodthirsty war while being hunted by a sinister and determined group of zealots who have sworn to destroy all Jumpers. Now, David’s extraordinary gift may be his only hope for survival!