Kartoon Channel! Announces Premiere of Shaquille O’Neal's ‘Shaq’s Garage’
The animated action-adventure comedy follows the Shaq PA, a family of vehicles inspired by the NBA Champion’s love of cars, as they go on missions to help the community; Pluto TV debut coming June 5.
Josh Friedman to Pen ‘Fantastic Four’ Rewrite
The ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ writer has taken the reins from former scribes Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer, which signals a potential shift away from comedy towards a more serious sci-fi tone.
Union Launches Montreal VFX Facility
The London-based studio celebrates 15 years with its first international expansion after delivering VFX on projects such as ‘For All Mankind,’ ‘The Irregulars,’ and HBO Max’s award-winning ‘The Banshees of Inisherin.’
FLAMIN Animations Shorts Premiere at TNB XPO London
You can also watch them here - Round 2 of the Film London and Arts Council England commissioning program wrapped up with the artist animators debuting their work at The New Black Film Collective’s event; round 3 applications now open through May 22.
Maia Kealoha to Lead ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Film Adaptation
Zach Galifianakis also joins the live-action/CGI hybrid project in an undisclosed role, while original Stitch voice actor Chris Sanders will step back into his little blue shoes as well.
The New ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Trailer is as Funny and Visually Stunning as We Hoped!
He’s neither cow, nor dalmatian… he’s ‘The Spot,’ and he’s the new villain Miles Morales must face… along with his mom’s wrath for getting just a B in Spanish… and a sea of competing Spideys, in the snazzy, jazzy, and tantalizingly stylized trailer for the highly anticipated sequel, hitting theaters June 2.
Amuse Animation to Produce eOne’s First Direct-to-Digital Preschool Series
The boutique animation studio has produced 30+ original digital series, and worked on projects including 'Molang,' 'Louie,' and 'Tulipop.'
LOBO Animates an Adorable Sing-Along Ode to Pets
Brazilian pet food brand 374 Pets tapped the mixed media and animation studio, who working with local animation students to create ‘Universo 374,’ a 2D animated spot bringing furry, feathery, and scaly critters to life.
FMX 2023 Shares More Program Updates
The 4-day hybrid event, which runs April 25-27 and online April 28, revealed more on-site programming, including sustainability in media productions panel, VFX insights into HBO’s ‘The Last of Us,’ challenges of adapting literature into animation and games, and masterclasses with Ed Hooks and Craig Caldwell.
Mediatoon Nabs ‘Edens Zero’ Sequel Rights
The series, which debuts its second season next month on NTV in Japan and on the ADN streaming platform, bolsters the distributor’s catalog of anime IP, including ‘Naruto,’ ‘Hunter X Hunter,’ and ‘Fairy Tail.’
Dwayne Johnson Reveals ‘Moana’ Live-Action Adaptation is in Development
The reimagining of Disney’s hit animated feature joins the company’s lineup of films derived from its animated movie library, including the highly anticipated ‘The Little Mermaid’ opening in theaters next month.
Disney + Shares MCU’s ‘Secret Invasion’ Trailer and Poster
Last night, during ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball, the streamer treated fans to a look at the new live-action espionage thriller starring Samuel Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Cobie Smulders, and Martin Freeman, premiering this June.
Apple TV+ Drops ‘Jane’ Trailer
The new live-action/CGI animated hybrid series, inspired by the life and work of Dr. Jane Goodall, streams globally April 14.
Watch: Fan Favorite Webcomic ‘Lackadaisy’ is Now an Animated Short
Cartoonist Tracy Butler’s Eisner Award-nominated work has been adapted into a 27-minute film from Iron Circus Comics, starring Michael Kovach, Belsheber Rusape, Lisa Reimold, Ashe Wagner, and SungWon Cho, featuring Music from Sepiatonic.
Nickelodeon Shares ‘Baby Shark’s Big Movie!’ Teaser Art and Cast
Celebrity voice lineup includes Ashley Tisdale, Aparna Nancherla, Ego Nwodim, Chloe Fineman, ENHYPEN, and Lance Bass; the animated feature based on the popular preschool series comes to Paramount+ in time for the holidays.
MBC Group and TOKYOPOP Team on MBC Anime Initiative
The two companies will develop new world-class anime titles through investments and relationships with key studios in Japan.
Maxon One Announces 2023 Product Updates
New features and workflow enhancements are revealed across entire product line, including Cinema 4D, Redshift, Red Giant, ZBrush and Forger, promising improved performance, workflows and advanced tools for animation, rendering and sculpting.
Podcast EP 202: Cameron Slayden Explains How to Get into MOA & Scientific Animation
Microverse Studios CEO and ‘mechanism of action’ animation producer shares how he discovered this niche field of animation, started his own company, and uses AI tools to create visuals for microscopic function animations.
PBS KIDS Shares Spring Animation Slate
New specials and episodes of ‘Nature Cat,’ ‘Cyberchase,’ ‘Alma’s Way,’ and ‘Wild Kratts’ are set to run April – June.
Jon Spaihts to Pen ‘Gears of War’ Film for Netflix
The ‘Dune’ and ‘Doctor Strange’ writer has boarded the popular video game adaptation that follows the Delta Squad, led by badass Marcs Fenix, in humanity’s last stand against the Locust alien race.
Exclusive Clip: ‘HouseBroken: Who’s A Scaredy Cat?’
In the all-new episode airing this Sunday on FOX, Honey helps Diablo face his fears, Chico and The Gray One follow Kevin onto a plane, and Chief faces off against the loud barking dog in the sky, aka Thunder.
Electronic Arts to Lay off Six Percent of Workforce
The gaming giant cites restructuring efforts, including workspace reductions and project refinement, for the axing of nearly 800 jobs.
Sixteen South and Nelvana Option ‘A Horse Named Steve’
Belfast-based studio teams up with kids’ content giant on an animated adaptation of Toronto author-illustrator Kelly Collier’s popular picture book about the humorous exploits of an endearingly self-absorbed horse.
Paramount+ Announces ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Series
Production begins next year on the latest franchise effort; show follows the adventures of a new class of Starfleet cadets as they come of age.
Dynamic Wrinkles Arise - Character Creator 4.2 and iClone 8.2 Available Now
Reallusion’s latest release provides the tools to create powerful, groundbreaking facial realism in 3D game and cinematic characters of any gender, age, and ethnicity.
