Weta Digital vs. Kong vs. a giant flying serpent vs. an upside down world

OK, how the heck do you make an Earth within the Earth?

At one point in Adam Wingard’s Godzilla vs. Kong, the gorilla-like ape leads several humans starting in Antartica down into ‘Hollow Earth’. This subterranean ecosystem near the Earth’s core—filled with giant creatures and an unusual sense of gravity—is revealed to be Kong’s original homeland.

Weta Digital was behind the visual effects for Hollow Earth. Here, VFX supervisor Kevin Smith and CG supervisor Stephen Tong tell befores & afters how they conquered the unique environments and brought the creatures, including giant flying serpents, to life.

Read the full article in befores&afters.