Game engine maker Unity has announced its intent to acquire Weta Digital, the New Zealand-based VFX studio owned by Peter Jackson that's behind the special effects in films including Jackson's Lord of ...

Unity has entered an agreement to acquire VFX platform Weta Digital, with aims to lean further into the metaverse. Weta was co-founded by director Peter Jackson, and is responsible for the digital ...

Weta Digital, one of the world’s premier visual effects companies founded by Peter Jackson, has sold its visual effects tech division to Unity in a $1.625 billion deal, according to an individual with ...

Nov 9 (Reuters) - Unity Software Inc (U.N), opens new tab will buy Weta Digital, a visual effects (VFX) studio known for its work in movies such as "Godzilla vs. Kong" and "Avatar" in a $1.63 billion ...

The year 2022 was a watershed moment for the animation and entertainment industries. Avatar 2, Stranger Things, and the Bollywood film Brahmastra have all set new standards for animated entertainment ...

Unity has launched a Weta Tools division that aims to provide 2D and 3D VFX solutions for the wider industry. Unity acquired Weta Digital in 2021, and Ziva Dynamics in 2022, and will now make their ...

In the 10 short years of her career so far, visual effects production manager Nikeah Forde has worked alongside Kenneth Branagh on both “Cinderella” and “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,” Tim Burton on ...

Edward J. Douglas, the VFX Supervisor behind Longlegs and The Monkey, has unveiled two new sci-fi shorts that he directed.