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www.postmagazine.com 1 POST JAN/FEB 2025 The Wild Robot 28 22 OSCAR PREDICTIONS A look at the frontrunners and underdogs leading up to the 97th Annual Academy Awards By Iain Blair 27 ANIMATION In the Shadow of the Cypress This Oscar-nominated short overcame several production challenges By Marc Loftus 28 THE WILD ROBOT Bringing a brilliantly-animated adventure to life on-screen By Kendra Ruczak 32 OUTLOOK 2025 Experts from AWS, Cinedeck and Light Iron weigh in on trends affecting the post industry 34 FILMMAKING Heart Eyes Director Josh Ruben creates a holiday- themed rom-com/slasher By Marc Loftus 35 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AI's latest tools and applications 36 PEOPLE Hirings and promotions at AES, Cause and FX, Light Iron, MPC, Sound Lounge & more SERVING THE INDUSTRY SINCE 1986 VOL. 40 · NO. 6 WWW.POSTMAGAZINE.COM WEB EXCLUSIVES • Outlook 2025: VFX trends; The evolution of realtime technology • Star Trek Unification director Carlos Baena • Suits editor Dan Rovetto (pictured) • NAB 2025: Announcements & updates • Game Development: Next-level pipelines • AI: New applications for animation & VFX • Industry Trends: Virtual production ON OUR COVER SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES' A COMPLETE UNKNOWN 2 EDITOR'S LETTER A focus on feature films By Marc Loftus 4 BITS & PIECES Editing Emilia Pérez, Lady Gaga's Abracadabra music video, Sony Pictures upgrades & more 10 DIRECTOR'S CHAIR Sing Sing's Greg Kwedar Shot on film, this prison drama received three Oscar nominations By Iain Blair 12 A COMPLETE UNKNOWN Director James Mangold and the team behind the Oscar-nominated Bob Dylan biopic By Marc Loftus 18 GLADIATOR II Director Ridley Scott's next chapter in the Roman Empire's power struggle By Marc Loftus Gladiator II 18 A Complete Unknown 10 12 Sing Sing