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BlueBolt Shares ‘Outlander’ Final Season VFX Breakdown Reel

By Dan Sarto | Monday, July 6, 2026 at 4:42pm

Studio delivers 160 visual effects shots for the eighth and final season of STARZ’s epic time-traveling adventure based on Diana Gabaldon’s best-selling novels.

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BlueBolt Shares ‘Jack Ryan: Ghost War’ VFX Breakdown Reel

By Dan Sarto | Friday, June 12, 2026 at 9:48am

The studio delivered 365 shots for Prime Video’s feature-length continuation of the hit series, including the glass floor collapse, Dubai tower finale, CG environments, vehicles, explosions and boat chase enhancements.

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Prime Video Drops ‘Jack Ryan: Ghost War’ Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 4:17pm

John Krasinski is back as crack shot / fearless patriot / hero / super-analyst Jack Ryan in the feature film continuation of the hit series; James Greer and Michale Kelly are back as well for a new insidious global espionage storyline; debuts May 20.

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Prime Video Drops ‘Jack Ryan: Ghost War’ Teaser

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 11:39am

John Krasinski reprises his role as fearless patriot / hero / super-analyst Jack Ryan in the feature film continuation of the series; with returning cast and a new global espionage storyline, the show debuts May 20.

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Bluebolt Adds VFX Supervisor Ben White

Boasting nearly 30 years’ experience, the visual effects vet joins from the Cinesite group, where he served as VFX Supervisor on projects including ‘Black Widow,’ ‘Loki,’ and ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.’

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BlueBolt Shares ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ VFX Breakdown Reel

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 1:15pm

The studio delivered 250 invisible visual effects shots on the Chris Columbus cold case whodunnit, starring Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley, now streaming on Netflix.

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Ian Hunter to Talk ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Practical FX at VIEW 2025

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 10:02am

The Oscar-winning VFX supervisor and a team from Pro Machina will discuss their miniature work on the Excelsior retro rocketship; Emmy winner Alex Woo will present his upcoming 3DCG feature, ‘In Your Dreams,’ that hits Netflix November 14; conference runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy.

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BlueBolt Delivers 232 VFX Shots for ‘A Thousand Blows’ Disney+ Series

The studio enhanced brutal bare-knuckle boxing fights as well as created digital environments for key story locations and a CG aerial London cityscape, totalling 125 shots for Season 1 and another 107 shots for the upcoming Season 2.

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Paramount Drops ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ Trailer #2

By Dan Sarto | Monday, April 7, 2025 at 5:32pm

Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt and his Impossible Mission team are back one last time for more running, jumping, knife fighting and hanging from bi-planes in the new action-adventure spy thriller from Skydance and Christopher McQuarrie, in theaters May 23.

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It’s Next Week! FMX 2024 Shares More Updates

Attendees can explore the sound design of ‘Dune Part 2,’ the visual effects of ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender,’ and the invisible VFX of Ridley Scott's ‘Napoleon;’ 4-day event kicks off in Stuttgart on April 23, 2024.

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FMX 2024 Shares Another Round of Program Updates

Attendees can explore the stylistic design choices behind ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ and gain insight into artistic and technological innovations developed for ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire;’ 4-day event kicks off in Stuttgart on April 23, 2024.

Give Us More Ethan Hunt! VFXWorld

Declassifying the VFX of ‘Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One’

ILM, led by Simone Coco and Jeff Sutherland, delivered between 1,100-1,200 shots on the Christopher McQuarrie spy thriller, including a gunfight in an Abu Dhabi desert sandstorm, a Rome car chase, and fight atop a speeding train, and star Tom Cruise’s famed motorbike cliff jump.

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VFX Breakdown: BlueBolt Creates 1793 ‘Napoleon’ Battlegrounds

Studio delivered 126 VFX shots to help realize Ridley Scott’s vision of Napoleon’s 1793 Siege of Toulon and his violent suppression of the Paris riots two years later. 

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BlueBolt’s 'Viking VFX' Quest Ends with ‘The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die’

After eight years, five seasons and a concluding feature film, VFX supervisor Richard Frazer laughs at the notion he’s earned a PhD in 10th century British history; as the sole visual effects vendor for the entire run, BlueBolt handled historically accurate CG characters, massive armies, and gory combat on the Netflix series and feature.

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BlueBolt Expands Senior Management Team

With co-founders Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor and Angela Barson stepping down from day-to-day operations, the studio welcomes new board members Tracy McCreary, Henry Badgett, and Nic Birmingham.

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VFX Breakdown: BlueBolt Adds Futuristic Visuals to ‘The Peripheral’

The studio transforms London into a dilapidated landscape dwarfed by towering statues of Greek Gods, creating the backdrop for the sci-fi series starring Jack Reynor and Chloë Grace Moretz, now streaming on Prime Video.

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VFX Breakdown: BlueBolt Delivers 1950s Nostalgia to ‘The Policeman’

Challenged with creating accurate portrayals of Brighton Beach across 2 timelines, the studio’s team delivers 152 seamless VFX shots; breakdown reel highlights the studio’s visual effects work creating the backdrop for the romantic drama, which spans decades.

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BlueBolt Shares VFX Breakdown Reel from ‘The Last Kingdom’ Season 5

By Dan Sarto | Friday, June 3, 2022 at 3:16pm

Visual effects studio delivers 782 shots as the lead vendor on the final season of the hit Netflix series, filled with sprawling CG armies, historically accurate CG ships, environments, and of course, bloody Saxon battles.

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BlueBolt Names Lucy Tait Finance Director

In new leadership role, she will continue supporting the VFX house’s on-going expansion; studio’s slate of film and TV projects includes The Northman, The Great Season 2, Becoming Elizabeth, Suspicion and The Last Kingdom Season 5. 

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BlueBolt Names Tracy McCreary Managing Director

VFX house promotes seasoned EP who will help push the active production slate; film and TV projects including ‘The Northman,’ ‘The Great - Season 2, and ‘Becoming Elizabeth.’

Virtual Festivals Headline News

Escape Studios’ VFX Festival Returns in March

The all-virtual 9th edition’s theme is ‘Limitless Creativity;’ event features various talks, presentations, and career advice aimed at students, emerging talent, and industry professionals.

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WATCH: BlueBolt’s VFX Breakdown Reel for Hulu's ‘The Great’

Studio delivers over 300 shots for satirical comedic drama about the fictionalized rise of Catherine the Great, which required extensive on-location collaboration to create large scale environment extensions for Caserta Palace and the military camp at the Russian Front.