Patrick Tatopoulos is joining Steven Caple Jr.’s upcoming Transformers Live Action Movie as the production designer.
Production designer is the individual responsible for the overall aesthetic of the story. They identify a design style for sets, locations, graphics, props, lighting, camera angles and costumes, while working closely with the director, cinematographer, and producers. Production design gives the viewers a sense of the time period, the plot location, and character actions and feelings. Example: Bumblebee Movie’s theme set in 1980s.
Patrick Tatopoulos previously worked on movies such as 300, Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League, Venom, Independence Day (1996), Stargate (1994), Van Helsing, The Chronicles of Riddick, and I, Robot.
Update 01/19/2021: Mr. Tatopoulos commented on an Instagram post regarding the news and denied the DiscussingFilm article by stating that he is not working for the movie.