On the Road to the 97th Oscars: The Visual Effects Nominees
Take a deeper look at ‘Alien: Romulus,’ ‘Better Man,’ ‘Dune: Part Two,’ ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,’ and ‘Wicked,’ all vying for the Best Visual Effects Oscar on March 2, 2025.
Take a deeper look at ‘Alien: Romulus,’ ‘Better Man,’ ‘Dune: Part Two,’ ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,’ and ‘Wicked,’ all vying for the Best Visual Effects Oscar on March 2, 2025.
Studio delivers more than 230 shots on 2019 hit film's sequel that just broke Chinese animated film box office records with a haul of $US 800 million in first 9 days of release; hits U.S. cinemas February 14.
The shows take top honors for Best Animated Feature, Best VFX, Vest Production Design, and Best Animated Series, respectively, at the February 7 ceremony.
New lawsuit alleges that the famed fantasy writer ‘engaged in many nonconsensual sex acts,’ with former nanny Scarlett Pavlovich, and that Palmer knew of and was complicit in the abusive behavior.
A ravenous Galacticus plans to devour the entire planet… head back to a futuristic 1960s world as we finally get a glimpse of the long-sought reboot of the studio’s seminal “First Family” franchise, coming to theaters July 25.
As a member of the trade association, the studio will have the opportunity to engage in shaping policy discussions, network with industry leaders, and access resources and training.
The trio of films each took home four awards at the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror’s Sunday evening ceremony.
The suit aims to block the distribution of the iconic alien superhero’s IP in the U.K. and other territories without acquiring a license from the Estate.
‘The Borne Ultimatum’ writer replaces previous scribe Steven Knight; the untitled film follows the rebuilding of the New Jedi Order and the powers that rise to tear it down.
The fantasy author’s ‘Anansi Boys’ comic series has also been cancelled by the publisher, although the Prime Video series adaptation so far appears unscathed.
The long gestating Tristar Pictures project will be produced by Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, and Lisa Henson, with Brian Henson executive producing; Eggers will pen the script with writing partner Sjón.
Benjamin Brewer will direct and pen the project, an adaptation of the Punko webcomic, which centers on a mysterious town hidden away from the world on the other side of an old stone bridge.
Led by VFX supervisor James Brennan-Craddock, the studio delivered postvis and 317 visual effects shots on Tim Burton’s hit ‘Beetlejuice’ sequel, including digital versions of a miniature plane, simulated oceans, stretched faces, and sequences featuring the famed sandworm.
Nominations voting period extended due to the ongoing Los Angeles fires and their impact; AMPAS has changed some key dates and events on its awards season schedule.
The Oscar-winning VFX supervisor helped plan, design and deliver 500 visual effect shots for the Steve McQueen period drama about a 9-year-old evacuee who tries to journey back home to find his mother, turning back the clock to depict the devastating effects on the city and its people of the Nazi aerial attacks on England.
The VFX and animation studio led a team of over 1,700 artists, technologists, and production crew across 4 continents, collaborating remotely as well as using VR and virtual production tools to navigate digital environments.
From depicting dinosaurs and the Ice Age to a massive tidal wave and idyllic neighborhood, the leading VFX and animation company helped create and then seamlessly move between scenes, shot from a stationary camera, spanning millions of years, in Robert Zemeckis’ latest film.
The awards season kicked off last night with films by Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis and Jon M. Chu taking home awards for Best Motion Picture – Animated and Cinematic and Box Office Achievement, respectively, along with Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo’s historical drama set in 1600s Japan winning for Best Television Series - Drama, at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s 82nd Annual awards.
After years of rumors, Momoa has confirmed his casting as the badass interstellar mercenary and bounty hunter hailing from the utopian planet of Czarnia.
Previously slated to swoop into theaters in 2025… then in 2026… Matt Reeves’ film will now premiere October 1, 2027; an untitled Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Tom Cruise flick will take the vacated October 2, 2026 slot.
Led by VFX supervisor Matthew Krentz, the studio delivers 253 visual effects shots on Tim Burton’s hit ‘Beetlejuice’ sequel, including baby Beetlejuice, a stop-motion Charles Deetz being bitten by a shark, and the famed ghost’s dismembered ex-wife Delores.
As if this was in doubt… plot details are under wraps for the fourth cinematic installment, as ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3,’ which follows Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails as they reunite against the powerful adversary Shadow, quickly soars past $200 million at the global box office.
From Atomic Monster and Blumhouse for New Line, the film, ‘will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on,’ hitting theaters April 17, 2026.
Jared Leto boards as Skeletor, with Sam C. Wilson coming on as Trap Jaw, Kojo Attah as Tri-Klops, and Hafthor Bjornsson as Goat Man, in the live-action feature from Mattel Films and Amazon MGM Studios that hits theaters June 5, 2026.
The leading visualization studio’s work involved animating and editing a number of sequences, including a boat crash and shark chase, for the StudioCanal film about a group of friends who meet up for a wedding in the Caribbean and become stranded at sea after their boat sinks.