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MPC Headline News

MPC Returns to the Magical World of J.K. Rowling for ‘Fantastic Beasts’

MPC returns to the world of Harry Potter, delivering 220 VFX shots including 3D environments of prohibition-era Manhattan, set extensions, magic effects, and the creation of three beasts: Demiguise, Occamy and Billiwig.

Pixar Animations Studios Headline News

Cast, Plot Details & New Concept Art Unwrapped for Pixar’s ‘Coco’

Benjamin Bratt and Gael García Bernal to lead the all-Hispanic voice cast for Pixar’s next original feature alongside newcomer Anthony Gonzalez and character actress Renée Victor.

Home Entertainment Headline News

Shout! Factory Announces Blu-ray Release for Rémi Chayé’s ‘Long Way North’

Acclaimed animated feature from the award-winning creative minds behind ‘Ernest & Celestine,’ ‘Song of the Sea’ and ‘The Secret of Kells’ available on disc and digital January 17th.

Oscars Headline News

‘Life, Animated,’ ‘Tower’ Documentaries Shortlisted in Oscar Race

Inspirational story of a young man who learned how to communicate by immersing himself in the world of classic Disney animated films and a recreation of the terrifying events surrounding America’s first mass school shooting, in 1966, at the University of Texas Tower among 15 documentary features to advance in the 2016 Oscar race.

GKIDS Headline News

Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘Princess Mononoke’ Returns to Theaters for Two Days Only

Celebrating director Hayao Miyazaki’s birthday, GKIDS and Fathom Events to present the Japanese animated feature and exclusive music video in theaters nationwide on January 5th and January 9th.

Framestore VFXWorld

Framestore Lends VFX Wizardry to ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’

Under the lead of production VFX supervisor Christian Manz, Oscar-winning VFX house helps develop and animate a range of fantastical CG characters for J.K. Rowling’s new spinoff prequel to the Harry Potter franchise.

box office Headline News

Box Office Report: ‘Your Name’ Reigns in China, U.S. Audiences Flock to ‘Moana’

Makoto Shinkai’s anime feature debuts to $41 million in China, and passes Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ to become the second-largest-grossing Japanese film of all time; Disney’s CG-animated ‘Moana’ rules North American box office for second weekend in a row.

Legendary Pictures Headline News

Rob Letterman Helming Legendary’s ‘Detective Pikachu’ Pokémon Movie

Hybrid CG-animation/live-action film following a new character and storyline in the Pokémon universe is being scripted by ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ writer Nicole Perlman and ‘Gravity Falls’ creator Alex Hirsch.

Method Studios Headline News

Method Delivers VFX Magic for WB’s ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’

Deluxe Entertainment-owned VFX house contributes to the film’s opening and closing sequences in addition to environmental and creature work, as well as reimagining the look of the ‘apparate’ and ‘disapparate’ effects from the Harry Potter films through which a wizard magically teleports into or out of a scene.

Walt Disney Animation Studios Headline News

Disney Unveils New Trailer for ‘Inner Workings’ Short

Directed by Leo Matsuda, ‘Inner Workings’ uses combination of hand-drawn and CG animation previously employed in the Oscar-winning shorts ‘Paperman’ and ‘Feast.’

box office Headline News

Box Office Report: Disney’s ‘Moana’ Tops Thanksgiving Holiday with $81.1 Million Debut

South Pacific adventure featuring the voice of Dwayne Johnson as the demigod Maui scores number-two Thanksgiving launch of all time among animated films.

Luma Pictures Headline News

Luma Pictures Rewrites Physics for Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’

Inspired by surrealist art and the works of M.C. Escher, Luma creates the opening sequence in London for Marvel Studios’ blockbuster movie, ‘Doctor Strange.’

Home Entertainment Headline News

Warner Bros.’ ‘Justice League Dark’ Lands on Blu-Ray February 7

The latest installment in the DC Universe features an all-star cast featuring Matt Ryan reprising his role as Constantine.

GKIDS Headline News

France’s ‘Mune: Guardian of the Moon’ Set for U.S. Release

GKIDS acquires North American rights to French feature film from the producers of ‘The Little Prince’ with English language theatrical release set for early 2017.

Anime Headline News

VIZ Media Partners with Toei, Eleven Arts for ‘Sailor Moon’ U.S. Theatrical Premiere

The first feature film of the legendary anime series will make its big screen debut with a celebrated English voice cast in theaters across the U.S. in January 2017.

Feature Animation Headline News

Tonko House & 20th Century Fox Developing ‘The Dam Keeper’ Feature

CG-animated feature to be directed by Oscar-nominated directors Robert Kondo and Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi and produced by former Blue Sky Studios producer Kane Lee.

Home Entertainment Headline News

AWN Giveaway: Win ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ on Blu-ray!

Stunning stop-motion/CG-animated feature from LAIKA Animation Studios lands on Blu-ray from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on November 22.

Hybride Headline News

Hybride Brings Director Denis Villeneuve’s Vision to the Big Screen for ‘Arrival’

Quebec visual effects studio teams with VFX Supervisor Louis Morin to craft 245 shots for a total of 25 minutes of screen time, including all the alien shots seen in the movie.

Studio Ghibli Headline News

Studio Ghibli Director Hayao Miyazaki Returning for ‘Boro The Caterpillar’ Feature

Legendary anime director announces plans to adapt CG-animated short, ‘Boro the Caterpillar,’ into a feature-length animated film.

Framestore VFXWorld

Framestore Returns with More VFX Magic for Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’

Framestore provides more than 365 shots for the Marvel Studios blockbuster directed by Scott Derrickson, with work spanning CG environments and complex ‘Mandlebrot’ sets, digi-doubles of key characters, and the creation of Doctor Strange’s astral form used throughout the film.

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