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Vengeance Most Fowl
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16 WICKED
Universal Pictures turns this Broadway
stage musical into a cinematic event
By Marc Loftus
22 ANIMATION
Wallace & Gromit - Vengeance Most Fowl
Aardman's stop-motion team creates
the next chapter in this Oscar-winning
property
By Marc Loftus
26 OUTLOOK 2025
Insight into the year ahead from pros
at AJA, Ateliere, Disguise, Light Sail VR,
MainConcept, MRMC, MTI Film, OddBeast,
OpenDrive, Roof Studio and Suite Studios
32 PRODUCTS
New releases from Axle AI, Chaos, Krotos,
Sennheiser and Sony
35 PEOPLE
Recent hirings and promotions at Arcade,
Carbon, Cinesite, Digital Domain, Final Cut,
MPC, Nomad, Rodeo FX and more
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Outlook 2025: AI, virtual production
& the cloud
By Marc Loftus
4 BITS & PIECES
News from Abandon Editorial, Company 3,
Digital Domain, Harbor and Sylmar Studios
10 DIRECTOR'S CHAIR
Steve McQueen — Blitz
World War II London, like it's never been
seen before
By Iain Blair
12 DIRECTORS OUTLOOK
John Crowley, Steve McQueen, Paul
Schrader and Denis Villeneuve look at the
Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities &
Threats facing today's filmmakers
By Iain Blair
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