Monster Gallery: Alien: Romulus (2024)
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StarBeast — Alien: Romulus
In approaching the design aspects for Alien: Romulus, director Fede Alvarez started from the baseline point that everything should be reminiscent of the first two Alien films. Of course, that implied that the iconic stages of the Alien life cycle present in the film should harken back to the very first Alien and the terrors… Read More StarBeast — Alien: Romulus
Scum of the Universe — Men in Black II, part 2
To convince the neuralyzed Kay that what he is saying is true, Jay shows Kay that most of the workers at the postal office are actually aliens. Dozens of concepts were devised, and ultimately nailed down to four.
Scum Of The Universe — Men In Black II, part 1
Rick Baker and Cinovation Studio returned to design and give life to the creatures for Men In Black II, accompanied on the visual effects front by Industrial Light & Magic. Like its predecessor, the film posed an ambitious challenge of bringing to the screen a vast array of practical and digital creatures; and yet, Sony… Read More Scum Of The Universe — Men In Black II, part 1
Scum Of The Universe — Men In Black II, Serleena
Responsible for the design of Serleena’s various forms throughout Men In Black II were Rick Baker himself and ILM art director David Nakabayashi. “The trick,” recalled Nakabayashi, “was to give Serleena creature continuity, even though it would be seen in many different forms. There had to be visual cues telling the audience that Serleena was… Read More Scum Of The Universe — Men In Black II, Serleena
Monster Gallery: Men in Black II (2002)
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Monster Gallery: Men in Black (1997)
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Scum of the Universe – Men in Black, Part 3
Rosenberg is revealed to be a mechanical human disguise that houses a small, green humanoid alien — dubbed ‘Chucky’ or ‘Mr. Gentle’ by the crew — designed directly after classic depictions of grey aliens with large eyes and craniums.
Scum of the Universe – Men in Black, Part 2
It was during production that both Sonnenfeld and the producers realized that the MIB headquarters looked empty — as in they lacked a consistent alien presence. As originally envisioned, the headquarters had to represent a 60s airport or way station, and yet the footage shot up to that point only displayed few alien characters. The… Read More Scum of the Universe – Men in Black, Part 2
Scum of the Universe – Men In Black, Part 1
“When I first went in and talked to Barry Sonnenfeld about Men in Black,” said special effects wizard Rick Baker, “I said it would really be hard to do an alien that does not look like something you’ve seen 40,000 times on TV. That was one of the challenges — to do something that doesn’t… Read More Scum of the Universe – Men In Black, Part 1
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