‘Superman’s’ Fortress of Solitude Took Six Months to Design, 16 Weeks to Build and Was Made from 242 Resin Crystals

Superman” production designer Beth Mickle spent six months designing Superman’s home, the Fortress of Solitude, and a further 16 weeks building the set.

James Gunn wanted a practical set for the place the superhero retreats to, and not something created with CG or virtual production. Mickle, who worked with Gunn on “Guardians of the Galaxy 3,” calls the Fortress one of her most challenging set builds. “We felt so much pressure to pay homage to the original and to keep audiences happy,” she told Variety. In the Richard Donner films, an ice crystal was thrown into the ground, and a crystalline structure would grow out of the ground.

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