Michael Waldron Set to Pen ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’
The ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ and ‘Loki’ writer is the first team member revealed on the Phase 6 MCU project, which will conclude the current Multiverse Saga.
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Untold Studios Gets its Dream VFX Project with Neil Gaiman’s ‘The Sandman’
Led by VFX supervisor James HattSmith, the studio delivers 360 shots filled with a wide range of expansive visuals on the Netflix dark fantasy that follows the journey of Morpheus, the King of Dreams, captured and held prisoner for over a century, who struggles to fix the chaos his absence has caused.
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Doing Hard VFX Time on ‘Spiderhead’
For director Joseph Kosinski and Netflix’s crime drama, VFX supervisor Ryan Tudhope managed a group of studios that produced 900 visual effects shots, including the prison facility, UI graphics and monitor replacements, CG environmental assets, and various set extensions.
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Musical Artist Bad Bunny to Star in Sony’s ‘El Muerto’
The rough and ready film, based on the Marvel comics anti-hero, follows a luchador who inherits superpowers; Jonás Cuarón directs from a script penned by Gareth Dunnet Alcocer.
Impossible Objects Adds VFX Veteran Ruel Smith
With 15+ years of experience, the VFX supervisor and commercial director joins the virtual production studio to oversee the company’s visual effects and animation production.
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The-Artery Adds 8 New Tech and Production Staff
Studio bolster its VFX capabilities with new Unreal, Animation and CG team hires.
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Chaos Launches V-Ray 6 for Cinema 4D
The latest update provides users more artistic control with V-Ray Enmesh, V-Ray Decal, and the new procedural clouds added to V-Ray Sun and Sky.
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‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ to Begin Production in November
The primate-driven sci-fi franchise’s latest entry will be helmed by ‘The Maze Runner’ trilogy director Wes Ball, and will feature ‘It’ star Owen Teague, Freya Allen of ‘The Witcher,’ and Peter Macon of ‘The Orville.’
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‘Blade’ Script to Be Completely Re-Written
‘Moon Knight’ writer Beau DeMayo will now pen Marvel’s vampiric reboot from the ground up following exit of director Bassam Tariq due to shifts in the production schedule.
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Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ Trailer is Just as Creepy as You Hoped
Netflix’s upcoming anthology series will debut later this month with a 4-day double episode ‘Netflix & Chills’ Halloween event.
DNEG Names Daniel Jurow Chief Operating Officer
Former Technicolor COO, with more than 20 years’ experience, takes the operational reigns, to be based at the company’s London studio.
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Marvel Studios Drops Official ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Trailer
We return to Wakanda to meet a new threat... the undersea Talokan nation; studio also shares a new poster and key art for the highly anticipated action-packed sequel, helmed by returning director Ryan Coogler.
Glassbox Releases BeeHive 2.0
Upgrade to the all-in-one, real-time change management solution for Unreal Engine and Maya provides improved remote visualization and collaboration without interruption, resulting in faster iterations and cost efficiencies; 30-day free trial now available.
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HBO Releases First ‘The Last of Us’ Teaser Trailer
Leads Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey see some intense action as they fight the good fight, and we catch our first glimpse at a terrifying cordyceps-infected clicker along with the surprise appearance of Melanie Lynskey as a revolutionary leader.
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‘Lyle, Lye Crocodile’ Original Track ‘Heartbeat’ to Release Ahead of Film
The voice of the singing croc himself, Shawn Mendes, took to Instagram to tease his all-original song – which drops September 30 - from the upcoming film, which hits theaters October 7.
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Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer to Pen ‘Fantastic Four’ Script
The ‘Bert and Arnie’s Guide to Friendship’ writers have outlined how the ‘Fantastic’ team will fit within the complicated MCU chronology, although no further casting or plot details are known.
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Netflix Sets Tim Burton’s ‘Wednesday’ Release Date
The highly anticipated series, focused on the deadpan eldest daughter of the Addams clan, premieres November 23.
VIEW Conference 2022 Reveals In-Person Recruitment Fair
Representatives from industry-leading companies such as ILM, Framestore, Trixter, Rotomaker, Technicolor Creative Studios and Escape Studios will be on-hand to review portfolios and meet potential hires; event runs October 16-21 in Torino, Italy.
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Wacom Launches the Cintiq Pro 27 Pen Display
Developed in concert with the art and design community, the new display boasts performance improvements, standard multi-touch, faster refresh rates, vivid and accurate color, and added customizable options.
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Startup Visualization Company OPSIS Finds Success with RFX’s Virtual Studio
Co-founder and CEO Henrik Fett talks about starting a new studio in the midst of a pandemic, and how the RFX Virtual Studio, powered by solutions from NVIDIA and Supermicro, made it all possible.
BOXX APPEXX A3 Workstations Now Feature AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs
New series processors allow for simultaneous multitasking without sacrificing efficiency on an array of applications for 3D modeling, rendering, simulations, and VR.
Technicolor Creative Studios Public Spin-Off Now Official
Previous division of Technicolor SA is now an independent, publicly traded company under TCHCS on Euronext Paris, while Technicolor, comprised of the Connected Home and Vantiva Supply Chain Services divisions, will remain listed on Euronext Paris under its new name of Vantiva.
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DNEG’s Namit Malhotra Wins 2022 South Asian Achievers Award
The company chairman and CEO is honored for outstanding work and leadership as part of the UK’s Asian community.
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Digital Domain Ups Lala Gavgavian to Global President of Visual Effects Studios
The company’s chief operating officer succeeds John Fragmeni, assuming new role overseeing and expanding company’s VFX services, offerings, and continued development of proprietary digital human capabilities.
Henry Selick to Receive 2022 VIEW Visionary Award
The Oscar-nominated director of Netflix’s upcoming ‘Wendell & Wild’ stop-motion animated feature will lift the lid on his new film, about two demons who team up with a teenage punk rocker and abandon the Underworld for the Land of the Living, in a special presentation as he is honored at this year’s VIEW Conference, running October 16-21 in Torino, Italy.
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