Unity has announced a round of layoffs and the closure of Weta Digital, after it decided to end its agreement with Peter Jackson's Weta FX. The layoffs will impact 265 employees, a total of 3.8% ...

Yes, Weta Digital’s vfx studio, which has created vfx for films like Avatar, Game of Thrones, Planet of the Apes, Lord of the Rings, and Wonder Woman, will continue to exist as a standalone ...

With Tuesday’s announcement of Unity purchasing Weta Digital’s VFX tech division for $1.6 billion, we’re going to witness a metaverse alliance between the two companies. This means Weta ...

Peter Jackson's Weta Digital, the Academy Award-winning digital effects company famed for its work on the Lord of the Rings movies, is to be acquired by Unity game engine maker Unity Technologies ...

Unity has announced that it is on a "definitive agreement" with Weta Digital, a visual effects company co-founded by one of the most popular film directors of the 21st century, Peter Jackson.

Weta Digital has been responsible for creating the special effects for a wealth of films including the Lord of the Rings trilogy, King Kong, Avatar, Deadpool 2, Jumanji: The Next Level, The Jungle ...

Real-time 3D (RT3D) specialist Unity has revealed its intent to acquire Weta Digital, the Oscar-winning New Zealand-based visual effects company. The acquisition is designed to bring Weta’s VFX tools ...

Weta Digital has agreed a deal to sell its tools, pipeline, technology and engineering talent to NYSE-listed Unity Software for US$1.625 billion ($2.3b) in cash and shares. Weta Digital is majority ...

Unity acquires VFX platform Weta for $1.6bn Leading digital platform houses the tech behind The Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones News by Danielle Partis News Editor Published on Nov. 10, 2021 ...

Weta Digital was co-founded by award-winning New Zealand film director Peter Jackson, best known as the director, writer and producer of the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies.