James Harvey
01-02-2002, 12:13 PM
It looks like comic book movies are the next big thing, as major F/X studios are trying to get their mitts on these projects. A <a href="http://www.variety.com">Variety</a> article detailing last year's slow-down in the movie F/X biz, due to low budget movie making, yields some interesting tidbits for comic book movie fans. Apparently effects houses suffered through lean times during 2001 due to schedule jockeying induced by strike fears as well. However, Variety reports that things have already started to look up. With comic book movies coming fast, the F/X movies have their apparent savior.
It's already been reported that Industrial Light and Magic has landed the F/X chores on The Hulk and, more recently, Sony Pictures Imageworks has begun preliminary work on the CGI AstroBoy (!). The article also reveals that the French eye-candy factory Buf Compagnie (whose work was featured in Fight Club) is working up special effects for Constantine. Meanwhile Daredevil and X-Men 2 are mentioned as in-development projects that are among the most sought-after by F/X houses. The first X-Men movie had multiple F/X houses, including ILM (Industrial Light & Magic) handling the various special effects sequences.
Finally, the article runs down a list of projects that could start rolling in 2002 or 2003, showing that comic movies are now big business. Among them are comic book adaptations like 20th Century Fox's Fantastic Four, New Line's Iron Man and Warner Bros. Catwoman, Batman and Superman. With the next WB comic book movie likely being Catwoman, look for announcements on the movie in early/mid 2002.
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It's already been reported that Industrial Light and Magic has landed the F/X chores on The Hulk and, more recently, Sony Pictures Imageworks has begun preliminary work on the CGI AstroBoy (!). The article also reveals that the French eye-candy factory Buf Compagnie (whose work was featured in Fight Club) is working up special effects for Constantine. Meanwhile Daredevil and X-Men 2 are mentioned as in-development projects that are among the most sought-after by F/X houses. The first X-Men movie had multiple F/X houses, including ILM (Industrial Light & Magic) handling the various special effects sequences.
Finally, the article runs down a list of projects that could start rolling in 2002 or 2003, showing that comic movies are now big business. Among them are comic book adaptations like 20th Century Fox's Fantastic Four, New Line's Iron Man and Warner Bros. Catwoman, Batman and Superman. With the next WB comic book movie likely being Catwoman, look for announcements on the movie in early/mid 2002.
Stay tuned for more movie news here at TZN!