Industry News, Now You See Me
‘This Is the End,’ ‘Now You See Me’ VFX Firm Closes Doors, 100 People Laid Off
thewrap.com –
Modus FX, a Canadian visual effects vendor that counts “Now You See Me” and “This is the End” among its credits, is shutting down after six years. Roughly 100 people have been let go, co-founder and visual effects supervisor Yanick Wilisky told TheWrap. The company was undone after a number of projects it was slated to work on were delayed.
6 years 45 weeks ago via jackiechan
Lionsgate Aiming for More Franchises in Wake of ‘Hunger Games’
variety.com –
With “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” having grossed $860 million worldwide, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer has underlined the studio’s focus on creating more franchises. Feltheimer listed “Now You See Me,” “Mortdecai,” “Gods of Egypt,” “Chaos Walking” and “The Last Witch Hunter” as potential franchises for the studio during Friday morning’s call with analysts to discuss...
6 years 49 weeks ago via theothersenhman