Mad God Trailer Shows Stop-Motion Nightmare 30 Years In The Making
The new Mad God trailer shows a visceral stop-motion animated nightmare that is 30 years in the making. The upcoming horror film is written and directed by Phil Tippett, a legendary Hollywood special- and visual effects artist who has worked on creatures, models, and characters in movies since the 1970s. Tippett worked on the Star Wars hologram chess sequence back in 1977 and helped develop the go-motion technique for the AT-AT scene in Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back. He also animated the robots in the cult classic action film Robocop (1987) and supervised the revolutionary CGI visual effects to create the lifelike dinosaurs in Jurassic Park, earning him an Academy Award.
Now, Shudder releases a new Mad God trailer, teasing Tippett's stop-motion steampunk magnum opus. The film follows the Assassin, who uses a diving bell to descend into a dark, hellish world consisting of demons, ghouls, and wraiths to detonate a bomb hidden within a suitcase. Check out Tippett's horrifying vision below:
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Tippett originally began creating Mad God while working on Robocop 2 (1990). After witnessing the birth of a new form of visual effects and seemingly the death of stop-motion animation while working on Jurassic Park, he decided to discontinue work on Mad God. However, 20 years later, Tippett was encouraged by colleagues and friends to return to the film. With the assistance of industry professionals, inexperienced volunteers, friends, and a Kickstarter campaign, he was finally able to complete Mad God, which will be released in theaters and AMC+ on June 16.
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