Tag: Universal
Coronavirus Fears & Theater Closures Batter Box Office
It was a bleak weekend at the box office both at home and overseas, as cinemas continue to shutter and social distancing leads to...
Marvel Taps Quebec Studio Squeeze to Animate ‘What If…?’
Marvel Studios announced Wednesday that Québec City-based animation studio Squeeze has been given the nod to create five episodes of upcoming series What If...?...
92nd Oscars: ‘Toy Story 4,’ ‘Hair Love’ Win Animation Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held the 92nd Oscars ceremony Sunday night in Hollywood, with the animation winners striking a balance...
VES 2020 Board of Directors, Mike Chambers Re-Elected as Chair
The Visual Effects Society (VES) announced its 2020 Board of Directors officers. The officers, who comprise the VES Board Executive Committee, were elected at...
Much Ado About the VFX of ‘Dolittle’
Two-time Oscar-winning VFX supervisor John Dykstra shares some of the details of bringing the good doctor’s adventures to life.
It seems that every generation deserves...
WildBrain Leverages Brand Licensing & Distribution in New Initiative
Global kids & family company WildBrain has appointed Steve Manners to drive a new business development initiative designed to maximize opportunities for brand licensors...
Golden Globes: ‘Missing Link’ Wins Best Animated Feature
The HFPA presented the 77th Golden Globe award ceremony on Sunday night, kicking the Hollywood awards season into high gear. Ricky Gervais returned to...
‘Frozen II’ Snows Competition as Highest-Grossing Toon Ever
Having rapidly skated past the $1 billion marker with its fourth weekend (the sixth Disney Studios film of the year to do so), blockbuster...
Box Office Winners of 2019
The top 10 animated and VFX-fueled big screen blockbusters that closed out the decade with a box-office bang!
Animated Movies
The Lion King (Disney) $543,638,043
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Early 2020 Visions!
Get ready for more razzle dazzle on the big screen in 2020. Here are 14 movies we are excited to see this year:
A Shaun...
Maxon and Red Giant Combine Post-Prod Powers in Merger
Maxon, the developers of professional 3D software solutions, and Red Giant, creators of unique tools for editors, VFX artists and motion designers, cooperatively announced...
HFPA Reveals Conventional List of Golden Globe Animation Noms
The Hollywood Foreign Press came up with a more conventional list of nominees in the Best Animated Feature category this morning. Surprisingly enough, the...
Trailer: ‘Fast & Furious: Spy Racers’ Kicks into Gear
Universal and DreamWorks Animation unveiled the official trailer for the highly-anticipated Netflix original series, Fast & Furious: Spy Racers. Inspired by Universal’s multi-billion dollar...
Exclusive Music Clips: ‘How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming’ Holiday Special
An all-new holiday special based on DreamWorks Animation's hugely popular film trilogy, How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming will premiere on NBC on December...
‘Green Eggs and Ham’: A Newish Odd Couple on the Road
***This article originally appeared in the December ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 295)***
The hugely loved children’s books of Dr. Seuss (the late Theodor...
‘Addams Family’ Snaps to $30.3M No. 2 Opening
MGM's mysterious and spooky animated outing The Addams Family (UAR) edged just over its predicted opening weekend take, debuting in the U.S. at No....
Box Office: ‘The Addams Family’ Ready to Scare Up a $30M Debut
Early box office numbers are coming in for this weekend’s offerings and things are looking good for Warner Bros. with Joker on track to...
‘Abominable’ Hums to $20.8M Opening
Universal has scored another No. 1 box-office opening with the release of DreamWorks Animation/Pearl Studio's Abominable, which topped predictions with a $20.85 million domestic...
‘Abominable’: All Yeti for the Big Screen
***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 293)***
Written and directed by animation veteran Jill Culton, the new DreamWorks/Pearl...
LAIKA Taps Universal Vet David Burke as CMO
Film industry veteran David Burke has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at Oscar-winning animation studio LAIKA, creators of Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo...
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