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By the Power of Grayskull! Headline News

Kristen Wiig to Play Roboto in ‘Masters of the Universe’ Feature

The ‘Bridesmaids’ and ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ star joins the live-action project, from Mattel Films and Amazon MGM Studios and directed by LAIKA CEO Travis Knight, as the iconic mechanical warrior; hits theaters June 5, 2026.

We Want More Eagly Headline News

HBO Max Drops ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 Red Band Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Friday, August 15, 2025 at 2:59pm

F-Bombs galore await DC fans… and we’re pointing a finger at Eagly! New episodes of the DC Studios and Warner Bros. Television series created by James Gunn and starring John Cena debut August 21.

kids’ entertainment Headline News

Live-Action ‘CoComelon’ Educational Series ‘The Melon Patch’ Headed to YouTube

Each 25-minute episode blends music, storytelling, movement, and art into segments that explore milestones like bath time, textures, big feelings, and the joy of music; drops September 23.

MCU Misfits Assemble! VFXWorld

The Two Jakes Come Together for ‘Thunderbolts*’ Visual Effects

Using mocap, practical sets, and rigorous previs, VFX supervisor Jake Morrison helped director Jake Schrier create complex, multi-character action, stunts, and combat with authenticity and detail, using as much real footage as possible, in the latest Marvel Studios action adventure.

Let it Snow Headline News

Union Battles Quick Turnaround to Deliver ‘Mountainhead’ VFX

The visual effects studio’s team handled multiple digital matte paintings of snowy environment landscapes, added additional snow, provided screen replacements, and created the opening sequence with a fully CG TRAAM building, in just 4 weeks, on the HBO Max film.

Back in Black Headline News

Netflix Renews ‘Wednesday’ for Season 3

The ‘Addams Family’-inspired series, which follows the angsty life of teenager Wednesday Addams, has split its highly anticipated Season 2 return: Part 1 premiered yesterday, August 6, with Part 2 set to debut September 3.

Holy Cyclops! Headline News

Disney+ Drops ‘Percy Jackson and The Olympians’ Season 2 Teaser

Revealing that the new season premieres December 10, the streamer also announced that Levi Chrisopulos and Olive Abercrombie join Season 3 as siblings Nico and Bianca di Angelo.

No Syllabus Just Chaos Headline News

Prime Video Drops ‘Gen V’ Season 2 Trailer

Cast members Jaz Sinclair, Maddie Phillips, London Thor, Derek Luh, Hamish Linklater, and showrunner Michele Fazekas took the stage at SDCC 2025 to promote the series, which returns September 17.

We Want More Eagly Headline News

HBO Max Drops ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 Official Trailer

Eagly returns! New episodes of the DC Studios and Warner Bros. Television series created by James Gunn and starring John Cena debuts August 21.

Return to Pandora Headline News

‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Trailer Drops: An Epic Return to Pandora

By Dan Sarto | Monday, July 28, 2025 at 10:14am

The third film in James Cameron’s Oscar-winning ‘Avatar’ franchise promises another breathtaking, emotional rollercoaster pitting Marine-turned-Na’vi leader Jake Sully and his family against humans, the Ash people, and nature itself; in theaters December 19.

We Want More Zombies VFXWorld

DNEG Reconstructs a Nature-Reclaimed Seattle for ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2

VFX supervisor Stephen James, one of the show’s recent Best Special Visual Effects Emmy Award nominees, produced 356 shots across 36 sequences on the hit HBO series, filled with digital environments and water simulations that brought to life a version of Seattle overtaken by vegetation.

A Dark and Dreary Masterpiece VFXWorld

Designing the Grit, Decay and Emotional Impact of ‘The Penguin’

VFX supervisor Johnny Han oversaw 3,107 shots across 8 episodes on HBO’s hit series, nominated for 24 Emmy Awards, including a darkly stylized Gotham City, the catastrophic flood and its destruction, and extensive prosthetic makeup cleanup on Colin Farrell.

Anime to Live-Action Oh My Headline News

Netflix to Develop ‘Solo Leveling’ Korean Live-Action Series

Adapted from the web novel / webtoon / anime series / video game and starring Byeon Woo-seok, the show will follow Sung Jin-woo, an E-rank Hunter (the lowest tier) who gains extraordinary abilities after a near-death experience.

You Had Me at Light Cycle Headline News

Disney Drops ‘Tron: Ares’ Trailer #2

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 12:17pm

Humanity’s first encounter with sophisticated, super strong and intelligent AI-generated soldiers that can simply be replaced if struck down stars Jared Leto and Jeff Bridges; featuring even deadlier light cycles and a fantastic color scheme, film hits theaters October 10.

The End is Beginning Headline News

The Action Goes to Eleven in ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 Teaser Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:20am

Though the show doesn’t arrive on Netflix until late November, the first real glimpse of the final season does not disappoint, with chills, thrills… and Vecna.

Going Rogue VFXWorld

Scanline VFX Goes With the Grain on ‘Andor’ Season 2 Visual Effects

VFX Supervisor Sue Rowe discusses her studio’s work producing 533 visual effects shots, 267 of them taking place amidst the sprawling fields of crops and silos on Mina-Rau, on the second and final season of Lucasfilm’s critically acclaimed ‘Rogue One’ prequel series, now streaming on Disney+.

VFX for Film Headline News

Justin Leggereit Delivers 800 VFX Shots By Himself for ‘Space/Time’

The Australian filmmaker personally handled compositing, clean-up, sky replacements, screen graphics, lighting enhancements, and digital sets, as well as construction of the film’s space-time engine, over several years.

The Last of The Last Of Us? Headline News

Neil Druckmann Exits ‘The Last of Us’ Series Ahead of Season 3

The Naughty Dog studio head and HBO series executive producer/writer/director will continue to be credited as EP; ‘The Last of Us Part II’ co-writer and executive producer Halley Gross has also exited.

18’s the Charm VFXWorld

Clone. Kill. Repeat: Framestore Shares its ‘Mickey 17’ Visual Effects

VFX supervisor Stuart Penn discusses the quirky, grisly mayhem, including the Niflheim ice cavern, native creatures known as Creepers, and our hero’s multiple deaths and subsequent regenerations, in Bong Joon-ho’s dark, sci-fi comedy.

He Keeps on Going… and Going… Headline News

Paramount Drops ‘The Running Man’ First Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 4:22pm

Glen Powell channels Arnold himself as he desperately tries to stay alive for 30 days in the all-new adaptation of the Stephen King novel, directed by Edgar Wright, in theaters November 7.

I Can’t Even Moon Walk Headline News

Lord and Miller’s ‘Project Hail Mary’ Trailer Drops

By Dan Sarto | Monday, June 30, 2025 at 11:16am

From Amazon MGM Studios, the sci-fi adventure stars Ryan Gosling as a 6th grade science teacher who wakes up on a spaceship light years from home on a mission to determine why the sun is dying; in theaters March 20, 2026

A New Jurassic Era Headline News

Universal Drops ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Featurettes

By Dan Sarto | Friday, June 27, 2025 at 1:09pm

Go behind-the-scenes in 4 new videos chronicling the return to the island of misfit dinosaurs in the latest ‘Jurassic’ franchise outing, set 5 years after the events of ‘Dominion;’ Gareth Edwards directs an all-star cast the includes Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, Ruper Friend, and Mahershala Ali; in theaters July 2.

Going Rogue VFXWorld

ILM Joins the Rebellion with ‘Andor’ Season 2 Visual Effects

VFX supervisor Scott Pritchard talks Tie fighter protypes, Sienar and Coruscant environments, the epic Palmo Plaza massacre, and Alan Tudyk’s K-2SO droid, on the second and final season of Lucasfilm’s critically acclaimed ‘Rogue One’ prequel series, now streaming on Disney+.

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