Moves Like Jaegers
Led by John Knoll and Hal Hickel, the brilliant team at ILM helps create Pacific Rim‘s epic battle between giant robots and sea creatures. Pacific Rim is both something of a throwback and a completely...
View ArticleBrad Bird’s ‘Tomorrowland’ Starts Shooting in Vancouver
Principal photography has begun on Disney’s mystery adventure Tomorrowland. Directed and co-written by Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Ratatouille) the mysterious movie centers on a bright, optimistic teen...
View ArticleThe Best Western You’ve Never Seen
I’ve written before about the increasingly thin barriers between animation and live-action filmmaking, barriers that are becoming more transparent with time (check out Guillermo del Toro’s Simpsons...
View ArticleNew ‘Star Wars’ Pic Will Be Out on Dec. 18, 2015
So yesterday, after much fanfare, Disney and Lucasfilm confirmed that Star Wars: Episode VII will be released on December 18, 2015. “We’re very excited to share the official 2015 release date for Star...
View ArticleLeno Helps ‘Phineas and Ferb Save Summer’
Jay Leno has been added as a guest voice actor to Phineas and Ferb Save Summer, a special one-hour episode set to premiere June 9 at 10 a.m. on Disney XD. The episode kicks off the airing of several...
View ArticleJ.J. Abrams to Receive VES Visionary Award
J.J. Abrams will receive the Visual Effects Society’s Visionary Award in recognition of his contributions to filmed entertainment. The award will be presented at the 13th Annual VES Awards on Feb. 4 at...
View ArticleWB Unveils ‘Iron Giant: Signature Edition’ Trailer
Warner Bros. and Fathom Events will present two showings of the remastered The Iron Giant: Signature Edition in select theaters nationwide on Wednesday, September 30 at 7 p.m. local time and Sunday,...
View ArticleMichael Giacchino Composing for Disney’s ‘Zootopia’
Award-winning composer Michael Giacchino is embarking on his first-ever collaboration with Walt Disney Animation Studios to produce the score for the upcoming CG feature Zootopia, out March 4, 2016....
View Article‘Iron Giant: Signature Edition’ Coming Home Sept. 6
Brad Bird’s iconic animated feature The Iron Giant will be back on the home entertainment market this fall, and better than ever. Available September 6 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, The Iron...
View ArticleAcademy Invites 683 New Members for 2016
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has extended membership invitations to 683 distinguished filmmakers, artists and executives “who represent the best in our global film community, and...
View ArticleJeremy Renner Joins ‘Arctic Justice’ Cast
Two-time Academy Award nominated actor Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker, The Avengers, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol) has signed on to voice the lead character “Swifty” in Arctic Justice: Thunder...
View ArticleBrad Bird to Receive ADG Cinematic Imagery Award
Two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker, director, producer, animator and writer Brad Bird will be honored with the Cinematic Imagery Award from the Art Directors Guild at its 21st Annual Art Directors...
View ArticleFormer Paramount Chairman Brad Grey Dies Age 59
Just months after his resignation in February, the family of former Paramount Pictures chairman Brad Grey has shared that the Hollywood luminary died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles, from cancer....
View ArticleFive Animated Features Make the BAFTA List
The long list of nominees for this year’s Orange British Academy Film Awards were revealed yesterday. The BAFTA Animated Feature category includes The Adventures of Tintin, Arthur Christmas, Gnomeo and...
View ArticleAutodesk, USC Present 5D | Flux
Immersive design consortium 5D | Institute will hold a world-building design discussion series in Los Angeles March 13-15 with 5D | Flux, presented in association with Autodesk and the University of...
View ArticleParis FX to Spotlight ‘Skyfall,’‘Cloud Atlas’
The annual animation and vfx show Paris FX will highlight the French and British post-production artists behind Skyfall, Cloud Atlas and Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia, Variety reports. The...
View ArticleMoves Like Jaegers
Led by John Knoll and Hal Hickel, the brilliant team at ILM helps create Pacific Rim‘s epic battle between giant robots and sea creatures. Pacific Rim is both something of a throwback and a completely...
View ArticleBrad Bird’s ‘Tomorrowland’ Starts Shooting in Vancouver
Principal photography has begun on Disney’s mystery adventure Tomorrowland. Directed and co-written by Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Ratatouille) the mysterious movie centers on a bright, optimistic teen...
View ArticleThe Best Western You’ve Never Seen
I’ve written before about the increasingly thin barriers between animation and live-action filmmaking, barriers that are becoming more transparent with time (check out Guillermo del Toro’s Simpsons...
View ArticleMeet the New Hybrid Dinos of ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’
***This article originally appeared in the June/July issue of Animation Magazine (No. 281)*** Dealing with the pressure of fan expectations for an established cinematic franchise is nothing new for vfx...
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