Batman Live
Producer
Nick Grace
Production Designer
Es Devlin
Costume Designer
Jack Galloway
Asylum Supervisor
Mark Ward
Asylum was approached to produce the Batmobile and costumes for Batman and Robin in this live stage show.
The famous car designer Gordon Murray was responsible for the F1 concept of the Batmobile and taking these designs, we fabricated two cars, to accommodate the travelling arena tours demanding schedule. We were provided with CAD data for the outside shell, from which we produced patterns and inturn GRP molded panels to bond to the aluminium sub frame within. Various effects for the car were added, incorporating smoke and LED lighting to give the impression of rocket propulsion, programmed LED ‘wheel’ lights for motion, and the canopy was mechanically engineered for remote functions by the show controller.
The costume concepts were initially pre-vizualized by our art department based on designs from costume designer Jack Galloway. Sculpted in clay over body casts of the actors, detailed and molded, the final suits were fabricated in foam sections with airbrushed metallic finishes. All sections were fixed to undersuits for quick changes required in the show, with emphasis on durability and ease of movement for the high octane extravaganza.