Live-Action ‘Masters of the Universe’ Finds Home at Amazon MGM Studios
LAIKA CEO Travis Knight willl now direct the film, which was dropped by Netflix last July after $30 million was spent in development; release set for Summer 2026.
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Ghost VFX Shares ‘Star Wars: Ahsoka’ Breakdown Reel
Copenhagen team’s extensive design work included holograms, set extensions and creature augmentation for the Lucasfilm saga, which follows the former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano as she investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy; Season 1 now streaming on Disney+.
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Prime Focus Studios Announces ‘Ramayana’ Co-Production
Along with Monster Mind Creation, award-winning VFX and animation studio DNEG, and director Nitesh Tiwari, the team promises a retelling of the epic Indian saga in a ‘never-before-seen visual cinematic experience’ capturing Indian mythology and storytelling traditions.
MPC Shares ‘Spaceman’ VFX Breakdown
Studio’s VFX team delivered over 800 shots, including all space environments, on director Johan Renck’s sci-fi drama starring Adam Sandler and Carey Mulligan; film now streaming on Netflix.
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New GenAI Platform ‘Hypnovels’ Transforms Books into Animation
The platform, now in beta, allows authors to generate animated experiences in just a few hours, utilizing GPT4 for interpretation, Stable Diffusion for animation, Eleven Studios for voice, and multiple individually created artistic styles.
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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Officially in Development at Blumhouse and Universal
The terrifying horror game phenomenon becomes a theatrical franchise, with the second installment from the studio behind ‘M3GAN’ and ‘The Invisible Man’ set to hit theaters Fall 2025.
Lionsgate, Park Chan-wook to Develop English-Language ‘Oldboy’ Series
The show is based on the Japanese manga, which follows a man’s pulse-pounding journey for answers after he is kidnapped and held in a room for 15 years.
Netflix Drops ‘Sweet Tooth’ Season 3 Teaser
The final season of the post-apocalyptic fairytale, based on Jeff Lemire’s groundbreaking DC comic, promises viewers a thrilling climax that will determine the fate of humanity; new episodes premiere globally June 6.
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SpinVFX Names Samir Hoon President and VFX Supervisor
The industry veteran spent 19 years at ILM, where he led the Singapore expansion, as well as 6 years at Netflix, before returning to Toronto.
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Get Animated Announces ‘In Conversation’ Keynote Speakers
U.K. Screen Alliance CEO Neil Hatton and the U.K. Department for Business and Trade head of Creative Industries Tendai Chetse take the stage at the animation conference, which runs May 1-2 in Birmingham.
An Even ‘R’-er Red Band Trailer Drops for ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’
What do superhero frenemies do… when one is Deadpool… they come together… Ryan Reynolds returns as the fourth wall breaking ‘Merc with a Mouth’ in the third installment of the scandalous Marvel Studios franchise, alongside Hugh Jackman as Wolverine; the film hits theaters July 26.
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Rodeo FX Provides VFX ‘Help’ to Netflix’s ‘Damsel’
Led by VFX supervisor Mathieu Dupuis, the studio’s visual effects work brings audiences back to medieval times, with a touch of faerie tale and fantasy elements, including unique castles, enchanting countryside, and the spikey Stone Mountain cave where the titular character, played by Millie Bobby Brown, meets a fire-breathing dragon.
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Veteran VFX Artist Roger Dicken Passes at 84
The British special effects artist, sculptor, and model maker known for his work on ‘Alien’ and ‘When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth’ passed away in his North Wales home on February 18.
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Steve Buscemi Joins Season 2 Cast of ‘Wednesday’
While his role has not been officially revealed, rumor has it the ‘Boardwalk Empire’ star will portray the new principal of Nevermore Academy.
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VFS and Pixomondo Launch 12-Week Certificate Program
The Vancouver Film School teams up with the leading VFX and virtual production studio to train students for careers as VAD Technical Artists, VAD Generalists, and UE Technical Artists.
Prime Video Renews ‘Fallout’ for Season 2
Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s critically-acclaimed series, set in the post-apocalyptic world of the best-selling global video game franchise, gets picked up for another season; the entire first season is now streaming.
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Netflix Greenlights ‘The Witcher’ Season 5, Kicks Off Season 4 Production
Streamer gives a go to the fifth and final chapter of the popular fantasy drama that chronicles the story of monster hunter Geralt of Rivia.
Ghost VFX Appoints Julian Levi EVP North America
The overall production VFX producer on Oscar-nominee/VES Award-winner ‘The Creator’ brings his 30 years of experience to new role overseeing studio’s talent, technology, and services.
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Former FuseFX CTO and Co-Founder Jason Fotter Launches Bind Studio
Running on AWS, the studio’s cloud-based platform services promise to streamline setup and configuration for VFX production with flexibility to scale up and down based on production needs.
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Cast Featurette Drops for ‘Sonic’ Spinoff Series ‘Knuckles’
The live-action / CGI mini-series, which centers on Idris Elba’s dastardly, coffee drinking red Echidna as he teaches his protege Wade Whipple the ways of the warrior, hits Paramount+ April 26.
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Disney Imagineering Consultant and Artist Dan Goozee Passes at 80
The creative, also known for his movie poster art and production illustrations on shows like ‘Battle for the Planet of the Apes’ and ‘Battlestar Galactica’ died of an age-related condition on April 7.
VIEW Conference Launches ‘Art Challenge’ Competition
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Italy’s premier animation and VFX event, artists are invited to submit poster designs for the competition; winner to receive a Wacom tablet and have their work prominently displayed online and at the upcoming conference, which runs October 14-19 in Turin.
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Exclusive: Apple TV+ Shares ‘Jane - Shrunk Us Too Small’ Clip
Pint-sized Jane and Dave contend with some not-so-pint-sized ants in Season 2 of Emmy Award winner J.J. Johnson’s live-action/CGI animated hybrid series, inspired by the life and work of Dr. Jane Goodall, premiering globally on April 19.
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Keanu Reeves Joins Voice Cast of ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’
The ‘John Wick’ and ‘Matrix’ franchise favorite will voice Shadow, the black antihero hedgehog who serves as the antagonist to Sonic.
It’s Next Week! FMX 2024 Shares More Updates
Attendees can explore the sound design of ‘Dune Part 2,’ the visual effects of ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender,’ and the invisible VFX of Ridley Scott's ‘Napoleon;’ 4-day event kicks off in Stuttgart on April 23, 2024.
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