Cloudy, sometimes rainy. Stuttgart, the capital of the German federal state of Baden Wüerrttemberg is once again for the next four days the global center of animation. The fmx conference opened its gates to the huge crowds of professionals, students, journalists and all enthusiasts.
Cloudy, sometimes rainy. Stuttgart, the capital of the German federal state of Baden Wüerrttemberg is once again for the next four days the global center of animation. The fmx conference opened its gates to the huge crowds of professionals, students, journalists and all enthusiasts.
Anyone who stuck around after the credits of X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE knows what really happened to Deadpool. Now 20th Century Fox has said its developing a DEADPOOL film, which will star Ryan Reynolds, reports VARIETY.
Hitfix is reporting that HANGOVER star Bradley Cooper is a top contender for the lead in GREEN LANTERN. CASINO ROYALE's Martin Campbell is set to direct. Cooper has also had roles in the feature films WEDDING CRASHERS, YES MAN, and HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU, and TV roles on ALIAS, KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL, and NIP/TUCK.
HBO has hired THE VISITOR director Tom McCarthy to helm its fantasy pilot GAME OF THRONES, based on George R.R. Martin's bestselling SONGS OF FIRE AND ICE series, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. The project will reunite McCarthy with his STATION AGENT star Peter Dinklage. In the fantasy world Dinklage will play Tyrion, the mistreated brother of the Queen.
NEW YORK, May 6 -- Atari, one of the world's most recognized video game publishers, today confirmed the worldwide launch plans for the highly anticipated GHOSTBUSTERS: THE VIDEO GAME.
The title will launch on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Windows PC, PLAYSTATION3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, Wii and Nintendo DS in North America on June 16th 2009 and will be published by Atari Inc.
Mesa, AZ -- May 6, 2009: The3dStudio.com, Inc. (www.the3dstudio.com) announces a new milestone -- 250,000 royalty free 2D and 3D resources are now available on the web site, and more are added every day.
The3dStudio.com is a one-stop shop for all types of free and priced resources including 3D models, textures, tutorials, plugins, gallery art, and stock photography. Expert custom work and free file conversion are available.
Marlborough MA -- May 6, 2009 -- Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today announced that Boris Continuum Complete 6.0.1 AE is now available as a free update for Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE customers. The BCC 6.0.1 AE update adds a new EPS extrusion filter as well as a new anti-aliasing option for the BCC 6 3D Objects category of filters.
What's New in Boris Continuum Complete 6.0.1 AE
Miami, FL -- May 2009 -- i3DTutorials announces their latest training product for Autodesk 3ds Max, "Rendering with mental ray in 3ds Max 2010." This latest offering from the growing i3DTutorials library of Autodesk 3ds Max training products, introduces 3D artists to the advanced concepts and production workflows needed to render imagery of professional quality using the industry standard mental ray renderer.
MAY 4, MILWAUKIE, OR -- Dark Horse Comics, the third-largest American comics publisher, makes the leap into the digital world of mobile content today with the launch of a new app for the iPhone. With the release of the upcoming TERMINATOR SALVATION film in mind, Dark Horse has chosen a classic THE TERMINATOR story from its vast publishing archives to launch this program.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Digital Intermediate (DI) Colorist Scott Gregory, whose credits include such films as TWILIGHT, LAKEVIEW TERRACE, DISTURBIA and THE BUCKET LIST, has joined Ascent Media's Company 3. Gregory will be based out of Company 3's facility on Arizona Avenue in Santa Monica, where he will focus exclusively on DI work for feature films. His first project will be THE MAD COW, an independent feature from directors Jamie Bradshaw and Alexander Doulerain.
In an animated spot for Hershey's Kisses, Piotr Karwas and the VFX team at Asylum have crafted a tie-in with the soon to be released 20th Century Fox feature NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN, via Arnold NY.
After pulling the plug on the project three years ago, Fox is reinventing the sci-fi comedy USED GUYS, according to VARIETY. Ben Stiller is still attached as star and produce, but Jim Carrey is out and LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE directing team of Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton are set to replace Jay Roach. In addition, Reese Witherspoon is in talks to star as well.
The story follows two pleasure clones that have run out of their usefulness.
VARIETY reports that Hugh Jackman and his Seed Prods. producing partner John Palermo are already planning a WOLVERINE 2. The sequel will move the action to Japan where Wolverine will learn the ancient skills of the samurai. Seed is looking for a writer.
Bloody-Disgusting reports that MEDIEVAL scribe Alex Litvak will be writing a new version of PREDATORS, Robert Rodriguez's planned PREDATOR reboot. Produced by Troublemaker Studios and 20th Century Fox, the film will tell the story of a commando team sent to battle a team of Predators. Rodriguez has said he will not be directing, but Fox is eager to get this one done. They have set July 9, 2010 as the release date.
PRODUCTION WEEKLY has corrected their report that Dwayne Johnson will be involved with Disney's 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (via IESB.net).
The publication made the announcement on Twitter.
The synopsis has also been altered to read:
Despite a secret plot, Christopher Nolan's INCEPTION has just added two more top-notch actors: Ken Watanabe and Tom Hardy, per THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
Nolan wrote the script, an actioner set in the architecture of the mind, and will direct. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as a CEO-type, while Watanabe will be the film's villain who is blackmailing DiCaprio's character. Hardy will be a member of DiCaprio's team.
The cast already includes Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Cillian Murphy, Ellen Page and Marion Cotillard. Watanabe worked with Nolan on BATMAN BEGINS.
FX has purchased the network TV rights to 20th Century Fox's X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE, TAKEN and MARLEY & ME, per VARIETY.
The deal could be worth as much as $80 million, depending on how much WOLVERINE makes at the box office. Other films acquired in the transaction include THE WRESTLER, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, BRIDE WARS, 12 ROUNDS and STREET FIGHTER: THE LEGEND OF CHUN-LI.
WOLVERINE is expected to show up on the cable channel's schedule in late 2011, about 30 months after theatrical release.
-- By News Editor Annemarie Moody
NEW YORK, May 4 -- The hit films "Twilight" and "Slumdog Millionaire" get ready to battle it out as MTV: Music Television announces this year's final nominees for the "2009 MTV MOVIE AWARDS." Pitting Hollywood vampires against the Mumbai slums, the movies' rabid fans proved their loyalty as they sent both flicks to the head of the cinematic pack with each film receiving nominations in six award categories including "BEST MOVIE," "BEST KISS" and "BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE MALE."
SAN FRANCISCO, April 30, 2009 -- Architects and designers now have access to 100 species of Xfrog plants and trees that can be easily integrated into digital worlds and environments created with Autodesk 3ds Max Design modeling, animation and rendering software. This render-quality, highly realistic content -- developed by botanical experts from around the world -- is available for free download from the Autodesk Seek web service.
AUSTIN, TEXAS, May 4, 2009 -- BOXX Technologies, an innovator in high-performance computing systems for visual effects (VFX), design professionals, and advanced visualization, today announced that the new 3DBOXX 8500 Series Workstation is priced thousands of dollars less than comparably configured Intel Xeon Processor 5500 Series-based workstations from either Dell or HP.
