Editing Framestore (section)

=== Acquisition by CIH ===
In November 2016, Framestore agreed to let the [[Shanghai]]-based Cultural Investment Holdings Co acquire 75% of it for £112.50 million.<ref name=GUARD>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/nov/03/framestore-sale-china-group-harry-potter-paddington-doctor-strange|title=Harry Potter special effects firm looks east with sale to China group|last=Kollewe|first=Julia|date=3 November 2016|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=4 November 2016|archive-date=4 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104150141/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/nov/03/framestore-sale-china-group-harry-potter-paddington-doctor-strange|url-status=live}}</ref> The company worked on projects such as ''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]'', ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', and ''[[Paddington 2]].''<ref name=CHINESE>{{cite web|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/vfx/gravity-dr-strange-vfx-studio-framestore-bought-chinese-firm-144472.html|title='Gravity,' 'Dr. Strange' VFX Studio Framestore Bought by Chinese Firm|last=Failes|first=Ian|date=3 November 2016|publisher=CartoonBrew|access-date=3 November 2016|archive-date =5 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105125021/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/vfx/gravity-dr-strange-vfx-studio-framestore-bought-chinese-firm-144472.html|url-status=live
 }}</ref> In April 2017, Framestore announced that they had opened a third US location, in [[Chicago, Illinois]].<ref name=CHICAGO>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/04/27/framestore-opening-third-us-location-chicago|title=Framestore opening third US location in Chicago|last=O'Brien|first=Kyle|date=27 April 2017|publisher=TheDrum|access-date=28 February 2018| archive-date =28 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228223700/http://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/04/27/framestore-opening-third-us-location-chicago|url-status=live}}</ref>

The company also worked on the 2017 film ''[[Darkest Hour (film)|Darkest Hour]]'' directed by [[Joe Wright]], working out of the Montreal facility of Framestore to create historically accurate backdrops for 85 shots in the film, including battle scenes.<ref name=DARKEST>{{cite web
 | url =https://www.creativereview.co.uk/how-framestore-recreated-history-in-darkest-hour/|title=Film Week: How Framestore Recreated History in Darkest Hour|last=Williams|first=Eliza|date=2 February 2018|publisher=Creative Review|access-date=28 February 2018|archive-date=28 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228223818/https://www.creativereview.co.uk/how-framestore-recreated-history-in-darkest-hour/|url-status =live}}</ref>

The team created around 300 shots for the 2017 film ''[[Blade Runner 2049]]'', with Framestore winning a special visual effects award at the 2018 [[British Academy Film Awards]].<ref name=AWARDS>{{cite web|url=https://www.awn.com/news/framestore-celebrates-bafta-vfx-win-blade-runner-2049|title=Framestore Celebrates BAFTA VFX win for 'Blade Runner 2049'|last=McLean|first=Tom|date=20 February 2018|publisher=AWN|access-date=28 February 2018|archive-date =24 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124025647/https://www.awn.com/news/framestore-celebrates-bafta-vfx-win-blade-runner-2049|url-status=live}}</ref> They have also worked on ''[[Black Mirror]]'', creating props such as the 60s-style spaceship in the premiere of the fourth season.<ref name=BM>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/news/motion-graphics/how-framestore-created-60s-style-spaceship-in-black-mirror-season-4-episode-1/|title=How Framestore created the 60s-style spaceship in Black Mirror Season 4, Episode 1|last=Harris|first=Miriam|date=4 January 2018|publisher=Digital Arts Online|access-date =3 November 2016|archive-date =28 February 2018|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180228223627/https://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/news/motion-graphics/how-framestore-created-60s-style-spaceship-in-black-mirror-season-4-episode-1/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2020, Framestore announced that they have acquired Deluxe's former creative assets including [[Method Studios]] and [[Company 3]] to expand their VFX and post-production landscapes.<ref>{{cite web|title=VFX Industry Shakeup: Framestore Buys Company 3 and Method|url=https://www.awn.com/news/vfx-industry-shakeup-framestore-buys-company-3-and-method|website=Animation World Network|first=Dan|last=Santo|date=November 4, 2020|access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref>