Third and Final Season of ‘The Orville: New Horizons’ Returns as a Hulu Exclusive
Creator and star Seth MacFarlane says the sci-fi series’ move from FOX to Hulu better served its character-driven comedy.
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BlueBolt Shares VFX Breakdown Reel from ‘The Last Kingdom’ Season 5
Visual effects studio delivers 782 shots as the lead vendor on the final season of the hit Netflix series, filled with sprawling CG armies, historically accurate CG ships, environments, and of course, bloody Saxon battles.
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‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ Coming to Disney+
The streamer drops new online spot with Benedict Cumberbatch, Benedict Wong, and Elizabeth Olsen, thanking fans and announcing that the mystical allies will join forces again… in your living room; Marvel Studios’ latest MCU outing, with all its ‘strangeness,’ streams June 22.
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VES Executive Director Eric Roth to Retire
Roth plans to step down September 30 after leading the organization for 19 years; read the complete text of his letter submitted yesterday to the executive committee.
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‘Mortal Kombat’ Helmer Simon McQuoid to Direct ‘Omega’ Sci-Fi Feature
Blair Butler, a seasoned horror screenwriter who also produced Hulu and Marvel’s ‘Hellstrom’ series, is working on a new version of the script.
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Shocap and Animatrik Present ‘LiViCi’ Hybrid Show ‘Carry Me Home’
A fusion of live music, storytelling, virtual worlds, and acrobatics, the XR experience livestreams globally and in person at Animatrik’s Vancouver virtual production stage on June 4.
Foundry Releases Flix 6.4
New version streamlines story and editorial workflows with faster file transfer and uploads, UI improvements, and greater integration with Storyboard Pro.
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Jude Law to Star in ‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ Series on Disney+
Set in the New Republic era, the show is created by ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ helmer Jon Watts and ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ scribe Christopher Ford, who both executive produce alongside ‘The Mandalorian’ EPs Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni.
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Disney+ Drops ‘Star Wars’ Series ‘Andor’ Trailer and Key Art for
New footage from the forthcoming series sees Diego Luna reprise his role as rebel hero Cassian Andor.
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J.J. Abrams’ ‘Speed Racer’ Series Hits the Gas at Apple
After a slow start, the show is now taking off with the noted creator and his production company, Bad Robot, at the wheel.
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Disney+ Unveils Teaser for 'Willow' Series Reboot
Warwick Davis returns as the plucky sorcerer Willow Ufgood in the forthcoming fantasy series, set decades after the events of the original film, set to debut this Fall.
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‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Trailer Sees Thor Laid Bare in Cheeky Zeus Encounter
Marvel Studios also drops new film poster that evokes the glory days of ’80s-era high fantasy fare.
Scanline VFX Goes with the Flow on ‘The Batman’
Leading visual effects studio delivers 217 shots across 11 sequences in the DC thriller’s action-packed third act, including the destruction of seven dams and subsequent tsunami that engulfs Gotham Square Gardens.
Autodesk Invests in RADiCAL AI-Powered 3D Motion Capture Developer
Cloud-based technology automates 3D character and avatar animation by combining deep learning, human biomechanics, and CG to estimate, track, and reproduce skeletal joint rotations from a single video feed.
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Netflix Drops ‘Stranger Things 4' Vol 1 Trailer and Seasons 1-3 Recaps
If the world is indeed turning upside down, viewers best be prepared; brush up on Seasons 1-3, because all new episodes are coming this Friday, May 27 and you need to be ready!
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‘Sonic The Hedgehog 2’ Now Streaming
The hit live-action/animated hybrid starring the infamous Blue Blur is now streaming on Paramount+ and available for rent or purchase across Paramount Home Entertainment’s digital platforms; coming to 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD August 9.
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Alkemy X Adds to VFX Team
Studio names Jeff Hipolito head of IT, VFX, while Jimmy Smith joins as a VFX compositor.
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1st Edition of CAFÉ Coming to Montreal June 7-8
The 2-day inaugural event for VFX and animation professionals will feature panels, discussions and presentations of the latest technology; tickets are now on sale.
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Matt Corman and Chris Ord to Write and Produce ‘Daredevil’ Series for Disney+
The ‘Covert Affairs’ co-creators will bring the Man Without Fear to a new streaming platform, now that his likeness is no longer exclusively bound to Netflix.
Call for Submissions: SIGGRAPH Asia 2022 Computer Animation Festival
Entries now being accepted in multiple categories, including shorts, visualizations, VFX sequences, game cinematics, and real-time pieces; deadline to enter is July 31, 2022.
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Netflix Teases New ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 3 Trailer and Images
The streamer throws fans a meaty bone with a glimpse at the upcoming season featuring the dysfunctional superhero family that returns from the future convinced they prevented an apocalypse… but The Sparrow Has Landed and things aren’t exactly how they left them.
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Disney+ and Marvel Drop ‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ Trailer and Art
The new spot cues fans into everyday struggles one might expect as a single, 30-something, superhuman lawyer.
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DNEG VFX Goes Lunar on Roland Emmerich’s ‘Moonfall’
Leading VFX and animation studio delivers 225 shots on 8 sequences, including the massive Moon interior that houses a dwarf star as well as the evil celestial AI anomaly, on the disaster movie maven’s latest film.
Apple TV+ Drops ‘Lovely Little Farm’ Trailer
ILM tapped to produce visuals for the new live-action / CG animated hybrid kids’ series that follows 2 sisters caring for the animals on their family farm; the show premieres globally on June 10.
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DNEG’s Toronto Studio Now Open
Studio’s doors opened May 13 with 150+ new hires; studio’s latest Canadian expansion comes amidst tremendous growth in worldwide demand for VFX and animation services.
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