Award-winning VFX supervisor Richard Bluff talks about his work delivering more than 4,000 shots on the Disney+ Star Wars spinoff that has just been nominated for five Emmy Awards.
The series, which follows the infamous Agatha Harkness and a mysterious teen boy on a journey down the legendary Witches’ Road, hits Disney + September 18.
Marvel Studios Production VFX Supervisor Chris Townsend discusses 'time slipping' and the surprisingly small number of CG shots, and reliance on capturing shots in-camera, in the sophomore season of the hit Disney+ series, which scored a recent Emmy nomination for Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie.
The latest all-new ‘Star Wars’ series, which follows four kids who make a discovery on their home planet and get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy, hits Disney+ December 3.
Mirror mirror on the wall… the live-action/3DCG hybrid musical reimagining of the classic 1937 film, which stars Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot as Snow White and the Evil Queen, hits theaters March 21, 2025.
The musician and songwriter shares the collaborative processes and joys of composing for the new season of DreamWorks’ hit hybrid live-action/animated preschool series about a cat-loving young girl who gets swept into various adventures within her dollhouse; new episodes debut August 5 on Netflix.
Debuting during San Diego Comic-Con’s cast and showrunner panel, the reveal showcases never-before-seen footage of the legendary Rings, magical creatures, glimpses of battles to come, and the Dark Lord Sauron’s growing evil influence; new season debuts August 29.
The show explores the origins of Vought in the 1950s, will be led by returning stars Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash, from Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios.
Director Justin Simien recently shared the news, explaining, ‘It was pretty developed. There was a Bible. There was concept art. There were scripts. But it just wasn’t meant to be.’
The five-part series, which follows an international crisis triggered when an ancient species rises from the ocean, will be led by Russel Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.
First announced in 2019, the project was never formally ordered to series, despite Derek Simonds’ attachment as showrunner and writer; UCP will shop the project to other outlets.
The 35th edition of the pitching and co-production forum returns to Toulouse, providing producers the opportunity to pitch their projects to broadcasters, investors, and other potential partners from 40 countries.
Upcoming Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios series, which continues Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman’ epic crime saga with stories focused on Oz Cobb, will debut weekly beginning September 19.
Visual Effects Supervisor Josh Simmonds runs down the many ways in which his team amped the verisimilitude in George Miller’s latest ‘Mad Max’ franchise outing.
Fans at San Diego Comic-Con got a first look at the upcoming season of the popular series that follows Captain Pike, Science Officer Spock, and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the ship; show gets Season 4 greenlight ahead of the Season 3 2025 debut.
‘Star Trek: Discovery’s Tig Notaro, Oded Fehr, and Mary Wiseman join the cast of the new series that begins production next month; also revealed, a reaction video featuring previously announced cast members.
Fans at San Diego Comic-Con were treated to a peek at the upcoming original movie from the expanding ‘Star Trek’ universe; starring Michelle Yeoh, Omari Hardwick, Sam Richardson and Kacey Rohl, it makes its streaming debut in early 2025.
Marvel Studios’ Hall H showcase panel at Comic-Con 2024 also revealed ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ and ‘Avengers: Endgame’ helmers Anthony and Joe Russo will return to direct ‘Avengers: Doomsday,’ out May 2026, and ‘Avengers: Secret Wars,’ out May 2027.
‘The Batman’ director attributes the downfall of both series to HBO exec expectations, stating they said, ‘We like what you’re doing, and we want to lean harder into the marquee characters.'
2 years ago, he hit Gotham like a hurricane... and now he's back to 'give the people what they want!' The gritty ’80s jukebox musical about the deadly, romantic relationship between Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker and Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn, dances into theaters October 4.
Are Lydia Deetz and her rather difficult daughter, Delia, shrunken heading to disaster? Care to ask Bob? Tim Burton and Michael Keaton team up once more in the highly-awaited ‘Beetlejuice’ sequel that finds 3 generations of the Deetz family unexpectedly reunited with the mischievous demon and his particular type of mayhem, hitting theaters September 6.
Visual Effects Supervisor Matt Sloan, handling as much in-camera as possible so digital effects didn’t overshadow the tremendous stunt work, helped deliver 1,400 VFX shots working with Framestore, Cinesite, Rising Sun Pictures and Crafty Apes, as well as extensive postvis by OPSIS, on David Leitch’s behind-the-scenes ode to stuntmen, starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt.
The fight against the Covenant ends for now; both seasons of the live-action series, which follows Pablo Schreiber’s Master Chief as he leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat, stream now on Paramount+.
Inspired by the novel ‘Sisterhood of Dune,’ and set 10,000 years before Paul Atreides’ ascension, the new live-action series follows the Harkonnen sisters as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind; six-episode Season 1 coming to HBO and Max in November.
Holy chestbursters 2024! Produced by Ridley Scott and directed by Fede Alvarez, the terrifying new chapter of the ‘Alien’ franchise hits theaters August 16.
