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The Electric State | Final Trailer | Finaler Trailer | Netflix
Together, robots & humans can take the whole system down. THE ELECTRIC STATE starring Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt and directed by the Russo Brothers, only on Netflix MARCH 14. Set in a retro-futuristic past, this blockbuster adventure from filmmakers Anthony and Joe Russo follows Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown), an orphaned teenager who traverses the American West in search of her younger brother. Joining her on the journey is a sweet but mysterious robot and an eccentric drifter (Chris Pratt). The film also stars Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander, Woody Norman, Giancarlo Esposito and Stanley Tucci. Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Hank Azaria, Colman Domingo and Alan Tudyk join the cast in voice roles. THE ELECTRIC STATE premieres globally on Netflix MARCH 14.
Regie: Anthony und Joe Russo
Drehbuch: Christopher Markus und Stephen McFeely
Buchvorlage: Simon Stålenhag
Producer: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Angela Russo-Otstot,
Chris Castaldi, Patrick Newall
Executive Producer: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Tim Connors, Nick van Dyk, Jake Aust, Geoffrey Haley, Jeffrey Ford, Simon Stålenhag, Julia Angelin, Russell Ackerman, John Schoenfelder, Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti
Co-Producer: Anthony J. Vorhies, Joseph Micucci, Murtaza Kathawala
Besetzung: Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander, Woody Norman, Giancarlo Esposito und Stanley Tucci
Original-Synchronstimmen: Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate,
Hank Azaria, Colman Domingo und Alan Tudyk
Hank Azaria, Colman Domingo und Alan Tudyk
Gemeinsam können Menschen und Roboter das ganze System stürzen. The Electric State mit Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt und unter der Regie der Russo-Brüder – ab 14. März, nur auf Netflix. Dieses Blockbuster-Abenteuer der Filmemacher Anthony und Joe Russo spielt in einer retrofuturistischen Vergangenheit. Die verwaiste Teenagerin Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown) macht sich auf die Suche nach ihrem jüngeren Bruder. Dabei durchquert sie zusammen mit einem netten, aber rätselhaften Roboter und einem exzentrischen Herumtreiber (Chris Pratt) den amerikanischen Westen. In diesem Film sind außerdem Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander, Woody Norman, Giancarlo Esposito und Stanley Tucci zu sehen. Abgerundet wird der Cast von den Stimmen von Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Hank Azaria, Colman Domingo und Alan Tudyk. The Electric State – ab 14. März 2024, weltweit auf Netflix.
Als der Roboter Cosmo die elternlose Teenagerin Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown) aufsucht, stellt dies alles infrage, was sie über die Welt zu wissen glaubte: Der liebenswürdige, aber mysteriöse Roboter scheint von Christopher gesteuert zu werden, ihrem genialen, jüngeren Bruder, den sie für tot hielt. Fest entschlossen, den geliebten Bruder wiederzufinden, macht sich Michelle mit Cosmo auf den Weg durch den US-amerikanischen Südwesten. Schon bald muss sie sich widerwillig mit Keats (Chris Pratt) und Herman (im Original gesprochen von Anthony Mackie) zusammentun, einem Schmuggler und seinem immer zu Scherzen aufgelegten Roboter-Freund. Im abgeschotteten Bereich der Wüste, in dem die vertriebenen Roboter nun leben, finden Michelle und Keats nicht nur eine bunte Gruppe neuer animatronischer Verbündeter, sie decken auch das finstere Geheimnis rund um Christophers Verschwinden auf.
Mark Turner: With Los Angeles literally burning, and Technicolor melting down – 2025 couldn’t have started much worse. Which begs the question, what else is to come?
Mark Turner
First published on LinkedIn on February 26th, 2025 – Reprinted/reposted/reblogged here with the permission of the Author
With Los Angeles literally burning, and Technicolor melting down – 2025 couldn’t have started much worse. Which begs the question, what else is to come? it’s not even the end of February yet…
A few cursory thoughts, to be more expanded in coming weeks:
1) VFX is changed forever
2) The Creator Economy will continue to expand – and AI will empower it. But don’t believe in the „Lone Wolf“ creator. Media creation will remain a team activity with specialists in different areas collaborating to make magic.
3) The tools that got us here, will not get us there. Throw them out. Think again.
4) New tools means new pipelines. Entirely.
5) New pipelines will combine a mixture of human and non-human participants.
6) Content creation will be leaner and much much faster
7) Yes that means a lot more complete dross to surf past
8) And also that you won’t need to wait years for the next season of that great show
9) And yes…more layoffs. Sorry – can’t be avoided.
10) Therefore if you’re not spending 2025 reinventing everything you thought you knew, you’re behind. If you thought this change will be predictable, linear and with time to build a plan and strategy, think again.
My world has burned. The Universe is trying to tell me something. I’ve started to listen. Have you??
Mark Turner
Cristian Spagnuolo: 🚨 The VFX Industry Needs a Safe Space for Change 🚨
A few days ago, my post about the collapse of Technicolor went viral.
The flood of comments and messages made one thing painfully clear:
💀 The VFX industry is broken.
💰 Studios chase tax incentives instead of sustainability.
⏳ Artists are overworked, underpaid, and burned out.
🚪 Thousands are left jobless overnight, without warning, without severance.
But here’s the thing: We ARE the industry. Without us, there are no blockbuster movies, no stunning visuals, no magic on screen.
That’s why I’ve created a new Discord community:
🎬 VFX INDUSTRY UNFILTERED
🔗 JOIN HERE → https://lnkd.in/g35hG54d
What’s the goal?
✅ A safe space to share experiences, without fear of blacklisting.
✅ A hub for solutions, how do we fix this industry?
✅ A support network, sharing job offers, advice, and real help.
The VFX industry must change. But change only happens when we come together.
📩 Join the conversation. Share your story. Let’s take back control.
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Cristian Spagnuolo
Will MacNeil: While the anonymous corporation set about dismantling all our lives, our community was ready to start rebuilding from day one.
First published on LinkedIn on February 28th, 2025 – Reprinted/reposted/reblogged here with the permission of the Author
Wow what a week.
A lot of headlines here about Technicolor shutting down, and as a consequence, my home of 8 years, The Mill. The effects of this devastating implosion are now being felt by thousands of people around the world. And their families. And our freelancers. And their families. And the wonderful companies that supplied everything from cleaning our offices to fully-fledged studios providing the work we couldn’t do in-house – many of whom are still waiting to be paid by Technicolor. And our clients, who were blindsided by this just as much as we were.
It is, with no exaggeration, gut wrenching. I mean it. I’ve felt ill since I got the news around midnight Friday UK time: our US colleagues had been told they no longer had jobs via an unsigned email from an unknown address.
But there’s another side to this story that many people might miss. While the anonymous corporation set about dismantling all our lives, our community was ready to start rebuilding from day one.
By Saturday morning, people were on the ground in London securing client project files. In one case a determined producer and PA worked together to buy the last 12TB drives in London and get files downloading with the help of Techops staff who offered their time. And thanks to our leadership who covered the costs out of pocket.
By 10am on Monday The Mill UK staff had started migrating off our in-house messaging system and onto a new Slack group where they’ve offered everything from legal advice to job search lists and references to friendship and support. It’s a wonderful thing to see.
Will MacNeil
Meanwhile a huge network of former Mill staff started appearing on LinkedIn, sharing job offers, practical advice and again, friendship. While organisations donated time, expertise, free software, learning assets and more.
The next weeks will be tough. The story will slip off people’s timelines. Some Mill staff will land new jobs, some will need more time and support. I ask you all to keep giving it.
I said to my colleagues online just now: I’ve always been proud to be part of The Mill. But never THIS proud. While our parent company tried its best to land a final blow from its anonymous email addresses, our community fought back.
We are most certainly down. But no way are we out.
Will MacNeil
Creative Director – The Mill, London. Focused on innovation in visual storytelling
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Shaun Severi: The problem wasn’t talent or execution — it was mismanagement at the highest levels.
First published on LinkedIn on February 25th, 2025 – Reprinted/reposted/reblogged here with the permission of the Author
I don’t usually post rants on social media, but today is different. Today, someone killed Technicolor—along with The Mill, MPC, Mikros, and Mr. X. In bowling, they’d call that a strike.
A move that put around 4,500 people out of a job in less than 24 hours.
And before you start blaming AI or the industry evolution or market dynamics… don’t. Because it’s not that.
I’ve seen a few people trying to explain what happened, but no one from the inside has truly told the story. So here it is.
First, understand that every business unit at Technicolor was packed with incredibly talented, motivated, and inspiring artists. The work they produced was world-class. The problem wasn’t talent or execution—it was mismanagement at the highest levels.
The first president (I’ll let you look him up) buried the company under massive debt by acquiring all the top VFX studios, leaving us struggling for air from the start. The second president, after a disastrous and forced merger of the post houses, took us public, artificially inflating the company’s value—only for it to come crashing down when the real numbers were revealed. And the third and final president, who came from a car rental company, had no vision of what she was building, selling, or managing. I could also add no curiosity either.
Shaun Severi
Creating mind-bending visuals under suffocating debt? Nearly impossible. I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. Yet we did it, day in, day out.
As they say, the buck stops here. While we, as employees, may each bear a fraction of responsibility, the incompetence at the top was nothing short of disastrous—perhaps even criminal.
But here’s the silver lining: while the company may be dead, the talent that defined it is very much alive. And for any creative studio out there, this is a golden opportunity.
Happy shopping and stay gold !
Shaun Severi
Head of Creative Production at the Mill / Executive Creative Director of Ideation and Film Director
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaun-severi-179b56/
Cristian Spagnuolo: Technicolor´s Failure: The End of an Era of Exploitation
First published on LinkedIn on February 25th, 2025 – Reprinted/reposted/reblogged here with the permission of the Author
A few days ago, Technicolor (finally) collapsed. And all I can think of is a quote from The Dark Knight:
„You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain!“
Technicolor lived long enough to become the worst villain of the VFX industry.
For over two decades, they ran MPC, Mill Film, The Mill, Mikros, and Mr. X like sweatshops, pushing artists to the limit with insane hours, unpaid overtime, and toxic working conditions.
We all have heard the horror stories:
artists collapsing, suffering severe health issues, and in the worst cases, taking their own lives. All while leadership squeezed every last drop out of them in the name of profit.
Let’s be clear: Technicolor pioneered the worst practices in VFX.
They offshored jobs, fired thousands to cut costs, and set the industry standard for exploitation. Their influence still poisons VFX today.
But what shocks me is how many people are STILL thanking them, saying Technicolor „shaped“ their careers.
This is Stockholm Syndrome.
I get it, I feel grateful too, but not for the same reasons.Technicolor showed me exactly what I DON´T WANT in a company. Just like escaping a toxic relationship, I look back and think, How did I ever put up with that?
Yes, thousands of artists just lost their jobs, and I feel for them. But let’s be honest: Technicolor´s failure isn´t a tragedy, its JUSTICE
The real problem? The people who ran that company haven’t disappeared. They’ve moved on, bringing their toxic mindset to other studios. That’s why VFX is still broken.
But here’s the truth: if Technicolor survived all these years, winning Oscars and awards, it wasn´t because of their leadership, it was because of US, the artists.
The ones who worked those never-ending days and nights.
The ones who solved impossible problems under insane pressure
Cristian Spagnuolo
The ones who made magic happen.
We are stronger than they ever gave us credit for.
So don’t let this moment break you, rise and fight for the industry we deserve. Remember the amazing people you met, the bonds you built, the passion that kept you going despite everything.
We are the stars.
We are the ones who won those awards.
WE ARE what makes VFX magical.
Never forget it!!!
Cristian Spagnuolo
Experienced VFX & CG Supervisor | Beta-Tester, Mentor & Content Creator | 20 Years of Transforming Imagination into Reality
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Täglich einen Kurzen: „Memories for Sale“ by Manu Mercurial
“After his alcoholic father’s death, a young man decides to sell the last memory of him – his taxi.” This 2D Animation short was my graduation film in 2020. No 3D software was used in the making of this short film. Everything was digitally drawn, animated and painted. My thesis focused on the use of perspective grids to emulate camera movements and rotations in 2D. I figured I never did uploaded it to my own channel so here you go!
For the story, it is entirely fictional. But after some self-analysis I realized I probably came up with this story because of real events in my life, in a sort of “what if” version of how things could’ve happened. I created this film with lots of love for the craft that we do, and I really hope you enjoy it! **
Awards: ** QUIRINO AWARDS 2021 – BEST SCHOOL SHORTFILM CHILEMONOS 2021 – BEST SCHOOL SHORTFILM DRAWTASTIC “GOLDEN PENCIL” 2021 – BEST STUDENT FILM KIAFF 2021 – BEST STORY/SCRIPT & BEST FILM IN SOUND HAND DRAWN DOCUMENTARY – CONTEST WINNER
Täglich einen Kurzen: „The Lost Tower“ by Florent Lebrun
Flying over uncharted waters, a pilot searches for one of the Lost Towers.
#blender #animation #shortfilm
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Short film by: Florent Lebrun
website: https://www.artstation.com/florentlebrun
Insta: / florent.lebrun
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/florent-lebr…
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Music and Sound Design: Louis Lacoste
website: https://www.louislacoste.com/
Insta: / louislacostemusic
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Title Design: Pierre Lazarevic
website: https://www.artstation.com/pierrelaza…
Insta: / pierre_lazarevic
Täglich einen Kurzen: Superman | Mad Scientist | Fleischer Cartoon
First Superman cartoon. A mad scientist creates a death ray and fires it at the Daily Planet building. Cark Kent goes into action as the Man of Steel! Lois out for a story gets caught in the death ray tower. Superman protects Metropolis and the world from a variety of threats while working at the Daily Planet as Clark Kent. Directors: Dave Fleischer, Steve Muffati (uncredited) Writers: Jerry Siegel (comic strip created by: Superman) (as Jerome Siegel), Joe Shuster (comic strip created by: Superman) Stars: Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander, Jackson Beck
