Nailbiter111 from Comic Book Movie found early concept art of Kryptonian weapons on Ben Mauro's blog back when the film had the working title "Autumn Frost."
I contacted the artist Ben Mauro and asked him what it was like working on the film. Mauro is a professional concept illustrator who's worked on Hollywood films like The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey(2012) and the TV show Dr0ne(2012)
Check out the rest of the pictures after the jump (click to enlarge).
Maurice Mitchell: These designs are great Ben. What did you work on for the film?
Ben Mauro: Mainly early weapon design that got cut at the last minute. I was also involved in VFX design on the guns and worked a little on the final guns seen in the film which were designed by Andrew Moyes.
MM: Was there a particular design you found the most challenging? How did you overcome it?
BM: Alex Mcdowell asked for some really interesting mix of organic/mechanical, something that felt ancient yet advanced, a lot of contrasting ideas which were probably the hardest thing to try to visualize. I overcame it by just digging in and exploring a lot of options and directions until something felt like it was starting to work.
MM: What was your favorite part of working on the project?
BM: Working directly with Alex McDowell, I really admire the Production Design work he has done over the years and it was incredible to get to work with him closely for a little while.
MM: Where can we see your work next?
BM: Neill Blomkamp's Elysium.
See more of Ben Mauro's work at http://www.artofben.com/
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Official Man of Steel Synopsis
From Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures comes "Man of Steel," starring Henry Cavill in the role of Clark Kent/Superman, under the direction of Zack Snyder ("300,""Watchmen"). The film also stars three-time Oscar® nominee Amy Adams as Daily Planet journalist Lois Lane, and Oscar® nominee Laurence Fishburne as her editor-in-chief, Perry White. Starring as Clark Kent's adoptive parents, Martha and Jonathan Kent, are Oscar® nominee Diane Lane and Academy Award® winner Kevin Costner. Squaring off against the superhero are two other surviving Kryptonians, the villainous General Zod, played by Oscar® nominee Michael Shannon, and Faora, Zod's evil partner, played by Antje Traue. Also from Superman's native Krypton are Lara Lor-Van, Superman's mother, played by Ayelet Zurer, and Superman's father, Jor-El, portrayed by Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe.
Official Site: manofsteel.warnerbros.com
Director: Zack Snyder
Starring: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Russell Crowe
Cinematography by Amir Mokri
Release Date: June 14, 2013
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fantastic... thank you!
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