We’d kind of take it in another direction.” And we’d see something that looked a little too much like some Monster from some movie we knew we’d veer away from that. He knows, as I have, what’s been done, what designs have existed. That was the primary goal and the great pleasure of working with Greg because he’s incredibly versed in film history and genre history. Not somebody else’s dinosaur, or dragon, or spider, or whatever, but to do stuff that was very unique to ours. There have been so many designs through the years. Ultimately, the challenge was to try and create these designs in such a way that they feel very unique to this film and not like somebody else’s creature. Here’s kind of in process what we’re thinking of.’ And of course he’d get excited because he loves stuff like that, too. “Every once in a while there would be a really cool sketch or something and I’d send him that as an email and say, ‘hey check it out. Another challenge for the director was creating unique designs that would not resemble previously seen creatures in films. “They were no Lovecraftian horrors,” the novel reads, “with immortal life but only organic creatures with their own vulnerabilities.”ĭarabont was in contact with King throughout the creation process, and sent the author various designs and photos of the creatures. When a tentacle-creature reached in and grabbed a character, it was an exploratory act, which was a much more interesting concept than a mindless Monster out to eat human beings.” He also told Lilja’s Library: “these aren’t monsters, but animals that have just been misplaced into a new ecosystem… and if they happen to eat someone it is almost mistaken identity, like a shark attack.” The core concept behind the characters was in line with King’s story. “We decided the creatures were not ‘Monsters’,” Nicotero explained, “they were animal species from a different dimension, and they all had specific forms and functions.

We brought in some great artists - Aaron Sims, Andy Schoneberg, Bernie Wrightson, Michael Broom, Jordu Schell - and I had my own ideas.” Additional concept art was also provided by John Bisson, as well as CaféFX’s Raymond Lei Jin.Ĭrucial to the filmmakers’ vision was the concept that the Monsters in the mist were actually part of an ecosystem from another dimension.

It was an intricate design procedure and, as I had known him for so long, Frank allowed me to drive that process. “After all the prestigious films Frank had done, and being such a fan of the genre, this was the first time he had an opportunity to design his own creatures.

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