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This is How it Really Went Down VFXWorld

Scott Ross Shares Lessons Learned, Reclaims his Place in VFX History with New Book

The former ILM GM and Digital Domain co-founder’s memoir, ‘Upstart: The Digital Film Revolution - Managing the Unmanageable’ provides insights and strategies for navigating treacherous, highly competitive creative entertainment industries, while reflecting on the films, people and studios responsible for the birth of modern VFX-driven filmmaking and how his efforts were largely pushed aside and ignored by former colleagues and industry leaders.

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Going Rogue Headline News

Lucasfilm Drops ‘Andor’ Season 2 Trailer #2

Welcome to the rebellion… the second and final season, which bridges the gap between Season 1 and the events of ‘Rogue One,’ will be broken into 4 3-episode chapters, debuting April 22.

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These Are Not the Gold Bars You’re Looking For VFXWorld

DNEG Gets the VFX ‘Credits’ on ‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’

The leading VFX and animation studio delivered 150 shots across multiple episodes on the Lucasfilm series, working on destroyed cities, security droids, elephantine character Neel, and futuristic ‘gold’ currency.

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Who Doesn’t Love Cuddly Fugitive Aliens? People Headline News

The ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Trailer Has Arrived

We finally get a first glimpse of our favorite, quirky ‘Ohana’ back together! Chris Sanders returns as Stitch in the highly anticipated live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 animated classic; in theaters May 23.

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Digging Where the Ground is Hard VFXWorld

Megalis VFX: Bringing Western Tech Innovation to Japanese Productions

How two former ILM and Square Enix artists, Jeffery Dillinger and Christophe Rodo, navigated cultural and technological challenges, while enlisting new creative tools, to build a successful, cutting-edge, independent visual effects studio in Japan.

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Going Rogue Headline News

Lucasfilm Drops ‘Andor’ Season 2 Trailer

The second and final season, which bridges the gap between Season 1 and the events of ‘Rogue One,’ will be broken into 4 3-episode chapters, debuting April 22.

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Return to Middle-earth Headline News

Season 3 of ‘Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Gets Underway

Prime Video confirms the show is currently in pre-production and will begin filming this spring at the series’ new Shepperton Studios digs.

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Never Meet Your Heroes Headline News

Netflix Cancels ‘The Sandman’ After 2 Seasons

Showrunner Allan Heinberg claims the live-action series adaptation will end because they ‘only had enough story for one more season;’ the final season will still release on the streamer later this year.

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People Headline News

Matthew Thunell Joins 9iFX as VP Business Development & Strategy / EP

Exec’s 20-year career began at Lucasfilm/ILM; has worked on a diverse range of projects, from ‘Star Wars’ to campaigns and collaborations with Ferrari, Lady Gaga, and the U.S. Department of Defense.

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Blitz VFXWorld

Andrew Whitehurst Recreates the WWII Bombing of London for ‘Blitz’

The Oscar-winning VFX supervisor helped plan, design and deliver 500 visual effect shots for the Steve McQueen period drama about a 9-year-old evacuee who tries to journey back home to find his mother, turning back the clock to depict the devastating effects on the city and its people of the Nazi aerial attacks on England.

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The Blue Blur Returns Headline News

‘Sonic the Hedgehog 4’ in Development at Paramount

As if this was in doubt… plot details are under wraps for the fourth cinematic installment, as ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3,’ which follows Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails as they reunite against the powerful adversary Shadow, quickly soars past $200 million at the global box office.

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No Screaming in Space Please VFXWorld

From Miniatures to Machine Learning: Crafting the VFX of ‘Alien: Romulus’

Focusing on seamless integration of cutting-edge VFX with analog craftsmanship that included stop-motion, animatronics, and models, Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Eric Barba helped director Fede Alvarez ramp up the terror and suspense in his haunting deep space saga.

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The Man of Steel Returns! Headline News

DC Studios Drops ‘Superman’ Official Trailer

He’s finally here! After all the rumors, conjecture, peeks, teases and furtive glances, we finally get to see the new man of steel, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor… and superpup Krypto! Hitting theaters next summer.

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Business Headline News

Apple TV+ Renews ‘Silo’ for 2 More Seasons

The fourth and final season of the sci-fi drama will complete the adaptation of Hugh Howey’s book trilogy; project stars and is executive produced by Rebecca Ferguson and created by Graham Yost.

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Return to Middle-earth VFXWorld

Crafting Tolkien’s Vision: Creating Epic VFX for ‘The Rings of Power’ Season 2

VFX supervisor Jason Smith and his bevy of VFX studios, including ILM, DNEG, and Rodeo FX, delivered roughly 8,000 visual effects shots including Ents, a Balrog, Barrow-wights, Shelob, and the Elven forge, on the sophomore outing of Prime Video’s return to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth.

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Ultraman Returns ANIMATIONWorld

‘Ultraman: Rising’: Achieving the Perfect Lens Flare and Ken Sato Hairdo

ILM VFX supervisor Hayden Jones reveals how his team merged anime styling with cutting-edge visuals including hand-drawn transitions and ‘Akira’-inspired lens flares to create a love letter to classic manga.

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Could That New Blur Be… Keanu? The Blue Blur is Back! Headline News

Paramount Drops ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ Trailer #2

A superpowered villain - Keanu Reeves’ Shadow - appears, forcing Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails to reunite… with an all new, highly unlikely alliance - dare we say the name, Dr. Robotnik!; the animated/live-action feature hits theaters December 20.

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Could That New Blur Be… Keanu? The Blue Blur is Back! Headline News

‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ Featurettes and Character Posters Released

Keanu Reeves stars as ‘Shadow the Hedgehog,’ a mysterious villain that Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails must reunite against… with an all new, highly unlikely alliance – dare we say the name, Dr. Robotnik!; the animated/live-action feature hits theaters December 20.

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Vengeance and Intrigue in Ancient Rome Headline News

Paramount Pictures Shares Final ‘Gladiator II’ Trailer

We’re loving the battle rhino in the visually stunning, often brutal ancient Roman world of Sir Ridley Scott's Oscar-winning ‘Gladiator’ sequel, coming to theaters November 22.

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Pals Forever… Not! ANIMATIONWorld

Christopher Batty Talks the Cinematography of ‘Transformers One’

From the innovative use of mocap for fast prototyping with virtual story reels to choosing the right cameras to ensure a proper sense of scale on massive sets and environments, the cinematographer discusses how he handled layout and composition on Josh Cooley and Paramount’s 3DCG origin story of how two best friends became the sworn enemies Optimus Prime and Megatron.

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How Adversity Can Define Us ANIMATIONWorld

Of Love, Loss and Music: How Scot Stafford’s Daughter Influenced ‘Ultraman: Rising’s Score

The Emmy Award-winning composer shares for the first time how his daughter’s serious accident, in the middle of production, brought him even closer to his role as a parent while influencing his work writing music for a film with so many uncomfortable parallels about trying – and sometimes failing - to protect one’s family.

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MCU Misfits Assemble! Headline News

Marvel Reveals ‘Thunderbolts*’ Special Look Trailer

Florence Pugh stars as the ‘down in the dumps’ assassin leader of the MCU’s most unlikely band of misfits in the Jake Schreier film, hitting theaters May 2, 2025.

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He’s Back to Wield the Shield Headline News

Marvel Drops ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Trailer

Anthony Mackie returns to ‘wield the shield’ as Cap himself, landing in the middle of an international incident – of course – and a nefarious global plot, hitting theaters February 14, 2025.

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Getting Green Headline News

Images in Motion Media Champions Puppetry's Green Revolution

The TV puppet studio based in Sonoma, California, embraces sustainability by repurposing materials from previous productions; a recent children's music video collaboration with Stinky Tales reused an entire cloud set.

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Splinter Me This VFXWorld

Getting It Right: The Carefully Calibrated VFX that Makes ‘The Boys’ ‘The Boys’

As Visual Effects Supervisor Stephan Fleet makes clear, there’s more to the visual stylings of the acclaimed Prime Video series than exploding heads and flesh-eating flying sheep.