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Rising Sun Pictures and Important Looking Pirates Tackle ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ VFX

The visual effects studios recreated 1960s New York City, complete with city street and subway chases – and digital horse - and an ancient undersea trireme shipwreck dive that included digital doubles, digital creatures, and dry-for-wet effects, respectively, on James Mangold and Lucasfilm’s final ‘Indiana Jones’ cinematic franchise adventure.

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Soho VFX Heads to Fez for ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Visual Effects

The studio delivers 235 shots for the fifth installment in the ‘Indiana Jones’ franchise, including a frantic tuk-tuk chase sequence through the streets of Tangiers, Morocco.

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Paramount+ Drops ‘Star Trek Day: The Biggest Party in the Galaxy’ Teaser

The 4th annual celebration of EVERYTHING ‘Star Trek’ offers a trove of special screenings and events for Trekkies worldwide including the ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks Special Program’ streaming everywhere, the ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ 2-episode CBS Network debut, and ‘Star Trek: The Animated Celebration,’ a free live event happening at locations the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. 

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DreamWorks Drops ‘Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight’ Season 3 Trailer

Jack Black’s Po and Rita Ora’s Wandering Blade head to England for an all-new epic adventure in the new season, premiering on Netflix September 7. 

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Ingenuity Studios Names David Sewell VFX Supervisor

Emmy Award-winning industry veteran brings 25+ years experience to his new position overseeing client projects and supporting biz dev in the U.K.; will be based out of the company’s London office.

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Framestore Takes the Road to ‘Knowhere’ on ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’

Led by VFX Supervisor Stephane Naze, the company’s Montreal studio, alongside its London and Vancouver facilities, created Groot, Cosmo, their severed Celestial head HQ known as Knowhere, and the fight with Adam Warlock on Marvel Studios’ smash sci-fi adventure hit.

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Marvel Studios’ ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Arrives on Digital

The final film of the hit trilogy becomes available for Digital Purchase July 7, and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD August 1.

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‘The Continental: From the World of John Wick’ First Look Images Released

We catch our first real glimpse of the three-part ‘John Wick’ franchise prequel miniseries, set in 1975, that showcases characters whose assassin shenanigans are sure to thrill when it hits Peacock September 2023.

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Wētā FX Brings a ‘Universe’ of Visuals to ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’

From giant red spaceships to tentacled, toothy Abilisks, the studio’s VFX and animation teams, led by VFX supervisor Guy Williams and animation supervisor Michael Cozens, pull out all the stops for the final chapter of James Gunn’s MCU trilogy.

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Max Shares ‘Gremlins: Secrets of The Mogwai’ Official Trailer

Starring Ming-Na Wen, James Hong, BD Wong, and Matthew Rhys, the highly anticipated 3DCG animated prequel series to the iconic ‘Gremlins’ film franchise hits the streamer May 23.

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‘The Maximals’ Revealed - Posters Drop for ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’

Paramount Pictures and Skydance’s upcoming sci-fi adventure introduces a new breed of Transformers - The Maximals, played by Ron Perlman, Michelle Yeoh, David Sobolov, and Tongayi Chirisa, hitting theaters June 9.

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Peacock Drops First ‘The Continental’ Teaser Video

Our first real glimpse of the ‘John Wick’ prequel miniseries, set in 1975, showcases bloody, and funky, assassin shenanigans that are sure to thrill when it hits Peacock September 2023.

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Max Drops ‘Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai’ Teaser

Warner Bros. Discovery reveals HBO Max rebrand and the release date for its highly anticipated 3DCG animated prequel series starring Ming-Na Wen, James Hong, BD Wong and Matthew Rhys, coming next month.

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First Teaser Image Shared for ‘The Continental’ Miniseries

The sneak peek image for the ‘John Wick’ prequel series shows bloody elevator buttons with the ninth floor lit up, hinting at a plot point or showcasing what may be an important level.

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Walt Disney Drops ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Trailer

Fans at the London ‘Star Wars Celebration’ were treated to the first look at a new, never-before-seen trailer from Harrison Ford’s final adventure as the iconic archaeologist; the film debuts at the Cannes Film Festival in May before hitting theaters in June.

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New ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Trailer Teases End of Franchise

Promising ‘one last ride,’ the trailer takes us inside the team’s battle against the High Evolutionary, but more importantly, we get to see baby Rocket!

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Watch: ‘Transformers Rise of the Beasts’ Super Bowl LVII Spot

Mirage crushes it in his debut as a legendary 1993 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.8 in the action-packed sci-fi adventure, directed by Steven Caple Jr. and starring Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback\, coming to theaters in June.

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Cinesite Tapped to Animate Upcoming Untitled ‘Smurfs’ Feature

Project is the studio’s second theatrical production for Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation; new entry to the iconic property’s universe is slated for a February 2025 release.

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‘Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight’ Celebrates a Special Lunar New Year

Writer Felicia Ho and co-executive producers/writers Chris Amick and Ben Mekler discuss the essence of Po, cultural inspiration, and their collaboration process on the ‘Epic Lunar New Year’ episode capping Season 2 of DreamWorks Animation’s hit series, now streaming on Netflix.

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‘Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight - Epic Lunar New Year’ Episode Now Streaming

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 10:56am

In the new Netflix special episode of the DreamWorks Animation hit animated series, to keep his gang's spirits up on their difficult voyage, Po tells the tale of a hunter who helped protect a village from a dragon on the first Lunar New Year.

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Jack Black's Magical Po is Back in ‘Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight’ Season 2

In the new 12-episode season debuting today on Netflix, our intrepid Kung Fu master and Wandering Blade, alongside their motley crew of warriors, journey outside China for the first time in pursuit of villainous weasels Klaus and Veruca to unravel important secrets of the powerful Tianshiang weapons... and more!

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‘Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight’: Averting ‘Baditude,’ Achieving ‘Awesomeness’

Showrunner and executive producer Peter Hastings talks about the exciting new season of DreamWorks Animation’s hit series that finds our reluctant kung fu master, his noodle-making dad, a chivalrous warrior, and a master thief leaving China for the first time, traveling the world in pursuit of two evil weasels bent on revenge; new episodes premiere January 12 on Netflix.

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DreamWorks Drops ‘Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight’ Season 2 Trailer

Jack Black and Rita Ora return as Po and Wandering Blade, who, along with their motley crew of warriors, embark on new adventures, facing danger at every turn; the all-new 12-episode season comes to Netflix next month.

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