King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Although King Arthur: Legend of the Sword bombed in theaters, its staggering VFX was deemed a "visual feast" by Indiewire. It took the visual effects team 18 months just to complete the film's complex opening sequence, but the biggest challenge by far was creating Excalibur, Pendragon's sword. "The sword was part of the evolving look," said Christian Kaestner, the visual effects supervisor. "It was something that was quite magical to begin with, then it became real and less interaction and less effects."
Tron: Legacy
The original 1982 version of Tron was the first major motion picture to use heavy CGI, and the 2010 sequel followed in its footsteps. It took two years and ten VFX studios to create the 1,565 visual effects shots in Tron: Legacy. Although the film was mediocrely received, the seamless VFX was praised—with the exception of Jeff Bridges' de-aging as Clu.