Popular Mechanics Interviews Gareth Edwards!

Howdy, G-Fans! Thanks to a cursory perusing of Toho Kingdom, I discovered a really cool, two part interview with Gareth Edwards conducted by, of all people, Popular Mechanics! The interview, even in two parts, is pretty lengthy, and highlights Gareth’s history as a special effects artist and his eventual graduation to feature film direction, his love of Godzilla and the science fiction genre, and even a little background on the creature design! While there isn’t a lot here we haven’t heard or read before, there are a few cool tidbits of information, including the fact that Gareth used to work on documentaries for the BBC, and, if anyone hadn’t figured it out yet, an explanation for the red flairs in the HALO jump scene! Gareth also reveals that the graphic novel and revered film adaptation of Akira served as heavy inspiration for the look and drama of the film, and stated that whenever they got stuck during production of Godzilla, they’d thumb through a few pages of Akira and find the answer to their problems! Pretty interesting!

Check out Part 1 of Popular Mechanics’ interview with Gareth here:

 http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/digital/visual-effects/meet-gareth-edwards-the-director-behind-the-new-godzilla-16602730?click=main_sr

And if you didn’t follow the link on the page itself, Part 2 can be read here:

 http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/digital/a-new-godzilla-and-a-new-trailer-16649951?src=soc_fcbks

Thoughts?! :D