Rising Sun Pictures Pty Ltd
Rising Sun Pictures (RSP), founded in 1995 in Adelaide, Australia, is a leading visual effects studio renowned for its high-end VFX contributions to major Hollywood films and series such as Gravity, Shang-Chi, and Deadpool & Wolverine. Specializing in digital environments, creature animation, compositing, and previsualization, RSP collaborates with top studios including Marvel, Disney, and Warner Bros. The studio is committed to talent development through its accredited training program in partnership with the University of South Australia.
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Notable Projects
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024Film
Client: Marvel Studios
Role: Visual effects
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
2024Film
Client: Warner Bros.
Role: Visual effects
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
2024Film
Client: Paramount Pictures
Role: Visual effects
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
2023TV Series
Client: Apple TV+
Role: Large-scale environments and creatures
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021Film
Client: Marvel Studios
Role: Creature effects and environments
Awards & Recognition
AACTA Award for Best Visual Effects
for “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
for “Gravity”
AACTA Award for Best Visual Effects or Animation
for “Elvis”
Key Personnel
Alexandra Daunt Watney
President
Notable Projects: Deadpool & Wolverine, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Current company president as of 2025, leading operations and growth.
Tony Clark
Co-Founder and Former Managing Director
Previous: ILM
Notable Projects: Gravity, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Departed in late 2024 after nearly 30 years, industry veteran.
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Additional Information
RSP is part of the Pitch Black group under EagleTree Capital and operates a unique accredited VFX training program with the University of South Australia to develop new talent.