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For Epic Skeletor we wanted to pay homage to the cartoon we all know and love, but do it in a modern way, so the VFX in the final film could stand alongside a Marvel feature. To do it, we brought in the VFX artist’s behind Harry Potter and Thor.

The VFX played a big role in many aspects of the production, particularly when it came to making sure the suits the look real and also recreating He-Man’s iconic ‘By the Power of Grayskull’ lightening and bringing Skeletor’s Havoc Staff to life.

It was important to make He-Man and Skeletor’s suits look as real as possible, so we went to Legacy, the Hollywood masterminds behind the costumes in X-Men and Terminator. As amazing as the suits are, there was a large amount of additional SFX work to smooth them out and ensure they looked like real skin and bone.