Tag: Sony
Weinstein Co. Tries to Find New Parent for ‘Paddington 2’
StudioCanal's live-action/CG-animated feature Paddington 2 enjoyed a great opening box office in the U.K, beating heavy-hitters such as Murder on the Orient Express and...
‘Sausage Party’ Director Conrad Vernon Conjures ‘Addams Family’ Flick
Veteran animation artist, writer, director and voice artist Conrad Vernon has signed on to direct MGM's upcoming animated The Addams Family feature, according to...
Robin Joseph Launches New Short ‘Fox and the Whale’
As a freelance production designer and concept artist, Robin Joseph's clients have included major studios such as Pixar, Illumination, DreamWorks, Blue Sky and Sony....
Sony Interactive CEO Andrew House Steps Down
Following six years as the president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, Andrew House will be stepping down. Replacing him will be John (Tsuyoshi)...
How I Landed a Career in Animation
Blue Sky Studios' Head of Story Adam Cootes reflects on the roles that determination, hard work and a touch of random fate played in...
Gamescom Award Winners: ‘Super Mario Odyssey’ Is Best of Show
Gamescom 2017 wrapped up in Cologne Thursday night with the presentation of this year’s awards. Sweeping the event was the Nintendo Switch title Super...
2017 Gamescom Awards Nominees Announced
The jury panel of German and international games journalists and YouTubers has set the list of nominees for the 2017 Gamescom Awards. Over 100...
Weekend Releases: ‘Nut Job 2,’ ‘In This Corner,’ ‘Mune’
Looking to beat the heat this weekend? Here’s a rundown of the new and special US theatrical releases you can check out.
New releases join...
Netflix Buys ‘Kingsman’ Comic Co. Millarworld
Global streaming service Netflix announced its first acquisition on Monday, having acquired comic-book publisher Millarworld. Launched in 2004 by Scottish comics writer Mark Millar,...
Luma Hatches Vulture for ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’
As praise for Sony’s Spider-Man: Homecoming rolls in, the contributing VFX studios are stepping forward to share the secrets to their incredible CG feats....
SIGGRAPH: Autodesk’s Next, Virtual Studios, VR & Moving to Mars
See previous re-caps and announcements here.
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Autodesk as ever has taken the opportunity of SIGGRAPH to highlight the next generation of its storytelling and collaboration...
Sony TV to Acquire Majority Stake in Funimation
Sony Pictures Television Networks has reached an agreement to acquire a substantial majority in leading anime distributor Funimation Productions, subject to regulatory approval and...
Daily News Bytes: Inside ‘Rick and Morty’ Premiere, Jinkx Monsoon Is a Gem, Sony Goes ‘Princeless,’ & More!
VIDEO: Inside "The Rickshank Redemption" - 'Rick and Morty'
Series creators Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon, writers Ryan Ridley and Mike McMahan talk us through...
2017 World Animation Celebration Judges Announced
The official judges panel for The World Animation Celebration 2017 international short film animation festival have been announced, with pros from across the animation...
‘It’ Helmer Andy Muschietti Suits Up for ‘Robotech’
Sony's upcoming feature adaptation of popular 1980s cartoon Robotech has a new squad leader: Andy Muschietti, director of Stephen King's It (Sept. 8), has...
NYFA Alum Gets in the Swing with ‘Spider-Man’
Having just pulled off a $117 million domestic opening weekend (the third largest this year), Sony’s Spider-Man: Homecoming is proving a strong addition to...
Daily News Bytes: ‘Dark Tower’ Featurette, Win for ‘Vincent,’ Chris Sullivan Crowdfunds
VIDEO: 'The Dark Tower' - The Legacy of the Gunslinger
Idris Elba discusses playing the bullet-spewing brooder Roland, Matthew McConaughey talks The Man in Black,...
BGF Invests $2.5 million in U.K. Effects House Milk
The Business Growth Fund has invested an initial £2 million ($2.5 million) in Milk Visual Effects, an Oscar winning independent visual-effects company in the...
Brazen Animation Braves a Mighty ‘Tempest’ in Original Teaser
Dallas, Texas-based Brazen Animation has unveiled a dramatic teaser for its first original content offering: Tempest. Featuring a mix of animation techniques, the three-minute...
CG Supe Gabriel Portnof, Ad Creative Director Jordi Bares Join Framestore
Framestore has announced a couple key appointments to two of its internationally dispersed offices this week. Joining the New York facility as CG Supervisor...
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