Industry veterans Ted Gagliano and Jason Chen have launched Desert Eclipse, a new production studio at the Fox Studios lot. The studio merges film, animation, and gaming, offering a real-time virtual production pipeline for creating premium content across different platforms.
Film industry veterans Ted Gagliano and Jason Chen have introduced Desert Eclipse, a cutting-edge creative production company blending film, animation, and gaming. Situated at the Fox Studios lot in Century City, Desert Eclipse features a creative lab and real-time innovation stage.
The studio’s Unreal Engine-based virtual production pipeline allows for the simultaneous development of animated series, films, and games, ensuring consistency across shared worlds and intellectual property. By creating assets within the engine, Desert Eclipse facilitates cross-platform storytelling, enhancing production efficiency and creative flexibility.
Gagliano, previously the president of feature post-production at 20th Century Fox, will serve as the company’s chairman. Chen, known for his work on films like ‘Avatar’ and ‘Star Trek: Into Darkness,’ takes on the roles of CEO, founder, and executive producer.
Desert Eclipse has integrated Gagliano’s Bunker Comics label, a collection of graphic novels, into its offerings, leveraging this library to expand its animated content. The executive team is rounded out by chief operating officer Rachel Pinchbeck, whose background includes work at Bron Studios, Netflix, and Google.
In a statement, Chen emphasized Desert Eclipse’s mission to blend cinematic artistry with real-time technology, creating a modular creative ecosystem for storytellers to bring their visions to life instantly. Gagliano highlighted the studio’s commitment to innovation and its filmmaker-first approach, aiming to redefine storytelling and production processes for creators worldwide.
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