‘She-Hulk’ EPs Address VFX Community’s Criticism of Marvel: ‘We Stand in Solidarity’

Netflix has announced that its documentary In Her Hands, from renowned directors Tamana Ayazi (Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)) and Marcel Mettelsiefen (Watani: My Homeland) will launch globally on the streamer and in select theaters on November 16, following the film’s September 9th world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.

Naman Ramachandran “Mariupol. Unlost Hope,” one of two Ukrainian documentaries recently acquired by Beta Film’s Autentic Distribution, will be released in 40 cities across the world, which are similar to Mariupol either by population or as a port and/or industrial center, or cities that are twinned with Mariupol, on Aug. 24, Ukraine independence day.The film shows the Ukraine war through the eyes of ordinary people who lived through the first month of the invasion in Mariupol.

prequel,, finally premiered on Sunday, Aug. 21 after much anticipation and build-up over the new installment in the TV franchise based on George R.R. Martin’s books. Unlike the original series, however, the first episode did not feature elaborate opening credits or a title sequence similar to the one fans grew to love during the eight seasons from executive producers David Benioff and D.

This week, Marvel’s launched its latest series, “She-Hulk: Attorney At Law,” a much more comedic riff on their superhero tales. While the early VFX in trailers had audiences worried, by the time the show hit the air, it mainly had hit the mark.

Christopher Vourlias Beta Film has acquired international distribution rights for the Ukrainian documentaries “Mariupol. Unlost Hope” and “9 Lives” through its subsidiary Autentic Distribution, the sales arm of the documentary label Autentic, which is owned by the Munich-based production and distribution powerhouse.“Mariupol.

Disney+ Thursday, addressed pop culture’s infatuation with heroes being super muscular, telling Entertainment Tonight she loves “She-Hulk” because “she represents a different body and a different perception from the outside.”“I think that there’s a cultural obsession with the certain physique that goes along with these movies sometimes,” Maslany, who plays lawyer and She-Hulk herself Jennifer Walters, said. “I certainly fell prey to that idea, and I definitely don’t think it’s a thing that we should be pursuing because it’s just these weird standards that none of us can actually keep up with unless we’re going to the gym 1,000 times a week.”The 36-year-old, who has appeared in “Orphan Black” and “Parks and Recreation,” said that she loves her character since “how people see her is so much a part of her story.”“That to me is really exciting conversation that can happen around this, which is: How do we look at someone differently depending on the body that they inhabit?” she said.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and daughter Chelsea Clinton now have double the reason to head to the Toronto International Film Festival next month. TIFF unveiled its documentary lineup today, which includes the world premiere of In Her Hands, a film executive produced by the Clintons through their banner Hidden Light.

You probably hear this every time a new Marvel TV show comes out and you break out in a rash of cynicism: “it’s the best Marvel series ever” or “it’s the best new Marvel series since…” It’s a rain of praise and deluge of enthusiasm every time a new Marvel series hits. Yet, the reality is, so far, Marvel’s had a wobbly time on television.

, HBO is expanding the world of by going back several hundred years to focus on House Targaryen. The all-new series is adapted from George R.R.

Anne Heche was being investigated for felony DUI after her car crash and the LAPD has announced an end to the investigation.

Gizmodo report, said his team was hired to work on “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame.” However, Marvel reportedly forgot to tell them that the film’s release date had been moved up, so artists found out about the bumped-up date up through a coworker rather than the studio.“The worst was when ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ and ‘Endgame’ were coming out,” David alleged to the publication. “They actually bumped up that release by a month but they hadn’t told us.”David recalls that he was working when a coworker approached him with a press release.

EXCLUSIVE: RTG Features (Alaskan Nets) and MSM (The Last Dance) have tapped David Charles Rodrigues (Neymar: The Perfect Chao) to direct a new feature doc about the high-scoring NBA trio of Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin—collectively known as Run TMC—and how they set the stage for the present-day dynasty of the world-champion Golden State Warriors, led by Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green.

Ukraine battle against invading Russian forces is now in its sixth month, and the country’s filmmakers remain determined to document the horrors facing its people.

The team behind She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is speaking out after receiving criticism for the way CGI was handled on the show.

Over the past few weeks, Marvel Studios’ treatment of visual effects companies and workers has come under increased scrutiny. An anonymous report on Reddit spurred a chain of VFX artists alleging that the Disney division is one of the “worst culprits” in terms of unfair working conditions for artists.

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” team is defending criticism about the visual effects work in the Tatiana Maslany-led show, amid a recent wave of VFX artists speaking up about alleged poor working conditions for projects produced by Marvel Studios.“I feel incredibly, like, deferential to how talented these artists are and how quickly they have to work, obviously, like much quicker than probably should be given to them, in terms of like churning these things out,” Maslany told reporters during a virtual panel for the upcoming Disney+ series at the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour Wednesday.Jessica Gao, who is head writer on the series, added: “It’s terrible that a lot of artists feel rushed and feel that the the workload is too massive. I mean, I think everybody on this panel stands in solidarity with all workers and is very pro-good working conditions.” “She-Hulk” director Kat Coiro noted that while she’s worked with VFX artists on the show, “we’re not behind the scenes on these long nights and days.”“If they’re feeling pressure we stand with them and we listen to them,” Coiro added.Maslany, Gao and Coiro had been asked by a journalist about their experiences with the “She-Hulk” VFX artists and “how you feel about the finished product,” noting that “there have been numerous accounts lately that VFX houses … they are feeling incredibly crushed by the studios in general and Marvel keeps getting called out.”Criticism specifically of Marvel Studios has been bubbling on the internet over the past few months, starting with anonymous posts on Reddit alleging overwhelming last-minute changes and poor pay for overtime.

Donald and Stephen Glover addressed criticism from the Black community that their hit FX series Atlanta isn’t for them during the show’s TCA panel on Tuesday. The show’s fourth and final season is set to premiere on September 15.

VFX Firm DNEG Promotes Chas Jarrett to Creative DirectorDune and Tenet VFX firm DNEG has promoted Chas Jarrett to Creative Director. Jarrett, who is based out of London, joined DNEG as a Senior VFX Supervisor in 2019 and is an industry veteran with credits on films such as Aladdin (2019), Logan, Sherlock Holmes, and Sweeney Todd. He will take over the reins from incumbent DNEG Creative Director and two-time Oscar-winning VFX Supervisor Paul Franklin, who will continue on at the company as a Visual Effects Consultant. In a statement, DNEG Group President, VFX, and Stereo, Josh Jaggars said: “Congratulations to Chas on his well-deserved promotion to Creative Director of DNEG. He is an outstanding leader and a fine role-model for our creative teams, with a talent for developing strong relationships with filmmakers. Chas is an important addition to DNEG’s executive leadership team, and I am looking forward to working closely with him to ensure that our creative output remains second-to-none.”

Acquisitive VFX firm Cinesite has expanded its international footprint with the purchase of a majority stake in Squeeze, the Canadian animation house behind the Marvel series What If…?.