The Mill has promoted Ruben Vandebroek to joint head of 3D, accompanying Vince Baertsoen, in its New York studio.
Vandebroek previously served as 3D VFX supervisor. He brings invaluable on-set and supervisory experience which has made way for his new role where he will be pioneering the technical cutting edge and visionary projects for the 3D department.
He has collaborated across an array of high-profile brands, agencies and directors. These projects include Johnnie Walker’s “Rock Giant” with director Peter Thwaites, Nike’s “Hypervenom: Mirrors ft Neymar Jr” and Google’s “Play Your Heart Out” with director Johnny Green and NFL’s “Timeline” with Peter Berg.
“With the growing landscape of what is possible in CGI,” said Angus Kneale, executive creative director at The Mill NY, we need leaders with hands on experience to guide the team. I am excited to have Vince and Ruben working together [as joint heads of 3D] at this level.”
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie — a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More