Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.
The official trailer has dropped for The Secret Life of Pets 2 and we thought we’d share it. The Illumination film, scheduled for June 7th release via Universal, will see the return of writer Brian Lynch (Minions) and once again be directed by Chris Renaud (Despicable Me series, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax) with co-director Jonathan […]
GKIDS will theatrically release Okko’s Inn in LA on April 26th at the Laemmle Glendale (207 N Maryland Ave, Glendale, CA 91206). The latest feature from famed anime studio Madhouse and director Kitaro Kosaka, who was a key animator on numerous classic films at the venerable Studio Ghibli, seamlessly blends immersive, idyllic landscapes with the […]
Get ready to snap your fingers! Charles Addams’ The Addams Family is back on the big screen in their first animated feature. Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan (both from Sausage Party) direct, with a voice cast including Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Bette Midler, Allison Janney, Chloë Grace Moretz, Finn Wolfhard and Nick Kroll. MGM releases […]
Oscar-winning animation director Rich Moore will be joining Sony Pictures Animation to develop, produce and direct original animated features. Moore will also be be available to act in an advisory capacity with ongoing feature film and series-based projects at the rapidly-expanding studio. “Rich is a world-class storyteller and he brings with him a wealth of […]
A gentle melancholy hangs over the anime feature Penguin Highway (2018), setting it apart from similar fantasy-adventures. Fourth-grader Aoyama (voice by Kana Kita) is almost too precocious and self-possessed. Never at a loss for a reply to a bully or an interfering adult, he says what viewers may wish they’d thought to say in school. […]
As a Brit, Justin Trefgarne was well versed in the legend of “Robin Hood”. What the writer of the new YouTube Originals animated series, “Sherwood” wasn’t prepared for was the instant popularity of the show. Sherwood is a futuristic take on the classic story, with a tech savvy 14-year-old girl as Robin. The series debuted […]
Dropping today – April Fools Day appropriately – check out the official Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon Trailer. Aardman’s 2nd feature featuring the lamb character opens December 13th via Studiocanal, in this production directed by Will Becher and Richard Phelan. Synopsis: When an alien with amazing powers crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun the Sheep […]
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced today its key dates for the 47th Annie Awards ceremony set for Saturday, January 25, 2020 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. “We try to set the Annie Awards early in the award season so that the media and other award ceremonies have a window into how our industry members […]
GKIDS and Beijing Film Panorama have partnered to present ANIMATION IS FILM BEIJING, a special animation section within the upcoming Beijing Int’l Film Festival (BJIFF), which runs April 13-20, 2019. The ANIMATION IS FILM BEIJING lineup will be the largest slate of non-Chinese feature film animation ever to be presented in China and will highlight […]
One of the biggest anime hits of recent years, the broadcast series My Hero Academia (2016) blends the popular genres of the superhero adventure and the high school comedy-drama. The first feature, My Hero Academia: Two Heroes, earned a 100% Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes and a respectable $28 million in its US theatrical release […]
