First look at the Thing
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Looks Kirby accurate.
Has it been taken down already? I can't see anything.
Ah, nice!! I like that.
Looks very, very nice. Close to the source, and that costume gives a cool 60s vibe.
Wow, it's a costume, not motion capture. I did not expect that.
Either that, or they're using a physical mask as reference for the Thing's appearance under those lighting conditions, as a guide for the digital artists to use in creating the final animation.
Although I'd be glad if they did use a physical costume. I liked the Thing costumes in the 2005 film and the unreleased Roger Corman movie. Though I think at most they'd do a mix of both, e.g. a physical costume for dialogue scenes and CGI for action
Video of the set footage
Absolutely zero chance that Ben makes it to the final film without (at the least) extensive CG help.
We're in an era where even a baldcap gets fixed in post.
I've no problem with that, just sayin'. ...Zero.
I'd be surprised if any of the on-set costume makes it in.
We're in an era where even a baldcap gets fixed in post.
I've no problem with that, just sayin'. ...Zero.
I'd be surprised if any of the on-set costume makes it in.
I wonder if that might be what they are going for due to the 60's setting. They want the movie to feel a little retro and unpolished.
Absolutely zero chance that Ben makes it to the final film without (at the least) extensive CG help.
We're in an era where even a baldcap gets fixed in post.
I've no problem with that, just sayin'. ...Zero.
I'd be surprised if any of the on-set costume makes it in.
There'd be some CG assistance, no doubt, but that doesn't mean the physical suit won't be the primary basis of the effect.
I'm thinking of how they recreated Slimer in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. They mainly used a physical puppet, and when they did use CGI, they strove to replicate the appearance and movement of the physical puppet, keeping it within the limits of how the puppet could move. I gather that the CGI was used mainly for the sake of facilitating Slimer's incorporation into the physical environment -- interaction with objects, matching the lighting conditions, making the transparency more subtle and realistic than just a double exposure, that sort of thing.
Really, given how rushed and overworked Marvel's CGI artists have been these past few years, and given what a tight schedule this film has to meet its release date, I'd think it would be in their best interest to rely as much on practical FX as possible.
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'Thunderbolts,' 'Daredevil: Born Again' first looks mark Marvel's 85th anniversary (exclusive)
'Thunderbolts,' 'Daredevil: Born Again,' and Harrison Ford's Red Hulk get official first looks to celebrate Marvel's 85th anniversary. Watch EW's exclusive teaser.
Funny to read elsewhere the complaints about how the Marvel movies are doomed because they're all whimsical comedies, and then we see this batch of upcoming ones.
New Agatha All Along teaser (probably the last one I watch before the show premieres):
"We'll be safe as kittens, okay?"
Curious how the very identity of Joe Locke's "Teen" will be an ongoing mystery (not unlike a certain Not Speedster last time around...).
I'm calling it now: He's actually Aubrey Plaza's Mephisto who is actually Lenny from Legion. You read it here, folks!
"We'll be safe as kittens, okay?"
Curious how the very identity of Joe Locke's "Teen" will be an ongoing mystery (not unlike a certain Not Speedster last time around...).
I'm calling it now: He's actually Aubrey Plaza's Mephisto who is actually Lenny from Legion. You read it here, folks!
I love how everyone was all "Oh, Marvel is doomed!" and then Deadpool and Wolverine comes out and they're all "Oh, these new MCU movies coming out look so great!"