Now that the Doctor’s new Sonic Screwdriver has made its debut during the show’s season finale, we can get an even better look at it. I have to say, I really am in love with this design. It isn’t as chunky as the 11th Doctor’s Sonic, which I love, and it has some super cool lights. It’s also TARDIS blue. It is the perfect blend of old fashioned and modern. I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to get my hands on a replica!
Watch Chris Pratt Audition With Dave Bautista for ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ (Exclusive)
Sure, today we take it for granted that Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista are in fact Star-Lord and Drax from Guardians of the Galaxy, but they had to work for these roles just like any other actor. These roles could have gone to others. Luckily for all of us, the perfect actors were found. It could not have worked out better.
Check out this video of the pair auditioning or screen-testing for the roles. It’s always fun to see actors playing the part so early on. This was released as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 2 box set. Enjoy. It is worth watching.
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Director James Gunn recently shared a behind-the-scenes photo from Guardians of the Galaxy that shows a very early design for Star-Lord’s helmet. This is what he had to say:
“#fbf Very early version of the Star-Lord mask. I wanted the eyes to be big, as if he was perpetually surprised, not your regular hero. We might have overdone it a bit here. #GotG#flashbackfriday”
It’s always fun to see the evolution of things like this. Below is a piece of concept art that this helmet design was based on. It’s not bad, but I’m glad they made all of the minor improvements that they did. The final version really works well.
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Barbarella is just plain fun. This is a movie that just has to be revisited every so often and each time I do, I love it more.It’s a true classic. Check out these amazing behind-the-scenes images of the 1968 science fiction film. Jane Fonda is beautiful and so are the costumes. This is just an excuse to take in some eye candy. They could never make a movie today where the female lead is this gorgeous and looks this good.
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As you may already know, Mad Max director George Miller was set to direct a Justice League movie for Warner Bros. several years ago. The project ended up being canceled, but from some of the stories I’ve heard, this could have been an amazing movie. It was called Justice League: Mortal. The cast included Armie Hammer as Batman, D.J. Cotrona as Superman, Megan Gale as Wonder Woman, Adam Brody as Flash, Common as Green Lantern, Santiago Cabrera as Aquaman, Hugh Keays-Byrne as Martian Manhunter, and Jay Baruchel as Maxwell Lord.
Obviously we never got to see anything from this movie since it was over soon after it began, but now we have some photos from the development process of the film. They clue us in on what Miller’s version of Wonder Woman was going to look like. These photos show Megan Gale in costume, and I have to say she has a wonderful vintage classic look. I love that the red looks very bronze-like. It goes great with that blue skirt.
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Visual effects artist Doug Drexler recently uploaded this cool demo reel from BSG: Blood and Chrome, showing off the before and after of the CG ship interiors. What strikes me most is just how little the actors had to work with on set. Most of the shots shown here are almost entirely green screen with very few real world objects. It all came together impressively in the end.
Fans of Chappie will enjoy this. Image Engine is the special effects company that worked on Neill Blomkamp’s Chappie. This is their VFX breakdown reel that shows how they transformed Sharlto Copley into Chappie himself. It isn’t as easy or straightforward as you might think.
Copley had to be taken out of each frame of the film that he was in. It’s a pain but, his being there allowed the rest of the cast to react to his movements, so it was totally worth it. I think it worked pretty well in this movie. You’ll want to watch it all the way through to get all of the cool details.
Check out this neat behind-the-scenes video from Legacy Effects, the company who did many of the practical effects on Terminator Genisys. This is a fun video that shows off some of the process. It’s amazing to see all of that stuff poured over arnold so they could make a super realistic but fake Terminator Arnold. That’s just one of the things they cover.
If you like special effects, you’ll appreciate this short look behind the scenes.
Several vintage Star Wars shots have surfaced that show off one of the the original costume tests for Boba Fett from around 1979. These behind the scenes images from The Empire Strikes Back show the evolution of the costume. It’s interesting to note all of the minor details that were changed.
This is from very early in the costume’s evolution. Yes, technically it made its public debut at the 1978 San Anselmo Country Fair parade and the Star Wars Holiday Special, but this is a nice look at it from around that time, where we get to see it close up. Both as a whole and some shots of the gear pieces by themselves.
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You are going to love this collection of behind the scenes photos of the U.S.S. Pasteur. The photos were originally taken by Greg George. Greg designed and built the miniature on his own, before offering it up for use in the final episode of The Next Generation. Now that is dedication. You can see the quality of his work for yourself. There was never a doubt that they would use it.
There are some shots of the blueprints as well as some work in progress shots. She is a lovely ship despite that round front. The original name for the ship was the U.S.S. Olympic, but it was eventually renamed since it was used as a medical vessel.
Check out the original gallery for more.
