The eyes have it - Hester Shaw confirmed with two eyes and a scar at Cinemacon

Update: Hester has been revealed - see above.

Jackson sent a bit of Mortal Engines footage to Cinemacon where it was shown to some key people, including Eric Vespe.

One can totally trust the opinions and reporting of Eric, he's been in the movie journalism business for many years.

And he has confirmed that the footage he saw showed Hester Shaw with two eyes and a scar.

Fans have been a bit nervous about this with most wanting the novel version of Hester.

In the novels, Hester is horribly disfigured due to a run in with a sword which left her blind in one eye. This was a deliberate action by Philip Reeve to turn the classic 'boy meets girl tale' on its head.

Instead, Peter Jackson and Christian Rivers went the 'Hollywood route' for the character.  Money of course talks in Hollywood. Casual views might not be sold on a grotesque Hester....

Some fans will be greatly disappointed but at least it sounds like there's a good scar for the character.

Here's Vespe's description of the scar:

Great to see @AMblaushild asking the right questions!

It does sound from other reports out the Cinemacon that Mortal Engines looks pretty amazing.

Mortal Engines sounds like Fury Road, LOTR, and Waterworld thrown into a blender. HYPE!

— Scott Stamper (@DerfelBarada) April 25, 2018

First Man looks amazing! Glass looks interesting, and Peter Jackson’s Mortal Engines looks really good, unique too!

— Ben Kraus (@bentkraus) April 25, 2018

Just screened footage of Peter Jackson’s ‘Mortal Engines.’ Even the unfinished footage looks epic. I’m really intrigued by character played by Jihae. #CinemaCon

— Jillian Sederholm (@JillianSed) April 25, 2018

Just showed some interesting footage from Peter Jackson’s new film MORTAL ENGINES. It looked visually captivating, even while most footage wasn’t complete. #CinemaCon #Cinemacon2018 #Universal #UniversalPresentation

— Jacob Tiranno (@JacobTiranno) April 25, 2018

Just saw a trippy trailer for Mortal Engines. Looks like a hell of a genre mash-up; Dune meets Snowpiercer mixed with steampunk. I’m intrigued. #CinemaCon

— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) April 25, 2018

MORTAL ENGINES footage is bananas. Got an almost BIOSHOCK INFINITE vibe to it? Wild.

— Scott Wampler™ @ CinemaCon (@ScottWamplerBMD) April 25, 2018

But some people were not impressed:

Universal’s MORTAL ENGINES looks like the shakiest film on their release schedule. Epic effects, but only a thread of a story so far. That usually spells trouble trying to sell massive new tent poles.

— Exhibitor Relations (@ERCboxoffice) April 25, 2018

MORTAL ENGINES looks like a big swing that frankly, could go either way. The money is certainly up there on the screen, but they forgot to add stars. Hugo Weaving is the only actor I recognized. Loved the music here, but this one looks a bit risky.

— Jeff Sneider (@TheInSneider) April 25, 2018

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