We chat with J. Alan Scott, co-founder of LegacyEffects, about the process of creating the Gorn in StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds season 2's finale:
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2's Finale, "Hegemony"The Gorn return in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2's finale, and they're deadlier than ever thanks to the visual effects work of J. Alan Scott and the team at Legacy Effects.
J. Alan Scott: We started doing a little bit work on Discovery with props. We made a couple little creatures for them. And the conversations just continued. And then, we actually were called when the Klingons were going to be redesigned. And it was a very exciting and daunting offer. But with our timeline, and what we were able to, we couldn't take it on at the time in the timeline that they had. I didn't think we can do it justice, so we had to pass on that opportunity.
J. Alan Scott: My reaction was like, "Why didn't we talk about this earlier?" And then, "Can we start now?" It's very, very daunting doing creature work, especially to the caliber of what the expectations are with the Gorn and being respectful to that franchise, and that character from The Original Series added on top. Now we've got to design a suit around it that hints at what's inside, but doesn't reveal what's inside.
You always go back and wish you had more time. Or, "I wish I had done that differently." But that's just our life. You've got this moment in time, and you've got this much money, and this is the crew that's available. And then these are all the particular scenarios, but you just take every minute that you can and put as much energy into it as you can. I say there's always time to improve, and until they say "wrap," we're not done.
The Gorn reveals have been slow and incremental and exciting in that way. So, it's capable [of speaking]. It's got lips. We made sure that it wasn't just a T-Rex or a raptor. That's the lips couldn't close. But we don't know yet if it's going to be speaking English, or if there's going to be a translator.
Strange New Worlds season 2 ended with a cliffhanger, and so, the Gorn are obviously back at least for season 3's first episode. Without spoiling, are their plans to up the ante even further with the Gorn from what we've seen so far?
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