But “we were given this challenge of not being able to use that at all, so we needed to find ways for this character to emote.”įor Morris, one of the particular challenges is that he is introduced in the more grounded world outside of Ta Lo and interacts with other characters such as Slattery and Katy. “One of the things in terms of trying to emote and create any sort of characterization is a face and eyes,” said Townsend.
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Townsend explained that “a tremendous amount of work” goes into developing these creatures, even if they’re only seen a few shots in the film. And we really wanted to lean into Chinese mythology and approach things in terms of their design based as closely as we could on specific characters.” “The creatures inhabit a somewhat fantastical world and because of that, we wanted these creatures to show that element of fantasy. Ta Lo, it turns out, is filled with different kinds of mystical creatures based on those found in Chinese folklore.īesides Morris and his fellow Hundun, Ta Lo is home to “horse-like characters based on Qilin … nine-tailed foxes based on a character called a Huli Jing … phoenixes and there’s also a pair of huge Fu Dogs, which are based on the creatures you’d see guarding a gate,” said Townsend. How do you turn a cliché-ridden comic book character into a distinctly Asian American superhero? Tackle the tropes one by one.
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