Production Design of FF2

[Retroman]

With a new production designer and the the knowledge that the movie will be 'huge'. What can we expect from the look of FF2?

 

[Retroman]

Fantastic Four movie props made by Derek Young. On his official site he's posted pictures of things that made it in to the final cut (Von Doom X-ray Arm Scanner etc.) and stuff that didn't (H.E.R.B.I.E and The Fantasti-car !). The designs are very faithfull to the comics.In a deleted scene they were meant to fall of a shelf in Reed's storage area.
A sign of things to come in the sequel?


H.E.R.B.I.E.

FANTASTICAR

Source: http://www.queuebert.com/film/fantasticfour.htm
More info on Young: http://www.queuebert.com/film/

 

[Retroman]

POGOPLANE

Concept art from 2000 for the first movie.

Source: http://www.productionillustration.com/fantastic four.html


LATVERIA
Surely we must see some of this place?

 

[Retroman]

Fantasticar production art from the 'Making Of Fantastic Four' book.

 

[GoblinScrier]

Yes, that pic of Doom and Boris is perfect....cast Boris, give us a large castle with fancy looking interiors, robots everywhere, and a "medieval" looking village that looks "primitive" and yet, probably one of the most powerful nations in the world.

In other words, find a village that looks a lot like something from the old 1932 Frankenstein Boris Karloff movie, and that more or less is what Latveria should look like.

 

[Carp Man]

If you want to put a reference to H.E.R.B.I.E in there like the 1st movie fine. This Fantiscar, and this Pogoplane. Don't think we'll see both in the sequel. Probibly the Fantasticar. And I never did like the hottub Fantiscar look. The pic of Latveria, perfect. I'm sure they can find some little town that looks like that somewhere. Dr Doom also perfect.

 

[Fantastic-Boy]

I'd like a blue/black Pogoplane!

 

[Kelly]

I'm sorry but this thing looks like a bed pan.....LMAO....

 

[Kelly]

LATVERIA
Surely we must see some of this place?

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Hunter and I were looking at some possible sites in and around Vancouver....they have some great old castles in that area that could definitely be used for this type of scene....

http://www.hatleycastle.com

 

[Carp Man]

Well, I was alittle kinder saying hot tub. However that was the orignal Fantasticar for a few issues.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

They can not use Hatley Castle. It's already the X-Mansion.

 

[Kelly]

They can not use Hatley Castle. It's already the X-Mansion.

Doesn't mean they can't use sections of it....


and there are other buildings on that site besides that one...

 

[Jennifer Walters]

I'd prefer they use no sections of it...

Another castle/building is fine, but Hatley Castle should remain the X-Mansion. Not the X-Mansion/Doom's Castle.

The X-Mansion is as much a character in the X Films/X-Tales as Storm/Wolverine/Cyclops/Jean.

 

[Kelly]

I'd prefer they use no sections of it...

Another castle/building is fine, but Hatley Castle should remain the X-Mansion. Not the X-Mansion/Doom's Castle.

Movie magic can do anything....and actually the castle doesn't belong to either movie, it belongs to the province of British Columbia...*winks*

 

[Jennifer Walters]

I'm not saying it belongs to the X-Men movies. Just saying....I'd prefer they find another building.

 

[Kelly]

http://www.abbeymoore.com/neighbourhood/craigdarroch.html

Another possibility....

 

[Willie Lumpkin]

http://www.abbeymoore.com/neighbourhood/craigdarroch.html

Another possibility....

Cool! I think that one looks a little closer. I'd say shoot some interiors in one of the castles, but create Latveria and the castle exterior as a miniature.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

Awesome. That one screams Latveria!

 

[GNR]

The Ultimate F4 car is amazing.

 

[GoblinScrier]

Awesome. That one screams Latveria!

It does, doesn't it? Did you see that balcony? Would that not be perfect for Doom to come out on, observing his beloved kingdom, or he could address his people? I could see that castle as Castle Doom and then, the country of Latveria build around that...come on production team, Tim Story, Fox....don't let me down....don't let the fans down..