DNEG Details Angry Birds 3 Animation, Red Redesign
VFX supervisor Patrick Harboun presented the film at View Conference in Turin and said DNEG's system automated character effects on about 75% of shots late in production.
Patrick Harboun, the VFX supervisor on The Angry Birds Movie 3, presented the film's animation work at View Conference in Turin on Friday, detailing a redesigned Red and a new character-effects system built by DNEG Animation, according to Variety.
DNEG Animation handled the film after Sony Pictures Animation produced the first two movies. Red returns with slightly softer plumage and firmer, more toy-like eyes and beak surfaces, Harboun said.
The studio developed a performance-effects system that automated character-effects work on about 75% of the film's shots by the later stages of production, up from around 25% early on. Harboun's presentation traced that process to DNEG's earlier work on The Garfield Movie.
New characters and a new city
The film introduces more than 20 new characters, among them Glider, June, Olly and the pet spider Fuzzy. Olly's glasses double as animated eyes through a technique nicknamed Pancake Eyes.
The story also adds Pigtropolis, a city for the pigs, to the existing Bird Island. The opening sequence was switched from night to day late in production.
The Angry Birds Movie 3 opens on December 23. Harboun recommended that audiences see the 3D version.
Quick answers
When does The Angry Birds Movie 3 come out?
The film opens on December 23, 2026.
Which studio animated The Angry Birds Movie 3?
DNEG Animation handled the film, taking over from Sony Pictures Animation, which made the first two movies.
Who voices the new characters in The Angry Birds Movie 3?
Walker Scobell voices Glider, Emma Myers voices June, Psalm West voices Olly and James Austin Johnson voices Fuzzy.