Digital Domain Pushes the Limits of Monstrous VFX in ‘Morbius’
To create dynamic vampires and immersive battle scenes, the award-winning FX hub made improvements to the same tech it used to make Thanos in the ‘Avengers’ films.
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Justin Lin to Direct Live-Action ‘One Punch Man’ for Sony Pictures
The director’s next big swing, after relinquishing his duties on ‘Fast X’ earlier this year, will be a feature film adaptation of the famed anime and manga.
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New Nemesis ‘Spot’ Debuts in ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Reveal
At Sony Pictures Animation’s big Annecy 2022 presentation, directors Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson shared stunning work-in-process visual development, finished animation, previously untold story lines, and cool new characters from one of the most anticipated sequels in modern animation history… to the raucous festival crowd’s delight!
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‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Pushed to 2023
Sony Pictures delays – and renames - its highly anticipated ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ sequel as it revises its theatrical release calendar, which also now includes an official opening date for the third ‘Spider-Verse’ film and third ‘The Equalizer’ offering.
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DNEG Visual Effects Get Airborne in Sony's ‘Uncharted’
VFX supervisors Sebastian von Overheidt and Benoit De Longlee delivered 739 shots, including a 90-second sequence of heroes Nathan Drake and Chloe Frazer falling from a C-17 cargo plane flying over the South China Sea, in Ruben Fleischer’s action-adventure adaptation of the Naughty Dog videogame franchise.
Sony Drops Final Trailer for Marvel Supercreature Feature ‘Morbius’
New film delves into the origins of a biochemist-turned-bloodsucker, who first appeared in Marvel comics as a foil to Spider-Man and later became a flawed antihero.
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Sony Unleashes Final ‘Uncharted’ Trailer
The last preview of the upcoming prequel of Naughty Dog’s smash PlayStation game franchise, starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg, gives us a glimpse of its epic action set pieces before it’s released exclusively in theaters.
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Sony Drops ‘Uncharted’ Trailer
Based on the hugely popular PlayStation video game by Naughty Dog, the long-awaited movie starring Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg and Antonio Banderas finally arrives in theaters February 18, 2022.
Sony Drops ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One)’ Teaser
We finally get our first real look at the sequel to Sony Pictures Animation’s 2018 Oscar-winning animated feature; highly anticipated follow-up set to hit theaters October 7, 2022.
Sneak A Peak Inside the Coffin with Sony’s ‘Morbius’ Trailer Drop
Marvel’s living vampire with a rare blood disorder unleashes his darkness in the all-new action thriller hitting theaters January 28.
Sony Drops New ‘Uncharted’ Videos and Images
The studio shared a few stills, a behind-the-scenes vignette, and action-packed trailer for its treasure hunting adventure adaptation of the hit Naughty Dog video game, coming to theaters February 18, 2022.
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New ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Poster Released
Tom Hardy returns to the big screen as Marvel’s lethal protector in Columbia Pictures’ action thriller sequel coming exclusively to theaters October 15.
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‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Teaser Breaks Viewer Record
The highly anticipated upcoming Sony superhero adventure has fans itching for more, as the film’s August 23 trailer launch broke the all-time 24-hour internet record for most global views; the sequel to box office hit ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ hits theaters December 17.
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‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ First Look Posters Released
Tom Hardy returns to the big screen as Marvel’s lethal protector in Columbia Pictures’ action thriller sequel; the highly anticipated and previously delayed movie is pushed once again, coming exclusively to theaters October 15.
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‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ First Look Trailer and Photo Released
Tom Hardy returns to the big screen as Marvel’s lethal protector in Columbia Pictures’ action thriller sequel, coming exclusively to theaters this fall.
‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Sequel Snags Power Trio of Directors
‘The Legend of Korra’s Joaquim Dos Santos will be joined by ‘Soul’s Kemp Powers and the first ‘Spider-Verse’s Justin K. Thompson to direct the highly awaited Oscar-winning animated feature’s sequel.
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Haley Bennett Joins ‘Borderlands’ Cast in Mystery Role
The ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ actor’s character will serve as a key to the mysterious past of Lilith, a woman with magical abilities played by Cate Blanchett.
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‘Borderlands’ Movie to Get the Roth Treatment
Eli Roth is set to direct film adaptation of the beloved video game franchise.
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Mark Wahlberg Demoted from Heartthrob to Old Man Mentor
Sony’s ‘Uncharted’ will feature Tom Holland as the sarcastic and sexy Nathan Drake, alongside the ‘Ted’ star as gruff and tumble Victor ‘Sully’ Sullivan, in theaters December 2020.
TEASER CLIP: ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Sequel Set for April 8, 2022
Sony Pictures Animation has just teased the un-named sequel to their 2018 Oscar-winning animated hit with a single image and 10 second clip!
PGA Crowns ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Producers
Sony Pictures Animation’s hit superhero movie continues to rack up accolades as Avi Arad, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal and Christina Steinberg are honored for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures at the 2019 PGA Awards.
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Recipe for Success: How Three Directors Cooked Up Phil Lord’s Vision for ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’
It took the combined efforts of directors Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman to channel Phil Lord’s ground-breaking animated comic book vision into a film that captures audiences’ hearts and imaginations.
Art Triumphs Over Everything
Cassidy Curtis, technical art lead at Google Spotlight Stories and one of the creative minds behind Oscar-shortlisted animated short film ‘Age of Sail,’ explains why the stylized look of Sony’s awards juggernaut, ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,’ should be a rallying cry for the animation industry.
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Christina Steinberg Talks Risks and Rewards Making ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’
The veteran producer shares insights on trusting her team of artists, producers and Phil Lord’s original vision in Sony Pictures Animation’s new hit animated adventure about an alternative, and highly stylized Spider-Man universe.
Look: Trailer, Poster, Photos for ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’
Sony Pictures Animation feature adds cast members Jake Johnson, Liev Schreiber, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali and Lily Tomlin.
