The Lost City

DNEG served as the lead visual effects partner for the action-adventure film The Lost City, starring Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, and Brad Pitt. The team was proud to deliver more than 400 shots across 40 sequences to bring some of the most exciting moments in the movie to life. 
 
The action-packed romantic comedy was shot on location and at Pinewood Studios in the Dominican Republic, supported by DNEG crews. The film sees a novelist and her cover model trying to stay one step ahead of a billionaire to find a lost ancient city depicted in one of the author’s books. The team worked to create and extend immersive environments, as well as crafting assets such as a futuristic vertical take-off electric jet, the breathtaking Well of Tears, and pulse-racing lava flows. 
 
To create the car drop sequence, the DNEG team blended three different shooting locations into one fall that looked like it was a single location. To make sure the visual effects work looked as true to life as possible, and allow audiences to get lost in the story, the team used real-world reference or stand-ins where possible, such as using a real plane for the aerial shots, or using filmed water textures to enhance the FX waterfalls in the Well of Tears. 

FEATURING SANDRA BULLOCK AND CHANNING TATUM

'The Lost City' | Trailer 