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Bridgerton – Season 2 – One of Us

Tuesday | 2022 06 14 |

One of Us studio was the primary VFX vendor for Shondaland’s Netflix series, Bridgerton Series 2. The second season of Bridgerton, focuses on how Viscount Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) sets about selecting the best woman in town. One of Us, worked through pre-production, on-set and post production. The 250 VFX shots include complex creature work, alongside the familiar extravagant environments.
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The Sandman – Trailer

Tuesday | 2022 06 14 |

There is another world that waits for all of us when we close our eyes and sleep — a place called the Dreaming, where The Sandman, Master of Dreams (Tom Sturridge), gives shape to all of our deepest fears and fantasies. But when Dream is unexpectedly captured and held prisoner for a century, his absence sets off a series of events that will change both the dreaming and waking worlds forever. To restore order, Dream must journey across different worlds and timelines to mend the mistakes he’s made during his vast existence, revisiting old friends and foes, and meeting new entities — both cosmic and human — along the way.
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The Imperfects – Teaser

Monday | 2022 06 13 |

Three twenty somethings were turned into monsters by evil scientists against their will. Now they’re on the hunt for the mad-man responsible in hopes of reversing the side-effects… but also they’re being chased by a government agency, dealing with college applications, teenage romance, random monster mutations, and all of sorts of coming of age related dramas. Oh, and the government agency has tanks.
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Troll – Teaser

Monday | 2022 06 13 |

Deep inside the mountain of Dovre, something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand years. Destroying everything in its path, the creature is fast approaching the capital of Norway. But how do you stop something you thought only existed in Norwegian folklore?
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Blasted – Trailer

Monday | 2022 06 13 |

Bros before UFOs…This sci-fi comedy is inspired by the Norwegian UFO phenomenon. Former childhood friends and local laser tag duo – Sebastian and Mikkel – reconnect later in life for the ultimate bachelor party that gets invaded by aliens. To defeat the aliens they need to rekindle their relationship to save everyone.
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The School for Good & Evil – Trailer

Monday | 2022 06 13 |

Welcome to The School for Good & Evil, where every great fairytale begins… Directed by Paul Feig, The School for Good & Evil follows best friends Sophie and Agatha, who find themselves on opposing sides of a modern fairy tale when they’re swept away into an enchanted school where young heroes and villains are trained to protect the balance of good and evil. Based on the International Best Selling Book Series and starring Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Sophia Anne Caruso and Sofia Wylie, The School for Good & Evil comes to Netflix this September.
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Spiderhead – Trailer

Tuesday | 2022 05 24 |

Two inmates (Miles Teller & Jurnee Smollett) form a connection while grappling with their pasts in a state-of-the-art penitentiary run by a brilliant visionary (Chris Hemsworth) who experiments on his subjects with mind-altering drugs. Directed by Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick, Tron: Legacy). Based on The New Yorker short story, “Escape From Spiderhead,” by George Saunders.
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The Gray Man – Trailer

Tuesday | 2022 05 24 |

THE GRAY MAN is CIA operative Court Gentry (Ryan Gosling), aka, Sierra Six. Plucked from a federal penitentiary and recruited by his handler, Donald Fitzroy (Billy Bob Thornton), Gentry was once a highly-skilled, Agency-sanctioned merchant of death. But now the tables have turned and Six is the target, hunted across the globe by Lloyd Hansen (Chris Evans), a former cohort at the CIA, who will stop at nothing to take him out. Agent Dani Miranda (Ana de Armas) has his back. He’ll need it.
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Bridgerton – Season 2 – One of Us

Sunday | 2022 05 08 |

As per Julia Quinn’s bestselling novels, which deal with each of the eight Bridgerton siblings in turn, the second season of Shondaland’s Netflix series, Bridgerton, focuses on how Viscount Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) sets about selecting the best woman in town.

VFX Studio, One of Us, took part in this project as a continuation of the first instalment, working through pre-production, on-set and post production. The 250 VFX shots include complex creature work, alongside the familiar extravagant environments.
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Ultraman – Season 2 – Trailer

Sunday | 2022 04 17 |

A global mass disappearing event takes place among humanity. Rena and Shinjiro simultaneously vanish.

In the wake of these events, freelance journalist Kotaro Higashi investigates this mysterious “disappearance incident.”

The aliens behind it are the terrorist organisation Dark Star. They transmit a message to those on Earth. “Give us half of the Earth, or sacrifice half of its people… make your choice”.

At the same time, the recently disappeared Rena and Shinjiro are teleported to the Dark Star ship orbiting the Earth.

Learning too much, Kotaro is caught in the crossfire between Dark Star and the SSSP, and is almost left for dead…. In the final battle, our heroes face off against the Golden Fortress.

Facing this giant mecha destorying the city, ULTRAMAN, SEVEN and TARO are joined by ZOFFY, JACK, and ACE. At long last the 6 ULTRAMAN heroes have assembled!
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Hard Cell – Trailer

Friday | 2022 04 08 |

Hard Cell is a documentary style comedy set in the fictional female prison, HMP Woldsley. Writer and creator Catherine Tate plays multiple characters from Laura Willis, the Governor who believes creativity leads to rehabilitation, to Big Viv, the psychopath lifer. Set over a 6 week period during which the inmates rehearse a musical directed by ex-Eastender’s star Cheryl Fergison. Rehearsals draw together an oddball collection of women as they find their voices, grow in confidence and strengthen their friendships. Funny yet surprisingly moving, Hard Cell leans into the comical truth of prison life.
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The Adam Project – Netflix

Thursday | 2022 03 31 |

The Adam Project’s Zoe Saldaña (Laura) is joined by director Shawn Levy and VFX Supervisor Alessandro Ongaro to break down the best action scenes in the film. Learn behind-the-scenes secrets of the backyard fight with Ryan Reynolds (Big Adam) and the car chase through the forest, along with designing the futuristic look of the Time Jet.
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The Sea Beast

Thursday | 2022 03 31 |

From Academy Award winning filmmaker Chris Williams (Moana, Big Hero Six), THE SEA BEAST takes us to where the map ends, and the true adventure begins. Starring Karl Urban, Zaris-Angel Hator, Jared Harris, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Dan Stevens and Kathy Burke.

In an era when terrifying beasts roamed the seas, monster hunters were celebrated heroes – and none were more beloved than the great Jacob Holland. But when young Maisie Brumble stows away on his fabled ship, he’s saddled with an unexpected ally. Together they embark on an epic journey into uncharted waters and make history.
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Black Crab – Trailer

Saturday | 2022 02 26 |

BLACK CRAB is a Swedish action thriller set in a post-apocalyptic world torn apart by war. During a long, harsh winter, six soldiers embark on a covert mission across a frozen archipelago, risking their lives to transport a mysterious package that could end the war. As they enter hostile enemy territory, they have no idea what dangers lie ahead or who—if anyone—they can trust. But for speed skater turned soldier Caroline Edh, the mission is about something else entirely. Starring Noomi Rapace in a film directed by Adam Berg, BLACK CRAB follows six soldiers on a desperate mission to bring an end to the war which has destroyed their lives.
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Vikings – Valhalla – Trailer

Friday | 2022 02 11 |

Set over a thousand years ago in the early 11th century, VIKINGS: VALHALLA chronicles the heroic adventures of some of the most famous Vikings who ever lived — the legendary explorer Leif Eriksson (Sam Corlett), his fiery and headstrong sister Freydis Eriksdotter (Frida Gustavsson), and the ambitious Nordic prince Harald Sigurdsson (Leo Suter). As tensions between the Vikings and the English royals reach a bloody breaking point and as the Vikings themselves clash over their conflicting Christian and pagan beliefs, these three Vikings begin an epic journey that will take them across oceans and through battlefields, from Kattegat to England and beyond, as they fight for survival and glory.

Vikings: Valhalla launches February 25th, only on Netflix.
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The Witcher – Season 2 – Basilisk – Cinesite

Tuesday | 2022 02 08 |

The three terrifying Basilisks which feature in the final episode of The Witcher’s second season, are some of the deadliest creatures our hero has ever encountered. Developing the look of them was a year-long journey for Cinesite’s team.

Despite being assembled from a range of creatures’ anatomy, the Basilisks needed to look and move cohesively, with the animators carefully integrating them with the stunning on set fight choreography. On top of all that, they required fur, feathers AND scales – quite the challenge! Find out more about Cinesite’s work on The Witcher S2 here cinesite.com/the-witcher-2/
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Midnight Mass – Season 1 – Rise

Tuesday | 2022 01 25 |

RISE VFX supervisor Benjamin Burr and his team are no strangers to the Steven King Universe. In 2019 he and his team helped recreate the environments from The Shining for Mike Flanagan’s Doctor Sleep. Last year Mike directed a Netflix mini-series called Midnight Mass in which the inhabitants of an island feel rejuvenated after going to church – but RISE helped them feel the burn when exposed to daylight.
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The Silent Sea – A valiant mission for humanity’s survival

Monday | 2022 01 03 |

A story 10 years in the making—uncover the beginnings of an epic space expedition and the complex origins of this motley team of explorers in THE SILENT SEA. Director Choi Hang-yong, writer Park Eun-kyo, and executive producer Jung Woo-sung share the unanswered questions that fuel the story and tough decisions that come with the weight of survival in unknown.
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How Netflix’s ‘Klaus’ Made 2D Animation Look 3D

Saturday | 2022 01 01 |

“Klaus,” Netflix’s first animated film, is an origin story of Santa Claus. Because the Oscar-nominated movie appeals to nostalgia, director Sergio Pablos and his team at The SPA Studios in Madrid decided to make the film in 2D. But they also wanted to advance the look, so they developed new technology that adds details like lighting and texture to the characters that make them appear 3D. We spoke with Pablos to find out how they made the innovative film, which earned an Academy Award nomination for best Animated Feature and seven Annie Awards. “Klaus” stars Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Will Sasso, Norm MacDonald, and Joan Cusack.
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Munich – The Edge of War

Monday | 2021 12 13 |

Based on the international bestseller by Robert Harris. It is Autumn 1938 and Europe stands on the brink of war. Adolf Hitler is preparing to invade Czechoslovakia and Neville Chamberlain’s government desperately seeks a peaceful solution. With the pressure building, Hugh Legat, British civil servant, and Paul von Hartmann, German diplomat, travel to Munich for the emergency Conference. As negotiations begin, the two old friends find themselves at the centre of a web of political subterfuge and very real danger. With the whole world watching, can war be averted and, if so, at what cost?

In select theatres in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand in December and on Netflix January 21.
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Sweet Home – Making Monsters Come Alive with Nuke

Monday | 2021 12 13 |

Netflix’s monstrous smash-hit Sweet Home lurched onto our streams and screens in 2020, brought to life by renowned Korean studio Westworld. Join Westworld’s compositing team in this must-see webinar for a deep-dive into their creative workflow behind the hit series and expert advice on how to achieve Netflix-worthy content with Nuke, Foundry’s compositing software. This video is in Korean with English subtitles.

Presenter: Hyun Seok Oh，Compositing Team Manager, Westworld
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Cowboy Bebop – Trailer

Wednesday | 2021 10 27 |

COWBOY BEBOP is an action-packed space Western about three bounty hunters, aka “cowboys,” all trying to outrun the past. As different as they are deadly, Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) form a scrappy, snarky crew ready to hunt down the solar system’s most dangerous criminals — for the right price. But they can only kick and quip their way out of so many scuffles before their pasts finally catch up with them.

Based on the beloved anime series, COWBOY BEBOP is executive produced by André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg of Midnight Radio, Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements of Tomorrow Studios, Makoto Asanuma, Shin Sasaki and Masayuki Ozaki of Sunrise Inc., Tim Coddington, Tetsu Fujimura, Michael Katleman, Matthew Weinberg, and Christopher Yost. Nemec serves as showrunner. Original anime series director Shinichirō Watanabe is a consultant on the series, and original composer Yoko Kanno returns for the live-action adaptation. The series also stars Alex Hassell and Elena Satine.

Watch Cowboy Bebop, a live-action series, only on Netflix Nov. 19.
https://www.netflix.com/cowboybebop
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Red Notice – Trailer

Thursday | 2021 10 21 |

It’s the PRO vs. the CONS

An Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world’s most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBI’s top profiler (Johnson) and two rival criminals (Gadot, Reynolds), there’s no telling what will happen.
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Cowboy Bebop – Lost Session – Teaser

Wednesday | 2021 10 20 |

COWBOY BEBOP is an action-packed space Western about three bounty hunters, aka “cowboys,” all trying to outrun the past. As different as they are deadly, Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) form a scrappy, snarky crew ready to hunt down the solar system’s most dangerous criminals — for the right price. But they can only kick and quip their way out of so many scuffles before their pasts finally catch up with them.
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Lost in Space – Season 3 – Teaser Trailer

Thursday | 2021 10 07 |

In the third and final season of Lost in Space, the stakes are higher than ever and the Robinson family’s survival instincts will be put to the ultimate test. After a year of being trapped on a mysterious planet, Judy, Penny, Will, and the Robot must lead the 97 young Colonists in a harrowing evacuation — but not before secrets are unearthed that will change their lives forever. Meanwhile, John and Maureen — with Don at their side — must battle overwhelming odds as they try to reunite with their kids. The Robinsons will have to grapple with the emotional challenge of not just being lost — but being separated from the ones they love… as they face the greatest alien threat yet. Lost in Space Season 3 premieres Wednesday, December 1, only on Netflix.
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Army of Thieves – Trailer

Saturday | 2021 09 25 |

In this prequel to Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead, small-town bank teller Dieter gets drawn into the adventure of a lifetime when a mysterious woman recruits him to join a crew of Interpol’s most wanted criminals, attempting to heist a sequence of legendary, impossible-to-crack safes across Europe.
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Hellbound – Trailer

Saturday | 2021 09 25 |

Executors of Hell appear out of nowhere to condemn individuals to be hellbound. In the midst of this mayhem, a religious group preaching questionable truths grows in influence. The release date has been confirmed for director Yeon Sang-ho’s Hellbound.
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