Tag: Jordan Peele
‘Big Mouth’ Creator/Voice Star Nick Kroll Talks about the Show’s Final Season and the Rewards of Puberty
Actor-writer-producer Nick Kroll has a big place in the heart of animation lovers around the world. We all know him as the co-creator/exec producer...
Watch: ‘Big Mouth’ S7 Teaser Drops with Premiere Date, Guest Star List
Season 7 of Netflix adult comedy toon Big Mouth is just around the corner, and the just-released date announcement teaser is promising the sexiest star-studded...
Awards Wrap: ‘Undone’ Wins WGA; ‘Pinocchio’ & ‘Bad Traveling’ Score ACE Awards, PETA’s Cruelty-Free Honorees
Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) tonight announced the winners of the 2023 Writers Guild Awards (awards.wga.org) for...
‘Wendell & Wild,’ ‘New Moon’ Win Animation Honors from AAFCA Awards
The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) announced the winners of the 14th annual AAFCA Awards, honoring outstanding achievement in film. Winners are voted...
The Art of Designing Stand-Out Animated Characters
***This article originally appeared in the February '23 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 327)***
Some of today's top character designers discuss their craft and challenges.
Things...
‘Marcel the Shell,’ ‘Wendell & Wild’ Make Critics’ Pick Lists
As the end of the year draws near, groups of film critics around the world are surveying the cinema landscape to make their calls...
How Music Supervisor Rob Lowry Curated ‘Wendell & Wild’s Memorable Afro-Punk Soundtrack
One of the most memorable images from Netflix's highly original animated feature Wendell & Wild is that of the film’s feisty lead Kat Elliot...
The Year’s Top VFX Oscar Contenders
***This article originally appeared in the January '23 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 326)***
December marks moviegoers’ return to Pandora after a 13-year absence, which...
New ‘Wendell & Wild’ Trailer Reveals Henry Selick’s Punk Rock Resurrection
Hold on to your mortal soul, because Henry Selick's eagerly awaited return to the director's chair is ready to rock it right out of...
‘Wendell & Wild’: Henry Selick Faces His New Demons!
***This article originally appeared in the November '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 324)***
Observant fans can easily trace the chains of inspiration linking a...
Trailer: Bryan Tyree Henry, Amber Ruffin, Jeff Goldblum & More Join the ‘Big Mouth’ Family for S6
Netflix's Emmy-winning adult animated comedy Big Mouth returns for a sixth season probing the terrifying depths of adolescence on October 28, and there are some new...
Critics Hail Selick’s Return in the Darkly Comic ‘Wendell & Wild’
Having just made its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, Wendell & Wild is ready to cast a deviously delightful...
Watch: Netflix Unleashes Spooky Trailer for Selick’s ‘Wendell & Wild’
Halloween may be a couple of months away, but Netflix has just unwrapped an eerie teaser for Oscar-nominated director Henry Selick’s stop-motion animated feature...
Netflix Updates Film Slate; Dates Set for ‘Wendell & Wild,’ ‘Pinocchio,’ ‘My Father’s Dragon,’ ‘Scrooge’
8/30/22 Updated to include Scrooge release date.
As the days grow shorter, our list of must-see animation grows ever longer as Netflix has unveiled updates...
Toon Town Trailblazer: The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein on ‘Wendell & Wild’ and the Changing Animation Business
***This interview originally appeared in the 35th Anniversary Issue of Animation Magazine (June-July '22, No. 321)***
Recently, we had the chance to catch up with...
‘Wendell & Wild’ World Premiere Reps Animation in TIFF Special Presentations
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced the selections in the Gala and Special Presentations programs for the 47th edition, taking place September...
Open Wide! More ‘Big Mouth’ & Spinoff ‘Human Resources’ on the Way
Netflix announced that fans will get more teen awkwardness and Hormon Monster mayhem, with renewals ordered for Big Mouth and its new spinoff Human...
Watch: Netflix Conjures Full ‘Wendell & Wild’ Cast
Netflix announced the cast for their forthcoming stop-motion animated film Wendell & Wild, the highly anticipated return to the director's chair for Academy Award...
Thrilling Trailers Touchdown at The Big Game
There are four elemental types of Super Bowl viewers: Football fans, Halftime Show fans, people who only show up to eat the seven-layer dip,...
Second ‘Wendell & Wild’ Teaser Introduces Kat
Following the debut of its titular demon stars (voiced by Keegan Michael Key and movie co-writer Jordan Peele) in the first teaser just before...
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