Mortal Engines inherently requires some pretty outlandish visuals for the story to come to life, and that idea is already on full display in this first piece of marketing material.
Now, let’s just keep our fingers crossed that the film can live up to the lofty promise of this awesome initial trailer.
One look at this trailer, and it becomes pretty clear to see that his knack for visual flair has not faded in in the time since he won his Oscar.
Though Peter Jackson is arguably the big name behind the project as its producer, the film is actually directed by visual-effects mastermind Christian Rivers — whose work on King Kong earned him an Academy Award.