Client: Wētā FX
VFX Art Director: Michael Pangrazio
Conceptual illustrator: Daniel James Cox
At Wētā FX, I had the honor of designing the Empire magazine cover for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
For the film itself, I contributed to the development of the Silver Surfer’s look and early concept designs for Galactus.
Initially, there were discussions about giving Galactus a humanoid form, but the studio ultimately decided to portray him as a cosmic force of nature—neither mechanical nor organic, but an elemental, omnipresent being. This approach aligned with the film’s larger-than-life, celestial aesthetic and reinforced Galactus as a looming, existential threat rather than a traditional character.
