animation
Netflix Previews ‘Wallace & Gromit,’ Zack Snyder’s Blood-Drenched ‘Twilight of the Gods’ at Annecy
Attendees at Netflix’s presentation for the Annecy Animation Festival got exclusive glimpses at footage from Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and Zack Snyder’s Twilight of the Gods, among other forthcoming animated projects heading to the streamer. Snyder and producing partner Deborah Snyder took the stage to share sequences from their animated series that is […]
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Looney Tunes Movie ‘The Day the Earth Blew Up’ Debuts to Boisterous Laughter at Annecy
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie had a day to remember with its premiere screening Tuesday. It debuted during a late-night event at the Annecy Animation Festival in France, where director Pete Browngardt and Warner Bros. Animation president Sam Register took the stage to introduce the movie. Centering on Looney Tunes […]
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Pixar CCO Says Live-Action Remakes Bother Him: “I Like Making Movies That Are Original”
Josh O’Connor won’t be playing Alfredo Linguini anytime soon. Pixar chief creative officer Pete Docter said this week that the animation-to-live-action craze “sort of bothers me.” “This might bite me in the butt for saying it, but it sort of bothers me,” Docter told TIME. “I like making movies that are original and unique to […]
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Rihanna’s ‘Smurfs Movie’ Reveals First Footage and Demo Track at Annecy Â
Rihanna is proving to be a powerful force for Paramount Animation’s upcoming feature The Smurfs Movie. Director Chris Miller led the film’s presentation at the Annecy Animation Festival on Tuesday, where he was joined on the stage by Paramount and Nickelodeon Animation president Ramsey Naito. The Smurfs Movie is based on the characters and work […]
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Andy Serkis Brings ‘Lord of the Rings’ Anime Movie’s First Footage to Annecy
Andy Serkis led a panel for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim as fans got to experience the first 20 minutes of the theatrical anime film at the Annecy Animation Festival. Hailing from New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation, director Kenji Kamiyama’s feature is based on a short segment from […]
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Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal’s ‘Wild Robot’ Unveils Emotional Footage at Annecy
DreamWorks Animation’s presentation for The Wild Robot had the crowd experiencing a range of emotions at the Annecy Animation Festival on Tuesday. Starring a voice cast that includes Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal and Kit Connor, the animated movie from Chris Sanders hits theaters on Sept. 20. The three-time Oscar-nominated Sanders spoke to the audience, as […]
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Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Transformers One’ Draws Laughs, Cheers in Its Annecy Debut
Transformers One helped get things rolling Monday as the Annecy Animation Festival goes into full tilt. Director Josh Cooley and Paramount Animation president Ramsey Naito addressed the crowd before showing a not-quite-finished version of the film in Annecy, France. The animated project’s star-studded voice cast (who were not at the screening) includes Chris Hemsworth, Brian […]
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‘Memoir of a Snail’ Review: Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Jacki Weaver Give Voice to Gleefully Oddball Australian Animation
Oscar-winning stop-motion maverick Adam Elliot’s second feature tells the life story of a gastropod-obsessed misfit touched by grief, loneliness and longing for her lost twin brother.
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Pierce Brosnan, Mark Hamill Join Faith-Based Animated Movie ‘The King of Kings’ (Exclusive)
Pierce Brosnan, Mark Hamill and Ben Kingsley are set to bring Jesus Christ’s adversaries to life in an animated feature inspired by a posthumously published story from Charles Dickens. The three performers will portray villains as part of the star-studded voice cast for director Seong-ho “Jay” Jang’s The King of Kings. Hailing from South Korea-based […]
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“Dear Remy”: This Week He Helps an AI Victim, a Depressed Producer and an Unsexy Cartoon Critter
The Unintended Role: An Actor Faces Their AI Doppelgänger Dear Remy, As an actor whose voice has apparently been hijacked by the specter of artificial intelligence, I find myself in a perplexing, and frankly infuriating, scenario. Picture this: a bustling tech unveiling, all eyes and ears tuned to the debut of the latest AI marvel […]
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Netflix Sets Cast for ‘BET’ Adaptation of Japanese Manga ‘Kakegurui’ Series (Exclusive)
Netflix has unveiled the ensemble cast for BET, a new live action TV adaptation of the hit Japanese manga thriller Kakegurui from showrunner Simon Barry and Boat Rocker Media. The live action series will be led by Miku Martineau, Ayo Solanke, Eve Edwards, Clara Alexandrova, Hunter Cardinal, Anwen O’Driscoll, Aviva Mongillo and Ryan Sutherland. The […]
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Matt Reeves’ ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ Series Reveals First Look Images, Premiere Date
Matt Reeves’ upcoming Batman animated series has released some first-look images, premiere date, and detailed character descriptions that give a sense of the show’s tone. Titled Batman: Caped Crusader, the series is billed as a “reimagining of the Batman mythology” through the lens of a team of genre super-producers which include Reeves, J.J. Abrams, and Bruce Timm. […]
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