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Julie Groll
Visual Effects
Biography
Julie Groll is a senior visual effects producer at Sony Pictures Imageworks, based in Los Angeles. With an academic background that includes a B.S. in biomedical engineering and art theory & practice from Northwestern University and a certificate from the Gnomon School of Visual Effects, she entered the VFX industry after discovering her passion during a Disney World internship. n her early career, Groll worked at Threshold Digital, contributing to a range of visual experiences—from themed attractions like “Glory of Creation” for the Crystal Cathedral and Seaworld’s “Fountain and Fireworks” in Orlando, to major film projects such as Spider‑Man 2 (2004) and multimedia Disney attractions including Star Trek: The Experience: Borg Invasion 4D, Space Mountain, and Mission: Space. She then served as an associate production manager on Beowulf (2007) before moving on to roles as digital production manager at Sony Pictures Imageworks, where she supported high‑profile films like Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)—spending months on location in London—Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and The Smurfs (2011). As a VFX producer, Groll has overseen work on a broad spectrum of major releases, including The Emoji Movie (2017), Storks (2016), Spider‑Man: Far from Home (2019), and Lucky 13 of Netflix’s animated anthology Love, Death & Robots (2019), Red One (2024), and The Fantastic Four First Steps (2025) Groll is an active and engaged member of both the Producers Guild of America and the Visual Effects Society.
Known for

Spider-Man: Far From Home
Visual Effects Producer

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Co-Producer

The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Visual Effects Producer

Red One
Visual Effects Producer

Love, Death & Robots
Visual Effects Producer

The Emoji Movie
Digital Producer

Storks
Digital Producer

Monster Pets: A Hotel Transylvania Short
Co-Producer

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
Visual Effects Producer
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
Self
Filmography
- 2025The Fantastic 4: First StepsVisual Effects Producer
- 2024Red OneVisual Effects Producer
- 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseCo-Producer
- 2021Monster Pets: A Hotel Transylvania ShortCo-Producer
- 2019Spider-Man: Far From HomeVisual Effects Producer
- 2019Love, Death & RobotsVisual Effects Producer
- 2017The Emoji MovieDigital Producer
- 2016StorksDigital Producer
- 2004Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!Visual Effects Producer
- —A Hero's Journey: The Making of BeowulfSelf
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