Visual Effects

Shane Mahan

Born September 22, 1964 · Greenville, Michigan, USA (age 62)

Shane Patrick Mahan (born September 22, 1964) is an American special effects creator, creature designer, puppeteer, and producer known for his work at Stan Winston Studio and its successor, Legacy Effects. His film credits include The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgement Day; Aliens; Predator and Predator 2; The Lost World: Jurassic Park; Iron Man, Iron Man 2 and Iron Man 3; Pacific Rim and The …

Known For

Digger

MovieComedyDrama

The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity's savior before the disaster he's unleashed destroys everything.

Iron Man 2

Iron Man 2 · 2010

MovieAdventureAction

With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, with Pepper Potts and James 'Rhodey' Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances – and confront powerful enemies.

Iron Man

Iron Man · 2008

MovieActionScience Fiction

After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.

Superman

Superman · 2025

MovieScience FictionAdventure

Superman, a journalist in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Terminator 2: Judgment Day · 1991

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

MovieActionThriller

Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000. Together with his mother Sarah, he fights to stop Skynet from triggering a nuclear apocalypse.

Batman Returns

Batman Returns · 1992

MovieActionFantasy

The monstrous Penguin, who dwells in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with corrupt mayoral candidate Max Shreck to topple the Batman once and for all. But when Shreck's timid assistant Selina Kyle finds out, and Shreck tries to kill her, she's transformed into the sexy Catwoman. She teams up with the Penguin and Shreck to destroy Batman, but sparks fly unexpectedly when she confronts the caped crusader.

The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man · 2012

The Amazing Spider-Man

MovieActionAdventure

A teenage Peter Parker grapples with both high school and amazing super-human crises as his alter-ego Spider-Man.

Alien: Romulus

Alien: Romulus · 2024

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

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.

Filmography

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Digger

MovieComedyDrama

The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity's savior before the disaster he's unleashed destroys everything.

Effects Supervisor

Iron Man 2

Iron Man 2 · 2010

MovieAdventureAction

With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, with Pepper Potts and James 'Rhodey' Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances – and confront powerful enemies.

Effects Supervisor

Iron Man

Iron Man · 2008

MovieActionScience Fiction

After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.

Effects Supervisor

Superman

Superman · 2025

MovieScience FictionAdventure

Superman, a journalist in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.

Effects Supervisor

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Terminator 2: Judgment Day · 1991

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

MovieActionThriller

Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000. Together with his mother Sarah, he fights to stop Skynet from triggering a nuclear apocalypse.

Special Effects

Batman Returns

Batman Returns · 1992

MovieActionFantasy

The monstrous Penguin, who dwells in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with corrupt mayoral candidate Max Shreck to topple the Batman once and for all. But when Shreck's timid assistant Selina Kyle finds out, and Shreck tries to kill her, she's transformed into the sexy Catwoman. She teams up with the Penguin and Shreck to destroy Batman, but sparks fly unexpectedly when she confronts the caped crusader.

Makeup Designer

The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man · 2012

The Amazing Spider-Man

MovieActionAdventure

A teenage Peter Parker grapples with both high school and amazing super-human crises as his alter-ego Spider-Man.

Prosthetic Supervisor

Alien: Romulus

Alien: Romulus · 2024

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

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.

Effects Supervisor

Constantine

Constantine · 2005

MovieFantasyAction

John Constantine has literally been to Hell and back. When he teams up with a policewoman to solve the mysterious suicide of her twin sister, their investigation takes them through the world of demons and angels that exists beneath the landscape of contemporary Los Angeles.

Makeup Supervisor

Interview with the Vampire

Interview with the Vampire · 1994

Interview with the Vampire

MovieHorrorDrama

A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.

Makeup Designer

Predator 2

Predator 2 · 1990

MovieScience FictionAction

A police chief in the war-torn streets of Los Angeles discovers that an extraterrestrial creature is hunting down residents - and that he is the next target.

Art Department Coordinator

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra · 2009

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

MovieAdventureAction

From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization to prevent them from plunging the world into chaos.

Effects Supervisor

Zathura: A Space Adventure

Zathura: A Space Adventure · 2005

Zathura: A Space Adventure

MovieScience FictionAdventure

After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, a space-themed board game, which they realize has mystical powers when their house is shot into space. With the help of an astronaut, the boys attempt to return home.

Makeup Effects

Wrong Turn

Wrong Turn · 2003

MovieHorrorThriller

Chris crashes into a carload of other young people, and the group of stranded motorists is soon lost in the woods of West Virginia, where they're hunted by three cannibalistic mountain men who are grossly disfigured by generations of inbreeding.

Makeup Effects

Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin

Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin · 2021

Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin

MovieHorrorMystery

Margot is a documentary filmmaker looking to meet her long-lost mother and extended family in a secluded Amish community. She and her film crew soon realize the family that welcomes them into their home might be hiding a sinister secret.

Prosthetic Supervisor

The Monster Squad

The Monster Squad · 1987

The Monster Squad

MovieComedyAction

Count Dracula returns to the world of humans accompanied by Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and the Gillman. The uglies are in search of a powerful amulet that will grant them the ability to rule the world. A group of horror-loving heroes are the only ones daring to stand in their way.

Special Effects Key Makeup Artist

The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau · 1996

The Island of Dr. Moreau

MovieScience FictionHorror

After surviving a plane crash caused by a magnetic storm, United Nations attorney Edward Douglas stumbles upon a mysterious island and is shocked to discover that a brilliant scientist and his lab assistant have found a way to combine human and animal DNA—with horrific results.

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Leviathan

Leviathan · 1989

MovieAdventureHorror

Underwater deep-sea miners encounter a Soviet wreck and bring back a dangerous cargo to their base on the ocean floor with horrifying results. The crew of the mining base must fight to survive against a genetic mutation that hunts them down one by one.

Creature Design

Earth vs. the Spider

Earth vs. the Spider · 2001

Earth vs. the Spider

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

A shy comic book fan is injected with an experimental serum and starts turning into a spider. When web covered bodies start appearing a policeman starts to investigate the strange case.

Special Effects Supervisor

A Gnome Named Gnorm

A Gnome Named Gnorm · 1991

A Gnome Named Gnorm

MovieFamilyFantasy

A young Los Angeles police officer and a mysterious gnome become unlikely partners as they track a killer. When a sting operation goes awry, officer Casey is blamed for the murder of his colleague and Gnorm the gnome is the only witness.

Gnorm

Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature

Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature · 2001

Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature

MovieHorrorFantasy

Two carnies (Sewell and Gugino) abduct a mermaid in Ireland, circa 1900, and decide to transport her to America. As their ship loses its way and heads towards the mythical Forbidden Islands, the mermaid begins to display its deadly side.

Special Effects Supervisor

The Day the World Ended

The Day the World Ended · 2001

The Day the World Ended

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

A school psychologist investigates the death of a student's mother and finds the boy believes he is the son of an alien being.

Co-Producer

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

The Lost World: Jurassic Park · 1997

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

MovieAdventureAction

Four years after Jurassic Park's genetically bred dinosaurs ran amok, multimillionaire John Hammond shocks chaos theorist Ian Malcolm by revealing that he has been breeding more beasties at a secret location. Malcolm, his paleontologist ladylove and a wildlife videographer join an expedition to document the lethal lizards' natural behavior in this action-packed thriller.

Effects Supervisor