Hydraulx (also known as hy*drau"lx and HYDRAULX, a pun on the word Hydraulics) is an effects studio formed by The Brothers Strouse (Collin and Greg Strouse; the directors of Skyline and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem) in 2002.
Aside from movies, they have also done effects for music videos by Linkin Park, Disturbed, Usher, Aerosmith, Will Smith, tool, Godsmack and Snoop Dogg among others.
Their homepage is here. They also have a sister studio that goes by the name of Lola Visual Effects.
Aside from Skyline and AVP: Requiem, Hydraulx has worked on:
- 2012
- A Series of Unfortunate Events
- The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
- Æon Flux
- Aliens in the Attic
- Australia
- Avatar
- The Avengers
- Battle: Los Angeles
- Baywatch
- Bedtime Stories (2008)
- The Book of Eli
- Constantine
- Criminal Minds
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Day After Tomorrow
- Death Note (2017)
- Fantastic Four (2005)
- Fantastic Four (2015)
- Fast & Furious
- Geostorm
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Green Lantern (2011)
- Hardcore Henry
- The Incredible Hulk
- Into the Storm (2014)
- Iron Man 2
- Jumper
- Looper
- Marmaduke
- Meet Dave
- Rampage
- The Social Network (Uncredited)
- Stranger Things (Season 2)
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
- 300
- Wanted
- The Watch (2012)
- X-Men: The Last Stand
Tropes associated with Hydraulx:
- Dueling Movies: Skyline with Battle: Los Angeles. Despite the former being released before the latter.