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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.

When More is More Not Less VFXWorld

Digital Domain Gets Combat Ready for ‘A Minecraft Movie’

VFX Supervisor Piotr Karwas and Senior Animation Supervisor Liz Bernard talk the challenges of honoring the hugely popular game’s blocky aesthetic while creating the visually appealing final battle filled with 500 Piglins fighting dozens of Iron Golems, much with keyframe animation, all obeying the laws of physics.

Why No Sequels in Anime? ANIMATIONWorld

‘Elio,’ Anime and Original Animated Films

Amid alarm over the latest Pixar film’s weak box-office opening this week, and fears about films with ‘original’ stories vs. sequels, Andrew Osmond looks at how IPs co-exist with originality in anime movies.

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.

Join the Club! Headline News

Academy Invites 534 New Members

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:58pm

The list of new AMPAS member invitees includes 41 in Animation, 25 in Visual Effects, 29 in Production Design, and 25 in Production and Technology.

Awards Headline News

'Arco,' 'The Night Boots' Take Top Awards at Annecy 2025

By Dan Sarto | Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 2:50pm

Ugo Bienvenu's 2D feature film and the pinscreen short by Pierre-Luc Granjon are among the 23 winners at the jam packed 49th festival edition that saw a record 18,200 accredited attendees from 118 countries.

Virtual Chicken and Lava VFXWorld

Behind the Virtual Scenes: ‘A Minecraft Movie’

By Dan Sarto | Monday, June 2, 2025 at 1:36pm

Disguise Creative Services spent 52 weeks on Jared Hess’ hit action comedy, working as a virtual art department to create 20 digital environments in Unreal Engine that were used in pre-production, production and post.

Celebrating The Best in Animation! Events

53rd Annie Awards

Begins: February 21, 2026

ASIFA-Hollywood celebrates the best the industry has to offer at animation’s most prestigious awards ceremony, February 21, 2026, at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

Who Doesn’t Love Dennis the Wolf? VFXWorld

‘A Minecraft Movie’: Wētā FX Helps Adapt an Iconic Game One Block at a Time

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 12:18pm

VFX Supervisor Sheldon Stopsack and Animation Supervisor Kevin Estey discuss the studio’s extensive world building and character design / animation work on Jared Hess’ hit comedy adventure, delivering 450 visual effects shots that wove together the game’s block-based aesthetic with live-action photography; work included villain Malgosha, The Overworld, The Nether, 12 different Piglin variants, zombies, skeletons, and loveable wolf Dennis.

Indie Filmmaking Headline News

Animating a Post-Apocalyptic Love Story

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 11:20am

What happens when a buoy and a satellite fall in love? Sam and Andy Zuchero share their process for creating avatars with stars Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun on their indie feature, ‘Love Me.’

The Universe Answers Headline News

Disney and Pixar Drop ‘Elio’ Final Trailer, New Posters

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 10:27am

An 11-year-old space fanatic with an active imagination and huge alien obsession finally gets abducted by said aliens, though not as he imagined, as he’s mistaken for Earth’s leader and must deal with a truly galactic crisis; hits theaters June 20.

VFX One Block at a Time VFXWorld

There's Nothing Miner About Sony Pictures Imageworks ‘A Minecraft Movie’ VFX

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 5:50pm

Animation supervisor Rich Smith discusses the studio’s extensive work on Jared Hess’ hit comedy adventure, delivering 650 visual effects shots that included piglin raids, a baby zombie riding a chicken fight, the Midport Village attack, and a frantic wingsuit canyon chase.

From Memes to Movies Headline News

Production Begins on Michael Bay’s ‘Skibidi Toilet’ Exploration

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 12:21pm

Invisible Narratives is producing, developing, and financing the project based on the hugely popular series of crazy shorts that boasts more than 110 million subscribers and 35 billion views on YouTube and Skibidi Creator Alliance network channels.

A New Jurassic Era Headline News

Universal Drops ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Final Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 9:42am

We 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.

Titan Smash! Godzilla Headline News

‘Godzilla x Kong: Supernova’ Now in Production

By Dan Sarto | Friday, May 9, 2025 at 10:44am

6th Monsterverse film will see the legendary Titans face off against a cataclysmic, world-ending event, with Dan Stevens reprising his role as Trapper alongside Sam Neill, Kaitlyn Dever, and Delroy Lindo; release set for 2027.

The Universe Answers Headline News

Producer Mary Alice Drumm Talks ‘Elio’

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 10:52am

Watch INDAC’s Johannes Wolters interview the Pixar creative (associate producer of ‘Coco’) at an April screening in Munich where she talks about team building, tough deadlines, and protecting artists so they can make the best film possible.

Here There Be Dragons… and Vikings Headline News

Universal Drops Final ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 8:57am

Hitting theaters June 13, Dean DeBlois’ live-action reimagining of the first film in DreamWorks Animation’s hugely successful animated franchise sees Hiccup befriend Toothless, an injured Night Fury dragon, and against all odds, try to save his village while defying centuries of hateful tradition.

Here There Be Dragons… and Vikings Headline News

Universal Drops ‘How to Train Your Dragon – Bringing Berk to Life’ Featurette

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 11:56am

Go behind-the-scenes with director Dean DeBlois and stars Gerard Butler, Mason Thames, and Nico Parker and see how the key village sets in the live-action reimagining were designed, built, and shot; young Hiccup’s quest to save his people while defying centuries of tradition by befriending a dragon hits theaters June 13.

On the Road to the Oscars Headline News

Academy Sets 2025 Dates, Rule Changes, AI Guidelines, and Expands Animated Short Voting

By Dan Sarto | Monday, April 21, 2025 at 11:47am

For 98th Oscars, members must now watch all nominated films in a category in order to vote in final award round; each branch will judge films based on the ‘degree to which a human was at the heart of the creative authorship.’

It’s Wicked Cool! VFXWorld

SCAD Alum Ryan Gillis Talks ‘Beary’ Impressive ‘Wicked’ Animal VFX

The ILM VFX and Groom Supervisor discusses the challenges of creating Dulcibear, the nanny, and Wolf Doctor digital characters, along with Elphaba as a bright green baby, in Jon M. Chu’s hit musical adventure.

A New Jurassic Era Headline News

Universal Drops ‘Jurassic World Rebirth - A Classic Jurassic Park Featurette’

By Dan Sarto | Friday, April 18, 2025 at 8:42am

Go behind-the-scenes with new footage from the upcoming badass dino adventure as stars Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, Ruper Friend, and writer David Koepp talk up the film, which hits theaters July 2.

Events Events

Lightbox Expo 2025 - Save the Date

Begins: October 24, 2025

The 3-day annual event returns to the Pasadena Convention Center October 24-26 celebrating the best in live-action, animation, illustration, and gaming with panels, programs, and demos featuring industry leading artists, creators, and studios.

Give Us More Ethan Hunt! Headline News

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.

You Had Me at Light Cycle Headline News

Disney Drops ‘Tron: Ares’ Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 10:12am

Jared Leto and Jeff Bridges star in the latest addition to the ‘Tron’ sci-fi franchise, featuring a sophisticated AI program that enters the real world on a dangerous mission, with a fantastic color scheme, deadly light cycles and a harrowing new Master Control in tow; in theaters October 10.

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