'The Wolverine' Concept Art Rises - Update

This is a day late, but concept art for the superhero film The Wolverine are online thanks to a set visit. There's not much to see, but anything is better than nothing I guess.

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Some interesting tidbits are the shot of someone swinging a samurai sword, a POW camp and an Atomic explosion.

I tried to blow up some of the more interesting concept images.

Supposedly the story is about Wolverine traveling to Japan to train as a samurai warrior and is set during WWII.

No word on who the concept artists are, but IMDb lists Joshua Min, Michele Moen, Josh Nizzi and Manuel Plank-Jorge.

Directed by James Mangold

Starring
Hugh Jackman (Logan / Wolverine)
Will Yun Lee (Kenuichio Harada / Silver Samurai)
Svetlana Khodchenkova (Viper [rumored])
Hiroyuki Sanada (Shingen Yashida)
Brian Tee (Noburo Mori)
Rila Fukushima (Yukio)
Hal Yamanouchi (Yashida)
Tao Okamoto (Mariko Yashida)
James Fraser(Allied POW)

Cinematography by Amir Mokri

Production Design by François Audouy

Art Direction by Ian Gracie (supervising art director)

Via The Daily BLAM!

What do you think of the artwork? Are you more excited to see the movie?

Battleship (2012) Concept Art By Josh Nizzi

Josh Nizzi has released concept art for the film Battleship (2012). They feature ships, weapons and the aliens.

Link: Joshnizzi.com

 

Artists of 'Battleship' (2012)

Here are some of the artists that worked on the science-fiction film Battleship (2012). As always there are many talented artists involved in the production of a film. These are only some of them according to IMDb and my own research.

Official Synopsis:
Peter Berg (Hancock) produces and directs Battleship, an epic action-adventure that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as our planet fights for survival against a superior force. Based on Hasbro’s classic naval combat game, Battleship stars Taylor Kitsch as Lt. Alex Hopper, a Naval officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones; Brooklyn Decker as Sam Shane, a physical therapist and Hopper’s fiancée; Alexander Skarsgard as Hopper’s older brother, Stone, Commanding Officer of the USS Sampson; Rihanna as Petty Officer Raikes, Hopper’s crewmate and a weapons specialist on the USS John Paul Jones; and international superstar Liam Neeson as Hopper and Stone’s superior (and Sam’s father), Admiral Shane.

Directed by Peter Berg
Production Design by Neil Spisak

Illustrators

• George Hull (Lead Conceptual Artist) - www.ghull.com/
• Ben Mauro (concept designer) - http://benmauro.blogspot.com/
• David J. Negron Jr. (storyboard artist) - http://www.goliathpictures.com
• Eddie Yang (character designer) - http://www.eddieyang.com/
• Harald Belker (concept artist) - www.haraldbelker.com
• James Carson (concept artist) - http://www.jamescarsondesign.com
• Jock (concept artist) - http://www.4twenty.co.uk
• Josh Nizzi (senior illustrator) - www.joshnizzi.com
• Mauro Borrelli (illustrator) - http://www.mauroborrelli.com/
• Steve Jung (Senior Concept Artist) - www.stevejung.net
• Tani Kunitake (illustrator)

Storyboard Artists

• Richard Bennett (storyboard artist) - www.richardbennettart.com

Official Site: http://www.battleshipmovie.com/

What do you think of the artists? Did you see the movie or plan to?

Top Ten 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' Concept Art

Check out the best concept illustrations for the Michael Bay film Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011). A lot of artists put in a lot of work, but we can only feature the ones on the Internet.

Because of commercial obligations concept artists can't reveal their work til after a film opens. Now that Transformers: Dark of the Moon has been released the flood gates are open and a ton of cool concept art is being shown. The art is from Joel Chang, Warren Manser and Josh Nizzi.

1. "Megatron in Africa" by Josh Nizzi

Decepticon leader Megatron is a mess in this film, but here we get to see that he still had his dignity.

2. Laserbeak as a Cute Penguin by Warren Manser

I'm still not sure if this was in the movie, but Warren Manser has a design of a cute toy penguin transforming into the assassin bird "Laserbeak." Hilarious.


3. "Breakdown v4a" by Josh Nizzi

To keep people from guessing the evil Soundwave was in the movie they named him "Breakdown." He has Laserbeak on his arm and sports an awesome speaker system. If you look close you can see a major spoiler from the film.

4. "Blitzwing, Colossus" by Joel Chang

Here Shockwave (Blitzwing) is riding another renamed Decepticon named Driller (aka Colossus).

5. Driller attacks a skyscraper by Joel Chang

We never see all of Driller in the film because he's huge! Here we see Driller attacking the N.E.S.T. team in a skyscraper. Notice they're wearing full armor battlesuits. This was in the script, but never made it to the screen.

6. "Flying Optimus" by Warren Manser

In the new film heroic Autobot leader Optimus Prime pulls a trailer with an arsenal of weapons including a flying suit. Here he brings death from the above.


7. Laserbeak Attacks by Warren Manser / B. Procter

Laserbeak takes on a much more fearsome and important role in this film. Here we see him swooping into an attack. Love the stormy background. Very dramatic.

8. Ark Wreckage on the Dark Side of the Moon by Joel Chan

Here's a real dramatic shot of the wreckage of the Autobot "Ark" crash site by Joel Chan. Notice the two astronauts coming up on the right. In 1969, the crew of Apollo 11 lands on the Moon to explore the craft. The colors and looming shadow of the Earth in the background is stunning.

8. "Flash with Dog" by Josh Nizzi

Here we see Leadfoot (aka Flash) one of the "Wreckers," a commando unit that transforms into heavily armed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chevrolet Impala stock cars. I really like the idea of him having a robot junkyard dog. He's great.

9. "N.E.S.T. Soldier" by Josh Nizzi

Here we see more of the armor used by the government strike team known as N.E.S.T. It never made it into the film except for a glove and mine. It would have been awesome and made a lot of sense. How do humans fight robots? A robot suit of course.

10. Bumble Bee by Warren Manser

I love the insane amount of detail in these concept drawings. I heard Michael Bay wanted to know what each part did too, so it had to be right.

What do you think of the illustrations? Let me know!

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