Amazon MGM Studios
The Wrecking Crew
The Wrecking Crew & 808 Ltd.
The Wrecking Crew, an Amazon MGM Studios film starring Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista, is a movie where every stunt, punch, and car sequence is meant to feel real and in the moment. Behind the scenes, 808 Ltd. worked to make the action seamless, helping each moment land naturally on screen.
Our work on this film was all about imperceptible integration. From frame-by-frame stunt cleanups to refining complex choreography, we ensured every shot felt raw and authentic by eliminating distractions and adding anything that helped to sell the story.
“The hits (and punches!) keep a-comin’ with THE WRECKING CREW exploding onto Prime streaming as a “lean, mean, R-rated action machine”! Huge THANKS to the inspired Filmmakers, our unstoppable VFX Team, talented vendor 808 Ltd.”
- Scott Dougherty, Visual Effects Executive at MGM Studios.
“ The 808 Ltd. team did a fantastic job on The Wrecking Crew - enabling us to show off our prowess in high level plate modifications and compositing. A real pleasure to deliver for Amazon MGM Studios.”
- Scott Chambers, 808 Ltd. Founder and VFX Supervisor.
CASE STUDY
On The Wrecking Crew, 808 Ltd.’s work was all about accuracy and restraint. The brief was to support the action without drawing attention to the visual effects, resulting in a large amount of invisible VFX quietly doing the heavy lifting.
808 Ltd. delivered extensive precision compositing across the film, cleaning up stunt mats on cars, removing safety padding, and eliminating elements that needed to disappear for the action to feel truly in-camera. Fight scenes were carefully enhanced by retiming punches and head hits to sharpen impact while keeping everything grounded and believable.
To keep the stunt work looking authentic, we meticulously cleaned up rigging and artifacts across every sequence. By treating each frame individually, we protected the natural texture and lighting so the final shots never felt processed. This kind of seamless visual effects that we love doing at 808 Ltd., focusing on clean storytelling without the flashy tricks.
808 Ltd. would like to thank Will Reece and Scott Dougherty for having us on the visual effects team for The Wrecking Crew.