Rod Hallett (TV's THE TUDORS) will be a series regular on FOX's forthcoming TERRA NOVA, reports Deadline.com.
Following the bloated first two sequels in the PIRATES franchise, the fourth installment puts the ship back on course. The story rightfully puts Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow at the helm. The story throws many of the unneeded characters overboard and adds the right new shipmates to the crew. Penelope Cruz is the first mate the series needed for sure.
Brad Clark tests some long overdue improvements along with the unification of Autodesk's latest super software mashup.
Mark Simon gives some helpful tips about stereoscopic production and viewing.
MPC will be opening the doors of its new creative studio in New York with a complete range of integrated services.
Michael Bay may have been a stereoscopic skeptic, but after shooting TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON in 3-D, he's much more of a convert.
Director Rob Marshall marveled at the "extraordinary physicality" of Johnny Depp, and Depp reaffirmed his fascination for the absurd at a recent press conference for Disney's PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (opening today).
Vin Diesel is set to star and produce MGM's THE MACHINE, reports Heat Vision.
Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox and Lightstorm Entertainment jointly announced today that James Cameron’s “TITANIC” will be re-released worldwide on April 6, 2012.
Paramount Pictures will be bringing us TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON earlier than previously planned.
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq:DWA), Paramount Pictures and Zynga (www.zynga.com) today announced a new in-game item and quest for players of the popular game CityVille to promote the opening of Kung Fu Panda 2, which debuts in theaters on Thursday, May 26th.
Stephen Fry is heading to New Zealand to join THE HOBBIT, writes Peter Jackson on his Facebook page.
Entity FX has created visual effects for the series finale of Smallville. The work, which included nearly 80 visual effects to help bring the program's characters and story arc to a close, caps off Entity FX's nine consecutive years of developing and delivering all visual effects for the popular teen Superman-themed show.
Read how Priest plays in the best possible digital sandbox.
Latest release features major advancements in progressive ray tracing, deep compositing, and performance.
In the new film prequel, Billy Crystal and John Goodman reprise their roles as the wise-cracking Mike Wazowski and lovable Sulley, coming to theatres June 21, 2013.
VFX artist-turned director Scott Stewart discusses his latest sci-fi mash-up starring Paul Bettany and Maggie Q.
Kelly L. Murdock talks about enable shadows and ambient occlusion from Poser 8 Revealed.
Cartoon Network has acquired the rights to Tianjin North Film Studio's 3-D feature LEGEND OF THE RABBIT, reports Variety.
A hot and heavy bidding war has broke out over the rights to the TERMINATOR franchise.
Susan Sarandon and Jim Broadbent are the latest thespians circling The Wachowski siblings and Tom Tykwer's CLOUD ATLAS, reports Variety.
David Hasselhoff is the latest to join the horror flick PIRANHA 3DD, reports ComingSoon.net.
Bill Hader will take the role of Andy Warhol in MEN IN BLACK 3, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Fully loaded with global locales, fast-paced racing, international espionage and a touching tale of friendship, “Cars 2” also features an amped up score by Oscar and GRAMMY-winning composer Michael Giacchino, plus music from alternative rock legends Weezer, country music hitmaker Brad Paisley, bestselling British singer/songwriter Robbie Williams, French superstar Bénabar and the power pop Japanese girl band Perfume.
The perennial goal of creative professionals working on animation and special effects for motion pictures and television -- as well as computer-aided design (CAD) professionals -- is to deliver top-notch work on time and under budget. While production times might be expected to decrease in direct proportion to available processing power, the ambitions of creative professionals are outpacing Moore’s law. Evermore complex rendering algorithms deliver increasing levels of visual subtlety and devour advances in processing power as quickly as they become available.
