2008 VFX Sneaks: The Top 20 Movies

By Bill Desowitz | Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 12:00 am

Vfx fans want to see the much-anticipated "monster" that was designed by Neville Page and modeled/created by Tippett for Cloverfield. Courtesy of Paramount Pictures.

What VFX-filled movies will dominate 2008? How's this for starters? The introduction of Iron Man and Speed Racer along with the return of The Dark Knight, Indiana Jones, The Incredible Hulk, The Mummy, Hellboy, Harry Potter, Narnia, James Bond and Star Trek. Plus a couple sci-fi remakes, an animated leap into sci-fi and a few curiosities. VFXWorld offers a glimpse of the most anticipated movies we'll be covering this year, so mark your calendars.

1. Cloverfield (Paramount Pictures, Jan. 18)
The mysterious J.J. Abrams-produced horror film finally surfaces (Godzilla meets Blair Witch?). Five young New Yorkers run for their lives as they elude and document on video a monster the size of a skyscraper. Directed by Matt Reeves (Felicity) with overall vfx supervision by Kevin Blank (Lost, Alias, M:i:III). Double Negative and Tippett Studio are the lead vendors. The biggest vfx revelation, of course, is the much-anticipated "monster" that was designed by Neville Page and modeled/created by Tippett.

2. The Spiderwick Chronicles (Paramount Pictures/Nickelodeon Movies, Feb. 14)
The world of Spiderwick, adapted from the books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, is filled with CG goblins, boggarts, fairies and sprites from Industrial Light & Magic and Tippett Studio. Director Mark Waters says, "These creatures are combinations of creatures that could've lived here. We raise the jeopardy and excitement because of CGI." Legendary animation and VFX pioneer Phil Tippett served as Creature Supervisor, overseeing the design and development of Hogsqual, the Troll, Red Cap and the army of goblins and bull goblins. ILM, under the vfx supervision of Tim Alexander, worked on Mulgarath, Thimbletack and his alter ego, the ill-tempered Boggart, the majestic Griffin, a rapacious Raven, the Snake, Sylph and a host of magical and elaborately detailed sprites.

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