Legendary Entertainment Announces ‘Pacific Rim’ Prequel Series
The project is part of a newly minted first-look television deal with Eric Heisserer, who is joined by Carmen Lewis under their Chronology banner.
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Platige Image Shares CGI Launch Trailer for Esports World Cup
Working directly alongside the EWC Foundation, the studio created the entire production, from script to animation style and full 3DCG realization.
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Teaser Trailer Drops for Live-Action ‘Like a Dragon: Yakuza’ Adaptation
The action-adventure series, based on the popular Japanese game franchise from SEGA, streams October 24 worldwide on Prime Video.
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Sony Drops ‘Kraven the Hunter’ Trailer #2
Iconic villains aren’t born. They’re made… especially for film! Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars alongside Russell Crowe in the visceral origin story of the the world’s greatest, and most feared hunter… with a vendetta against Spider-Man. Film hits theaters December 13.
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Marvel Television Debuts New ‘Agatha All Along’ Trailer and Poster
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.
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‘Loki’ Season 2: Sometimes the Best CG is No CG
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.
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Lucasfilm Drops First Trailer for ‘Skeleton Crew’
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.
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New Trailer, Poster Revealed for ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’
Exploring the unlikely rise of the legendary, beloved king of the Pride Lands, the film blends live-action filmmaking techniques with the latest photoreal CGI; coming to theaters December 20.
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Teaser Trailer, Poster Revealed for ‘Disney’s Snow White’
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.
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Lionsgate Television Developing ‘John Wick’ Sequel Series
The show, titled ‘John Wick: Under the High Table,’ picks up after the events of ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ and is currently being shopped to potential networks and streaming services.
Tech Trio Reveals 4D Facial Performance Capture Service
At SIGGRAPH 2024, Clear Angle Studios, DI4D, and TexturingXYZ announced collaboration on new standard of performance-driven digital human faces; video offers a glimpse into the ‘future of interactive entertainment.’
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Moira Walley-Beckett Set as Showrunner on ‘Fourth Wing’ Adaptation
Based on ‘The Empyrean’ novel series by Rebecca Yarros, the first installment follows Violet Sorrengail, an unassuming girl who is thrust into training as a dragon rider; Prime Video has not released plot or casting details.
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‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ SDCC Trailer Drops
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.
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‘Star Wars: Lando’ Series Axed at Disney+
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.’
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FMX YouTube Channel Launches with 2024 Talks, 2025 Event Dates Set
Save the date - FMX 2025 will run May 6-9, 2025; free content from this year’s conference is now available to stream, kicking off with ‘AI is now at the Gates of VFX and Animation’ panel.
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From Dust to Brawn: Framestore Makes It Real in ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’
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.
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Basilic Fly Studio Acquires 70% Stake in One of Us VFX Studio
The two companies, which now boast over 900 artists combined, previously teamed for ‘Bridgerton’ (Season 1 and 2), ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,’ ‘Napoleon, Zone of Interest’ and ‘Luther: The Fallen Sun.’
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Robert Downey Jr. to Star as Doctor Doom in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’
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.
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Prime Video Drops ‘The Legend of Vox Machina’ Season 3 Clip
The new season, which debuts October 3, was teased during Friday’s “Adapting Fan Favorites: A Conversation with Prime Video’s Adult Animation Creators” panel at San Diego Comic-Con.
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‘Sausage Party: Foodtopia’ Renewed for Second Season at Prime Video
EPs Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg announced the second season pickup during today’s “Adapting Fan Favorites: A Conversation with Prime Video’s Adult Animation Creators” panel at San Diego Comic-Con.
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Matt Reeves Talks Failed ‘The Batman’ Spinoffs ‘Arkham Asylum,’ ‘Gotham PD’
‘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.'
Powerhouse VFX Expands to Vancouver
Emmy-nominated ‘Shōgun’ VFX supervisor Michael Cliett to lead new effort in the growing BC market, adding to the studio’s presence in Toronto, Los Angeles, Georgia, and New York HQ.
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The Juice is Loose Again in ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Official Trailer #2
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.
Expert VFX Play a Supporting Role on ‘The Fall Guy’
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.
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‘Halo’ Cancelled After Two Seasons
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+.
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