Forbes published an interview with Ironhead Studio’s founder Jose Fernandez, who started his career on 1989’s Gremlins and has gone on to major studio films like Batman v Superman, Thor, and 2004’s Hellboy. Fernandez began working with SpaceX in 2016 after participating in a design contest he believed was for a film.
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The designer said the suits’ helmets were inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey and the electronic band Daft Punk. Much of the planning and design was done alongside SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
The idea of making spacesuits fit for the silver screen may hold more importance going forward, as there are plans to film a Tom Cruise movie aboard the ISS with NASA and SpaceX.
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Sources: Forbes, Ironhead Studios
