Earlier this year, Boing Boing Video ran an interview I conducted with Academy Award-winning special effects designer John Gaeta (Matrix, Speed Racer) about the technology and the human talent behind the forthcoming movie Ninja Assassin, directed by James McTeigue. Gaeta served as visual consultant on the film. The trailer for Ninja Assassin is out now, and it's pretty great. (thanks, Wes Varghese!)
As expected, Ninja Assassin trailer looks awesome
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