X-MEN FIRST CLASS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Visual Effects Supervisor John Dykstra

X-MEN FIRST CLASS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Visual Effects Supervisor John Dykstra

In the first part of our exclusive interview with visual effects pioneer John Dykstra regarding X-Men: First Class, he shares what he believes director Matthew Vaughn is bringing to the franchise and some of the challenges he had to deal with in terms of visual effects.

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