King Games
Candy Crush x Thundercat: Upside Down
Music just got a lot more playful. For Candy Crush Saga’s 2025 Music Season, Nexus Studios and director Fx Goby joined forces with Pablo London and Grammy-winning artist Thundercat to flip music, film, and gameplay Upside Down — creating the world’s first playable live-action music video, a multi-sensory sugar rush where every swipe drives the story forward.
Experience Upside Down as a linear music video or as a fully playable interactive version at candycrushupsidedown.com
For Thundercat’s reimagining of the Diana Ross disco classic, Fx takes you into a playful, pink-hued universe. When trios of candy-bright objects appear, players swipe—just like in Candy Crush—to keep the story moving. The signature match-three mechanic sits at the heart of the film, making the experience both unique and unmistakably Candy Crush.
An ambitious sugar-fuelled three-month shoot blended live-action performance, choreography, and practical builds with interactive design. Hundreds of extras, seamless VFX, and practical effects filled the set, while bold colour palettes and glossy textures brought each sequence to life.
Client
King Games
Agency
Pablo London
Production Company
Nexus Studios
Director
FX Goby
Nexus Studios
Production Company
Nexus Studios
Executive Producer
Anthony Austin
Senior Producer
Rebecca Archer
Live Action Producer
Luke Tierney
Senior Production Manager
Ruyi Meer
Production Coordinator
Sarah McDonald
VFX Supervisor
Sacha Danjou
VFX Consultant
Paul Round
Director of Photography
Diana Olifirova
1st AD
Robert Thorpe
Choreographers
I Could Never Be A Dancer
Stylist
Celia Arias
Stylist Assistants
Rocco Marin
Leonor Carvalho
Eloy Melero González
Lead Talent Hair Stylist
Rosie-Grace Smith
Grillz
London Grillz
Lead Compositor
Sacha Danjou
Compositors
Alexandre Gaudiano
Zsolt Sebok
Can Cangor
Navid Bagherzadeh
Chiara Feriani
Jan Kanta
Bethany Levy
Olly Johnson
Colourboards
Melanie Climent
Designer
Bethany Levy
Olly Johnson
Storyboards
Adam Beer
Jonathan Djob Nkondo
Fx Goby
Animatic Editor
Kuba Sobieski
VFX Editors
Andrea Zantiras
Zaki Fulford
3D Generalists
Florian Caspar
Andy Spence
VFX Artist
Tim Bacon
Head of Production
Rachel Moss
Resource Coordinator
Maria Kolandawel
Resource Manager
Indiana Wilson
Talent Acquisition Manager
Sophia Whyte
Head of Resourcing
Natalie Busuttil
Creative Pitch Coordinator
Jessie Francis
Head of Marketing & PR
Bruce Bigg
Marketing Executive
Sophie Spalding
Marketing Designer
Esme Harvey-Otway
Nexus Experience Design
Executive Producer
Ali Proctor-Walsh
Producer
Ashley Cohen
Executive Creative Director
Deborah Casswell
Creative Director
Margaux Renaudin
Creative Technical Director
David Crawford
Interactive Previs
Mark Davies
UX Designer
Xavier Barrade
Technical Build
Reflektor Digital
Chief Technical Officer
Max Rusan
Senior Producer
Ryan Kelly
Lead Developer
Shiqi Wu
Executive Producer
Simon Conlin
Full-stack Developer
Seyed Mohammad Hosseininejad
Creative Developer
Patrick Schroen
E-Commerce Developer
Hassan Ahmed
Service Company
Solent Film
Solent Film Managing Director
Alex Momchev
Solent Film Managing Partner
Magdalena Staneva
Service Producers
Magdalena Staneva
Elena Doroshenko
Production Manager
Sasho Raychev
Production Coordinators
Joana Bogdanova
Art Dept Coordinator
Eva Taneva
Production Assistants
Timothe Gawron
Ilina Chapkunova
Dimana Popova
Runner
Dimitar Borisov
2nd AD
Rositsa Trayanova
3rd AD
Kristin Bumbarova
Alexander Yordanov
1st AC A Cam
Bogdan Hristov
2nd AC A Cam
Rumen Doychinov
1st AC B Cam
Plamen Zheliazkov
2nd AC B Cam
Yoana Ivanova
Trinity Operator
Kiril Vulchanov
Trinity Assistant
Vasil Stefanov
Video Control
Borislav Stoyanov
Video Control Assistants
Georgi Minchev
Nikolay Lajovski
Data Manager
Vesela Videlova
Gaffer
Petar Kostov
Electricians
Stefan Georgiev
Konstantin Bodurov
Anton Ivanov
Luchezar Lazarov
Nikola Nedev
Key Grip
Ivan Alexandrov
Grips
Antonio Angelov
Alexander Georgiev
Manol Ivanov
Radotsvet Dimitrov
Georgi Dotsanov
Head Technician
Stanimir Vatzov
Crane Technician
Dragomir Arnaudov
Casting Director
Veselina Georgieva
SFX Supervisor
Nikolay Fartunkov
SFX Senior Technician
Kosta Maslev
SFX Technicians
Emil Petrov
Filip Ruychev
Alexander Stoyanov
BTS Photographer
Alexander Partulov
Stunt Coordinator
Toni Davidov
Riggers
Kristina Radeva
Tzvetan Cholev
Dimitar Goranov
Playback Sound
Kostadin Saparevski
Production Design
Pistolet
Production Designers
Aleksandar Yanev
Momchil Tasev
Designer Assistant
Nilofar Afzali
Standby Props
Valentina Sokolova
Anton Antonov
Lead Set Dresser
Ivan Harizanov
Set Dressers
Velislav Markov
Ilian Zdravkov
Nikola Hristov
Marko Krastev
Nikolay Alexiev
Nedelcho Hazarbasanov
Dimitar Mihailov
Dimitar Michev
Rada Yaneva
Yanitsa Sarbinova
Set Decorators
Lyubomir Simeonov
Troyan Ivanov
Andrea Paunova
Evgeniya Uzunova
Nikolay Nikolov
Set Decorator Assistant
Dianjela Mateeva
Construction Manager
Ivo Ivanov
Construction Lead
Bozhidar Eftov
Construction
Kristian Sokolov
Vladislav Balchov
Georgi Yanev
Dobromir Radev
Spas Kirilov
Lachezar Dobrev
Lyubomir Venev
Boris Arnaudov
Nikolay Radev
Painters
Tanio Vasilev
Dimitar Stoykov
Stefan Slavov
Miglena Bogdanova
Antonina Nikolova
Tetanya Anatoliyvna
Ivan Stanev
Ilian Staykov
Petya Krumova
Sculptors
Dimitar Hristovich
Kostadin Dervenski
Art Department Buyers
Emil Milanov
Kristian Georgiev
Graphic Designers
Aleksander Handzhiev
Magdalena Zheleva
Kiril Tsonev
Action Vehicle Supervisor
Lyubomir Evtimov
Action Vehicle Drivers
Plamen Todorov
Samuil Madjarov
Wardrobe Supervisor
Ina Damyanova
Styling Assistants
Maria Petrova
Gergana Kozhuharova
Mariana Kiryakova
Nikola Lazarov
Seamstresses
Daniela Kostov
Donka Drenovska
Nail Artist
Krasimira Bahurova
Make Up Artist
Gergana Batanova
Make Up Artist Assistants
Gergana Ivanova
Mariana Mihajlova
Marina Boshnakova
Valentin Vulov
Desislava Manasieva
Hair Stylists
Veselka Tsekina
Karina Nikolova
Hair Stylist Assistants
Silvia Tosheva
Rositsa Milkova
Dimitrina Stoyanova
Graciela Dimirtova
Set Manager
Dimitar Kostov
PAs
Anton Krustev
Eduard Todorov
Rostislav Stoyanov
Emil Lyubenov
Tsvetomir Dimitrov
Vasil Ivanov
Stanislav Paunov
Martin Metodiev
Medic
Nina Ivanova
Cleaning Lady
Katya Arsova
Transportation Coordinator
Miroslav Manov
Drivers
Hristo Todorov
Blagoy Blagoev
Alexander Tzonev
Mihail Petrov
Ivan Simeonov
Georgi Kozarev
Craft & Catering Managers
Mariela Manolova
Ivan Nalbatski
Cast
Hero
Mo Bangura
UK Dancers
Raihaanah McQueen
Sabrina McCarthy
Saraah Fernandez
Christopher Donelly
Shyam Morjaria
Daniela McCarthy
Hero Talent Casting
Jinjo
UK Dancers Casting
Mark Summers
Featured Extras
Bogdana Martinova Kostova
Snezhana Vlahova
Halima Onozare Sheidu
Alisiya Nguen Lai
Elizabeth Borislavova Marangozova
Stefan Teofanov Gyurov
Plamen Kunchev Kunev
Yoshi Yamazaki
Asen Dragomirov Karanikolov
Anthony Austin
Albena Asenova Kotseva
Mario Krasimirov Topalov
Yoana Apostolova Kircheva
Margarita Hristova Gitcheva
Krasimira Todorova Kazandzhieva
Nina Stoyanova Rueva
Michael Linehan
Iderjavkhlan Bilguun
Anastasia Andreevna Anaskih Tsenkulovska
Diana Stoyanova Mircheva
Mario Nikolaev Mihaylov
Petra Tosheva Nedyalkova
Iskra Minkova Daskalova
Tatyana Eduardovna Balan
Ivelin Teodorov Todorov
Pavel Pavlov Petrov
Maria Asenova Asenova
Svetlin Biserov Valkov
Viktoria Dimitrova Dimitrova
Lyubomira Angelova Todorova
Jenée Brown-Dimitrov
Dimitar Nikolaev Minkov
Andrea Aleksandrova Gerova
Edit
Edit Studio
Trim
Editor
Matt Newman
Edit Assists
Keira Hay
Holly Thomson
Edit Producer
Claudia Celeste
Music House
The Hogan
Music Supervisor
Sean Hogan
Thundercat for Ninja Tune
Martin Dobson
Sound
Audio Post Production
String and Tins
Sound Design and Mix
Adam Smyth
Sound Design
Kaspar Broyd
Nigel Manington
Foley
Cobblestone
Audio Producers
Alina Miroshnichenko
Eimear Ní Ghuaire
Grade
Colour
Black Kite Studios
Colourist
George K
Colour Producer
Jamie McCubbin