‘Godzilla,’ ‘Evangelion,’ ’Ultraman,’ and ‘Kamen Rider’ Join Up for Shin Japan Heroes Universe
The companies behind the four iconic properties have partnered to bring them all together in one MCU-style world-building venture.
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Oscar Isaac Embraces His Inner-Chaos in New 'Moon Knight' Trailer
In Marvel Studios’ new series, dissociative identity disorder creates a world of madness for its protagonist and a world of possibilities for its VFX team.
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‘Blade Runner 2099’ Live-Action Series in Development at Amazon Studios
The spinoff, set 50 years after the events of ‘Blade Runner 2049,’ has a pilot and bible ready to go, with series stalwart Ridley Scott attached to executive produce and possibly direct.
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‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Gets New Trailer and In-Depth First Look
New footage, photos, and plot details from the highly anticipated Prime Video series tease never-before-explored settings and storylines, and signal to fans that it won’t be going the route of ‘Game of Thrones.’
DNEG Helps Visualize the 'Real World' of ‘The Matrix Resurrections’
Leading VFX and animation studio delivers more than 700 visual effects shots, filled with CG environments and digital characters including sentinels and harvesters, the Cybebe, Kuhjaku, Lumin8, and Mnemosyne ship, in Lana Wachowski’s fourth ‘The Matrix’ franchise installment.
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Paramount Drops ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ Super Bowl Spot
The new footage gives franchise fans their first look at Dr. Robotnik’s locked-and-loaded mech suit.
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Dino Mayhem Returns: Watch New ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ Trailer
Life will find a way! The epic conclusion to the Jurassic era hits theaters June 10, bringing together Jurassic stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard with Jurassic legends Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Sam Neill.
Disney+ Reveals ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Premiere Date and Poster
The studio readies its new ‘Star Wars’ series for an exclusive run on the streaming platform, sharing a stirring new one-sheet to tease the occasion.
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Framestore Untangles a Creative Web on ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ VFX
With a team led by visual effects supervisor Adrien Saint Girons, the studio delivers just under 250 shots, featuring the Spell Gone Wrong and Doctor Strange/Spider-Man chase sequences, on Marvel’s hit superhero action-adventure film, just nominated for a Best Visual Effects Oscar.
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The VFX Festival 2022 Goes Hybrid
Escape Studio will hold the event’s 10th edition both online and in person, featuring talks, presentations, and career advice aimed at students, emerging talent, and industry professionals; the festival runs March 8-10.
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Visual Effects Legend Douglas Trumbull Dies at 79
From ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ to ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ and ‘Blade Runner,’ the VFX visionary created some of cinema’s most widely influential and iconic imagery, and the ground-breaking processes used to produce them.
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Nominations Announced for the 94th Academy Awards
‘Dune’ receives 10 nominations including Best Visual Effects and Best Picture; ‘Encanto,’ ‘Flee,’ ‘Luca,’ ‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines,’ and ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ are nominated for Best Animated Feature; ‘Affairs of the Art,’ ‘Bestia,’ ‘Boxballet,’ ‘Robin Robin,’ and ‘The Windshield Wiper’ are nominated for Best Animated Short.
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Robert Blalack, Oscar-Winning ILM Co-Founder, Dies at 73
The visionary visual effects artist helped develop ‘Star Wars’ production pipelines that forever changed the filmmaking industry.
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The Challenges of Creating Digital Humans
VFX studio Goodbye Kansas’ Jonas Skoog and Goran Milic share their insights on the pipeline, tools, and ongoing development needed to create CG humans that look real and emote believably.
Conductor Technologies Names Julie McDonald Head of Business Development
VFX and animation industry veteran brings vast experience from biz dev at cloud-based animation platform Nimble Collective to editorial and post-supervision at Pixar Animation; in her new role she will assist studios and artists in quick and easy transitions to pop-up render capacity.
Crafty Apes Acquires Molecule VFX
Deal brings together the two companies’ roster of talent in creative VFX supervision and production management; combined company will operate under the Crafty Apes’ banner.
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SPARK FX 2022 Online Set for March 17-27
The visual effects conference highlights artistic and technology advances in VFX; programs will include a look at artificial intelligence, sessions focused on the industry’s business and people, production sessions, and presentations of concept art.
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‘It’ Producers Land Rights to Adapt Cult Fantasy Icon ‘Kane’
Trio behind the horror hit and ‘Paranormal Activity’ films strikes deal to turn Karl Edward Wagner’s beloved gothic anti-hero stories into a feature or TV series.
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Rebellion Drops ‘Sniper Elite 5’ Game Trailer
Featuring action-packed assets produced by company’s VFX studio, the cinematic hints at new ‘Invasion Mode’ which promises to bring a new dimension to the gaming experience; latest installment of the franchise will release on multiple platforms later this year.
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Framestore Has a Blast with ‘The Matrix Resurrections’ VFX
Studio delivers 443 shots, including 3rd act mayhem involving a high-octane motorcycle chase, an explosive helicopter encounter, and human torpedoes dropping from San Francisco high-rises, in the highly anticipated fourth ‘The Matrix’ franchise installment.
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Nominations Announced for 2022 BAFTA Awards
‘Encanto,’ ‘Flee,’ ‘Luca,’ and ‘The Mitchells vs The Machines’ get nods in the Animated Film category; ‘Dune,’ ‘Free Guy,’ ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife,’ ‘The Matrix Resurrections,’ and ‘No Time To Die’ nominated for Special Visual Effects.
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AT&T to Spin Off WarnerMedia in Merger with Discovery
The $43 billion deal calls for creation of a new company, Warner Bros. Discovery, that will aim to outflank Disney and Netflix in the streaming space.
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Johnny Fisk Named FuseFX President
Previous head of LA studio and global VP of production will lead biz development group and continue focusing on the company’s expansion.
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Paramount+ Reveals ‘Halo’ Official Trailer and Release Date
New footage hints at faithfully adapted visuals and a remixed and reimagined narrative.
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Twin Pines Has a Blast at Sea with ‘La Fortuna’ VFX
The Madrid-based studio delivered around 1,000 shots, including underwater scenes and an epic naval battle, on Alejandro Amenábar’s new Movistar+ series.
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