Hornet Promotes Eric Lane and Corey Langelotti to Creative Directors
Both artists are known for their diverse skill sets including 3D, VFX, graphic design, photography, animation, and design.
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An Intergalactic Battle Begins for George Clooney’s ‘Buck Rogers’ Project
Skydance and the Buck Rogers estate counter Legendary’s claim they have rights to the classic pulp hero IP, as both announce competing series.
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Nominations Announced for 78th Golden Globe Awards
DreamWorks’ ‘The Croods: A New Age,’ Pixar’s ‘Onward’ and ‘Soul,’ Netflix’s ‘Over the Moon,’ and Cartoon Saloon’s ‘Wolfwalkers’ snag nominations for best animated feature.
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17 Scientific & Technical Achievements to be Honored at Academy Sci-Tech Awards
Shotgun, ftrack Studio, the ILM HairCraft Dynamics System, and Walt Disney Animation Studios Hair Simulation System among the achievements being awarded at upcoming February 13 virtual ceremony.
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Leaked Video Shows First Look at Evan Peters in ‘WandaVision’
Multiple clips have been released revealing major plot points from future episodes of the hit Disney+ series, including a scene that may confirm Quicksilver fan theories.
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Vine FX Wraps Itself Around BBC One’s ‘The Serpent’
Studio delivers over 500 shots on their latest collaboration with producer Stephen Smallwood, including authentic DMPs recreating iconic streets of Paris, Kathmandu, and Karachi, along with historical temples and mountain landscapes.
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Ryan Coogler Takes on Wakanda-Based Series at Disney+
The ‘Black Panther’ director and his Proximity Media shingle will develop the spin-off project as part of their new, multi-year television deal with the Disney streamer, potentially to include multiple MCU titles for other Disney divisions.
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Adobe Updates Substance Painter and Designer
Enhanced features support hiding of geometry mask while painting; copy and paste effects between layers and texture sets; streamlined UV tile workflow; and several new design updates such as Pantone integration.
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Jonathan Entwistle Boards Disney+ ‘Willow’ Series
After previous director Jon Chu stepped down in January, the ‘The End of the F***ing World’ director has taken up the mantle, though production remains halted due to COVID-19 lockdowns in the UK.
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‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ HBO Max Debut Announced
Warner Bros. Pictures releases three new teaser posters and reveals the ‘full-length Max Original feature film’ will premiere March 18.
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Nice Shoes Names Colin Loughlin Senior Creative Editor
Having joined the creative production studio’s roster in 2018, artist now takes the lead on growing slate of projects while helping mentor emerging talent.
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Neil Gaman’s ‘The Sandman’ May Add Taron Egerton
The ‘Kingsman’ star has reportedly joined Netflix’s adaptation of the groundbreaking graphic novel, with many speculating he will portray John Constantine.
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Jodie Turner-Smith Cast in ‘The Witcher: Blood Origins’
The ‘Queen & Slim' star joins the franchise's extended universe as a ‘nomadic musician,’ and most likely the first ever Witcher.
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Kevin Hart Joins ‘Borderlands’ Film Adaptation
The comedic actor will play battle-hardened soldier Roland alongside Cate Blanchett’s thieving Lilith.
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Chris Hemsworth Shares ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Sneak Peek
Production has begun on the fourth ‘Thor’ film, and Mr. Thunder himself has shared a quick snap of the first day.
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16 Finalists From Unreal Engine Short Film Challenge Revealed
Stunning array of shorts, selected from across Australia in Epic’s first Unreal Engine Short Film Challenge, were all completed in just six weeks during the pandemic, and showcase Unreal’s virtual production capabilities and how the platform is enabling increasingly sophisticated creativity.
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Nelvana’s Nelnet Wins Technology & Engineering Emmy
The company’s cloud-based platform assists animation production for long-form 3D and 2D digital formats in which tasks, tools, and production assets are distributed to crewmembers and stakeholders around the world.
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WATCH: Pixomondo’s ‘Raised by Wolves’ Season 1 VFX Breakdown Reel
Studio’s VFX supervisors Ed Hawkins, Max Riess, and Mark Spindler highlight their teams’ work delivering around 520 shots on HBO Max and Ridley Scott’s hit sci-fi thriller, which has been renewed for Season 2.
New Release Date, Trailer, and First Look Images for ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’
Next chapter of the epic franchise now hitting theaters and HBO Max on March 31; directed by Adam Wingard, the sci-fi adventure stars Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, and Rebecca Hall.
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Misha Green to Write and Direct ‘Tomb Raider’ Sequel
The ‘Lovecraft Country’ creator joins the treasure hunting team alongside Alicia Vikander, who will reprise her role as Lara Croft under the MGM banner.
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‘Harry Potter’ Live-Action Series Headed to HBO Max
The new Wizarding World project is extremely early in development, with no writer or talent attached.
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Nominations Now Open for Autodesk 2021 Flame Award
Tech giant issues call for submissions that spotlight great outstanding VFX by Flame artists.
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LoUPE Simplifies Storytelling with Technology ‘For Artists, By Artists’
Tangent Labs co-founder Jeff Bell shares how their platform integrates asset management, production and task management, review and collaboration, sketching, draw overs, and note taking to enable transparent, accessible, and innovative animation and VFX creativity.
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‘Aquaman 2’ May Focus More on Mera
According to rumors, in an effort to push ‘girl power and feminism,’ the upcoming aquatic DC film may center less on the actual eponymous hero and more on Mera and/or Queen Atlanna.
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New ‘GOT’ Project ‘Tales of Dunk and Egg’ in Development at HBO
The series will chronicle a sequence of novellas set about 90 years before the events of Game of Thrones, and will follow the exploits of Ser Duncan the Tall (Dunk) and a young Aegon V Targaryen (Egg).
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