animation
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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Michel Hazanavicius’ Animated Holocaust Tale ‘The Most Precious of Cargoes’ to Open Annecy Film Festival
The Most Precious of Cargoes, the first animated feature from Oscar-winning French director Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist), will open this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The feature is a 2D animated adaptation of the best-selling book by French author Jean-Claude Grumberg. Set during World War II, it tells the story of a French Jewish […]
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Paramount+ ‘Dora’ Reboot Renewed for Second Season
Paramount+ has renewed the animated preschool series Dora for a second season. The iconic Latina heroine returned in the computer-generated animated series from Nickelodeon Animation after the original series, Dora the Explorer, first launched on Nickelodeon in August, 2000. The reboot streams today on Paramount+. Dora follows the bilingual explorer Dora, voiced by Diana Zermeño, and her […]
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Netflix to Present Sneak Peek of New Wallace & Gromit, Zack Snyder’s ‘Twilight of the Gods’ at Annecy
Claymation legends Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham will offer stop-motion fans a sneak peek at their upcoming Wallace & Gromit film at this year’s Annecy animation festival. The still-untitled feature will see inveterate, cheese-loving inventor Wallace designing a “smart gnome” for the family garden who begins to develop a mind of its own. As events […]
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Faith-Based Animated Film ‘The King of Kings’ Inspired by Charles Dickens Story in the Works (Exclusive)
South Korean animation house Mofac Animation is working on a new feature inspired by both Charles Dickens and the life of Jesus Christ. Director Seong-ho “Jay” Jang’s faith-based feature The King of Kings, inspired by a posthumously published Dickens story, is currently in the final stages of production and seeking distribution. The film’s team has […]
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A Marvel Project Finally Gets a Perfect Rotten Tomatoes Score
A Marvel project has received the studio’s first perfect Rotten Tomatoes score since the launch of the MCU. Disney+’s newly launched animated series X-Men ’97 has a very rare 100 percent “Fresh” rating. While many of the reviewers are from more niche fan-focused sites than for a typical live-action show or feature film, the score […]
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Oscars: Film Academy Splits Its Short Films and Feature Animation Branch Into Two
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ nearly 10,000 members each belong to one of 18 branches. One of those branches, the short films and feature animation branch, is about to become two, a short films branch and a feature animation branch, the organization announced on Monday. The move is the result of a […]
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Why Megan Ellison Saved ‘Nimona’: “I Needed This Movie”
In January of 2021, Megan Ellison got a call from Erik Lomis, the former head of distribution at her company, Annapurna Pictures, asking if she’d like to take a look at a movie whose filmmakers needed a lifeline. Disney was days away from announcing that it planned to shutter Blue Sky Studios, the 500-person, Greenwich, […]
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‘Robot Dreams’ Director Pablo Berger on Why He Fell in Love With the Simplicity of the Characters and Their Friendship
“The only reason we are talking right now,” director Pablo Berger says over Zoom, “is because I fell in love with Robot and Dog and the story.” The Spanish director is speaking from L.A., where he recently attended the Oscar nominees luncheon for his feted feature animated film Robot Dreams, but, as he explains, the […]
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Annie Awards: ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Leads With 7 Wins, Including Best Feature
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse was the big winner at the 2024 Annie Awards. The Sony Pictures Animation film won seven awards at Saturday night’s Annies, including the top prize of best feature. Other features that won multiple awards from the International Animated Film Society ASIFA-Hollywood, which presents the prizes recognizing the year’s best in animation, […]
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How Hollywood’s Budget Crunch Is Fueling a Canadian Toon Boom
As the streaming giants cut back on spending and Hollywood recovers from the strikes of 2023, one sector of the industry has continued to thrive: animation. And nowhere is this more evident than in Canada, which offers a fully established industry and a wealth of talent — all at an affordable price. Animation insiders north […]
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