X-Men: Age of Apocalypse (2016) concept art

Check out X-Men: Age of Apocalypse concept art posted by Bryan Singer!

Last week, director Bryan Singer posted concept art on Instagram from the upcoming X-Men: Days Future Past sequel X-Men: Age of Apocalypse. He teased it saying, "Some production art. #XmenApocalypse#GrantMajor I was a little busy but will continue to snap more."

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Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) concept art by Sebastian Meyer

Check out Guardians of the Galaxy concept art by Sebastian Meyer!

In the Marvel Universe, there's a group of beings known as the Celestials and they had a brief appearance in the Guardians of the Galaxy film when the Collector showed how Eson the Searcher used the power of the Infinity stone to attack a planet. We only get a brief look, but concept artist Sebastian Meyer shared some early designs for the Celestial along with Cosmo the Dog and various alien female designs.

Sebastian Meyer is a professional concept artist who's worked on blockbuster films like X-Men: First Class (2011), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

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Jurassic Park (1993) concept art by Craig Mullins

Check out Jurassic Park concept art by Craig Mullins, John Bell and Dave Negron Jr.!

Update: I've been told that some of these pieces are not done by Craig Mullins. I've added credits to John Bell and Dave Negron Sr.

Every Friday I feature artwork from a classic of science fiction cinema or television. This week's "Flashback Friday" post is on Jurassic Park (1993).

With the upcoming sequel to Jurassic Park - called Jurassic World - coming this is a great time to check out some concept art from the first film. It shows some alternate looks at the raptors and T-Rex. For example, in the books the Velociraptors are orange with black tiger stripes. They're done by artist extraordinaire Craig Mullins.

Mullins is an American digital painter, and leading international concept artist who's worked on big budget movies like Armageddon (1998),  Forrest Gump (1994) and The Matrix Revolutions (2003).

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Tomorrowland (2015) concept art

Check out Tomorrowland concept art!

"It was larger than most things I've ever been around," star George Clooney said of making Tomorrowland last year. "The beautiful thing about it is that Brad Bird has a real vision of the film he wants to make. It was fun for all of us to play in this giant toy box, and help him realize what he wants." The Brad Bird film based on the Tomorrowland Disney theme park ride looks incredible. In advance of the films release later this year the viral site Take Me To Tomorrowland released some concept art from the film. Check it out below along with some images from the Tomorrowland Super Bowl spot. I love the retro-futuristic look of the film.

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Jupiter Ascending (2015) concept art by Julian Caldow

Check out my exclusive interview with Julian Caldow about his Jupiter Ascending concept art!

The worlds on Jupiter Ascending are wholly original, but the concepts behind it are very familiar. "We started hatching a story like Jupiter after the [Matrix] trilogy, which was, like, 10 years of our lives," says co-writer-director Lana Wachowski. "I was reading 'The Odyssey,' and it was making me super-emotional. The whole concept of these almost spiritual journeys and you’re changed. And I had changed." To create the massive worlds and concepts seen in the film took an army of 22 first-class conceptual designers including Julian Caldow. He was kind enough to do an interview and I talked to him about the challenges of designing for the film and he explains just how complicated something as simple as landing gear can be.

Julian Caldow is a professional concept artist who's worked on blockbusters like Gravity (2014), X-Men: First Class (2011), and Prometheus (2012).

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Caption: Jupiter Ascending (2015) concept art by Nuttavut Baiphowongse

Check out Jupiter Ascending concept art by Nuttavut Baiphowongse!

In the movie Jupiter Ascending the evil Balem sends his henchmen, the Sargorn, to capture Jupiter's family. The creature design is brilliant, but went through many changes. One artist that worked on it shared his artowrk recently. Nuttavut Baiphowongse is a professional concept artist who's worked on big-budget films like Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) and Noah (2014).

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Project Almanac (2015) concept art by Joshua Min

Check out Project Almanac concept art by Joshua Min!

While there were mixed reviews of Michael Bay's coming-of-age found-footage time-travel movie Project Almanac some enjoyed it's style. Screen Rant said, "Even though Project Almanac does not reinvent the found footage format, the movie still manages to tell a gripping (and stylish) time travel story." One of the artists that helped bring that film to life was Joshua Min.

Joshua Min is a professional concept\storyboard artist who's worked on Hollywood films like Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Hercules (2014) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2  (2014)

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Edge of Tomorrow (2014) concept art by Nuttavut Baiphowongse

Check out Edge of Tomorrow concept art by Nuttavut Baiphowongse!

For the science fiction film Edge of Tomorrow they had the monumental task of designing a new alien. Production designer Oliver Scholl said, "Everybody has their own opinion what a true alien should look like. Starting point was the novel, then things got 'opened up' and we went crazy. One could argue that our final Mimic at least has arms radiating like a seastar, if longer and nastier. Did you know aliens have to have a face? I think we ended up with something unique and memorable after all.Many people and companies contributed their ideas, Steve Burg,  Tani Kunitake, Ed Natividad, to name some. The final design was developed in chevant by Ivan Mazella, rendered and cg-modeled by Kevin Jenkins’ Framestore art group. All in great collaboration with Nick Davis and vfx."

One of the artists that helped contribute was Nuttavut Baiphowongse and he shared his artwork on his DeviantArt page. Baiphowongse is a professional concept artist who's worked on blockbuster films like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), Noah (2014) and 300: Rise of an Empire (2014).

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Robot Jox (1990)

Check out Robot Jox concept art by Ron Cobb!

Every Friday I feature artwork from a classic of science fiction cinema or television. This week's "Flashback Friday" post is on Robot Jox (1990)

Guillermo del Toro has had massive success with his homage to the giant robot film called Pacific Rim. Back in the 90's, a less successful attempt to bring giant fighting robots to the screen was Robot Jox. The basic idea was that 50 years after a nuclear holocaust wars are fought using giant robots in gladitorial combat. While it bombed it has become a cult classic and is beloved by fans. The concept art for the film was lost until Fireball Tim shared some photos of artwork by legendary artist Ron Cobb.

Ron Cobb is a professional concept illustrator who's worked on classic films like  Alien (1979) and Back to the Future (1986) and The Last Starfighter (1984).

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Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) concept art by Phil Saunders

Check out Captain America: The First Avenger concept art by Phil Saunders!

The superhero movie Captain America: The First Avenger is a huge hit and led to a whole slew of great movies including Avengers and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, but there's some amazing artwork by Phil Saunders that would have made it just a little bit cooler. One set is from a deleted scene and another you could barely notice. Both were created by concept illustrator Phil Saunders.

Saunders is a professional concept artist who's worked on Hollywood films like Spider-Man 3 (2007), Iron Man (2008) and Tron: Legacy (2010).

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