Spectral Motion to do Fantastic Four Effects

Under the guiding hand of special effects wizard Mike Elizalde, Spectral Motion has been serving the film industry since 1994, through the design and creation of animatronic creatures, special make-up effects, specialty props and other mind boggling cinematic effects. Entering the industry in 1987 and quickly establishing his career as a makeup artist, sculptor and one of the top animatronic designers in the business, Elizalde has worked on over 41 feature films, including Men In Black 1 & 2 and A.I.: Artificial Intelligence.

Before attracting some of the most talented creative minds in the field, SMI participated in the creation of effects in successful collaboration with such top-notch effects companies as Rick Baker's Cinovation and Stan Winston Studio. Elizalde and his wife Mary established the company as a vehicle for producing and successfully marketing a series of original model kits sculpted by Elizalde. Combining that need with his already burgeoning career in cinematic effects, the stage was set for the birth of one of the more innovative effects companies working in the industry today.

Based on the Marvel comics, the "Fantastic Four" consists of Reed Richards, Sue Richards, Benjamin Grimm and Johnny Storm. They rocketed into space in an experimental starship, the first humans to attempt interstellar travel. But a freak encounter with cosmic rays changed their lives forever, granting each unique powers. Now, they continue to challenge the unknown as the greatest team of superhuman adventures ever assembled.