Milk Names Steve MacPherson Chief Technology Officer
The former Framestore CTO steps into studio’s newly created role to drive technology strategy and operations including Systems, Pipeline, Editorial, and R&D.
Maxon Reveals Updates for Cinema 4D and Other Key Products
New features and workflow improvements across the company’s product line include Cinema 4D’s Pyro for the creation of fire, smoke, and explosions, and an integrated Redshift Camera and Radial Symmetry for modeling; new features for Forger, VFX, and Trapcode were also announced.
DreamWorks Animation Shares ‘The Croods: Family Tree’ Trailer
Inspired by the hit film, ‘The Croods: A New Age,’ the CG animated series follows the Croods and the Bettermans, sparring rivals who overcome their differences to become the unlikeliest of friends; six all-new episodes hit Peacock and Hulu on November 25.
Cast Revealed for Upcoming Disney+ Series ‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’
The Leslye Headland helmed show, which just began production in the U.K., has added Carrie-Anne Moss, Dafne Keen, Rebecca Henderson, Charlie Barnett, and Dean-Charles Chapman to the ensemble cast.
DreamWorks Animation Shares ‘The Boss Baby Christmas Bonus’ Trailer
Boss Baby’s first Christmas begins with a trip to the mall to see Santa – but plans go awry, and the adventure begins; George Lopez guest stars in the all-new animated special coming to Netflix next month.
Bowen Yang, Brett Goldstein Board Animated ‘Garfield’ Feature
The Alcon Entertainment CG film starring Chris Pratt as the eponymous orange feline welcomes the ‘SNL’ and ‘Ted Lasso’ stars to a growing cast that includes Samuel L. Jackson, Nicholas Hoult, Hannah Waddingham, Cecily Strong, and Ving Rhames.
Sarofsky Creates Marvel Studios' ‘Werewolf by Night’ Title Sequences
For multi-award-winning composer Michael Giacchino’s directorial debut, the cross-media production company’s creative team embraced the director’s vision and dedication to classical aesthetics, capturing the stylized look and feel of a classic horror film from the 1930s-1940s.
Exclusive Clip: ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ – ‘All the World’s a Stage’
In the all-new episode debuting tomorrow on Paramount+, the crew answers a distress call to find a colony trapped in Starfleet’s past, and Rok-Tahk stays behind during the away mission to care for an unwell Murf.
Recently Canceled ‘Fate: The Winx Saga’ Nabs CG Animated Series Reboot and Live-Action Film
Creator Iginio Straffi took to Instagram to reassure fans the title will live on in multiple formats, despite Netflix’s surprising cancellation of the show earlier this year.
Exclusive Clip: ‘Tom and Jerry: Snowman’s Land’ - ‘Snowball Fight’
The hijinks continue when everyone’s favorite cat-and-mouse duo unleashes a snowy fury in a sneak peek from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s all-new, full-length animated family holiday film coming to Digital and DVD next week.
Netflix Drops Guillermo del Toro's 'Pinocchio’ Official Trailer
The hauntingly beautiful stop-motion reimaging of Carlo Collodi's classic tale about a wooden marionette who is magically brought to life stars Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, and Cate Blanchett ; now showing in select theaters, the film streams December 9.
Netflix Announces ‘The Bad Guys’ Holiday Special
Based on the DreamWorks Animation animated feature – now streaming - the holiday-themed special promises more hilarious “badness” to come… in 2023.
Xilam Animation Announces ‘Lupin’s Tales’ Season 2
The French animation studio continues its partnership with Youku on a new season of the popular series about the impetuous wolf-cub Lupin, who dreams of being like his storybook heroes; coming to the streamer and France Télévisions in early 2024.
Sony Building New Studio to Support Naughty Dog on Undisclosed Game
Speculation based on Sony job listings indicates PlayStation will build a development studio to focus on a Naughty Dog AAA action/adventure game, potentially a new installment of the ‘Uncharted’ franchise.
Djimon Hounsou, Geri Halliwell-Horner Board Sony's ‘Gran Turismo’
The high-octane film adaptation of Sony’s best-selling racing game welcomes the ’Shazam!’ star, Daniel Puig, Josha Stradowski, Thomas Kretschman, and Miss Ginger Spice herself to the cast.
Call for Submissions: 21st Annual VES Awards
The submission deadline is November 30; you have less than one month left to submit work for consideration.
Podcast EP 184: How Stephanie Earley Became Lead Editor on ‘Central Park’
The animation editor discusses her journey to ‘lead’ editor, the ins and outs of her job and how social media plays a part in becoming a professional editor.
NVIDIA Omniverse Beta Release Now Available
Major updates to core reference apps and tools offer increased speed, accessibility, and flexibility for collaborative workflows, making it easier for developers, creators, and novices to build metaverse applications.
FOX Orders Malamut Brothers’ ‘Universal Basic Guys/The Hoagie Bros.’
Set for a 2024 debut, the new animated series from the ‘Game of Zones’ creators is about men with no jobs trying to find purpose in a world where they’re no longer needed… but have a large monthly universal basic income.
SND and Quad Team Up for 3DCG Animated Film ‘Kittened’
The feline feature follows famous rapper Tough Dog, who swaps bodies with a kitten and must ask shy girl Kim for help in exchange for advice on how to be popular.
Wild Capture and Metastage to Demo New Digital Human Creation Tools at VES Event
The two studios are teaming up to showcase new advances in volumetric video tools used to create digital humans as part of the VES’ ‘Creating Lifelike Digital Humans -- Volumetric Video Capture Techniques for VFX Pipelines,’ set for November 12; registration is now open on Eventbrite.
Stoopid Buddy Stoodios and Disney Deliver ‘Mickey Saves Christmas’
The ‘Robot Chicken’ studio’s second Disney holiday special follows Mickey and Minnie as they travel to the North Pole to save Christmas and learn the true meaning of the holiday; show arrives late November on ABC, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, and Disney+.
‘Big Trip 2: Special Delivery’ Arrives on VOD, Digital and DVD December 27
The animated family film sequel to 2019’s ‘The Big Trip’ features the voice talents of Pauly Shore and Jesse McCartney.
Disney+ Drops ‘Zootopia+’ Trailer and Images
Byron Howard and Rich Moore’s Oscar-winning 2016 animated action-comedy gets its own spin-off series streaming later this week; six new stories return to the mammal metropolis for a deep dive into the film’s characters.
Crunchyroll Returns to New York for Anime NYC
Attendees can explore experiential installations, panels, photo ops, and exclusive premieres of the latest projects and shows from the leading anime platform at the upcoming convention running November 18-20.
