Julien Deragon

Julien Deragon—you might not know the name off the top of your head, but if you've seen a blockbuster in the last decade, odds are you've seen his work in action. Seriously, the guy’s fingerprints are all over some of the biggest sci-fi hits out there. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3? Yeah, he had a hand in making that wild cosmic ride look as slick as it does. The movie’s bursting with neon colors, offbeat aliens, and those punchy fight scenes that just stick in your brain. Deragon’s touch is all over the vibe—everything's got this gritty, lived-in texture, but it never loses its sense of fun. And don’t even get me started on Terminator Genisys. That film’s a total rollercoaster—time travel, killer robots, Arnold being his unstoppable self—and the effects are next-level. Deragon’s work helped blend all the chaos, the explosions, that classic chrome Terminator look, and somehow tie it together so you’re not just lost in the madness. It’s not easy to make a T-800 look intimidating after all these years, but the movie totally nails it. He also did his thing on Fantastic Four (2015). Okay, maybe that one got a bit roasted by critics, but come on—the visuals? Pretty wild. The alternate dimension scenes, all the weird cosmic energy stuff, and those big superhero moments where everything’s crumbling or exploding? That’s Deragon and his crew pulling out all the stops. Say what you want about the story, but the movie looked sharp as hell. Dude knows how to bring the spectacle.