War for the Planet of the Apes VFX | Breakdown - Animation | Weta Digital

The emotional performance of Bad Ape is at the very heart of War for the Planet of the Apes. See how we translated the incredible performance of actor Steve Zahn, to communicate a wide range of expressions and emotional layers in his character.

We won three VES Awards, the Annie Award for Outstanding Character Animation, and the HPA Award for Outstanding Feature Film VFX for our work on War for the Planet of the Apes.

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[RottweilerRage]

Bad Ape is probably the most convincing CG character I've ever seen even to this day.

[cjkalandek]

The fact that this didn't win Best VFX at the Oscars just pisses me off so much.

[alexpilotzi]

The fact that the same actor who plays bad ape also plays Greg heffley’s dad in the wimpy kid trilogy is surprising. The actor incredible in ranging his emotions

[Ochoostudios]

Would be so nice to see a breakdown of Maurice.. he was the character that looked insanely realistic!

[SceneComparisons]

best trilogy of this century alongside the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy

[mohammeddadi]

I really want to work at Weta. This is so Damn inspiring!

[badjesus]

character caused tears multiple times.

[jybrdls]

I honestly would fucking LOVE to watch all three movies with just the lotion capture, I wouldn’t mind just seeing the actors and a green screen

[kaComposer]

Im so confused...its photorealistic. Theyve crossed the uncanny valley into reality. Why isnt this getting the acclaim publically. This is a big deal, yes?

[space_]

My favorite character of the series, hands down.

[cjames]

you guys created the best cgi ever created to date why didnt disney hire you guys for this one?

[chazchaz]

Man... Weta is just the best for characters by a long shot, it still looks amazing, and it´s from 2017. The New Kong from 2024 can´t match this and it´s from MPC... You rule Weta! those blend shapes and Morph Targets are at another level, always with the artistic approach instead of mainly relying in Joints and automatic deformers.

[AJ]

Everyone is crying about the gay oscars lol wtf cares. Weta were the guys behind the Lord of the Rings, theyve been around for a while, people who know have respect, thats all that matters.