Roland Emmerich to Receive VES Visionary Award
The Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry’s professional global honorary society, named acclaimed director-producer-screenwriter Roland Emmerich as the next recipient of the VES Visionary Award in...
View ArticleVFX Jedi Tricks Still Impress in ‘Rise of Skywalker’
***This article was written for the March ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 298)*** When the ninth and final chapter of the core Star Wars saga, The Rise of Skywalker, arrived on the big screen this...
View ArticleDisney’s ‘Lion King’ and LAIKA’s ‘Missing Link’ Win Top VES Awards
The 18th Annual VES Awards brought a capacity crowd of more than 1000 guests at the Beverly Hilton last night. Hosted by comedian Patton Oswalt for the ninth year, the awards were presented in 25...
View ArticleDisney+ Debuts ‘Rise of Skywalker’ May the 4th, Female-Led Star Wars Series...
The final chapter of the Skywalker saga, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, will begin streaming two months early on Disney+ in honor of May the 4th, affectionately known by fans around the world as...
View Article‘Lovecraft Country’: Visualizing Indescribable Monsters
***This article was written for the Sept./Oct. ’20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 303)*** This month, horror fans got a nice treat with the debut of Lovecraft Country, the new HBO series based on...
View ArticleNoneMore Sets Up to Develop Charlie Mackesy Projects; Partners with Bad Robot
Charlie Mackesy’s illustrated book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse captured the hearts of readers young and old with its message of kindness, hope and courage. Now, Mackesy has teamed up with...
View ArticleBad Robot Taps FX Exec John Agbaje as SVP Animation
J.J. Abrams & Katie McGrath’s Bad Robot is firming up its foothold in animation, recruiting FX network’s animation & development head John Agbaje as Senior VP, Animation. Agbaje will oversee...
View ArticleBRON’s Jason Chen Talks Remote Collaboration with Unreal Engine
Epic Games has today released the second volume of its Virtual Production Field Guide, a free in-depth resource for creators at any stage of the virtual production process in film and television....
View Article‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ Swoops to HBO Max & Cartoon Network
HBO Max and Cartoon Network have greenlit a straight to series order for Batman: Caped Crusader, an all-new animated series and reimagining of the Batman mythology through the visionary lens of...
View ArticleUniversal Launches Animation Writers Program with 5 Promising Talents
Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG) today announced the writers selected to participate in the newly launched 2021 Universal Animation Writers Program, a first-of-its-kind animation writing...
View ArticleWarnerMedia Kids & Family Launching ‘ACME Night’ Block Sept. 19
WarnerMedia Kids & Family announced today the launch of ACME Night, an ultimate entertainment destination for families every Sunday starting Sept. 19 at 6 p.m. ET/PT on Cartoon Network. The newest...
View ArticleDC FanDome Animation Round-Up
The free, virtual DC FanDome on Saturday offered plenty of exciting updates for animation fans of all ages, including a flurry of activity during the morning’s family-targeted focus, as well as...
View ArticleIwerks-Inspired Short ‘Danse Macabre’ Brings Halloween Spirit to Alamo...
Since setting up shop as a single-screen theater in Austin, Texas, the Alamo Drafthouse has built a reputation as a hub for cinephiles and expanded its distinct moviegoing experience to dozens of...
View ArticleJon M. Chu Tapped to Direct Dr. Seuss’s ‘Oh, The Places You’ll Go!’
Dr. Seuss Enterprises, a leading global children’s entertainment company, and Warner Animation Group, the animated film production arm of Warner Bros. Pictures, today announced plans to bring on Jon M....
View ArticleApple Adds ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’ to Streaming Stable
Apple Original Films announced today that the animated short film The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, based on the internationally best-selling book by Charlie Mackesy, will be coming to Apple...
View ArticleDC Toons Aim for Amazon as WB Shops for New Animation Homes
During a talk at the Content London event, Warner Bros. Television Studios’ Chairman Channing Dungey revealed that the company is close to finalizing a major DC animation deal with Amazon. Upon...
View ArticleAnimating an Amiable Fable in ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’
***This article originally appeared in the January ’23 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 326)*** About three years ago, Charlie Mackesy’s charming illustrated book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the...
View ArticleGallery Nucleus to Host Screening & Panel of ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and...
Immerse yourself in the world of Charlie Mackesy’s charming story and learn about the making of its Oscar-nominated animated short film adaptation next week, when Gallery Nucleus L.A. presents a...
View ArticleDC Animation Updates: Amazon Picks Up ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’, WonderCon...
Nearly seven months after being axed in the big HBO Max animation purge, Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves’ callback to the days of B:TAS, Batman: Caped Crusader has found a new home on Prime...
View ArticleHoly Animated Content! Amazon Nabs Two New ‘Batman’ Shows and a Movie
It’s a good day to be a Dark Knight fan: Amazon has officially confirmed that it has placed a two-season order for the upcoming Batman: Caped Crusader series, from Matt Reeves, J.J. Abrams and Bruce...
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