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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.

Director Gore Verbinski says Unreal Engine is 'the greatest slip backwards' for movie CGI

Do visual effects look worse than they used to? The director of Pirates of the Caribbean says Unreal is the culprit.
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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.

Pirates of the Caribbean director knows exactly why movie CGI is getting worse – Unreal Engine: "You have this sort of gaming aesthetic entering the world of cinema"

It's no secret that CGI has seemingly gotten worse over the years, and no one knows this more than Pirates of the Caribbean ...
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Pirates director Gore Verbinski is iffy on Unreal Engine in movies: "I think it doesn’t work from a strictly photo-real standpoint"

The director of Pirates of the Caribbean and Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die has spoken at length about the presence of a ...

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 ...

Fortnite Maker Epic Games Hits Back at Pirates of the Caribbean Director Who Blamed Unreal Engine for Bad CGI in Modern Movies

"I should know," says VFX supervisor who worked on Gore Verbinski's trilogy.
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‘Greatest slip backwards’: Pirates of the Caribbean director says Unreal Engine makes films look too much like games

Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinksi has criticised the increasing use of Unreal Engine in film production, ...
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Gore Verbinski Believes Hollywood’s Overreliance On Unreal Engine Is “The Greatest Slip Backwards” For Photorealistic CGI In Movies

Filmmaker Gore Verbinski believes that Hollywood using video game industry's Unreal Engine for CGI is a "slip backwards." ...
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Epic Games responds to Gore Verbinski's claims that Unreal Engine is hurting movie CGI.

"Aesthetic and craft comes from artists, not software." Tubach added that modern tools empower artists to achieve more.
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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 ...