Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.
This Saturday, Aug. 12, Fathom Events is debuting the English-language version of the animated film, Mune: Guardian of the Moon, in 350 theaters nationwide. Mune was released in France in 2015 and earned both the Young People’s Jury Award at the TIFF Kids International Festival and Best Film at the Tokyo Anime Awards. Last year, […]
GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of animation for adult and family audiences, announced that it is has acquired the North American distribution rights to Mary and The Witch’s Flower, the inaugural feature from Studio Ponoc. The film is directed by Academy Award-nominee Hiromasa Yonebayashi (The Secret World of Arrietty, When Marnie Was There) and […]
The world is much too quiet today with the passing of June Foray. Fortunately, she got a chance to catch a small glimpse of how much people loved her when she was the victim on December 30, 2016 of a fake news story that she had passed away. The instant flood of sincere appreciation for […]
In Sony Pictures Animation’s The Star, you’re invited to discover the story of the first Christmas… from an entirely new perspective. A small but brave donkey and his animal friends become the unsung heroes of the first Christmas. Timothy Rickart (Anomalisa) directs – with a cast including Kelly Clarkson, Aidy Bryant, Keegan-Michael Key, Kristin Chenoweth, […]
Manga have become so popular in Japan and throughout the world, that an increasing number of young people aspire to become mangaka, or manga artists. As its title suggests, Hirohiko Araki’s Manga in Theory and Practice is a how-to guide, designed to help young artists find their way. Araki says, “I want this book to […]
Between the two of them, animation veterans Billy Lopez and Michael Pecoriello have won 4 Emmy Awards. In this light-hearted interview the duo discuss their latest collaboration (Lopez – Creator / Pecoriello – EP) – “Welcome to the Wayne”, which debuts tonight. Jackson Murphy: So Billy, this was a six-episode web series in 2014. Tell […]
Star Butterfly and Marco are back in a third season Star vs. The Forces of Evil which has just begun airing on Disney XD. Today at Comic-Con, series exec producer/creator Daron Nefcy debut an exclusive clip from season three, in which Star and Tom (the hot-headed three-eyed demon from the Underworld who is Star’s ex-boyfriend) […]
Animal Crackers, the US-Spanish co-production, co-directed by Scott Christian Sava and Tony Bancroft, that made its smash debut at Annecy – has just released its US trailer via Blue Dream Studios. It’s about a family who use a magical box of Animal Crackers to save a run-down circus from being taken over by their evil […]
Nickelodeon treated fans to an exclusive sneak peek of the upcoming TV special Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling, based on the classic ‘90s hit series Rocko’s Modern Life, during a panel today at San Diego Comic-Con 2017. Moderated by Marc Snetiker (Entertainment Weekly), the panel reunited the original series’ voice actors Carlos Alazraqui (Rocko), Tom […]
In July 2015, Sony Pictures Animation won a three studio bidding war for rights to make an emoji-based feature film. And just two years later The Emoji Movie is here. The fast-track project was put in the capable hands of director Tony Leondis (Igor), who also has story and screenplay credits on the film. Jackson […]
