Superman: Building Superdog, Crafting Crystalline Fortress of Solitude, Pioneering 4D Gaussian Splat
Framestore VFX Supervisor Stéphane Nazé takes us behind the scenes of James Gunn’s Superman, sharing how our artists and technologists helped bring a bold new vision of the iconic hero to the screen. Continuing a long-standing collaboration with Gunn and Production VFX Supervisor Stéphane Ceretti, Framestore’s global team tackled some of the film’s most ambitious and unforgettable moments.
Expect tales of Krypto the Superdog, where our animators sculpted an emotionally resonant, photoreal performance while wrestling with the delicate art of making white fur read against endless snowy backdrops (spoiler: it’s trickier than it looks).
We’ll wander into the Fortress of Solitude, revealing how the team built the vast crystalline structure from more than 6,000 unique assets. We’ll also explore how 4D Gaussian Splatting resurrected Superman’s Kryptonian parents as holograms, alongside other groundbreaking work including the Superman Robots and the Engineer nanite power suits.
