Tag: Peter Jackson
‘Rohirrim,’ ‘Gumball’ and ‘Creature Commandos’: A Closer Look at Warner Bros.’ Upcoming Slate
As the Annecy Festival has grown in scale so has the lavishness of the presentations, with so many streamers taking to the Bonlieu’s biggest...
‘Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’ First Look Wows Annecy; Peter Jackson & Fran Walsh Named EPs
The prestigious Annecy International Animation Film Festival was host to another warmly received first-look reveal today, as Warner Bros. Animation and New Line Cinema...
An Animated Message of Peace: Dave Mullins on the Making of his Oscar Short-Listed ‘War Is Over!’
About two years ago, musician Sean Lennon was hoping to make a music video for his parents John and Yoko’s much-loved song “Happy Xmas...
Warner Bros. Animation Shares First Footage from ‘LOTR: War of the Rohirrim’
Perhaps one of the buzziest event at the festival, the presentation for Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim stressed the scale of...
‘WALL-E,’ ‘Flowers and Trees,’ ‘Return of the Jedi’ & ‘LOTR’ Join National Film Registry
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced today the annual selection of 25 influential motion pictures to be inducted into the National Film Registry of...
Emily Kapnek’s Musical Toon ‘Rhona Who Lives by the River’ on Course for Disney+
Disney+ has put Emily Kapnek’s animated musical project Rhona Who Lives by the River into development. The Disney Branded Television series is produced by...
2021’s Virtual VES Awards Crown ‘Soul,’ ‘Midnight Sky’, ‘Mandalorian’
The Visual Effects Society presented the 19th Annual VES Awards on Tuesday night in a virtual ceremony, celebrating outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation...
Zoic Expands Vancouver Studio with Trio of Hires
Emmy Award-winning visual effects company Zoic Studios is expanding its Vancouver studio, bringing on Craig Wentworth as VFX Supervisor, Patricia Binga as Animation Supervisor...
Weta Launches Animated Originals Division; Prem Akkaraju Named CEO
Weta Digital, one of the world’s premier visual effects companies, has named Prem Akkaraju as CEO and will begin producing original content for the...
Legend 3D Makes Key Hires: Post Director Meetal Gokul, VFX Supe Jay Mehta
Legend 3D welcomes two multiple award-winning creatives to key positions in its global organization, with the addition of Meetal Gokul as Director of Post...
Weta’s Ken McGaugh Shares the VFX Secrets of ‘Mortal Engines’
A decade ago, filmmaker Peter Jackson began development of a cinematic adaptation of an epic fantasy series, authored by Philip Reeve, about a futuristic...
Spielberg Says ‘Tintin 2’ Is Not Dead
Fans of Tintin, the popular comic-book character created by Belgian artist Hergé and adapted into several TV series and the 2011 motion-capture feature directed...
Amazon Greenlights ‘Lord of the Rings’ Series
Good news for fantasy fans: Amazon has officially given the go-ahead to a new series based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings...
‘The Hobbit’ Trilogy Completes its Journey Home
The final battle is coming home at last to complete the collection of J.R.R. Tolkein fans everywhere with the release of The Hobbit: The...
Weta Unleashes New Rendering Power for The Hobbit Finale
New tools Manuka and Gazebo help conclude Peter Jackson’s prequel trilogy return to Middle-earth.
To combat the increasing demands of VFX complexity, Weta Digital...
‘Hobbit’ Remains Atop Box Office Battle
The first weekend of the new year was a good one for Bilbo Baggins, as The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies topped...
‘Hobbit’ Finale Slays B.O. Competition
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies demolished the competition at the box office with a $56 million weekend that brings the Wednesday-opening...
Oscar Watch: Best Visual Effects Contenders
The short list of visual effects films that will head to the annual bake-off won't be known until early in December, but the race...
New ‘Five Armies’ Images Released
Warner Bros. has revealed a new set of images from the upcoming Tolkien epic The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Out December...
First ‘Five Armies’ Trailer Debuts
Warner Bros. has unveiled the first trailer for Peter Jackson's final entry in the saga of Middle-earth, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five...
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