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Short Film VFX Headline News

Watch: Oscar Winner Tim Webber's Award-Winning Futuristic ‘Flite’

From Framestore Films & Inflammable Films Production, the live-action, VFX-driven short transports viewers to a semi-submerged London of 2053; filmed with innovative first-person production techniques, the movie delivers an exciting cinematic experience.

More Spidey is on the Way! Headline News

Steve Lightfoot Joins ‘Spider-Man Noir’ Series as Co-Showrunner

Amazon Studios’ mysterious new show from ‘The Punisher’ developer and ‘The Lost City’ writer Oren Uziel will follow an older superhero in a 1930s New York City, although it will not be Peter Parker.

The Boys are Almost Back Headline News

Prime Video Drops ‘The Boys’ Season 4 Teaser Trailer

Some brand-new mystery supes are headed to our screens in 2024 - the Emmy-nominated series follows a group of superheroes who exploit their tremendous influence and popularity.

Blood for Blood Headline News

HBO Drops Teaser, First Look Images for ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2

Based on George R.R. Martin’s ‘Fire & Blood,’ the series follows House Targaryen 200 years before the events of ‘Game of Thrones;’ the second installment debuts Summer 2024 on HBO and streams on Max.

Technology Headline News

Maxon One Subscription Product Updates Announced

Numerous improvements revealed for ZBrush 2024 and Cineware’s import of Cinema 4D files into Unreal Engine; a new batch of Capsules give artists an even wider assortment of resources.

May the Best Monster Win Headline News

Warner Drops ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ Official Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Monday, December 4, 2023 at 7:30am

As the extremely active seismograph warns, something epically colossal and massive and epic is happening underground, as ‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’ director Adam Wingard returns to helm the upcoming Monsterverse installment, stomping into theaters April 12, 2024.

New Year New Fear Headline News

Second Trailer Drops for Blumhouse and Atomic Monster’s ‘Night Swim’

Based on the acclaimed 2014 short film, Universal Picture's horror-fest from the producers of ‘M3GAN’ stars Wyatt Russell as Ray Waller, former major league baseball player forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness, who discovers a dark secret tied to his new backyard swimming pool.

Life finds a way Headline News

Pairing Natural History and VFX Together in ‘Life on Our Planet’

Produced in partnership with ILM and narrated by Morgan Freeman, Netflix’s new documentary series uses the latest technology and science to resurrect creatures long extinct as it follows life’s epic battle to conquer and survive on planet earth. 

Technology Headline News

Chaos Releases V-Ray 6 for 3ds Max – Update 2

New MaterialX and USD Support, faster workflows, and V-Ray GPU updates and enhancements allow artists to complete their USD pipeline with smooth photoreal rendering across teams and tools in real-time. 

A Furious New Road Headline News

Warner Bros. Drops First Trailer for ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’

A young Furiosa, played by Anya Taylor-Joy, is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde in the standalone action adventure revealing the origins of the fan-favorite character from ‘Mad Max: Fury Road;’ the film hits theaters nationwide May 24, 2024.

Let’s Hope It’s Wicked Funny! Headline News

Peacock and Seth MacFarlane Tease ‘Ted’ Official Trailer

The prequel to the popular film franchise sees Ted, whose fame has passed, living with and being an awful influence on best friend John; all 7 episodes stream January 11.

Biggest Breakup of the Year Headline News

Unity Terminates Working Agreement with Wētā FX, Lays off 265 Workers

2 years after purchasing the VFX company’s tools, pipeline, technology and engineering talent pool, the company moves to refocus on video game development, with a goal to become a major player in the professional M&E market; it will also shutter 14 offices.

The Boys are Back Headline News

New ‘The Boys’ Spin-Off Series May be in Development

Set in Mexico City, the rumored Spanish language project could be the third live-action series in the universe, following the recent release of ‘Gen V;’ sources say ‘Blue Beetle’ penner Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer is attached to write.

Getting Bad for the Holidays ANIMATIONWorld

‘Tis the Thieving Season with DreamWorks’ ‘The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday’

Wolf, Snake, Webs, Shark, and Piranha must save Christmas in order to save their annual holiday heist – giving to the city so they can take from it later – in the all-new special debuting November 30 on Netflix.

Such a Doll VFXWorld

No Visual Effects in ‘Barbie’? Glen Pratt Reveals the Truth

The VFX supervisor on Greta Gerwig’s hit film sheds light on the various ways the famed Mattel doll and her world came to life across 1,300 shots involving various digital filmmaking tools, including virtual production, previs, postvis, CG set augmentation, and more than 20 fully CG shots, produced by Framestore, Chicken Bone FX, FuseFX, UPP, and Lola VFX.

M&E Gets Even More Unreal Headline News

Unreal Engine 5.3 Helping to Unlock M&E Production Potential

Latest release’s new and enhanced features in the virtual production toolset, nDisplay support for SMPTE ST 2110, and VCam are boosting the game engine's adoption across entertainment content production pipelines.

The Witching Hour Approaches Headline News

First Featurette Drops for ‘Agatha: Darkhold Diaries’

The ‘WandaVision’ spinoff follows the witch as she finally breaks free of the spell that trapped her, though she must get her powers back with the help of an unlikely friend or two; series premieres Fall 2024 on Disney+.

A New Direction Headline News

‘Loki’ EP Michael Waldron to Write ‘Avengers: Kang Dynasty’

The Disney+ show’s creator replaces previous writer Jeff Loveness as the production moves in a new direction, also sans original director Destin Daniel Cretton; the troubled film is still slated for a May 1, 2026 release.

More Dark DC Stories Coming Headline News

Ana Nogueira to Pen DC Studios ‘Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow’ Feature

First announced as part of James Gunn and Peter Safran’s new DCU, the live-action science fiction adventure is based on Tom King’s award-winning dark comics stories; Sasha Calle to reprise her role as Superman’s cousin Kara Zor-El, along with her superdog Krypto.

French Legion in Space Headline News

‘Alien Legion’ Adaptation in Development with Tim Miller at Warner Bros.

The ‘Deadpool’ filmmaker will direct the space opera focusing on an intergalactic peace-keeping force, with Don Murphy and Susan Montford of Angry Films attached to produce alongside Aaron Ryder.

Where’s Mommy? Headline News

Second ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ Trailer is Missing Controversial Character

Arthur Curry and Orm team to protect their bloodline and Atlantis from the dastardly Black Manta in the ‘Aquaman’ sequel, hitting theaters December 22.

Tune into Turin Headline News

VIEW Conference 2023 On-Demand Now Live

Keynotes, panels, talks, workshops, and masterclasses from Italy’s premier event on Computer Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Digital Cinema, 2D/3D Animation, VR and AR, Gaming, and VFX now streaming; All-Access and Light Pass tickets on sale now.

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