Distortus Rex (Film Universe)

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Distortus Rex
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SpeciesDistortus Rex
Production Notes

The Distortus rex was an early attempt by InGen to resurrect the Tyrannosaurus Rex through the process of De-Extinction. It was bred at their Research Facility on Ile Saint-Hubert and abandoned there after it breached containment in 2010.

Biography

Description

When fully grown, the Distortus Rex towered at nearly 26 feet tall, 47 feet long and weighs approximately 20,000 pounds. It has a colossal misshapen head it can barely keep aloft and a hideous roar. Predominantly a quadrupedal creature, it has stiff bloated legs and two additional long arms. Although it has somewhat limited mobility due to its distorted proportions, there is nothing that can stop this massive creature as it destroys everything in its path.

Production Notes

The Distortus Rex made its first appearance in Jurassic World Rebirth.

Pre-production

Director Gareth Edwards was very involved in the development of the Distortus rex, literally throwing his whole body into the work. “We were doing animations tests and showing Gareth a scene in which the Distortus was limping along,” says David Vickery. “Gareth looked at it and he was like, ‘Oh yeah, that’s really cool,’ and then he got down on the floor and started moving around like a Gorilla, trying to convey how he wanted the dinosaur to move. The whole process was marked by that kind of visceral engagement with Gareth,and we loved his willingness to experiment and his desire to find something new and original at every turn. There’s no line too far for him. When we first met, he said, ‘If you come back to me with 10 different designs of a thing and at least six of them aren’t ridiculous, you haven’t gone far enough.’ He’s not interested in average. He wants you to be fearless, because it’s easier to find brilliance by dialing back from ridiculous than dialing up from mundane.”

Production

Post-production