Men in Black: International
Baby Tarantian
In the film, a little alien narrowly escapes the MIB with the help of Molly, one of our main characters played by Tessa Thompson. This little alien is furry, feathery and very cute and I was given the task of designing him. Before he was cute and fuzzy, I was told to treat him like an alien pet or companion, keeping him similar to a dog or monkey.
The start of this character is much different than how he ended up looking in the film. I was given a look at the adult version of who this character would end up being so from there, it was working backwards to find the baby version. I explored age, size and color throughout this character’s development. The final design ended up being an adorable, fuzzy, blue alien that is reminiscent of a baby bird or monkey.
PAWNY
This little alien is one of the co stars Agent M (Tessa Thompson) and Agent H (Chris Hemsworth). He's got the ability to become a chess piece and has a sarcastic and demanding attitude. This character was one that I only briefly touched as he was very much designed before I came on to the production. Michael Kutsche had the design pretty much nailed down. I received his piece of concept art and a request to iterate on the design in a couple different directions.
Alien Pets and Tourists
In addition to designing and iterating on two main characters, I was asked to generate a variety of different alien pets and tourists that might be found MIB Headquarters or in a purposed Black Market that dealt in exotic alien pets.
In my concept work, I typically give some sort of brief about the character to help inspire sort of of story or lore behind it. For example, this tiger-striped alien is the Scithii and it is an impressive animal and one of the larger pets available. Standing at just over 2 feet high at the shoulder, this creature is used for show. Despite their intimating appearance, they are excellent with children.
