Managing director McCreary will lead the new board members alongside the studio’s creative leaders, VFX supervisor Henry Badgett (Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, The Great), and head of 3D Nic Birmingham (The Last Kingdom, Ridley Scott’s Napoleon).
McCreary added, “Nic, Henry, and I are thrilled to join the BlueBolt board. We look forward to building upon Lucy and Angela’s amazing legacy of creating award-winning visual effects and nurturing an exceptional, close-knit team. Bluebolt has doubled in size since 2020, and we have a full slate of film and episodic projects lined up, so we couldn’t be more excited about the future of the studio.”
Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network.
“This is an incredibly exciting time for BlueBolt,” said Ainsworth-Taylor. “We are delighted to welcome Tracy, Henry, and Nic to the board. They are each long-standing, highly respected members of our team who bring outstanding leadership and real energy to the table. They will do a brilliant job leading the company forward.”
Source: Blue Bolt
BlueBolt is currently in production on a roster of film and episodic projects, including Robert Egger’s Nosferatu; Fast X (Universal); Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One (Paramount); Cobra Season 3 (Sky); and Pain Hustlers (Netflix). In addition, the studio has recently completed production on projects including Ridley Scott’s Napoleon; The Peripheral (Amazon); Seven Kings Must Die (Carnival Films/ Netflix); and The Great Season 3 (Hulu).
