AQUAMAN: New Stills Feature Before And After VFX Shots And A Better Look At The Monstrous Trench
In a new batch of stills from James Wan's Aquaman, we not only get to see some of the movie's best sequences receive the spotlight, but also before & after VFX shots showing how they were brought to life.
Aquaman recently joined the $1 billion club and it's easy to imagine a sequel being announced a little later this year (Comic-Con seems like a pretty safe bet). Before that, we obviously have the Blu-ray to look forward to but if you're looking to relive some of the movie's most memorable moments, these stills are definitely for you!
As well as focusing on visually stunning scenes, we also get our best look to date at both that awesome sequence with The Trench and Arthur Curry and Mera's unexpected visit to Dinosaur Island.
In addition, there's some before and after shots of Orm in Atlantis' gladiatorial arena, Arthur's first visit to Atlantis, and a number of others. So, to take a look at these amazing new stills from Aquaman, all you guys have to do is hit the "View List" button below to take a look...
James Wan returned to his horror roots with The Trench sequence in Aquaman and this incredible shot shows the sheer amount of VFX work which went into bringing the monstrous villains to life.
This entire sequence played out like a horror movie and seeing Arthur and Mera surrounded on this boat as the monsters close in definitely felt like it pushed the boundaries of that PG-13 rating.
The use of colour in this sequence was also fantastic and the red underwater really pops off the screen and the second the flares start going out as The Trench close in is real edge of your seat stuff.
Two more visually impressive sequences, it's easy to see why Wan was disappointed when it was revealed that Aquaman's VFX team hadn't been shortlisted for an Oscar a little earlier this month.
We didn't get to spend a huge amount of time on Dinosaur Island but there's no denying that it was an impressive looking location and somewhere we're sadly unlikely to return to down the line.
Willem Dafoe's Vulko was supposed to make his debut in Justice League but the reshoots changed everything and he instead appeared in the DCEU for the first time during this adventure.
This before and after VFX shot shows that while Patrick Wilson was fully suited up in Orm's armour, everything around him bar where he was standing was brought to life thanks to special effects.
Atlantis looked amazing in Aquaman and while some fans were concerned after the trailer that debuted at Comic-Con, Warner Bros. definitely delivered by the time the DC Comics movie hit theaters.
Arthur sees Atlantis for the first time and is as blown away as the rest of us. It's incredible to see just how much of what we see in this sequence was added at a later date thanks to VFX.