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Tenet

The much anticipated new movie from director Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros Studios, Tenet, opens on July 31 — one of the first salvos in the studios' effort to bring Covid-anxious patrons back to movie theaters. Tenet's storyline, though strictly guarded, promises to be vintage Nolan, full of intrigue, time-warps and mind-bends, all wrapped around an international espionage plot. Nolan turns to longtime collaborators DNEG and visual effects supervisor Andrew Jackson to create the film's visual effects. Special effects supervisor Scott Fisher, of Interstellar, returns to orchestrate practical on-set effects. Starring Robert Pattinson, John David Washington and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.

Black Widow

Set in the time period between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, Black Widow follows Natasha Romanoff's personal story, as portrayed by Scarlett Johansson. Director Cate Shortland collaborated with visual effects supervisor Gerard Diefenthal and special effects supervisor Chris Corbould to bring the travails and triumphs of the Marvel Studios' heroine to vivid life. Visual effects by Digital Domain, Industrial Light & Magic, Weta Digital, SSVFX and Scanline.

Wonder Woman 1984

Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment reunite with filmmaker Patty Jenkins and Diana of Themyscira (Gal Godot) for a return to DC Comics' mythical warrior princess. The ageless daughter of Zeus partners with her old flame Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) in 1980s America to combat the human-feline Cheetah (Kristen Wiig) and villainous businessman Max Lord (Pedro Pascal). Visual effects supervisor John Moffatt and special effects supervisor Mark Holt provide superhero spectacle with DNEG, Framestore, Method, Host VFX and The Third Floor.

Brave New World

NBC/Universal's Peacock streaming service and Amblin Television present a nine-part adaptation of Aldous Huxley's science fiction classic, where citizens of a chemically engineered, synthetically-controlled city introduce a young man from the Savage Lands (Alden Ehrenreich) into their synthetically-controlled utopian society. Show runner David Wiener, visual effects supervisor Thomas Horton and visual effects producer Josie Henwood bring far future worlds to life with Industrial Light & Magic, Fuse FX, Territory Studio and more, and special effects supervisor Tom Harris.

Artemis Fowl

Seeking to restore his family fortune, young criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl II (Ferdia Shaw) gets embroiled in a kidnap plot in a magical fairy kingdom. Directed by Kenneth Branagh, the film is adapted from the best-selling fantasy novels by Eoin Colfer. Visual effects supervisor Charley Henley conjures illusions with artists from MPC, Framestore, Industrial Light & Magic, RISE and BUF. The Third Floor and Argon Effects handle previs, and KM Effects delivers prosthetic makeup effects.