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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.
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Why Gore Verbinski thinks Unreal Engine is killing cinema

If you go back and watch Gore Verbinski's Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, you'll notice one thing right away: The CGI looks ...

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 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 ...
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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." ...

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 ...

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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Epic Games fires back at Pirates of the Caribbean director for blaming Unreal Engine for bad CGI

Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski blames Unreal Engine for bad modern CGI; Epic Games fires back, defending the tool used in virtual production.
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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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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.
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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.
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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 ...