Production references

Gallery.

Only approved continuity locks from 5 November 2026 are shown here. They belong to Tim Fox’s adaptation. They are not frames from a released film, and they are not illustrations of the 1871 text as originally published.

Approved front lock of the narrator, an American mining engineer holding a safety lamp — **Narrator, front** Character continuity lock, approved 5 November 2026. Suit, lamp, and harness are readable; the face is gaunt and clean-shaven. Not a finished film frame.

Narrator, profile Character continuity lock, approved 5 November 2026. Lamp and rope coil are readable and should match the front face. Not a finished film frame.

Approved front lock of Zee, a tall Vril-ya woman with folded wings, collar, and staff — **Zee, front** Character continuity lock, approved 5 November 2026. Wings, collar, staff, and height are clear. Not a finished film frame.

Zee, profile Character continuity lock, approved 5 November 2026. Production notes record that the wing fold is weaker than in the front lock. Not a finished film frame.

Approved front lock of Aph-Lin, with a concentric-ring medallion — **Aph-Lin, front** Character continuity lock, approved 5 November 2026. The concentric insignia is strong; a profile pass is still noted as needed. Not a finished film frame.

Approved front lock of Tae, a Vril-ya boy with a short rod and small wings — **Tae, front** Character continuity lock, approved 5 November 2026. Youth, rod, and small wings are the readable traits; a profile and a scale-versus-Zee plate are still noted as needed. Called Taee in the 1871 novel. Not a finished film frame.

Approved set lock of an endless underworld road lined with lamps — **The lamp road** Set lock, approved 5 November 2026. An endless lamp road, used for the descent wake and the approach. Not a finished film frame.

Approved set lock of a stepped subterranean city with terraces, bridges, and lamp columns — **The subterranean city** Set lock, approved 5 November 2026. Stepped terraces, bridges, lamp columns, and axis. Not a finished film frame.

Approved set lock of the circular civic hall with the vessel — **Civic hall** Set lock, approved 5 November 2026. A circular hall; the vessel is also isolated in its own prop lock. Not a finished film frame.

Approved set lock of a period mine headframe and town, with a sealed glow — **Mine and town** Set lock, approved 5 November 2026. Headframe, town, and sealed glow, for the surface and the coda. Not a finished film frame.

Approved prop lock of a tall glass column with three dark metal rings on a stepped pedestal — **Three-ring vessel** Prop lock, approved 5 November 2026. A monumental clear glass column, taller than a person, with exactly three dark metal rings and a stepped dark pedestal; glow rises from the base. Not a finished film frame.