Hasta La Motion!

Since, best things are kept for climax, many movies with mastered VFX are scheduled to hit the silver screen at the end of this year. Here are five upcoming movies which will go along with the festive season perfectly, as well as their spine-chilling and jaw-dropping visual effects will amaze the viewers.

Nutcracker and the Four Realms

With the beginning of the Halloween season The Nutcracker and the Four Realms will hit the theatre on 2 November 2018 in 2D and Real D 3D. A movie by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it will add to the list of Halloween fantasy princess. Directed by Lasse Hallström and Joe Johnston, and written by Ashleigh Powell and Tom McCarthy, the fantasy drama revolves around a young girl who finds a Nutcracker doll among the family’s gifts and is charged by her parents to take special care of it. The visual effects and CGI of the movie will take you to the Victorian era of huge castles, carriages, princess and enchantments.

Mary Poppins Returns

Wondering  what to watch this Christmas? Mary Poppins Returns is the answer. Directed by Rob Marshall and written by David Magee, taken from a story by Magee, Marshall, and John DeLuca, this family drama is a sequel to the 1964’s Mary Poppins and is scheduled to release on 19 December this year. Set in 1935 London, the movie will see a lot of visuals recreating the vintage London.

Overlord

Produced by Bad Robot Productions and Paramount Pictures, Overlord revolves around several American soldiers who get stuck behind enemy lines after D-Day and discover secret Nazi experiments. Looking at the trailer, Overlord seems packed with action and has a lot of VFX-based war sequences. The movie is scheduled to release 9 November 2018, spooking you right after the Halloween week.

Fantastic Beast Crimes of the Grindle World

A second installment of the Fantastic Beast Where to Find Them (2016), the Warner Bros produced and distributed movie Fantastic Beast Crimes of the Grindle World,  will release on 8 November 2018 (Paris) and 16 November 2018 (United Kingdom & United States). Directed by David Yates, and screenplay by J. K. Rowling, this is the tenth installment in the Wizarding World franchise. The movie revolves around Newt Scamander and Albus Dumbledore as they attempt to take down the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald. With lots of magic, spells, wands and enchantments, go on a wizardly adventure.

BumbleBee

Bumblebee is an upcoming American science fiction action film scheduled to hit the screens on 21 December. The movie is centred on the Transformers character of the same name. The film is directed by Travis Knight and written by Christina Hodson and Kelly Fremon Craig. Quench your thirst with this jam-packed action and science fiction.

Apart from the above mentioned movie release, there are lot of Netflix originals coming up, including Outlaw King movie, House of Cards Season 6, Van Helsing Season 3, Dark Season 1 and many more which will definitely entertain those who want to stay at home and enjoy the festive season.

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For Thrillist, I asked Ian Hunter about the models and miniatures work in First Man.

Look out for more of my coverage soon on the film at VFX Voice.

China’s restrictions against screening Hollywood films in theatres is apparently being lifted as big budget productions Venom and Aquaman are heading to the country real soon.

Whilst Sony’s spin-off on the anti-hero is raking in the moolah from all quarters despite several negative reviews and criticisms, Venom is spewing its way into the Chinese theatres on 8 November 2018.

China’s embargo on releasing American films was apparently owing to the strict censorship policies in the country. However, it had negative ramifications on its domestic box-office as it witnessed a 28 percent plunge in overall collections in the six weeks since the decision was passed.

But much to the delight of its movie buffs, the world’s second largest movie market is once again opening its gates to Hollywood films, and DCEU’s Aquaman too is arriving at the Chinese shores on 7 December 2018, exactly two weeks before its release in the US.

However, the Chinese Government has provisionally granted these releases in an effort to encourage the Chinese audience to support domestic productions too, rather than only foreign releases.

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Chhota Bheem is a household name loved by all age groups and audiences globally. With five theatrical releases already under its belt, Green Gold Animation is now set to release the first ever Chhota Bheem theatrical in digital 3D titled Chhota Bheem Kungfu Dhamaka. The trailer of the animated feature released on the occasion of Dussehra.

In the feature, Chhota Bheem now stronger than ever is in the kingdom of China participating in the emperor’s annual martial arts competition. The world’s top fighters have assembled in China and Bheem along with his friends from Dholakpur also takes part in the tournament, which is disrupted by evil villain Zuhu who creates havoc.

Director Rajiv Chilaka said, “With Kungfu Dhamaka we are taking a giant leap with Chhota Bheem. In this movie the quality of animation and production is far superior to the earlier productions and can compete with the best in the world. The movie will be distributed by Yash Raj Films with whom we have a long standing relationship and we are sure that the movie would reach its audience far and wide.  As for Chhota Bheem’s fans, they are going to love Bheem’s international adventure.”

Yash Raj Distribution vice president Rohan Malhotra said, “Chhota Bheem is the most popular Indian animation character among kids today. We are proud of our association with Green Gold Animation and we are planning to give Chhota Bheem Kungfu Dhamaka the widest ever release for an animation film across India when it releases next year”.

Conceptualized in 2003, by Green Gold Animation founder CEO Rajiv Chilaka, Chhota Bheem debuted on Indian television screens in 2008 when Turner Broadcasting System, launched it on their kids entertainment channel, Pogo. Since then, the IP has undertaken a miraculous journey to become the most successful homegrown animated series in India with 300 television episodes, 27 television movies and three theatrical releases.

Directed by Rajiv Chilaka, produced by Green Gold Animation and distributed by Yash Raj Films, Chhota Bheem Kungfu Dhamaka is all set for an international release in summer 2019.

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