Preston Mutanga’s name might not ring a bell, but anyone who helped make Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse a box office hit has seen his work on the big screen.
As The New York Times reports (via Variety ), Preston Mutanga is a 14-year-old from Toronto who was tapped to work on the set of Marvel’s latest animated movie after recreating a feature trailer. Plan the plan with LEGO. He then tweeted his “remake” on January 2nd (see post below).
manufacturers Beyond the Spider-VersePhil Lord and Chris Miller then saw the clip and were impressed – not to mention they both know a thing or two about creating LEGO-inspired footage, as they directed 2014’s The Great Lego Adventure. So when they decided to add. LEGO scene Beyond the Spider-Verse, they linked up with Preston Mutanga. Chris Miller told the New York Times:
We found out that a 14-year-old had done it and thought, “This looks incredibly sophisticated for a minor and a non-professional.” It took us, including some of the best animators in the world.
Young Preston Mutanga, meanwhile, said he started animating as a child after his father introduced him to Blender software, which he was “immediately hooked on”. The teenager added:I watched a lot of YouTube videos to learn stuff.“
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Remote from Toronto, the young man spent several weeks animating a LEGO scene for the second part of the adventures of Miles Morales and his companions. Although he had regular online dates Chris Miller In tracking his progress, he said he mostly learned how much things can change during the creative process.
“The LEGO Movie is inspired by people making movies with LEGO bricks at home“, he added Phil Lord. “This is what made us want to make a film. The idea of Spider-Verse, then, is that a hero can be from anywhere. And here is this heroic young man inspired by a film inspired by people like him.So the circle is complete.
Still in high school, Preston Mutanga is now well on his way to achieving his career goal of becoming a full-time singer: “I loved the first film and was very excited about the second one, so working with the people who actually made this masterpiece was honestly like a dream come true.“
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is currently showing at a theater near you.
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