Phil Tippett’s ‘Mad God’ – Nightmarish World Revealed in New Trailer
Phil Tippett’s Mad God will debut on Shudder. The special effects legend’s stop motion magnum opus looks fantastic.
Phil Tippett is an icon of stop motion and special effects. He is why the original Star Wars trilogy looks as awesome as it does. His resume also includes Jurassic Park, Robocop, Starship Troopers, and Indiana Jones.
Mad God is the culmination of over 30 years of work. Tippett started working on it while he was animating ED-209 and others for Robocop 2 in the late 1980s. This, as you can tell by the preview, is not Spielberg or Lucas. The animator has created a horrific looking world that includes some awesome looking monsters.
You can see a little bit of the projects he’s worked on in here – ideas that he may not have been able to use in other directors’ movies and reserved for his own work.
Phil Tippett’s Mad God Details
“Mad God is an experimental animated film set in a world of monsters, mad scientists, and war pigs. A corroded diving bell descends amidst a ruined city, settling down upon an ominous fortress guarded by zombie-like sentries. The Assassin emerges to explore a labyrinth of bizarre, desolate landscapes inhabited by freakish denizens. Through unexpected twists and turns, he experiences an evolution beyond his wildest comprehension. It’s a labour of love that has taken 30 years to complete. Mad God combines live-action and stop-motion, miniature sets and other innovative techniques to bring Tippett’s wholly unique and grotesquely beautiful vision to life.“
Mad God debuts on Shudder on June 16th.
