Bruce Franklin

Bruce Franklin might not be a household name, but his fingerprints are all over some seriously wild cinematic rides. You might not spot him on a movie poster, but trust me, if you’ve geeked out over sci-fi blockbusters in the last decade or so, this guy’s work has probably zapped straight into your eyeballs. He’s got credits on Oblivion (2013), Tron: Legacy (2010)—yeah, that one with the neon bikes and Daft Punk—and Suicide Squad (2016), which, whether you loved it or hated it, you’ve definitely heard some heated arguments about it. Oblivion had that moody, post-apocalyptic vibe with Tom Cruise running around a ruined Earth, piecing together the mystery behind humanity’s collapse. The visuals? Freakin’ gorgeous. If you wondered how those sleek, floating drones and haunting landscapes looked so crisp, well, Bruce Franklin was somewhere in the mix, making those impossible worlds feel real. Tron: Legacy? Oh man, I still can’t get over those light cycles and the pulsating digital city. Franklin was part of the crew that dragged that cult classic out of the ’80s and upgraded it for a new generation. The whole thing is like a fever dream in neon, and he helped make it pop. And Suicide Squad—love it or roast it—it’s got style. The crazy visuals, the chaotic energy, the sheer “what the hell is going on” factor, Franklin’s touch is in there somewhere helping to keep the madness on track. Basically, if the movie’s world sucked you in, that’s a little bit of Bruce working his magic behind the curtain.