Tag: Jack Black
Mike Mitchell to Direct DreamWorks’ ‘Kung Fu Panda 4,’ Slated for March 2024
Today during DreamWorks Animation's CinemaCon presentation in Vegas, studio president Margie Cohn announced that Mike Mitchell (The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, Trolls,...
Critics Say ‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ a Beautiful Bit of Fan-Service
The intrepid plumber brothers are ready for their big screen restart in the new, fully-animated and eagerly (or for some, warily) anticipated new joint...
Final Trailer: ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Is Ready to Play!
Nintendo icon Mario gets an epic power up in the new, final trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie unlocked by Universal Pictures and Illumination...
‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Directors Detail Their High-Stakes Mushroom Kingdom Adventure
Plumbing the depths of gaming nostalgia in a candy-colored CG landscape, The Super Mario Bros. Movie is joyously sprinting toward a spring theatrical release...
‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Spot Spoofs Local Ads, Complete with Hip Hop Jingle
Amid the flurry of live-action blockbuster trailers and tweetable commercials debuted during Sunday's Big Game, Universal dropped a delightfully retro-style promo for Illumination's fully-animated The...
‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Is Ready to Hit the Rainbow Road with In-Depth Trailer
"There's a huge universe out there, with a lot of galaxies. They're all counting on us...
...No pressure!"
That's how Princess Peach (voiced by Anya Taylor-Joy...
Coming Soon! 20 Movies to Track in 2023
***This feature originally appeared in the December '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 325)***
Interest in animated feature projects continues to grow, so it’s never...
‘Marcel the Shell’, ‘Apollo 10 1/2’, ‘Eternal Spring’ Officially Animated Enough for the Oscars
The Best Animated Feature Oscar race will certainly have a broad pool of techniques represented this year!
Having reviewed background materials provided by the filmmakers,...
Exclusive: Crafting Po’s Return for ‘Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight’ (NEW Clip)
***This article originally appeared in the 35th Anniversary Issue of Animation Magazine (June-July '22, No. 321)***
You have to hand it to Po, the sweet-natured,...
Official Trailer Drops for DreamWorks’ ‘Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight,’ Hitting Netflix July 14
Today, DreamWorks Animation and Netflix delivered a comedy-adventure knockout with the official trailer, key art and release date reveal for Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon...
Rita Ora Joins ‘Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight,’ James Hong Returns as Mr. Ping
Po's butt-kicking crew is coming together, with Netflix announcing that British singer, songwriter & actress Rita Ora (Pokémon Detective Pikachu, 50 Shades of Grey trilogy) has...
First Looks: Netflix Fires Up Kids’ Animation Slate with New Sizzle Reel
With some welcome positive news from Netflix's kids' toon division, VP Animation Series John Derderian shared in a blog post this morning a new...
Universal Pushes Back ‘Puss in Boots,’ ‘Super Mario’ Release Dates
Shrek's swashbuckling Cat-anova will be milking a few more months out of his ninth life, with Universal Pictures pushing the release date for Puss in...
Exclusive: Richard Linklater’s ‘Apollo 10 ½’ Launches Audiences on a Nostalgic Flight in 2.5D
***This article originally appeared in the April '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 319)***
Tired of all those conspiracy theories claiming that the moon landing...
First Look: Jack Black Is Back as Po in ‘Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight’
DreamWorks Animation and Netflix are celebrating National Panda Day by creating more panda-monium with a brand-new, CG-animated KFP series! Titled Kung Fu Panda: The...
Trailer: Linklater’s ‘Apollo 10 ½’ Brings a Kid’s Space Age Dreams to Life
"A memory… a fantasy… the memory of a fantasy, melded into a re-creation of a time and place. That's one way I'd describe Apollo...
‘Big Nate’ Faces the Perils of Partner Projects in First-Look Clip
Let the misadventures begin! An exclusive look at the upcoming Paramount+ Original animated series Big Nate debuted Sunday during the halftime presentation of Nickelodeon and...
Trailer: ‘Big Nate’ Brings Big Surprises to Paramount+
ViacomCBS streamer Paramount+ today released the official trailer and key art for its upcoming animated original series Big Nate, based on the best-selling children’s...
Coming Soon: Your Guide to 38 Animated Movies in 2022
Here is an early look at some of the promising animated releases that we hope to see in theaters and/or on the streamers next...
Here We Go! Nintendo & Illumination Reveal Star-Studded Super Mario Bros. Cast
Something wonderful is coming down the pipes: Illumination and Nintendo’s new Super Mario Bros. animated film is officially heading to theaters in time for...
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