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It’s Wicked Cool! Headline News

Universal Drops ‘Wicked: For Good’ Final Official Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 7:21am

Elphaba, now living in exile and known as the Wicked Witch of the West, continues her fight for the freedom of Oz’s animals, and her friendship with Glinda, in the epic conclusion of Jon M. Chu’s 2-part musical fantasy adventure; hits theaters this November.

Technology Headline News

Secret Weapons Announces EbSynth V2 Update

The Prague tech company’s VFX rotoscoping tool used on shows like ‘Undone’ and ‘Wednesday’ creates all in-between frames in any artistic style – oil paint, watercolor, pastel, and others

We Like the Sound of That VFXWorld

Randy Thom Sonically Brings ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ to Life

The Oscar-winning sound designer walks through his process on Dean DeBlois’ hit live-action reimagining of the first film in DreamWorks Animation’s hugely successful animated franchise, including recording wind blowing through barns and around telephone wires.

This is the Way… to Theaters Headline News

Lucasfilm Drops ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Teaser and Images

By Dan Sarto | Monday, September 22, 2025 at 9:08am

If this is ‘The Way,’ then we are a giant step closer to Jon Favreau’s new film, based on the hit Disney+ series 'The Mandalorian,' that blasts into theaters on May 22, 2026.

Heading to Pasadena Headline News

LightBox Expo 2025 Reveals Expansive Program

The 7th annual event features panels on ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘Wicked,’ ‘Wednesday,’ ‘Zootopia 2,’ and ‘Star Wars,’ plus demos, an Artist Alley, and awards ceremony; runs October 24-26 in Pasadena, California.

There’s a Dead Boar on Your Head Dude Headline News

Sony Shares ‘Anaconda’ Trailer… with Jack Black and Paul Rudd

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 3:34pm

Watch the pair at their ridiculous, hilarious best - they’re remaking the ‘Anaconda’ movie, but their snake dies, so they search for another one, which doesn’t go as planned; slithering into theaters December 25.

You Can Now Gen Animatics Headline News

Previs Pro Gets Major Update, Free Access Tier

Previs Pro 3 adds new Animatics feature that incorporates motion, timing, and pacing directly into the visual planning process; Light Grade exits beta; new free pricing level allows users to generate unlimited watermarked storyboards, use up to three AI-generated props, and create one animatic sequence.

Business Headline News

Maxon Releases Maxon One Design Update

Company unifies Cinema 4D, ZBrush, Redshift, and Red Giant in an ecosystem redesign, with new feature capabilities across VFX, 3D modeling, and motion graphics solutions.

Honoring Excellence in VFX Headline News

Submissions to 24th Annual VES Awards Now Open

By Dan Sarto | Monday, September 15, 2025 at 4:30pm

Entries will be accepted through October 31, 2025 for projects released between January 1 and December 31, 2025; the awards gala is set for February 26, 2026.

Hari Seldon Said It Headline News

Apple TV+ Renews ‘Foundation’ for Season 4

Hit adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s famed saga of psychohistorian Hari Seldon gets another season; starring Jared Harris, Lee Pace, and Lou Llobell, show tells the tale of a band of exiles on their journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization as the Galactic Empire falls.

A Dome Like No Other Headline News

Scanline VFX Shares ‘Wednesday’ Professor Orlov Head in a Jar Featurette

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 12:20pm

See the legendary Christopher Lloyd as you’ve never seen him before; go behind-the-scenes with Eyeline Studios, the VFX artists and show leads working with state-of-the-art volumetric capture technology as they produced the incredibly photoreal effect.

We Want More Zombies VFXWorld

Bringing the Hordes to Life: The VFX of ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2

From the ‘ants in an anthill’ frozen Infected to a monstrous bloater flamethrower fight, realistic CG dogs, and immense Jackson battle, Visual Effects Supervisor Alex Wang managed the delivery of 2,500 shots displaying incredible ambition, scope, and sophistication on the hit HBO post-apocalyptic drama series.

We Always Go Boldly Headline News

New ‘Star Trek’ Projects Highlight 60th Anniversary Slate for 2026

By Dan Sarto | Monday, September 8, 2025 at 9:59am

With ‘Star Trek: Scouts’ debuting today on YouTube, the famed franchise begins its rollout of all-new projects and activities celebrating ‘Space for Everybody’ that boldly hits warp speed this coming January.

The Emmy Goes to? Headline News

‘Andor,’ ‘Arcane,’ and ‘Severance’ Lead the Creative Arts Emmy Winners

By Dan Sarto | Monday, September 8, 2025 at 7:48am

All 3 shows take home 2 awards in the animation and VFX categories; ‘The Penguin’ wins for Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode at the awards ceremonies held over two days this weekend at the Peacock Theater in LA.

The Eyes Have It! Headline News

Ingenuity Studios Delivers 300 ‘Eye Bulging’ Shots for ‘Weapons’

The VFX team crafted CG peepers for actors Benny Wong, Austin Abrams, and Alden Ehrenreich, and created previs that allowed safe ways for kids to perform stunts instead of using digital doubles.

Prime Video Gets Crofty Headline News

Sophie Turner Cast as Lara Croft in New ‘Tomb Raider’ Series

Phoebe Waller-Bridge serves as creator, writer, executive producer, and co-showrunner on the Prime Video live-action project, which begins production January 19, 2026.

Heading to Turin This October Headline News

‘Wicked: For Good’ VFX Presentation Set for VIEW 2025

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 10:12am

ILM’s 4-time Oscar-nominated production VFX supervisor Pablo Helman and VES Award-winning Framestore animation supervisor Dale Newton will dive deep into the visual effects of Jon M. Chu’s 2-part musical blockbuster that concludes this November; conference runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy.

The Future of Film is Here Headline News

OPSIS Partners with Utopai Studios to Pioneer AI-Supported Content Creation

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 1:25pm

Leading visualization studio launches new division to harness video-to-video AI tools for creator driven, cost-effective feature and episodic projects; shows in pre-production with the AI-tech company include ‘Cortés’ and ‘Space.’

AI in Immersive Headline News

Outsyders Reveals AI-Powered Immersive Projects for Disney, IMAX, Samsung/Google XR

The creative-tech collective’s latest finished projects include a ‘Blue Angels’ IMAX 3D conversion, a ‘Lilo & Stitch’ 3D reimagining, and the ‘Asteroid’ 8K HFR VFX experience.

In a Familiar Galaxy Far Far Away Headline News

‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ Begins Production, Rounds Out Cast

Directed by Shawn Levy and starring Ryan Gosling, Flynn Gray, Aaron Pierre, Simon Bird, Jamael Westman, Daniel Ings, and Amy Adams, the upcoming standalone sci-fi adventure from Lucasfilm hits theaters May 28, 2027.

Hitting the Links Hard Headline News

Scanline VFX Shares ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ VFX Breakdown Reel

By Dan Sarto | Friday, August 29, 2025 at 4:12pm

The leading visual effects company delivered environment extensions, full environment replacements, and crowd duplication… plus some CG animated golf balls, on Adam Sandler and Netflix’s hit comedy sequel to Sandler’s seminal 1996 hockey-golf romp, ‘Happy Gilmore.’

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