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Could These Reveals Be More Marvel-ous? Headline News

Recap: Marvel Studios’ Cavalcade of Comic-Con 2022 Reveals

MCU Phases 4, 5 and 6 line-ups unveiled, with new ‘Avengers’ movies announced; trailers and first looks shared for new series and features, including ‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ coming to Disney+, ‘Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania’ coming to theaters in 2023, and the highly anticipated ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ coming to theaters this November.

Podcasts Headline News

Podcast EP 170: Director Mike Caron on the Live-Action/Animation Mix ‘Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder’

The Nickelodeon director/producer discusses his path to success from young actor to director of some of Nick’s biggest shows and the mentality he adopted to get there; he also shares the storyboarding process for the live-action/animated hybrid series he currently produces.

TUDUM…. Headline News

'Tudum: A Netflix Global Fan Event' Returns in September

The virtual event is set to bombard the streamer's fandom with a massive display of scoops on fan-favorite shows, films and specials from across the globe – check out the teaser.

Meow! Headline News

DreamWorks Animation Releases ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ Season 5 Trailer

The live-action / animated hybrid series featuring Gabby and her crew of kitties returns with 8 new adventure-filled episodes, coming to Netflix on July 25.

100 Years of Disney Headline News

Full D23 Schedule for Disney’s 100th Anniversary Celebration Revealed

The Disney100 event will showcase the company’s rich history and host a slew of talent appearances and first looks from Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm.

Commercials Headline News

Peak and This Thing of Ours Take ‘Toon Blast’ Characters on the Road

Animation studio uses live-action, soft-shaded frame-by-frame animation, and 3D elements to create a promo video for the popular game; animated characters Wally, Cooper, and Bruno enter the non-animated world, taking to the streets.

People Headline News

Adriano Schmid Named VP of PBS Kids Content

Hailing from Warner Bros. Discovery, the exec comes onboard June 13, tasked with driving expansion of the kids’ multi-platform content strategy while developing new approaches to production for emerging platforms and overseeing the PBS Kid’s content team.

We Want More Jedi Shows! Headline News

Lucasfilm Announces 2 New Animated ‘Star Wars’ Series

Both shows were unveiled at this past weekend’s Star Wars Celebration, amidst other splashy announcements and a surprise screening of the first two episodes of ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi.’

The Clones Returns! Headline News

Disney+ Drops ‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Season 2 Teaser

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 11:43am

The 16-episode sophomore effort of Lucasfilm Animation’s fan favorite CG animated series, about a genetically mutated group of mercenaries, will premiere on the streamer this Fall.

virtual production Headline News

Impossible Objects Corrals NVIDIA RTX and Unreal Engine on ‘Diablo Immortal’ Cinematic

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 12:10pm

Harnessing enhanced virtual production workflows based on real-time rendering, the studio blends live-action and VFX in an epic battle set on the surface of a Google Pixel phone in a live actor’s living room.

Technology Headline News

Glassbox Technologies Releases DragonFly 3.0

Updates to the cross-platform virtual camera solution include more seamless integration and support of Unreal Engine 5; new features streamline the creative workflow and accelerate the virtual production pipeline. 

Where Music and Animation Merge Headline News

Watch: ‘Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra‘ Trailer

An animated, multimedia symphonic integration of music and film, the event comes to the Kennedy Center this week; also coming to theaters and a major streaming platform later this year.

People Headline News

Mindshow Names Laura Hilker Creative Executive

Bringing extensive industry experience, the former Aha Media exec joins the CG animation production company that boasts cutting edge software merging video game tech with VFX and machine learning.

Machines Rule! ANIMATIONWorld

Who Knew the Robot Apocalypse Would Be Such a Crowd Pleaser?

As Sony Pictures Animation’s ‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ continues its seemingly inexorable march toward the Oscars, director and co-writer Mike Rianda reflects on what it all means.

Business Headline News

35 Projects Selected for Animation Production Days 2022

The curated business platform, a joint venture between ITFS and FMX, provides producers an opportunity to present projects to industry co-production and financing partners; event runs May 4-6.

First Look! Headline News

Disney+ Drops Teaser Image for Robert Zemeckis’ ‘Pinocchio’

Starring Tom Hanks as Geppetto, the live-action retelling of the classic story of a woodcarver who builds a wooden puppet and treats him as his own son is slated to hit the streamer September 2022.

Same Old Town Blues Headline News

CLIP: Del the Funky Homosapien Guests as Old Skool in ‘Middlemost Post’

By Dan Sarto | Friday, February 25, 2022 at 12:29pm

In the new episode premiering on Nickelodeon February 25, ‘The Same Ol’ Same,’ a famous rapper visits Mount Middlemost, and Parker gives him a new zest for life; all-new ‘Rugrats’ also makes its linear debut on the network.

Business Headline News

Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson’s G-Unit to Make Christopher Priest’s ‘Xerø’ as Live-Action Film

Originally published by DC, the story follows a Black government assassin whose invisibility powers pass him off as a white man; project also backed by production outfits Color Farm Media and Illuminous.

Chip 'n' Dale are Back Again! Headline News

John Mulaney and Andy Samberg Take on ‘Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers’

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 1:42pm

The famed pair stars alongside Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, and Chris Parnell in the all-new hybrid live-action / CG animated comedy about the two former Disney Afternoon stars, living among cartoons and humans in LA, 30 years after their show was canceled; movie hits Disney+ on May 20.

Nate and Sully! Headline News

Sony Unleashes Final ‘Uncharted’ Trailer

The last preview of the upcoming prequel of Naughty Dog’s smash PlayStation game franchise, starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg, gives us a glimpse of its epic action set pieces before it’s released exclusively in theaters.

Down Boy! Headline News

‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’ Comes Home February 1

Who’s that scratching at my door? Everyone’s favorite canine hits Blu-ray and DVD with special bonus content including behind-the-scenes footage, the puppetry behind the puppy, and tips and tricks for caring for a 10-foot-tall dog.

Teaching History with Animation Headline News

Why Producers of ‘The Joan of Arc Case’ are Betting Big on Animated Docudrama

French studio Program33, which just released the hugely popular ‘Building Notre Dame,’ believes that animating history is the best way to reach younger viewers.

Meow! Headline News

DreamWorks Drops ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ Season 4 Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at 3:27pm

The live-action hybrid preschool series returns to Netflix February 1 with 8 ‘cat-tastic’ new episodes; show invites kids to turn missteps and mistakes into something creative.

animated documentaries ANIMATIONWorld

Jonas Poher Rasmussen Talks ‘Flee’

The director discusses his intimate, award-winning animated documentary about the boyhood experiences of his long-time friend, an Afghan academic who lived as a gay Muslim in Afghanistan before escaping to Denmark through Russia.

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