We hope the fans are happy with how monsters appear on film and are rendered and act and behave.

Obviously, we took the game as inspiration, of course, that's always our reference. The biggest challenge was really to try and develop for a cinematic level, to bring out those behavioral profiles. I mean, what are some of the specific challenges you face when adapting these monsters from this video game for a movie? You know, although I do enjoy shoot 'em up games, I felt there was something very appealing to this for me as a visual person. To me, it was just a pretty world to be in, it was very experiential in a way that you have to be pretty smart. But visually, which is my craft, I was inspired by it, the Wildspire Wastelands and these beautiful, epic landscapes. Of course, my 13-year-old immediately becomes an expert and I fuddle around a little bit. I liked finding my way through the world. We had a lot of fun outfitting our cats and getting going on these quests. But I did get a copy of the game, Monster Hunter: World, at home I played it with my kids. We spent some time with Ryōzō Tsujimoto and Kaname Fujioka, who are the original game designers and directors of the game, and just immersed myself. We actually went to Japan and learned a lot about the lore and the culture. I got to meet the original game designers, which is a big thrill. We worked very closely with Capcom in the preparation. I mean, I played through the games, I did a lot of research. Before going into this project, did you play through the games to get more familiarity with the creatures or what was your relationship there?

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