Rebel Moon - Props & Weapons

In 2021 Wētā Workshop Design Studio was approached by Props Master Brad Elliot to design a number of physical props for Zac Snyder's Rebel Moon, many of which would also be built for on-set use by our manufacture department. The pieces ranged from Imperial handguns to farmer's rifles, from coin-based currency to robotic restraint mechanisms that would ambush and capture their targets. The firearms required that they be designed around the novel premise of a mechanism that superheats small pellets of metal and fires them as molten rounds.

Art Director: Stephen Crowe

Restraining Robot - Artist: Christian Pearce

Restraining Robot - Artist: Christian Pearce

Restraining Robot - Artist: Christian Pearce

Restraining Robot - Artist: Christian Pearce

Restraining Robot - Artist: Christian Pearce

Restraining Robot - Artist: Christian Pearce

Revolvers - Artist: Vaughan Flanagan

Revolvers - Artist: Vaughan Flanagan

Imperium AR - Artist: Adam Anderson

Imperium AR - Artist: Adam Anderson

Imperium AR + Handgun - Artist: Vaughan Flanagan

Imperium AR + Handgun - Artist: Vaughan Flanagan

Imperium Coins - Artist: Christian Pearce

Imperium Coins - Artist: Christian Pearce

Hunting Rifle - Artists: Vaughan Flanagan + Sierra Wang

Hunting Rifle - Artists: Vaughan Flanagan + Sierra Wang

Royal Rifle - Artist: Vaughan Flanagan

Royal Rifle - Artist: Vaughan Flanagan

Hunting Rifle - Artist: Christian Pearce

Hunting Rifle - Artist: Christian Pearce

Revolver - Artist: Christian Pearce

Revolver - Artist: Christian Pearce

Revolver - Artist: Vaughan Flanagan

Revolver - Artist: Vaughan Flanagan

Behind the Scenes with Wētā Workshop on Rebel Moon - Part One: Child of Fire