The modern, fast-paced adventure is said to draw similarities to ‘Night at the Museum,’ ‘Back to the Future,’ ‘Big,’ ‘Jumanji,’ and ‘Barbie.’
Representatives from more than 40 countries, along with winners from 31 separate creative industry challenges, will converge in Mumbai for the inaugural conference, the first of its kind, with meetings, exhibitions and talks on topics from across animation, VFX, gaming, comics, XR, infotainment, and film.
Known for his work on ‘Star Wars’ and ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’ the British creator passed away on April 10 in Los Angeles after a short illness.
Industry veterans Sarah Essam and Jonny Vale join as business development producer and head of marketing and communications, respectively.
Consumers continue to expect fresh and innovative experiences across film, TV, games and interactive experiences, in greater quantity with higher fidelity, which means artists and studios require more compute power to handle ever-growing datasets while still delivering on time and on budget.
10 new shorts, featuring dinosaur gladiators, messianic cats, and other oddities, are set to debut May 15; voice cast includes MrBeast, Kevin Hart, John Oliver, Niecy Nash, John Boyega, and Rhys Darby.
Engineered for modern professionals handling AI-powered workflows, the offering includes Copilot+ PCs, such as the ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD and ThinkPad P16s Gen 4 AMD mobile workstations, alongside new ThinkPad L Series business laptops, with expanded ThinkPad X1 Aura Editions.
From ‘Lost’ showrunner Carlton Cuse and son Nick Cuse, the project will take place in a galaxy far, far away…and that’s all we know; ‘LEGO Star Wars’ sequel series also in the works.
Previously announced as part of a first look deal between Legendary and Eric Heisserer’s Chronology banner, the series has gotten the goahead at the streamer.
The second and final season of the fantasy thriller will drop in two parts: Volume 1 premieres July 3, followed by Volume 2 on July 24.
The ILM VFX and Groom Supervisor discusses the challenges of creating Dulcibear, the nanny, and Wolf Doctor digital characters, along with Elphaba as a bright green baby, in Jon M. Chu’s hit musical adventure.
Directed by ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ helmer Shawn Levy and starring Ryan Gosling, the upcoming standalone ‘Star Wars’ universe adventure will debut in theaters May 28, 2027.
Watch as ILM stars like Hal Hickel, Doug Chiang, Rob Coleman, Dennis Muren, John Knoll, and the great George Lucas discuss the legendary VFX on some of Lucasfilm’s most memorable movies; all three episodes now streaming.
Go behind-the-scenes with new footage from the upcoming badass dino adventure as stars Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, Ruper Friend, and writer David Koepp talk up the film, which hits theaters July 2.
When even our heroes aren’t sure the world is safe, you know things have really gone sideways… a ravenous Galacticus plans to devour the entire planet in the long-awaited reboot of the studio’s seminal “First Family” franchise, coming to theaters July 25.
Company’s new 3-year plan also includes $490 million for producing a range of projects, including films, animation, theatrical plays, and digital games as part of broader efforts to expand its global entertainment business ahead of its 100th anniversary in 2032.
With a team led by VFX supervisor Jan Krupp, the leading visual effects company delivered 235 shots on the Netflix adventure-comedy about 2 former CIA spies who are dragged back into the world of espionage when their cover is blown.
Giannini will serve as Director of Business Development and Strategy after a stint at Omnicom; Kilroe becomes studio’s first chief executive; company currently in production with Merman, Sky and Paramount+.
Other highlights include an in-depth exploration of the VFX in the psycho-drama series ‘Severance’ and a close look at the technical accomplishments of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ ‘Moana 2.’
The leading creative company delivered 750 visual effects shots across 18 sequences, including cement sentry towers, surrounding forest, stars Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy in action, and the expansive, mist-filled, and mysterious ravine itself.
VFX supervisor Ledda and animation supervisor Blacker, both previously at MPC, join company’s London creative leadership team to assist in preparation of new projects.
The VFX vet will focus on client acquisitions; his film and television portfolio includes visual effects for ‘Independence Day,’ ‘Titanic,’ ‘What Dreams May Come,’ and the mini-series ‘The Pacific.’
With its Season 2 debut just around the corner, the Emmy Award-winning series, based on Naughty Dog’s PlayStation video game franchise, gets picked up for a third season.
The film, which stars Tom Hardy as a detective fighting his way through the criminal underworld, streams April 25; VFX studios include the sadly shuttered Axis Studios, Dupe VFX, One of Us, ReDefine and Troll VFX.
Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt and his Impossible Mission team are back one last time for more running, jumping, knife fighting and hanging from bi-planes in the new action-adventure spy thriller from Skydance and Christopher McQuarrie, in theaters May 23.
