Mix in the technical aspects of shooting these cities, and the Mortal Engines crew had their work cut out for them and then some.
CinemaBlend’s own Corey Chichizola had the opportunity to chat with Peter Jackson today following the Mortal Engines panel at New York Comic-Con, during which time Jackson made it clear that coming up with these rolling cities for the movie was not an easy endeavor.
Even if you ignore the challenges behind designing these large communities, then there’s the issue of taking them, putting them on wheels and having them roll across landscapes.
Judging by what we’ve seen in the trailers so far, they did a good job.