OBLIVION: Inside the Bubbleship (w/ Concept Designer Daniel Simon)

We get an inside look at Tom Cruise’s wild dragonfly-inspired aircraft from designer Daniel Simon (known for Bugatti and Lotus cars well as vehicles from Tron Legacy, Prometheus, and Captain America). He shows us how helicopter pilot Tom Cruise dictated the physical controls, how director Joe Kosinski’s detailed eye guided the project, and how the tiny Elvis bobble head required a last minute redesign of the cockpit. Article: Interviewed at Universal St