Jellyfish Pictures Expands into India
The global VFX and animation studio opens operations in Mumbai, names Jasjit Singh as its General Manager, India.
Peacock Drops First ‘The Continental’ Teaser Video
Our first real glimpse of the ‘John Wick’ prequel miniseries, set in 1975, showcases bloody, and funky, assassin shenanigans that are sure to thrill when it hits Peacock September 2023.
Kana Hanazawa Releases Animated Music Video for ‘Circle’
The veteran ‘Goodbye, Don Glees!’ and ‘Suzume’ voice actress chose a pixel art style for her newest single, which was produced by pixel artist m7kenji; the music video streams now on her official YouTube account.
Seth MacFarlane Names Faith Sedlin Fuzzy Door Tech President
The production company’s new tech division taps former Siri CMO to helm development and operations, including expansion of company’s flagship AR production visualization tool ViewScreen.
iFFY 2023 is Just Around the Corner
Award-winning animator Gary Schwartz will present ‘Kinda iFFY’ – his ‘Overhead Projection Shadow Puppet Animation Workshop,’ a hands-on lab for creative inquiry into time-based media; the Independent Film Festival Ypsilanti runs April 19-22.
AMD Reveals Its Newest AMD Radeon PRO Graphic Cards
The AMD PRO W7000 series boasts advanced chiplet design to support real-world multi-tasking performance, as well as offers the new AMD Radiance Display Engine featuring DisplayPort 2.1; cards are also certified for leading professional applications delivering performance and stability.
Baobab Studios’ New Metaverse Game ‘Momo Quest’ Coming to Roblox
The studio’s latest ‘Momoguro’ franchise expansion launches on the global gaming platform this summer; also announced - Disney+ collaboration to adapt studio’s award-winning VR film ‘Baba Yaga’ and its workplace comedy ‘Intercats’ into animated series.
HBO Announces ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight’ ‘GoT’ Prequel
The series, which will stream on the newly minted Max platform, is set a century before the events of ‘Game of Thrones’ when two unlikely heroes, Ser Duncan the Tall and his diminutive squire Egg, explore Westeros.
Exclusive: Apple TV+ Shares ‘Jane – Save a Whale’ Clip
Inspired by the life and work of Dr. Jane Goodall, the new live-action/CGI animated hybrid series from Emmy Award winner J.J. Johnson premieres globally April 14.
Mainframe Teams with Gamer Nick Eh 30 on ‘Endurathon’ Series
The show, produced in Unreal Engine 5, follows two teenage best friends as they compete in an eSports meets ‘American Ninja Warrior’ VR game tournament.
Disney Drops Trailer for ‘Crater’ Sci-Fi Adventure
From ‘Stranger Things’ producers Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen, the movie tells the coming-of-age story of five friends as they set out on their home lunar colony to explore a mysterious crater; film hits the streamer May 12.
Max and Cartoon Network Announce ‘Peter & The Wolf’ Animated Short
Gavin Friday and Bono’s film project, developed in support of the Irish Hospice Foundation, reimagines Sergei Prokofiev’s classic symphony using a juxtaposition of traditional hand-drawn 2D animation combined with a physical set-built world to tell the story of the grieving 12-year-old Peter.
Max Drops ‘Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai’ Teaser
Warner Bros. Discovery reveals HBO Max rebrand and the release date for its highly anticipated 3DCG animated prequel series starring Ming-Na Wen, James Hong, BD Wong and Matthew Rhys, coming next month.
HBO Max and Discovery+ Streamers to Merge as ‘Max’
Warner Bros. Discovery’s new destination for HBO Originals, Warner Bros. films, Max Originals, the DC universe, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, an expansive offering of kid’s content, and programing across food, home, reality, lifestyle and documentaries from leading brands like HGTV, Food Network, Discovery Channel, TLC, ID and more, launches May 23.
2023 AfroAnimation Summit Coming to Burbank
The conference, running April 26-27, promotes diversity and inclusion in animation, welcoming an international coalition of industry speakers, studio execs, students, creatives and young professionals, in-person and via livestream.
Disney Drops New ‘Peter Pan & Wendy’ Trailer
The reimagined J.M. Barrie classic stars dual protagonists Alexander Molony as Peter and Ever Anderson as Wendy, launching exclusively on Disney+ April 28.
ITFS’ APD Announces ‘New Voices – New Stories’ Conference
Part of the 17th Animation Production Days running April 26-28 in Stuttgart, the conference takes place on April 26 and offers animation professionals a platform to discuss current developments in the industry.
First Teaser Image Shared for ‘The Continental’ Miniseries
The sneak peek image for the ‘John Wick’ prequel series shows bloody elevator buttons with the ninth floor lit up, hinting at a plot point or showcasing what may be an important level.
Taika Waititi to Direct a Live-Action ‘Akira’ Film?
After the ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ director’s untitled film was notably absent at last week’s Star Wars Celebration, Deadline reporter Justin Kroll posits the adaptation of the ‘best anime of all time’ is next on the docket.
Adult Swim’s ‘Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar’ and DETHKLOK Tour Set
The hugely popular series’ on-screen band kicks off a nationwide tour ahead of the all-new animated feature film’s release later this year.
Apple TV+ Reveals Earth Day Animation Line-Up
The streamer celebrates with new programs, including ‘Jane’ an animated/live-action hybrid series about Dr. Jane Goodall’s work, and old favorites such as Peanuts Classics ‘It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown’ and Snoopy Presents, ‘It’s the Small Things, Charlie Brown.’
Is a New Studio Ghibli and Lucasfilm Crossover Project in the Works?
Following last November’s thoroughly adorable animated short ‘Zen: Grogu and the Dust Bunnies,’ the Studio Ghibli Twitter account has shared yet another teaser image hinting at a new collaboration.
Netflix Teases ‘Mulligan’ Adult Animated Comedy
The new series from ‘30 Rock’s Robert Carlock, Sam Means, and Tina Fey follows a rag-tag band of survivors who must start Earth’s society from scratch after an alien destroys the planet; show hits the streamer next month.
Marvel Studios Drops ‘The Marvels’ Teaser Trailer
Brie Larson returns as Captain Marvel this Fall alongside Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Samuel L. Jackson, Zawe Ashton and Park Seo-joon.
Watch: AI-Assisted 'Critterz’ Animated Short
OpenAI’s DALL-E created images and art for background settings and characters that were used in short employing animation, facial performance capture, music, and sound mixing – all for a science documentary gone awry.
