Clash of the Titans

Issue #64 of befores & afters magazine covers the visual effects of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, season 2.

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In the second season of Legendary’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, now streaming on Apple TV, the Monsterverse story expands to explore new corners of a world where colossal Titans shape both history and humanity’s future. As Monarch—the covert organization that monitors Titans— races to understand fresh threats from the mysterious Axis Mundi, a new creature emerges: Titan X.

Along the way, we are re-introduced to the iconic Godzilla and Kong, and get to witness massive fights between Titan X and the two established Titans.

The visual effects team helped bring these and other creatures and a series of environments on land and sea to life, overseen by visual effects supervisor Sean Konrad and visual effects producer Elizabeth Willaman.

They led a large team of VFX vendors that included EYELINE, Rising Sun Pictures, Rodeo FX, TRIXTER, Distillery VFX, Fin VFX, Outpost VFX, Crafty Apes, Mist VFX, Rake VFX and Vitality VFX. Visualization was handled by The Third Floor.

This special issue of befores & afters magazine breaks down the biggest sequences in season 2 of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. It explores the design and execution of Titan X, Titan X versus Godzilla, Titan X versus Kong, and a variety of other major creatures and scenes.