Very cool behind-the-scenes MAN OF STEEL video – WETA: Designing Krypton’s Tech

Very cool behind-the-scenes MAN OF STEEL video – WETA: Designing Krypton’s Tech

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MAN OF STEEL is still kicking butt at the box office, and being that I’m such a big Superman fan, I don’t mind posting info about it even after some of the hype has died down a bit. This video was actually posted last week by Wired, and I meant to post it here then but got sidetracked a bit. One of the cooler sequences in director Zack Snyder’s production involved Jor-El (Russell Crowe) explaining to Clark (Henry Cavill) about how Krypton once was and ceased to be, all leading up to Zod (Michael Shannon) trying to take over, and the planet’s eventual destruction. What made it interesting was the style in which the tech was presented. All through the film, whenever Kryptonian technology is shown, it appears as a metallic, mercury-like and almost organic substance. There’s several directions they could have gone in with that sort of thing, but giving Krypton tech its own unique look and feel was something they obviously took rather serious. Check out the behind the scenes video with WETA Digital masters showing their thought process. And if for some reason you haven’t yet seen MAN OF STEEL… well, what are you waiting for??

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Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff.