DC Studios Drops Huge ‘Superman’ Sneak Peek
It's a story we've seen many times before... but can't wait to see again! And in the hands of DC’s purported savior, James Gunn... dare we say, it looks fresh, and funny, and... super! In theaters July 11.
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RADiCAL Announces RADiCAL 4.0 Update
Now available, the update comes with improvements to motion realism, a new virtual cinematography tool, mobile optimization, and flexible subscription plan.
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Adobe Announces Premiere Pro, Media Encoder Updates
4:2:2 video color editing is now supported on PCs, which reduces file size and improves color grading and chroma keying; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 laptops are now available, accelerating AI-powered video editing features.
Lionsgate Confirms ‘John Wick 5’ in Development
CinemaCon delivers again with Lionsgate chair Adam Fogelson confirming the upcoming feature will see the return of franchise star Keanu Reeves and director Chad Stahelski.
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Donnie Yen to Reprise ‘John Wick’ Role in ‘Caine’ Spin-off
Production to begin next year on untitled feature centered around the blind assassin who has been freed from his obligations to the High Table.
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Sydney Sweeney to Star in ‘Gundam’?
Though details remain scarce, the ‘Immaculate’ star is reportedly in talks to join the upcoming live-action feature from Legendary and Bandai Namco Filmworks, based on the beloved mecha anime series.
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HBO Starts Production on ‘House of The Dragon’ Season 3
Tommy Flanagan and Dan Fogler join the third season of the ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel series, based on George R.R. Martin’s ‘Fire & Blood;’ no word on an expected release date.
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‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Saved - Ketchup Entertainment Makes it Official
Distributor acquires the ill-fated live-action/3DCG hybrid film that was produced, then axed 15 months ago by Warner for a tax write-off rather than released in theaters.
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Halon Entertainment Launches New Glasgow Studio
Expansion to state-of-the-art facility with up to 250 artist positions grows the company’s international footprint and ability to take on more ambitious work; expansion also planned at Los Angeles headquarters.
Rodeo FX Acquires Mikros Animation
The animation studio reportedly has been operating despite last month’s Technicolor Group shutdown, and its projects, production pipeline, and most of its creative, technical and leadership teams have been kept on.
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Marvel Studios Announces ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Cast
The all-star lineup features both new and familiar faces, including Chris Hemsworth, Vanessa Kirby, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Letitia Wright, Paul Rudd, Wyatt Russell, Tenoch Huerta Mejia, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Simu Liu, Florence Pugh, and Robert Downey Jr.
Union VFX Shares ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ VFX Breakdown Reel
The studio highlights some of its powerful and poignant environment work on Peacock and Sky’s real-life story of Jewish Holocaust survivors Lali and Gita Sokolov, who met at the infamous death camp in 1942 when Lali tattooed Gita with her prisoner number shortly after her arrival.
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Ruh Roh! Live-Action ‘Scooby-Doo’ Series Coming to Netflix
The all-new 8-episode ‘modern reimagining’ of the iconic teens and their special pooch finds them embroiled in a haunting summer camp mystery involving a lonely, lost Great Dane puppy who may have witnessed a supernatural murder.
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Scott Ross Shares Lessons Learned, Reclaims his Place in VFX History with New Book
The former ILM GM and Digital Domain co-founder’s memoir, ‘Upstart: The Digital Film Revolution - Managing the Unmanageable’ provides insights and strategies for navigating treacherous, highly competitive creative entertainment industries, while reflecting on the films, people and studios responsible for the birth of modern VFX-driven filmmaking and how his efforts were largely pushed aside and ignored by former colleagues and industry leaders.
How Lighting FX Influenced Visual Storytelling in ‘The Manhattan Alien Abduction’
VFX studio Lux Aeterna delivered hyper-realistic shots for the Netflix docuseries on the famous 1989 Linda Napolitano story of her abduction, keeping in line with an 80s cinematic feel.
Chaos Launches ‘Chaos Arena’ Virtual Production Tool
Artists can bypass game engines and use their normal pipeline to put ray-traced 3D content on LED walls; NVIDIA DLSS 4 support enhances photorealism.
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Disney+ Drops ‘Doctor Who’ Season 2 Trailer
The Doctor and new companion Belinda Chandra will face great dangers, bigger enemies, and wilder terrors than ever before when the new season premieres April 12 on Disney+ where available, and exclusively on the BBC and BBC iPlayer in the UK.
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Bill Kroyer Talks His New Book, ‘Mr. InBetween: My Life in the Middle of the Animation Revolution’
From his early, revolutionary work at Disney on ‘Tron’ to his Oscar-nominated short, ‘Technological Threat’ and Coca Cola ‘Polar Bear’ commercials, the long-time industry veteran was front and center at the nexus of revolutionary change from hand-drawn to computer animation.
Lucasfilm Drops ‘Andor’ Season 2 Trailer #2
Welcome to the rebellion… the second and final season, which bridges the gap between Season 1 and the events of ‘Rogue One,’ will be broken into 4 3-episode chapters, debuting April 22.
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Matt Owens Steps Down from ‘One Piece’ Live-Action Series
The co-showrunner has left the production to focus on his mental health after co-showrunner Steven Maeda left ahead of Season 2 production; Joe Tracz will lead the series going forward.
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Ketchup Entertainment in Talks to Save ‘Coyote vs. Acme’
The ill-fated live-action/3DCG hybrid film may finally have a buyer and distributor in deal reportedly nearing $50 million.
FMX 2025 Program Now Online
Lists of participating speakers and companies have also been published; presentation categories include VFX for Features, Feature Animation, Sound Design, Managing Change, and News.
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DNEG Gets the VFX ‘Credits’ on ‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’
The leading VFX and animation studio delivered 150 shots across multiple episodes on the Lucasfilm series, working on destroyed cities, security droids, elephantine character Neel, and futuristic ‘gold’ currency.
Envato, KitBash3D Form 3D Assets Partnership
Four new 3D model kits, including City Streets, Manhattan, City Cars, and Storefronts, can be accessed exclusively by Envato users on the creative assets platform site.
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Nathan Crowley Goes Big and Practical on ‘Wicked’ Production Design
Fresh off his Oscar win for Jon M. Chu and Universal’s hit musical adventure, the production designer talks real trains, Unreal Engine digital fly-bys, and growing 9 million tulips.
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