Cinesite Celebrates 10 Years of Innovation and Growth in Montreal
In honor of its 10th anniversary, the leading animation and VFX studio has released a retrospective showreel celebrating the innovation and artistry delivered in Quebec.
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Canada's BRON Files for Bankruptcy
Restructuring is underway at animation studio Bron Digital, live-action production company Bron Studios, and feature film studio Bron Creative, as the parent holding company cites that the pandemic and ongoing strikes gave it ‘no choice.’
Netflix Drops ‘Wednesday’ Season 2 Renewal Video Announcement
After debuting in November, the hugely popular series has been picked up for a second season, promising more mystical mayhem as the deadpan eldest daughter of the Addams Family continues her ‘tortuous journey’ at the spooky prep school, Nevermore Academy.
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A Great ‘Thing’ Revealed in ‘Wednesday’ Behind-the-Scenes Photos
Images show the disembodied hand actor Victor Dorobantu doing his ‘thang’ on set, though his role required a surprising full-body contorting performance.
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Netflix Drops Trailer for Tim Burton’s ‘Wednesday’
The famed director’s twisted series gives new life to the ghoulish ‘Addams Family’ clan while charting the supernaturally infused mystery of Morticia and Gomez Addams’ angsty daughter’s years at the Nevermore Academy; coming to the streamer this Fall.
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Cinesite Acquires Canadian Studio Squeeze
On the heels of its July deal for Studio L’Atelier, the animation and VFX company expands its production capabilities even further with the acquisition of the Quebec City and Montreal-based animation and mocap studio.
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Cinesite Acquires Canadian Studio L’Atelier Animation
Expanding its international footprint with another acquisition – previous buys include Image Engine and TRIXTER - the independent animation and VFX company plans to build on the Montreal studio’s existing footprint to meet growing demand for animated content.
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Exclusive Clip: ‘The Addams Family 2 - Courage to Be Kooky: Outsiders’
Stars Oscar Isaac, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Kroll, and Bill Hader talk about being ‘different’ and the movie’s message of family love and acceptance; MGM’s CG animated ‘The Addams Family’ sequel comes to Blu-ray and DVD January 18.
Watch Cinesite’s ‘The Addams Family 2’ Breakdown Reel and Images
Sole vendor on MGM’s ‘The Addams Family’ sequel used an open-source node-based app, Gaffer, along with Arnold ray tracing renderer to deliver a rich, stylized CG world, delivering over 1248 shots across 93 minutes.
‘The Addams Family 2’ Coming to Blu-Ray and DVD
MGM’s CG animated ‘The Addams Family’ sequel that sees the famously mysterious and spooky family set out on a miserable road trip across the U.S. trying to reclaim its oddly special bond, will be available to own for the first time January 18; also available to own the same day, ‘The Addams Family 2-Movie Collection.’
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Cinesite Releases Showreel Celebrating 30 Year Anniversary
The VFX and animation studio credits the dedication of talented artists, engineers, and support staff as its highlights some of the company’s most memorable work.
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Cue the Finger Snaps! ‘The Addams Family 2’ Debuts
Directors Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan return to helm MGM’s CG animated sequel that sees the famously mysterious and spooky family set out on a miserable road trip across the U.S. in an attempt to reclaim its oddly special bond, released today in theaters and via PVOD.
MGM Releases ‘The Addams Family 2’ Clip, Images and Music
Finger snaps at ready! Listen to tracks from the highly anticipated soundtrack including Christina Aguilera's new rendition of the famous theme song; the eccentrically odd family returns in the sequel to the studio’s 2019 hit animated feature, arriving at-home and in theaters October 1.
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MGM Drops New ‘The Addams Family 2’ Trailer
Any positively awful trips planned? Check out the Summer Vacation Greetings from everyone’s favorite mysterious, spooky, and uniquely odd road warrors; the highly anticipated ‘The Addams Family’ sequel hits both cinemas and VOD rental channels this coming October 1.
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‘The Addams Family 2’ Releasing in Theaters and VOD Simultaneously
MGM’s highly anticipated ‘The Addams Family’ sequel reportedly will hit both cinemas and VOD rental channels this coming October 1.
Catherine Zeta-Jones Boards Tim Burton’s ‘Wednesday’ as Morticia Addams
The Welsh actress is cast as the sultry 'Cara Mia,' joining Luis Guzmán as her onscreen husband, Gomez, in Netflix’s upcoming supernatural, ooky-spooky coming of age series starring Jenny Ortega as the eponymous anti-heroine.
Luis Guzman to Play Gomez Addams in Tim Burton’s Live-Action ‘Wednesday’
Prolific actor boards Netflix’s new supernatural coming of age series starring Jenny Ortega as the eponymous daughter in the eccentric, kooky Addams family brood.
MGM Drops New ‘Addams Family 2’ First Look Trailer and Poster
The famed gang of eccentrics is back, heading out on one last miserable family vacation that couldn’t possibly go wrong, in the animated comedy sequel that gives ‘Road Trip’ a whole new meaning; film hits theaters October 1.
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MGM Drops ‘The Addams Family 2’ Character Posters
Finger snaps at ready! Morticia, Gomez, and their eccentrically odd family return in the sequel to the studio’s 2019 hit animated feature, arriving in theaters October 1.
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Amazon Buys MGM for $8.45 Billion
Deal gets e-commerce and streaming giant extensive library of more than 4,000 films and 17,000 TV shows, including ‘Rocky,’ ‘The Pink Panther,’ ‘Tomb Raider,’ and a part of ‘James Bond.’
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Tim Burton Finds His ‘Wednesday’ - Jenna Ortega Boards Netflix Series
‘Scream’ actress to star in the sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy; live-action, dark comedic coming-of-age series marks the famed filmmaker’s TV directorial debut.
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MGM Announces ‘The Addams Family: Mansion Mayhem’ Game
Studio teams with Outright Games and PHL Collective on all-new game, based on the hit animated feature film franchise, featuring the legendary spooky family; release planned in time for Halloween this year on PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PC digital platforms.
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Netflix and Tim Burton Team Up on ‘Wednesday’ Live-Action Series
The legendary helmer makes his TV directorial debut in coming-of-age comedy based on the iconic ‘The Addams Family’ daughter.
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Tim Burton to Produce Ooky Spooky ‘The Addams Family’ Series
Multiple networks are reportedly bidding to acquire the new Burton-produced live-action TV show that follows the perspective of Wednesday Addams in 2020.
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New Teaser – ‘The Addams Family 2’ Coming Next October
Finger snaps please! Bill Hader and Javon ‘Wanna’ Walton join the cast as our favorite mysterious, spooky, and uniquely odd family returns in the sequel to MGM’s 2019 hit animated comedy.
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