Technicolor's closure takes down MPC, The Mill and Mikros Animation – but is AI the answer?

Making the VFX of Mufasa: The Lion King; lions rendered in 3D
(Image credit: Disney / MPC)

Technicolor has finally succumbed. Citing “severe financial challenges”, the VFX giant is shutting down all operations with immediate closures of The Mill, Mikros Animation (Plankton: The Movie, Orion and the Dark) and MPC Advertising. If you’re anything like me, that news will take a while to settle in. I’ve never known a time without these major players and it’s sad to think they’ll no longer be around.

MPC and The Mill are incredible companies who have provided the world with an unbelievable array of ground-breaking VFX work. It was only last year that we covered the making of MPC's out-of-this-world VFX work on the Netflix hit Spaceman and the making the VFX for Halo Season 2.

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Paul is a digital expert. In the 20 years since he graduated with a first-class honours degree in Computer Science, Paul has been actively involved in a variety of different tech and creative industries that make him the go-to guy for reviews, opinion pieces, and featured articles. With a particular love of all things visual, including photography, videography, and 3D visualisation Paul is never far from a camera or other piece of tech that gets his creative juices going. You'll also find his writing in other places, including Creative Bloq, Digital Camera World, and 3D World Magazine. 

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