Category: Acting

What Are the Gods Up to Now? VFXWorld

The Rather Beastly VFX of ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’

Co-Visual Effects Supervisor Raymond Chen, working with DNEG, Pixomondo, Stereo D, and BOT VFX, delivers dragons and unicorns, as well as forcefields, capes – yes, capes – and various magical effects, on Warner Bros. and David Sandberg’s ‘Shazam!’ sequel.

She’s Baaaack Headline News

Amber Heard to Appear in ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ Despite Removal Campaign

The controversial actress appears during a brief battle sequence in the first ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ trailer, revealed to audiences during Warner Bros.’ CinemaCon 2023 panel.

Bringing the Magic to CinemaCon Headline News

Walt Disney Studios Dazzles at CinemaCon 2023

The star-studded presentation included highlights from an upcoming theatrical slate featuring titles from Disney Live Action, Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Lucasfilm, Marvel Studios, Searchlight Pictures, and 20th Century Studios.

We Want More Po Headline News

It’s Official – Jack is Back for ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’

Hot off the press - DreamWorks Animation president Margie Cohn announced today at CinemaCon that everyone’s favorite Panda Warrior, Jack Black, will star in - and Mike Mitchell is directing - an all-new chapter of the hit animated franchise, coming March 8, 2024.

Sword-swinging Summer Headline News

Netflix Drops ‘The Witcher’ Season 3 Teaser Trailer, First Look Images

Henry Cavill’s final season on the hit fantasy series streams this summer on Netflix, with Volume 1 launching June 29 and Volume 2 launching July 27.

Gotta Stream Fast Headline News

‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Spin-Off ‘Knuckles’ Expands Cast

The mini-series centered on Idris Elba’s dastardly red Echidna adds Adam Pally and Kid Cudi to a roster already packed with actors reprising their franchise roles; show premieres October 12, 2023 exclusively on Paramount+.

It Boldy Goes On! Headline News

Paramount+ Teases ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Trailer and Art

Anson Mount returns as Captain Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Number One, and Ethan Peck as Science Officer Spock in a new season following the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise in the years before Captain Kirk took the helm; new episodes drop weekly beginning June 15.

What Are the Gods Up to Now? VFXWorld

It’s Part Lion, Part Scorpion, and All VFX in ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’

Visual Effects Supervisor Bruce Jones, working with DNEG, Pixomondo, RISE, Scanline VFX, and Wētā FX, delivers a slew of mythical monsters, including dragons, cyclops, manticores, minotaurs, and harpies, on Warner Bros. and David Sandberg’s ‘Shazam!’ sequel.

The Empress Returns Headline News

Michelle Yeoh to Star in ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ Film for Paramount+

The ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ spinoff will star the Oscar-winning ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ actress as Emperor Philippa Georgiou, a reprisal of her role in 'Star Trek: Discovery,' with an exec team of ‘Discovery’ veterans.

VFX for Film Headline News

Union Shares ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ VFX Breakdown Reel

‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ writer/director Martin McDonagh taps the studio as sole visual effects vendor on his award-winning film starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson; the invisible VFX included creating 1920s environment digital matte paintings and various CG objects and elements.

We Want More Historical Documents Headline News

‘Galaxy Quest’ Series in Development at Paramount+

Never Give Up, Never Surrender… On a Franchise! Paramount Television has ordered an adaptation of the cult sci-fi-spoof classic, which will be produced by Mark Johnson under his Gran Via Productions banner.

This Aint No Pleasure Cruise Headline News

First Trailer Drops for Horror Flick ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’

Based on a single chilling chapter from Bram Stoker’s Dracula,’ the film tells the terrifying story of the merchant ship ‘Demeter,’ which was chartered to carry private cargo and one infamous vampire, out in theaters August 11.

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Goodbye Kansas Shares ‘Carnival Row’ VFX Breakdown Reel

From fairytale digital characters to monstrous transformation sequences and crowd simulations, the visual effects studio delivered 123 shots and over 50 character and environment assets for Season 2 of Prime Video’s fantasy series starring Cara Delevigne and Orlando Bloom.

People Headline News

Billy Magnussen Joins Cast of Live-Action ‘Lilo & Stitch’

The ‘No Time to Die’ actor joins Zach Galifianakis, Maia Kealoha as Lilo, and Chris Sanders as the voice of Stitch in the live-action/CGI hybrid project streaming on Disney+ May 10, 2024.

The Muppets Rock Headline News

Disney+ Shares ‘The Muppets Mayhem’ Trailer

The Electric Mayhem Band takes their act on the road and comes face-to-face with the current-day music scene, including special guests Paula Abdul, Steve Aoki, David Bizarro and many, many more – coming to the streamer next month.

Prepare to Check In Headline News

Peacock Drops First ‘The Continental’ Teaser Video

Our first real glimpse of the ‘John Wick’ prequel miniseries, set in 1975, showcases bloody, and funky, assassin shenanigans that are sure to thrill when it hits Peacock September 2023.

Only if we Help Can They be Saved Headline News

Exclusive: Apple TV+ Shares ‘Jane – Save a Whale’ Clip

Inspired by the life and work of Dr. Jane Goodall, the new live-action/CGI animated hybrid series from Emmy Award winner J.J. Johnson premieres globally April 14.

Only if we Help Can They be Saved VFXWorld

‘Jane’ Harnesses the Power of Imagination and VFX to Help the World’s Wildlife

For Matt Bishop and his artistic team, creating 39 different wildlife creatures, some highly endangered with little available reference, for Apple TV+’s live-action/CGI hybrid series inspired by the life and work of Dr. Jane Goodall, was a rewarding, collaborative effort that hopefully helps inspire people to better understand kids’ relationship with our planet; the show premieres on the streamer April 14.

Rey Returns! Headline News

Daisy Ridley Back as Rey in Upcoming ‘Star Wars’ Film

Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy reveals the upcoming feature will be set 15 years after the last events of the Skywalker Saga, and will be directed by Sharmeed Obaid Chinoy from a script by Steven Knight.

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