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WATCH: New ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ Trailer Debuts at Comic-Con

By Dan Sarto | Monday, July 23, 2018 at 10:02am

Johnny Depp, in character, joins Eddie Redmayne and Jude Law to tease ‘Harry Potter’ fans with Hall H presentation.

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Our Jungle Lush Tangles with the Lush Jungles of ‘Archer: Danger Island’

By Dan Sarto | Friday, April 13, 2018 at 5:46pm

Our hero, sporting an eye patch and pressed khakis, crashes, splashes, slashes and drinks his way through the treacherous 1939 South Pacific tropics in the brand-new season of FXX’s hit animated series.

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WATCH: Christian Manz Talks ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ VFX at FMX 2017

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 6:29pm

The veteran Framestore VFX supervisor talks about previs, virtual production and visual development on the first cinematic installment about the magical creatures of J. K. Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter’ universe.

 

China Headline News

Chinese Government Bans ‘Peppa Pig’ in Children’s Book Crackdown

Beloved British book series part of a government crackdown against an influx of Western ideology that also includes the Harry Potter books and Roald Dahl’s ‘James and the Giant Peach.’

Home Entertainment Headline News

‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ Arrives on Blu-ray March 28th

Expanded ‘Fantastic Beasts Virtual Reality’ experience will be available for purchase on several VR platforms later this year.

MPC Headline News

MPC Returns to the Magical World of J.K. Rowling for ‘Fantastic Beasts’

MPC returns to the world of Harry Potter, delivering 220 VFX shots including 3D environments of prohibition-era Manhattan, set extensions, magic effects, and the creation of three beasts: Demiguise, Occamy and Billiwig.

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Framestore Lends VFX Wizardry to ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’

Under the lead of production VFX supervisor Christian Manz, Oscar-winning VFX house helps develop and animate a range of fantastical CG characters for J.K. Rowling’s new spinoff prequel to the Harry Potter franchise.

Method Studios Headline News

Method Delivers VFX Magic for WB’s ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’

Deluxe Entertainment-owned VFX house contributes to the film’s opening and closing sequences in addition to environmental and creature work, as well as reimagining the look of the ‘apparate’ and ‘disapparate’ effects from the Harry Potter films through which a wizard magically teleports into or out of a scene.

Framestore Headline News

Framestore Sells Majority Stake to Chinese Investors

Shanghai-based Cultural Investment Holdings to acquire 75 percent of the Oscar-winning VFX studio’s business in a deal valued at $187 million; Framestore founder & CEO William Sargent to retain minority stake.

Harry Potter Headline News

‘Harry Potter’ Films Set for Week-Long IMAX Engagement

October 13 global fan event and week-long theatrical engagement showcasing all eight ‘Harry Potter’ films celebrates the upcoming November 18th release of J.K. Rowling’s ‘Wizarding World’ and Warner Bros.’ ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.’ 

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Universal Studios Launching ‘Harry Potter’ Theme Park Attraction

‘The Wizarding World of Harry Potter’ featuring the iconic Hogwarts Castle officially opens at Universal Studios Hollywood on Thursday, April 7, 2016.

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