Tag: The Hobbit
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...
Joe Letteri Named 2018 VES George Melies Award Recipient
Following the announcement of its first Hall of Fame inductees, the Visual Effects Society has named Senior Visual Effects Supervisor Joe Letteri as the...
Netflix Re-Ups ‘Castlevania’ on Day of Debut
Netflix has ordered a second season of the new videogame-inspired original animated series Castlevania, doubling the episode package to eight for the new batch....
‘Shaun the Sheep,’ ‘Stick Man’ & ‘Gumball’ Score at BAAs
The 2016 British Animation Awards have wrapped up, having successfully celebrated 20 years. Top honors were bestowed on internationally acclaimed actor Martin Freeman, Aardman...
Pam Lifford Named President of WB Consumer
Industry veteran Pam Lifford, previously EVP of global licensing for Quiksilver, has been named President of Warner Bros. Consumer Products, effective February 1. The...
‘Force Awakens’ Opening Shatters Multiple Records
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the first new film in the franchise since Disney’s acquisition, has raked in an estimated $57 million from Thursday...
SIGGRAPH Sets Production Sessions
SIGGRAPH has announced the complete lineup for this year's Production Sessions program for its 42nd annual conference, set for Aug. 9-13 at the Los...
Virtual Reality Enters a New Era
One of the major new trends at the recent Game Developers Conference was the introduction of headsets that enable gamers to enter high-resolution three-dimensional...
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...
‘Jungle’ Juggle: A First Look and a Push Back
Disney has released via Twitter the first concept art from its live-action version of The Jungle Book.
Directed by Jon Favreau of Iron Man fame,...
‘Appleseed: Alpha’ Grows Series Mythology
It's a hot week for anime releases with the arrival of Appleseed: Alpha (Sony, $30.99 Blu-ray, $26.99 DVD), the prequel to the hit series...
FMX: Jon Landau Talks ‘Avatar’ Sequels
Producer Jon Landau gave a sneak peek behind the tech of the upcoming Avatar sequels on Wednesday at FMX 2014 in Stuttgart, Germany. James...
‘Smaug’ Alert! ‘The Hobbit’ is in the House!
The middle chapter of Peter Jackson's adaptation of The Hobbit arrives on home video with a flourish worthy of the massive saga of J.R.R....
Henson Launches ‘Elias’ Eps at MIPTV
The Jim Henson Company's licensing banner HIP (Henson International Properties) will be unveiling the first episodes of CG animated kids series Elias: Rescue Team...
Stop-Motion Legend Arthur Rankin Jr. Dies
Legendary animator, producer and director Arthur Rankin Jr., who delivered some of the most enduring and well-loved TV holiday specials of all time, has...
There Be a Cunning Dragon!
Joe Letteri, the Oscar-nominated vfx supervisor of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, discusses the fine art of crafting the dragon, those spiders and...
‘Smaug’ Brings in Box Office Gold Worldwide
Director Peter Jackson led the global box office this weekend with the second part of his popular Hobbit trilogy, The Desolation of Smaug. The...
Jackson Says He’ll Direct Tintin Sequel after ‘The Hobbit’
After shooting the third chapter of The Hobbit trilogy, which will be released in December of 2014, Peter Jackson will put his creative energies...
PGA to Honor Jackson, Letteri and Weta Digital
Director Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit), vfx legend Joe Letteri (The Hobbit, Man of Steel, Star Wars) and Weta Digital (Lord...
Kids BAFTA Nominees Announced
The British Academy Children's Awards, from the U.K.'s BAFTA organization, has announced the nominees for this year's celebration, taking place November 24. While live-action...
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