Tag: Star Wars
The Force Is Alive (and Animated) in ‘Star Wars Resistance’
***This story originally appeared in the November ‘18 issue of Animation Magazine (#284)***
This year, Christmas comes early for Star Wars fans as the fantastic-looking...
Watch: Extended Sneak Peek at ‘Star Wars Resistance’
Star Wars fans better buckle up and prepare for the high-speed, high-stakes and humor-filled new series Star Wars Resistance, if the newly release extended...
Gary Kurtz, ‘Star Wars’ Producer, Dies Age 78
Producer Gary Kurtz, who helped shepherd George Lucas’s now iconic Star Wars to smash hit status, died of cancer on Sunday at age 78....
Disney Flies with ‘Star Wars Resistance’ on Oct. 7
Get your Lightsabers ready. Disney Channel has announced that it will debut the new animated series Star Wars Resistance with a one-hour premiere on...
Disney’s D23 Expo Tickets Will Be Available Aug. 28
D23: The Official Disney Fan Club will begin selling tickets for the next D23 Expo, which will take place August 23-25, 2019, at the Anaheim Convention Center....
Visual Effects Society Announces Special 2018 Honorees
Today, the Visual Effects Society (VES) announced the 2018 inductees into the VES Hall of Fame, the newest Lifetime and Honorary members and this year’s...
Report Shows 7% Growth in U.S. Toy Industry
The U.S. toy industry grew its dollar sales by 7 percent to $7.9 billion in the first half of 2018, according to global information...
Polygon Pictures Producing New ‘Star Wars Resistance’ Series
Tokyo-based Polygon Pictures has been tapped to produce the animation for Star Wars Resistance -- the newest animated series set in George Lucas’ iconic...
SIGGRAPH Reveals Games, Real-Time Highlights
Organizers of the 45th SIGGRAPH conference on CG and interactive applications (Aug. 12-16, Vancouver) has made announcements about the groundbreaking games to be featured...
SIGGRAPH Sessions Include ‘Wreck-It Ralph 2,’ ‘Missing Link, ‘Incredibles 2’
SIGGRAPH’s 2018 conference on all things CG and interactive is right around the corner, with new announcements for its Production Sessions program. Covering a...
Seriously’s Third ‘Best Fiends’ Short Goes for Gold
Mobile-first entertainment company Seriously has premiered its third animated short based on its Best Fiends franchise: Fort of Hard Knocks. This latest installment furthers...
Capcom Plans ‘Monster Hunter’ Special for 2019
Video game giant Capcom is teaming up with Pure Imagination Studios to create an animated special based on a hit action RPG franchise, titled...
Hybride Helps ILM Direct L3-37’s Star Turn in ‘Solo’
Under the supervision of Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Hybride produced 413 spectacular and innovative visual effects shots for Solo: A Star Wars Story,...
Daily News Bytes: Kobe’s Academy Snub, WIA Presents Enterprise Ireland, TCA Noms & More
Academy Denies Animation Producer Kobe Bryant Opportunity to Become Member
The sports star, who won the Best Animated Short Oscar together with Glen Keane this...
Licensing Expo Redux
Licensing Expo took over Las Vegas this week, which means news of many new toon tie-ins coming to shelves around the worlds! Here’s a...
Daily News Bytes: New Clips for ‘Solo,’ ‘Digimon’ & ‘Boxcar Children’; An Exciting Sci-Fi Concept, & More!
2018 Women in Animation Scholarship Program Open for Submissions
This year, WIA has expanded the program introduced by founding member Phyllis Craig -- now the...
Understanding Blockchain for Video Games (Part 2)
Missed Part 1? Read it here.
Blockchain was a major new presence at this year’s Game Developers Conference, in booths, meetings and panels. CEOs/Founders told...
Disney Fan Club Gears Up for D23 Expo 2019
All the many wonderful worlds of Disney will come together again next year when D23: The Official Disney Fan Club presents D23 Expo 2019,...
Animated People: Olan Rogers Blasts Off into ‘Final Space’
This week, we catch up with YouTube star and indie filmmaker Olan Rogers, who created the original TBS/Conan O’Brien/Conaco animated series Final Space along...
‘LEGO Ninjago’ Helmer Charlie Bean Leashed to ‘Lady and the Tramp’
Toon Town veteran Charlie Bean, who most recently directed The LEGO Ninjago Movie, has signed on to helm a new live-action/CGI hybrid reimagining of...
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