‘The Deep’ Animated Series Nabs New Broadcast Partners
A Stark Production, WildBrain, and Infinite Studios’ popular 3DCG animated series scores new international distribution in the U.S., Canada, Ireland, Norway and France.
Aardman, Sky Kids Launch Season 2 of ‘The Very Small Creatures’
The stop-motion show’s second season is accompanied by ‘Morph Thingy-Ma-Bobstacle Course,’ a new interactive game exclusive to Sky Live - the AI-enabled interactive camera from Sky – where you can physically direct Morph along a series of epic obstacle courses, collecting buttons, dodging shapes, and battling bosses to reach the top of the leader board.
Official Trailer Drops for ‘Twisted Metal’ Live-Action Series
Based on the hugely popular PlayStation games, the comedy stars Anthony Mackie as John Doe, a motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, streaming July 27th on Peacock.
Ingenuity Studios Names David Sewell VFX Supervisor
Emmy Award-winning industry veteran brings 25+ years experience to his new position overseeing client projects and supporting biz dev in the U.K.; will be based out of the company’s London office.
Netflix Shares New ‘The Monkey King’ Trailer
The streamer releases its official trailer and a new set of images from the upcoming animated adventure, directed by Anthony Stacchi, that follows a rebellious and charismatic Monkey and his magical fighting Stick.
Paramount Drops ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ Featurette
Watch Seth Rogen introduce the teens behind the turtles; the highly anticipated latest ‘TMNT’ chapter hits theaters next month.
Marvel Studios’ ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Heads to Disney+
The loveable but infamous band of misfits is back for one final adventure and it’s coming to the streamer soon!
SAG-AFTRA Strike Shuts Down Multiple Productions
‘Deadpool 3,’ ‘Apples Never Fall,’ and ‘Mortal Kombat 2’ are some of the first projects affected as roughly 160,000 film and TV actors take to the picket line after negotiations fail with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
‘Superman: Legacy’ adds Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho
The ‘Barry’ star heads to the DCU; also joining the James Gunn helmed ‘Gods and Monsters’ DCU flick are Isabela Merced, Edi Gathegi, and Nathan Fillion.
Stage 03 Launches ‘VFX Challenge: Creatures Edition’
Dive into the world of VFX with this creative contest using After Effects, Maya, and Nuke to incorporate CG creatures into live-action footage; 1st prize is an Insta360 X3 Camera; free to enter, the submission deadline is August 31, 2023.
Shout! Studios Heads to San Diego Comic-Con 2023
The leading multiplatform media company returns to SDCC with fan favorites, exclusive items, giveaways, and more; for those unable to make it in-person, Shout! TV will air a special re-cutting and re-imagining, Always a Sword: A Sword & Sorcery Adventure, July 19 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
Zack Stentz to Pen ‘The Wheel of Time’-Inspired Animated Film
The ‘X-Men: First Class’ and ‘Thor’ scribe will draw from Robert Jordan’s graphic novel series for the feature adaptation ‘The White Tower.’
Kartoon Studios Announces Kartoon Films
The Stan Lee brand is getting energized as the company's new film division will develop content leveraging AI technology to create more animation in less time, reducing expenses while maintaining human creativity.
Warner Bros. Pictures Finally Drops ‘Wonka’ Trailer
Featuring a young version of the chocolatier played by Timothée Chalamet on his first fantasy confection journey, the upcoming flick debuts an extremely tiny version of the classic Oompa-Loompas, played by Hugh Grant.
‘Superman: Legacy’ Clark Kent Older Than Expected
While the new DCU flick was originally touted as an origin story, the amateur journalist-meets-moonlighting superhero will be a mature 30 years old.
GKIDS Acquires Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and The Heron’ North America Distribution Rights
The Academy Award-winning filmmaker’s first feature in 10 years opens this weekend in Japan, will hit theaters in North America later this year.
Milk Launches Barcelona VFX Studio
The award-winning visual effects house’s latest expansion leverages London infrastructure while building on relationships with regional talent; new facility helmed by long-time employee and 2D supervisor Jorge Oliva Ruiz de Leon.
Exclusive Clip: ‘The Venture Bros.: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart’
Ahead of the film’s highly anticipated release July 21 on Digital and July 25 on Blu-ray, AWN shares a new video – ‘100,000 Vanquished,’ because how fun is it to track your villainousness?
Puerto Rico-based Gladius Animation Workers Vote to Unionize
Effort marks the first organizing campaign for The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839, outside the continental United States.
Hollywood Shuts Down - SAG-AFTRA Members Officially on Strike
Roughly 160,000 film and TV actors will join the more than 11,000 writers currently on strike after negotiations failed with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
Trevor Bentley Opens Toon City Vancouver
The industry veteran and co-founder of Atomic Cartoons launches the new production studio in partnership with Manila’s animation studio, Toon City.
Podcast EP 216: How Catya Plate Produced Her Stop-Motion Film ‘Las Nogas’ in NYC
The artist turned animator shares her journey from Spain to Germany to New York in pursuit of an art career and how that path led her to a career in animation.
OIAF Announces 2023 Official Shorts Selections
Out of 2,165 entries from 85 countries, 40 films will compete in the Commissioned, Narrative, Non-Narrative, and Student categories; the festival runs September 20-24.
Nickelodeon’s ‘The Loud House’ Takes a Road Trip
The two-hour special event, featuring four all-new episodes, follows the Louds on a wild, action-packed cross-country road trip, debuting July 14 at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT).
Integrated Media Company Buys Toon Boom Animation
Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana Limited has entered into a deal to sell its Emmy Award-winning Montreal-based animation software business for around $147.5 million CAD in cash.
