M3gan 2.0 - Exo Skeleton

In 2024 I had the opportunity to return to the world of M3gan, working with Director Gerard Johnstone on an exo suit for M3gan 2. I led a small team at Wētā Workshop designing the suit, which was then built by the incredible manufacturing team at the workshop.
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In the film the suit was designed by Gemma as a product to enhance mobility and comfort for workers, or those less able, but would also be worn by her during the films climactic battle. It needed to be sleek and stylish, but also look powerful enough for us to believe Gemma could move like an enhanced super soldier.
Gerard was interested in capturing a sleek, high-gloss product feeling. He didn't want the suit to feel bulky, and we tried to minimize straps and coverage, while enhancing the silhouette of the upper body and shoulders to try and invoke the feeling of an NFL player or athlete.
The suit would also move around alone under it's own power, so we needed to make sure the standalone design could support it's self, and look visually interesting detached from a human.
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The final design for the suit was done by Jerome Morris:
https://www.artstation.com/jerome_morris
Production Manager - Megan Trezise