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Why Gore Verbinski thinks Unreal Engine is to blame for bad movie CGI

The Pirates of the Caribbean director isn't a fan.
GameSpot

Unreal Engine Makes Films Look Too Much Like Games, Pirates Of The Caribbean Director Says

As Verbinski explained, Unreal Engine 5's approach to light and its application in scenes doesn't work with films aiming for a photorealistic presentation. The filmmaker says that this tends to create ...

As Amazon embraces Unreal Engine for Fallout, one legendary director says it's filmmaking's "greatest slip backwards"

Unreal Engine has infiltrated the world of film over the past few years, including Amazon's Fallout, but Gore Verbinski isn't ...
MP1st

Pirates of the Caribbean Director Blames Unreal Engine and Video Game Aesthetics for the Decline of CGI in Movies

Director Gore Verbinski believes that CGI effects in movies have gotten worse in recent years because of Unreal Engine.

Unreal Engine is to blame for bad movie CGI says top Hollywood director

Although the video game world holds up Unreal Engine as the pinnacle of current technology, that’s not how it’s viewed by at ...
Variety

Why Epic Games’ Unreal Engine Is Looking to Grow in Animation

‘Animation companies are under pressure, being asked to do more with less each year.’ Enter Unreal Engine, Epic Games’ Rob Di Figlia argued at MipJunior In unveils, Di Figlia sneak-peeked a 90-second ...
ProVideo Coalition

It’s 2026 and my Unreal Engine 5 learning continues.

Now I did say that Unreal Engine 5 will be our application of choice. Keep in mind a few things. First, it’s completely free.