Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is one of the most ambitious visual effects projects for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Director James Gunn required many new alien species, creatures, and animals that require new visual effects, and Stephane Ceretti stepped in to make it happen.

The final installment of Guardians of the Galaxy stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel as Groot, Bradley Cooper as Rocket, Sean Gunn, Chukwudi Iwuji, Will Poulter, and Maria Bakalova.

Here is a brief description of the film:

In Marvel Studios Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, our beloved band of misfits is looking a bit different these days. Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know it.

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LRM Online’s Gig Patta spoke with visual effects production supervisor Stephane Ceretti about his involvement with this project. We discussed the technology, visual effects challenges, animals, crowd control, and other visual effects from the film.

Stephane Ceretti worked on several projects for visual effects that included The Matrix Reloaded, Batman Begins, Silent Hill, The Prestige, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, and X-Men: First Class. He started his collaboration with Marvel Studios with Captain America: The First Avenger. He continued with Thor: The Dark World, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Avengers: Endgame. He started working with James Gunn in Guardians of the Galaxy, in which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is now available on 4K, Blu-ray, DVD, and digitally.

Watch the exclusive interview with Stephane Ceretti below. Let us know what you think of the interview.

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Source: LRM Online Exclusive, Marvel Studios