Disney+ Reveals Lead Cast for ‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’ Series
Christian Slater debuts as the evil ogre Mulgarath, while Joy Bryant joins as the loving matriarch Helen Grace, with Lyon Daniels and Noah Cottrell starring as the twins Jared and Simon.
How ‘Prey’ Forged a New Look for an Iconic Sci-Fi Creature
In the Hulu Original film prequel to the classic ‘Predator’ movie franchise, filmmaker Dan Trachtenberg teams with effects veterans Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr., and actor Dane DiLiegro to create an updated, and creepier version of the infamously deadly alien human hunter.
The Sheer Enormity of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’s Unprecedented VFX
Prime Video’s epic, $500 million fantasy series delivers its first-class ticket to middle earth with more 10,000 visual effects shots delivered by 20+ VFX studios and tech vendors.
Horror Has a New Name - ‘Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey’
Watch new trailer for Jagged Edge Productions and director Rhys Waterfield’s terrifying take on A. A. Milne’s classic tale of a silly ol’ bear.
Netflix Animation Foundation Program Launches Session 3
Initiative pairs students and young professionals with Netflix Animation mentors to build equity and access for underrepresented early creatives; latest edition partners with LA-based Black N' Animated.
DNEG Adds VFX Veterans to LA Leadership Team
Both hailing from Method Studios, Gabby Gourrier joins as Co-President, VFX, and Diana Ibanez as Executive Vice President, Film and Episodic VFX.
Chaos Releases V-Ray 6 for Maya
The award-winning renderer adds new systems and updates, including geometric tiling, procedural clouds, a new shader profiler, and USD support; numerous enhancements create a more complete toolset for monitoring and optimizing projects.
Floating Rock Studios Ltd Nabs $1.5M NZ Investment
New Zealand-based creative studio secures support from new finance partner Hillfarrance Capital Venture to further its growth in high-end animaiton and VFX production.
Framestore Names Arek Komorowski VFX Supervisor
VFX veteran heads to Vancouver, where he’ll guide the studio’s creative and technical efforts.
Peacock’s ‘Twisted Metal’ Game Adaptation Wraps Filming
Based on the hugely popular PlayStation games, the comedy series stars Anthony Mackie as John Doe, a motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life.
Cinesite Nabs Majority Stake in FX3X
The VFX/animation company’s latest acquisition significantly increases its talent roster and global capacity and follows recent additions of Canadian-based studios L’Atelier Animation and Squeeze Animation.
Goodbye Kansas Gets Grabby with Excavator VFX on ‘Locke & Key’
For the Netflix series’ third and final season, the studio produced visual effects on 65 shots across 3 episodes, using Maya, Houdini, Nuke and 3DEqualiser to design and create new threats and looming dangers, including a battle with a mechanical claw-tipped arm.
Scanline VFX Gets All Wrapped Up with ‘Stranger Things' Season 4
Harnessing the power of V-Ray, the VFX house created nightmarish portals to the Upside Down, an exploding helicopter, and sinister vine attacks combining practical effects with CG on some of the show's most exciting scenes.
Director Matt Shakman Trades ‘Star Trek’ for ‘Fantastic Four’
The ‘WandaVision’ helmer has beamed off the Enterprise into talks to direct the upcoming MCU Phase 6 film.
Plask Launches Namesake Cloud-Based Motion Capture Tool
Startup tech company reveals new signature animation SaaS tool designed to make 3D animation more accessible; user-friendly design allows recording, editing, and animating projects through browser-based tool’s interface.
Dan Lin in Talks to Rule the DCEU
The prolific producer would gain control of all things DC superhero, taking the reins from Walter Hamada and reporting directly to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav.
Luma Pictures Travels to Graceland in ‘Elvis’ VFX
The visual effects studio recreates the King of Rock & Roll’s famed home, showing its change over the course of 3 decades, along with shots of the iconic Hollywood sign, in Baz Luhrmann’s lush, colorful biopic.
FOLKS Announces New Mumbai Studio
The Fuse Group VFX company expands with new India-based studio, increasing overall resources for affiliated brands, including FOLKS, FuseFX, Rising Sun Pictures, and El Ranchito; Griboshin 'Grib' Vellanthrov joins as head of studio.
HBO Renews ‘House of the Dragon’ Because Of Course
After an historic, 20+ million viewer debut this past Sunday, the highly anticipated ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel, based on George R.R. Martin’s ‘Fire & Blood’ and starring at least 2 dragons with saddles, gets a Season 2 order.
‘Hunger Games’ Director to Helm ‘Bioshock’ Feature
Francis Lawrence takes the reigns, with ‘Logan’ and ‘Blade Runner 2049’ screenwriter Michael Green writing, Netflix’s adaptation of the fan favorite dystopian video game from Take-Two and 2K.
Netflix Greenlights ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Fourth and Final Season
All good things must come to an end… but fans get one more season of the hugely popular series that will see the return of cast members Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Justin H. Min, Ritu Arya, and Colm Feore; Steve Blackman returns as writer, showrunner, director, and executive producer.
‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Coming to Peacock in September
All-new extended edition of the hit saurian adventure features alternate opening and behind-the-scenes content; ‘Jurassic Park,’ ‘The Lost World,’ and ‘Jurassic Park 3’ hit the streamer one day earlier.
Disney+ Drops ‘Pinocchio’ Trailer and Art
Oscar winning-director Robert Zemeckis’ visually stunning live-action adaptation of the animated classic, starring Tom Hanks as Geppetto, hits the streamer next month.
‘Aquaman’ and ‘Shazam!’ Sequels Delayed
In a move meant to cut marketing and distribution costs, ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ will now premiere December 25, 2023, while ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ will debut on March 17, 2023.
Visual Effects Society Announces 2022 Hall of Fame Inductees
Honorees represent artists and innovators who have significantly influenced the field of visual effects; 2022 class will be celebrated at a ceremony this Fall.
