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DNEG Acquires Metaphysic, Firm Responsible For AI De-Aging In ‘Here’

Post-acquisition, DNEG’s Brahma group will employ over 800 engineers and creative technologists.

The film, produced by Locksmith Animation and DNEG Animation, releases December 4.

The animation industry in Montreal, the province’s hub of animation and vfx production, is in decline.

The film has been dated for release in 2027.

Two films have saved Hollywood this summer – and they both happen to be animated.

Workers are bracing for layoffs to hit at the company’s studios in the U.K. and Canada.

In the trailer, Garfield leaves the familiar confines of domesticated life to join a heist with his estranged father.

IATSE organizers say that workers at DNEG Toronto have already filed for union certification and are waiting for the labor board confirmation.

DNEG Animation, which animated features including ‘Nimona,’ ‘Entergalactic,’ and ‘The Garfield Movie,’ turns 10 this year.

According to organizers, talks are underway at DNEG Montreal and Toronto to follow suit.

The cg feature, co-written by Oscar-nominated screenwriter David Reynolds (‘Finding Nemo’), will hit theaters on May 24, 2024.

The tremendous breakthrough hails a new dawn for vfx workers in Canada.

After a brief, limited theatrical run, the film will be available for digital purchase on November 7.

The film will then be sent to PVOD digital platforms on November 7.

Production designer Aidan Sugano spoke with us about the film’s bumpy development, his role on the film, and putting together the book.

IATSE is asking DNEG workers across the country to fill out in IATSE VFX Union Support Cards.

The company says that the salary reductions will allow it to keep people employed instead of laying off workers.

DNEG, which employs nearly 7,000 workers globally, will lay off around 70 of its 900 London-based workers.

VFX workers get screwed by Hollywood yet again.

After a years-long production period that saw the film’s original studio shut down, we’ve finally got our first look at ‘Nimona’ in action.