Watch: Weta Workshop’s ‘The Creator’ Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
by Alex Billington
December 20, 2023
Source: YouTube
“Every frame has our fingerprints on it.” The one-of-a-kind movie design house Weta Workshop based in New Zealand has dropped a video online showcasing their work on the sci-fi epic The Creator. Directed by Gareth Edwards, this A.I. robots vs imperialist humans action thriller opened in theaters in the fall a few months ago. While it didn’t do as well as expected at the box office, there are still many fans worldwide who fell hard for this sci-fi spectacular. Weta Workshop, the ingenious creators behind all the Lord of the Rings movies, designed and created almost every futuristic costume, weapon, military outfit, and other specialty prop pieces for the movie. “Know the world first before we start designing for it” is the mantra they discuss in this. It’s a remarkable behind-the-scenes look, showcasing a whole book’s worth of images and sketches and more. Weta Workshop is still the best at what they do! Mesmerizing to watch this look at their process.
Here’s the official “Behind the Scenes with Wētā Workshop on The Creator” featurette, from YouTube:
You can rewatch the teaser for Gareth Edwards’ The Creator here, or the main official trailer / final trailer. For more info on Weta Workshop + what they make, visit their official site or follow them @wetaworkshop.
“This is a fight for our very existence.” Amid a future sci-fi war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, Joshua, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war—and mankind itself. The Creator is both written and directed by acclaimed British sci-fi filmmaker Gareth Edwards, director of the movies Monsters, Godzilla, and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story previously. Produced by Gareth Edwards, Kiri Hart, and Jim Spencer. 20th Century Studios originally released Gareth Edwards’ The Creator in theaters nationwide (also IMAX) on September 29th, 2023 this fall. It’s already available on 4K Blu-ray now. One of your favorite movies?
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