FINAL FRONTIER CREATURES

We go behind the scenes at Legacy Effects, to find discover some of the secrets to creating aliens for Star Trek Strange New Worlds…

WORDS: JOE NAZZARO

Whether it’s Romulans, Gorn or Tellarites, aliens have been an integral part of the Star Trek franchise for the better part of half a century. Most of those characters incorporated cuttingedge creature construction techniques, from liquid latex in the 1960s, to today's use of computer-generated technology. The latest evolutionary chapter is Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which although set in the original series timeline, utilizes modern-day makeup and digital work to help populate its universe. The physical side of that job went to Legacy Effects, known for such A-list features as Iron Man, Alice in Wonderland and The Shape of Water. Ironically, although the shop had been involved with some of the biggest films in Hollywood history, it was a relative newcomer to episodic television. According to company co-owner J. Alan Scott,…

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