We often cover the VFX of an entire film here at fxguide, but with the effects shot count so high nowadays, we don’t often get to do a deep dive into a sequence. In this fxpodcast we examine shot by shot a VFX action sequence. Instead of focusing on the VFX in the Amazon film Heads of State, Fabricio Baessa, DNEG’s VFX supervisor discusses just the dramatic Air Force One attack sequence from the start of the film.
In Heads of State (2025), Idris Elba and John Cena star as the UK Prime Minister and US President, who are forced to work together when they become the targets of a foreign adversary. This buddy action comedy film was directed by Ilya Naishuller.
Below is the entire Air Force One sequence, which we breakdown in this week’s fxpodcast.
