Our Work on The Green Knight

Shang-Chi, Marvel Studios’ first Asian superhero, thought he had escaped his old life, but his past draws him back into the mysterious Ten Rings organisation. He discovers his father is on a mission to resurrect his wife, however on that quest, he unintentionally releases havoc onto the world.

We created the two hero creatures, the Great Protector dragon and Dweller-in-Darkness, as well as an army of soul-sucking demons. Our creatures are built with complete muscular and skeletal structures. Dweller-in-Darkness also has a vascular system specifically designed to glow when it absorbs a victim’s soul.

We constructed the ethereal Realm of Ta Lo—the Wen Wu family’s ancestral home and the setting for the massive third-act battle. It includes Ta Lo village, the Mountain of Souls, and the lake that divides the two. The water in Ta Lo lake is composed of layers of simulations—the most dramatic being the stylised water tornados caused by the grappling creatures. The complex water shots required such a large number of sim layers that we had several artists working simultaneously on each element.

As the ten rings move between Shang-Chi and his father Wenwu, they adapt and change to reflect the user’s cWe were responsible for the design of these unique effects during their battle of the Mountain of Souls. Our artists used Nuke and Eddy to enhance the glow of the rings and other magical weapons.