Marvel Reveals ‘Thunderbolts*’ Special Look Trailer
Florence Pugh stars as the ‘down in the dumps’ assassin leader of the MCU’s most unlikely band of misfits in the Jake Schreier film, hitting theaters May 2, 2025.
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Marvel Drops ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Trailer
Anthony Mackie returns to ‘wield the shield’ as Cap himself, landing in the middle of an international incident – of course – and a nefarious global plot, hitting theaters February 14, 2025.
Disney Drops Final Trailer for ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’
Barry Jenkins’ all-new film takes audiences back in time with a host of fan-favorite characters like Mufasa, Scar, Sarabi, Rafiki and Zazu before they called Pride Rock home; movie blends live-action filmmaking techniques with the latest photoreal CGI; coming to theaters December 20.
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‘Mass Effect’ Series in Development at Amazon MGM Studios
‘Fast & Furious 9’ writer Daniel Casey will executive produce and pen the script for the first adaptation of the fan-favorite sci-fi video game.
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‘Star Wars’ Film Trilogy in Development at Lucasfilm
Simon Kinberg will write and produce alongside Kathleen Kennedy; set after the events of ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,’ the trilogy moves past the ‘Skywalker Saga’ and will follow a new set of characters.
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Aldi, McCann, Psyop Team for Latest ‘Kevin the Carrot’ Holiday Ad
In the newest annual collaborative spot, Kevin and Katie face a broiler, precarious mince pies, and other cuisine-related boobie traps as they attempt to save the Festive Spirit from the nefarious thieves at Humbug Headquarters.
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CEO Stefan Danieli Resigns from Goodbye Kansas Group
The exec will remain at the company for nine months to support search for new leader, which the Board says has already begun.
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Autodesk’s Wonder Dynamics Debuts New Wonder Studio AI Tool
Powered by Video to 3D Scene technology, the Wonder Animation tool turns any video sequence into a 3D-animated scene via AI reconstruction; the beta is available now to Wonder Studio users.
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HBO Drops First Look at Spooky Drama Series ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’
The ‘IT’ prequel, from Warner Bros. Television and filmmakers Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs, debuts in 2025 on HBO, and will stream on Max.
Disney Establishes AI Oversight Unit for ‘Responsible’ Tech Research, Advancement
A newly-created Office of Technological Enablement will be headed by previous Walt Disney Studios CTO Jamie Voris, and will explore opportunities and risks associated with AI, mixed reality, and other current and emerging tech.
‘Game of Thrones' Film in Development at Warner Bros.
After years of resistance from execs, a feature set in the universe of author George R.R. Martin has been greenlit; no plot, cast, or crew details are currently known.
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Toho Greenlights New ‘Godzilla’ Film
Oscar-winning ‘Godzilla Minus One’ director and writer Takashi Yamazaki will return to helm the upcoming project, as well as handle the VFX.
Universal Pictures, LEGO Team for a Trio of Live-Action Films
Jake Kasdan, Patty Jenkins, and Joe Cornish will each helm one of the untitled movies; a separate, live-action ‘LEGO Ninjago’ feature will be penned by brothers Kevin and Dan Hageman.
IATSE Voices Support for U.S. Federal Film and TV Tax Incentives
In the wake of challenges faced by the U.S. entertainment industry, the union affirms U.S. Representative Adam Schiff’s recent push to evaluate how competitive tax incentives could protect the domestic film and television production jobs from overseas competition.
Chaos Releases V-Ray 7 for 3ds Max
New Gaussian Splat support lets users quickly create 3D environments from photos or videos; 20+ new features and improvements range from creative scatter options to firefly removal.
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Disney+ Shares ‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ Trailer, Poster
Lucasfilm’s live-action series, which follows the journey of four kids who make a discovery on their seemingly safe home planet before getting lost in a strange, dangerous galaxy, launches on December 3 with the first two episodes.
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Framestore Serves Big Plate of Spaghettification for ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’
From previs, techvis, and postvis to a 5,000-frame street fight ‘oner,’ 3rd act Time Ripper disintegration, and our villain’s hand rummaging around a person’s head – think pinkie out the nose – VFX supervisor Matt Twyford, senior visualisation supervisor Kaya Jabar, and their teams delivered some of the most impressive visual effects seen of late on Shawn Levy’s hilarious and bloody new Marvel blockbuster.
Disney+ Drops ‘Look Ahead’ Teaser for Upcoming Marvel Titles
Get a glimpse at Marvel Studios, Marvel Television, and Marvel Animation titles, including ‘Deadpool & Wolverine,’ ‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man,’ and ‘What If…?’ that are set to stream through 2025.
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Increase in UK VFX Tax Incentive Confirmed
According to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, beginning January 1, the tax incentive will attract a net rebate of 29.25%; claims for the rebate can be made from April 1.
Getting It Right: The Carefully Calibrated VFX that Makes ‘The Boys’ ‘The Boys’
As Visual Effects Supervisor Stephan Fleet makes clear, there’s more to the visual stylings of the acclaimed Prime Video series than exploding heads and flesh-eating flying sheep.
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Roland Emmerich to Develop Live-Action ‘Space Nation’ Series
The series builds on the recently launched Web3 video game ‘Space Nation Online’ and animated shorts featuring the game character Zoey, which were executive-produced by Emmerich and Marco Weber, with creative direction by Martin Weisz.
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'SNL' VFX Workers Unionize, Win Recognition with Unanimous Support
The group includes 16 artists and leads who unanimously supported unionization with IATSE; the workers, ‘look forward to celebrating Season 50 by joining in SNL's decades-long tradition of supporting union labor, and to helping negotiate a contract that reflects the substantial value we add.’
Ronald D. Moore to Showrun ‘God of War’ Game Adaptation at Prime Video
Based on the critically acclaimed PlayStation videogame franchise, the live-action series follows God-in-exile Kratos, who stumbles into an epic adventure as he attempts to spread the ashes of his diseased wife with his estranged son.
Paul Franklin Joins BeloFX as Creative Director
The Oscar winning VFX supervisor and filmmaker, known for his work on ‘Interstellar’ and ‘Inception,’ as well as co-founding DNEG in 1998, follows fellow co-founders Matt Holben and Alex Hope to the Canada, UK and India-based studio.
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Cinesite Celebrates 10 Years of Innovation and Growth in Montreal
In honor of its 10th anniversary, the leading animation and VFX studio has released a retrospective showreel celebrating the innovation and artistry delivered in Quebec.
