magicman111 asked:
I really like this fresh take on the Changeling homeland. I never really bought into the whole "they're a hive and all mindless drones" concept; I instead prefer to see them as individuals with their own friends and families, in a way of fleshing them out more. The feel I get from this strongly hints towards that concept, with a strong Goblin Town vibe. So I guess my question is, while I know you cannot give anything away really, ARE the Changelings being portrayed as individuals in this film?Absolutely. The whole reason as to why we brought the changelings into the film was because we wanted to flesh them out away from the show. They act towards their Queen, but they have distinctive voices. They have personalities, there’s more than one type of Changeling so to speak.
We fleshed out multiple aspects when writing the script. We really wanted to differentiate the Changelings from their show counterpoints by giving them a voice and giving them pure personality. The same idea went into designing the Changeling Empire.
I told the team very specifically that I wanted a more authentic design that leaned more towards a “Starship Troopers” kind of atmosphere. I wanted it to be a place where if you happened to have stumbled upon that place, you definitely wouldn’t wanna go there!
