Denis Villeneuve’s new philosophical thriller Arrival derives much of its power and mystery from the design of its aliens and their inexplicable, sliver-shaped starships. Squid-like, elephantine, and usually seen only in deftly rationed glimpses, the Heptapods and their ships were the work of artist Carlos Huante, expanding on notes from the original source story, Ted Chiang’s “Story Of Your Life”. But Huante wasn’t the only designer consulted on the project: artist Peter Konig, who’s lent designs to movies like Jurassic Park, Cloverfield, and Splice, also submitted several ideas for the alien’s ultimate designs.
(Image: Peter Konig)
Konig’s Heptapods tend toward the ethereal, reinforcing the idea of the aliens as inherently aquatic beasts. According to an interview the artist recently gave to CinemaBlend, he was also influenced by the alien warmth of horses’ eyes, a choice reflected in the second of these designs:
(Image: Peter...
(Image: Peter Konig)
Konig’s Heptapods tend toward the ethereal, reinforcing the idea of the aliens as inherently aquatic beasts. According to an interview the artist recently gave to CinemaBlend, he was also influenced by the alien warmth of horses’ eyes, a choice reflected in the second of these designs:
(Image: Peter...
- 11/30/2016
- by William Hughes
- avclub.com
The sci-fi film Arrival ended up being surprisingly incredible. I thought it was a great film with a powerful story full of all kind of unexpected twists and turns. Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, and Forest Whitaker all gave fantastic performances as well. If you haven't seen it yet, make sure to check it out while it's still in theaters.
The movie features a couple of alien characters who make contact with humans to help teach them their language. When I initially saw the aliens in the film, I immediately thought of Kang and Kodos from The Simpsons. They were very elegant designs that worked for the film and the story it told.
We now have some additional concept art for the film created by Peter Konig, giving us some alternate alien designs that are kinda cool. When talking to Cinemablend about working on the film, Konig said:
"For the creatures,...
The movie features a couple of alien characters who make contact with humans to help teach them their language. When I initially saw the aliens in the film, I immediately thought of Kang and Kodos from The Simpsons. They were very elegant designs that worked for the film and the story it told.
We now have some additional concept art for the film created by Peter Konig, giving us some alternate alien designs that are kinda cool. When talking to Cinemablend about working on the film, Konig said:
"For the creatures,...
- 11/29/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Having been in theaters for nearly a month, chances are if you had any interest in Denis Villeneuve‘s Arrival, you’ve taken the opportunity, but it goes without saying that spoilers are to follow. With the sci-fi drama in development for many years and Villeneuve having circled it since back around Incendies‘ release, the producers had some time to experiment with the visual style and today we have a look at what could have been with some early concept art.
Courtesy of concept artist Peter Konig, below one can see a gallery featuring designs he was commissioned to do. One can see how one of the alien designs actually mirrors the way they would end up writing their language, while the concept art of ships have more of a brain-esque quality. I actually prefer some of these less-rigid designs to what was ultimately used in the film, but alas.
Courtesy of concept artist Peter Konig, below one can see a gallery featuring designs he was commissioned to do. One can see how one of the alien designs actually mirrors the way they would end up writing their language, while the concept art of ships have more of a brain-esque quality. I actually prefer some of these less-rigid designs to what was ultimately used in the film, but alas.
- 11/28/2016
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
It's been a good week for fans of Guillermo del Toro. The New Yorker dropped a massive profile [1] piece that is second only to one of the director's expletive-laden commentaries when it comes to giving some insight into how the man thinks. But all is not yet great. While he and James Cameron have partnered at Universal to make an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness, the script is still under the knife and the studio hasn't yet greenlit the film. Enter Tom Cruise. We knew that Guillermo wanted the star [2] to be in the film, and now James Cameron says they're still hoping to sign him. Speaking to MTV [3], Cameron said, Tom does want to do the picture. I don't think we have a deal with him yet, but we're hoping to get that closed soon. Guillermo is madly working on a new draft of the script.
- 2/4/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
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