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‘Scarlet’: Mamoru Hosoda Re-Imagines a Gender-Swapped, Trippy, Anime ‘Hamlet’
Mamoru Hosoda had no idea that there were so many Hamlet movies in 2025 until he was asked about it at the Toronto Film Festival. These include Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, which explores the tragic inspiration for Hamlet, the modern take set in London’s South Asian community, starring Riz Ahmed, King Hamlet, a documentary about Oscar Isaac facing personal grief during his […]
Sony Classics Schedules Qualifying Runs for Hosoda’s “Scarlet”

Sony Classics Schedules Qualifying Runs for Hosoda’s “Scarlet”

Avatar photoJerry Beck|
December 6th, 2025
Mamoru Hosoda's Scarlet will get an Oscar qualifying theatrical run, in iMax theaters, starting December 12th. Here's the trailer - and a list of theaters and cities.
INTERVIEW: Sylvain Chomet Chronicles “A Magnificent Life”

INTERVIEW: Sylvain Chomet Chronicles “A Magnificent Life”

Avatar photoJackson Murphy|
November 19th, 2025
Four-time Academy Award nominee and BAFTA and Caesar Awards winner Sylvain Chomet (director of The Triplets of Belleville) discusses his latest animated feature, A Magnificent Life.

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Director Mamoru Hosoda’s “Scarlet” Heads To The Big Screen

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Haylie Baker|August 28, 2025
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A First-Look at Genndy’s Latest – A Hand-Drawn Feature for Netflix: “Fixed”

Netflix has announced the release date and First Look for Genndy Tartakovsky’s new adult animated comedy film, Fixed, starring Adam Devine, Idris Elba, Kathryn Hahn, Fred Armisen, Bobby Moynihan, Beck Bennett, Michelle Buteau, and River Gallo. Fixed will release on Netflix on Wednesday, August 13th, 2025. Here’s a few peeks at the picture:
Avatar photoJerry Beck|April 16, 2025
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Avatar photoJackson Murphy|February 3, 2025
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INTERVIEW: From Blue Sky To “Purple Crayon”

At Blue Sky Studios, Carlos Saldanha co-directed Ice Age and Robots and was main director on the second and third Ice Age films, as well as both Rio installments and Ferdinand, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature. Now Saldanha is the director of a live-action family film featuring some hand-drawn […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|July 23, 2024
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INTERVIEWS: “The Garfield Movie” Duo On Going From Strip To Screen

One of the most anticipated movies of 2024 for families and lasagna lovers is Sony’s CG feature The Garfield Movie. Following a successful start overseas, it opens in North America this Friday May 24th. In this Animation Scoop Q&A, director Mark Dindal (of Chicken Little and Cats Don’t Dance) and producer John Cohen (of The […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|May 20, 2024
INTERVIEWS: “The Garfield Movie” Duo On Going From Strip To Screen

‘Scarlet’: Mamoru Hosoda Re-Imagines a Gender-Swapped, Trippy, Anime ‘Hamlet’

Mamoru Hosoda had no idea that there were so many Hamlet movies in 2025 until he was asked about it at the Toronto Film Festival. These include Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, which explores the tragic inspiration for Hamlet, the modern take set in London’s South Asian community, starring Riz Ahmed, King Hamlet, a documentary about Oscar Isaac facing personal grief during his […]