WATCH: New ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Mirror Punch Clip Sheds Light on Hero’s Past
James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez’s long-awaited epic sci-fi thriller opens in theaters February 14.
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VFX Supervisor João Sita Joins Framestore Montreal
Veteran artist previously earned VES Award and Primetime Emmy nominations for work on Netflix series ‘Lost in Space.’
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New ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Trailer Delivers Gripping Future World VFX
20th Century Fox will release James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez’s highly-anticipated, action-packed sci-fi thriller this coming February 14.
Andrew Morley Named Head of VFX at Outpost VFX
Veteran visual effects supervisor, who worked on ‘Avatar’ and ‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ will oversee team at studio’s Bournemouth facility.
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Cloud-Based VFX Budgeting Tool Curó to Debut at SIGGRAPH 2018
New software delivers time-saving shortcuts from script to VFX shot breakdowns based on production proven data and methodology.
Comcast Drops Bid to Buy 21st Century Fox
Move clears the way for Disney’s $71 billion cash and stock offer, which was approved in June by the Department of Justice.
Box Office: ‘Deadpool 2’ Succeeds ‘Avengers’ at No. 1
Fox’s R-rated superhero sequel scores second-biggest all-time opening for an R-rated movie.
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Box Office: ‘Infinity War’ Flies Past $1B Worldwide in Record Time
Feature is the sixth Marvel Studios feature to join the billion-dollar club.
Can Three Caesars Add Up to One More Oscar for Joe Letteri?
Weta’s four-time Oscar-winning senior VFX supervisor talks about the complexities of creating believable digital ape performances in the final film in Fox’s ‘Apes’ trilogy reboot, director Matt Reeves’ futuristic action adventure ‘War for the Planet of the Apes.’
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Do Digital Characters Deserve Academy Awards?
Academy governors Richard Edlund and Bill Kroyer weigh in on how to acknowledge and reward the growing number of stellar CG character performances.
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Dystopia, Brought to You By...
In our “VR-first future,” the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Jim Gianopulos Appointed Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures
Former 20th Century Fox executive brings more than three decades of global entertainment experience to the studio.
CG Supervisor Fabio Zangla Joins Framestore
The award-winning CG Supervisor will work in the company’s global film division.
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Jon Favreau Looks Back at ‘The Jungle Book’
Heading into Awards Season, the director of Disney’s 2016 photoreal live-action/CG hybrid action-adventure hit reflects on his initial skepticism and concerns adapting an animated feature film classic.
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SIGGRAPH Asia Macau Musings
No VR game-changer amid the gaming tables.
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Hybride Celebrates 25 Years of Visual Effects
Quebec VFX studio has contributed work for upwards of 1,000 advertising campaigns and more than 80 features including ‘Sin City,’ ‘300,’ ‘Avatar,’ and ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens.’
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‘Avatar: Discover Pandora’ Exhibition to Open This December
New 12,000-square-foot entertainment and educational experience makes its global premiere in Taipei on December 7.
Staying in Focus: Rob Legato Talks ‘The Jungle Book’
Oscar-winning VFX supervisor breaks down his work designing and filming Jon Favreau and Disney’s hit action-adventure feature.
Jon Favreau’s Photoreal Jungle Adventure
According to the director of Disney’s latest hit feature, ‘The Jungle Book’ could be called both live-action and animated.
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Box Office: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Becomes Top Grossing Domestic Film
Latest installment in the ‘Star Wars’ saga becomes the highest grossing film of all time in the domestic market, surpassing the $760.5 million lifetime gross of ‘Avatar’ in a record-shattering 20 days of release.
AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 - Jon Landau
Jon Landau, James Cameron’s longtime producing partner at Lightstorm Entertainment, discusses the ‘Avatar’ sequels, new technologies, and more as part of AWN’s series of exclusive video interviews from FMX 2014.
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‘Avatar’ Sequel Delayed Until 2017
Director James Cameron plans to have scripts for the three highly-anticipated sequels completed this month.
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Disney Gives First Look at 'Avatar Land'
Disney releases concept art for the 'Avatar' installation underway at the Animal Kingdom theme park located at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.
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James Cameron Taps Steven Charles Gould for 'Avatar' Book Series
James Cameron taps noted science fiction author Steven Charles Gould to write four novels based upon Avatar and its three sequels.
'Avatar' Sequels Grow to Three
James Cameron hires writers to collaborate with him on the films.
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