Fede Álvarez reveals that the home release of 'Alien: Romulus' significantly improves the CGI used to bring back the late Ian Holm's iconic android character.
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Director Fede Álvarez wasn't fully satisfied with the CGI portrayal of Ian Holm's android character Rook in the theatrical release, but the home version has been 'fixed' with more time and money to get it right.
The home release version reverts more to an animatronic puppet created by veteran effects artist Shane Mahan, which Álvarez says is 'way better' than the original CGI implementation.
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Fede Álvarez, Ian Holm, Shane Mahan, Alien: Romulus, Alien: Romulus
Fede Álvarez reveals that the home release of 'Alien: Romulus' significantly improves the CGI used to bring back the late Ian Holm's iconic android character.
beat sheet
Director Fede Álvarez wasn't fully satisfied with the CGI portrayal of Ian Holm's android character Rook in the theatrical release, but the home version has been 'fixed' with more time and money to get it right.
The home release version reverts more to an animatronic puppet created by veteran effects artist Shane Mahan, which Álvarez says is 'way better' than the original CGI implementation.
call sheet
Fede Álvarez, Ian Holm, Shane Mahan, Alien: Romulus, Alien: Romulus