--- name: "Gyula Pados" canonical: "https://film.one/person/gyula-pados" fi1m_id: "gyula-pados" imdb_id: "nm0655822" tmdb_id: 30459 wikidata_id: "Q1227735" roles: ["Cinematographer"] born: "2 April 1969" reviewed_on_fi1m: 7 average_fi1m_score: 59 average_over: 7 updated: "2026-10-05T14:53:04.889291+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Gyula Pados ## Identity Gyula Pados - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gyula-pados - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** gyula-pados - **IMDb ID:** nm0655822 - **TMDB ID:** 30459 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1227735 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyula_Pados, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1227735, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0655822/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30459 Cinematographer. Born 2 April 1969 in Budapest, Hungary. ## Details - **Work:** Cinematographer - **Born:** 2 April 1969, Budapest, Hungary - **Active:** 2006–present - **Also known as:** Pados Gyula - **Frequently works with:** [Charlotte Rampling](https://film.one/person/charlotte-rampling.md), [Dwayne Johnson](https://film.one/person/dwayne-johnson.md), [Jack Black](https://film.one/person/jack-black.md), [Jake Kasdan](https://film.one/person/jake-kasdan.md), [Jeff Pinkner](https://film.one/person/jeff-pinkner.md), [Karen Gillan](https://film.one/person/karen-gillan.md), [Kevin Hart](https://film.one/person/kevin-hart.md), [Matt Tolmach](https://film.one/person/matt-tolmach.md) - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 51 (2), 2010s 66 (3), 2020s 58 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 59 to 56 across 7 titles - **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 2 under 60 - **Genres:** Action 3, Adventure 3, Comedy 3, Fantasy 3, Science Fiction 2, Thriller 2 - **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $2,538m across 7 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyula_Pados, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1227735, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0655822/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30459 ## Coming up - *The Legend of Zelda* (2027-04-28), Director of Photography ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*The Duchess*](https://film.one/film/the-duchess.md) (66), [*Shazam! Fury of the Gods*](https://film.one/film/shazam-fury-of-the-gods.md) (53) - **The Roku Channel:** [*Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle*](https://film.one/film/jumanji-welcome-to-the-jungle.md) (72) - **Hulu:** [*Jumanji: The Next Level*](https://film.one/film/jumanji-the-next-level.md) (65) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes*](https://film.one/film/kingdom-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md) (64) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Gyula Pados is a Hungarian cinematographer. Born in Budapest on 2 April 1969, he trained at the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest, enrolling in 1990. His early career included work in Hungary and England before he gained international recognition for films such as *Kontroll* (2003) and *Fateless* (2005), the latter earning him a Camerimage Golden Frog award. Pados has worked extensively in Hollywood. He is known for his collaborations with director Wes Ball on *Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials* (2015), *Maze Runner: The Death Cure* (2018) and *Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes* (2024). Other credits include *Predators* (2010), *The Duchess* (2008), the *Jumanji* films of 2017 and 2019, and *Shazam! Fury of the Gods* (2023). He also photographed the pilot episode of the television series *Scorpion* (2014). In 2025 he was welcomed as a member of the American Society of Cinematographers. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, theasc.com, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (7) - *Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes* (2024), Fi1m 64, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/kingdom-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md) - *Shazam! Fury of the Gods* (2023), Fi1m 53, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/shazam-fury-of-the-gods.md) - *Jumanji: The Next Level* (2019), Fi1m 65, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/jumanji-the-next-level.md) - *Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle* (2017), Fi1m 72, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/jumanji-welcome-to-the-jungle.md) - *Predators* (2010), Fi1m 60, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/predators.md) - *The Duchess* (2008), Fi1m 66, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-duchess.md) - *Basic Instinct 2* (2006), Fi1m 36, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/basic-instinct-2.md) ## Complete filmography (20) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Legend of Zelda* (2027), Director of Photography - *Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes* (2024), Director of Photography — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/kingdom-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md) - *Shazam! Fury of the Gods* (2023), Director of Photography — Fi1m 53, [page](https://film.one/film/shazam-fury-of-the-gods.md) - *Jumanji: The Next Level* (2019), Director of Photography — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/jumanji-the-next-level.md) - *Maze Runner: The Death Cure* (2018), Director of Photography - *Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle* (2017), Director of Photography — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/jumanji-welcome-to-the-jungle.md) - *Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials* (2015), Director of Photography - *Scorpion* (2014), series, Director of Photography - *Million Dollar Arm* (2014), Director of Photography - *Metallica: Through the Never* (2013), Director of Photography - *Predators* (2010), Director of Photography — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/predators.md) - *The Duchess* (2008), Director of Photography — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-duchess.md) - *Evening* (2007), Director of Photography - *Basic Instinct 2* (2006), Director of Photography — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/basic-instinct-2.md) - *Fateless* (2005), Director of Photography - *Stop Mom Theresa!* (2004), Director of Photography - *The Heart of Me* (2004), Director of Photography - *Kontroll* (2003), Director of Photography - *Hotel Splendide* (2000), Director of Photography - *The Star* (1996), Director of Photography ## Awards ### Other awards — 2 won, 1 nominated - Béla Balázs Award 2005: Béla Balázs Award (won) - European Film Award for Best Cinematographer 2005: European Film Award for Best Cinematographer (nominated), for *Fateless* - Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography 2000: Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography (won), for *Hotel Splendide* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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