Tag: Universal
Amy Wixson Joins Outpost VFX as Exec Producer
Outpost VFX (Hobbs and Shaw, Black Mirror, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) is delighted to announce that Amy Wixson has joined the company as Executive...
WEBTOON Names Taylor Grant SVP IP Development
WEBTOON, the world’s leading digital publisher of sequential storytelling, has promoted Taylor Grant to Senior Vice President, IP Development. Grant, who has been contributing...
Technicolor’s Mill Film Adelaide Up and Running
Global movie company Technicolor has launched a new post-production studio in Adelaide, Australia. The group’s first Southern Hemisphere operation, operating under the Mill Film...
Favreau’s ‘Lion King’ Continues to Roar This Weekend
While live-action fans will be keeping an eye on the action-packed Universal’s Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw this weekend, Disney aficionados will...
Women In Animation Announces 2019 SIGGRAPH Summit
Women in Animation (WIA) is pleased to announce the program lineup and speakers for its upcoming Women in Animation Summit at SIGGRAPH, to be...
Ben Lock, Patric Roos Lead Formation of Outpost VFX APAC
Visual effects pros Ben Lock (Star Wars Episode VII – The Force Awakens, Ready Player One) and Patric Roos (Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians of...
The Toon Lover’s Guide to Comic-Con ’19
Yes, we know, some of the big players are sitting this year’s edition of Comic-Con International out (we see you, Sony, Warner Bros.’ DC...
Mutts Win Over Mutants at the Weekend Box Office
The first weekend in June saw the two big studio sequels duking it out as Universal/Illumination’s The Secret Life of Pets 2 and Disney/Fox’s...
Women in Animation Announces Global Fund with Million Dollar Goal
Women in Animation (WIA) announces the launch of The WIA Global Fund, recently established to broaden the organization’s international reach by developing and expanding...
Universal Rounds Up the Product Pack for ‘Secret Life of Pets 2’
Ahead of the June 7 release of Illumination Entertainment’s The Secret Life of Pets 2, Universal’s consumer products division has unveiled a slew of...
2019 Golden Trailer Awards Nominees Announced
The nominations for the 20th annual Golden Trailer Awards (goldentrailer.com) have been announced by GTA Executive Director Evelyn Watters. Honoring marketing executives and companies...
News Bytes: DreamWorks ‘Dragon’ OST LP, ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ Final Trailer, Suzan Pitt LA Exhibition & More
Universal Inks CP Deals for ‘Secret Life of Pets 2’
Partners for the sequel’s new product program include Just Play, Build-A-Bear, Bendon Publishing, Zak Designs...
Duncan Studio Reveals Launch of Originals Slate
Duncan Studio, which delivered the 2D animation interlaced through Disney’s Annie Award-winning sequel Mary Poppins Returns, is ready to launch its new in-house development...
‘Spider-Verse,”Bao’ Take Home the Animation Oscars
Sony Pictures Animation made history Sunday night by taking home the Best Animated Feature Oscar for its acclaimed pic Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. This...
Motion Design Studio Antenna Creative Launches in Hollywood
Antenna Creative, a motion design studio for feature films, TV, commercials, branded content, videogames and experiential attractions, has launched as a stand-alone company in...
Sony Closing Deal for Lord & Miller’s ‘Last Human’
Sony Pictures is wrapping up a reportedly eight-figure deal (said to be up to $15 million) to bring Last Human into the studio. The...
Yeun and Simmons to Voice Amazon’s ‘Invincible’ Series
Amazon has announced more voice casting for its upcoming animated adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s comic-book series, Invincible. Steven Yeun and J.K. Simmons have joined...
VES Reveals 2019 Board of Directors, Award Presenters
The Visual Effects Society (VES) announced its 2019 Board of Directors officers, elected at the January 2019 Board meeting. The officers include Mike Chambers,...
DreamWorks’ ‘Dragon 3’ Receives High-Flying Early Raves
DreamWorks Animation’s third and final chapter of the epic fantasy series, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, is one of the most...
‘Welcome to Marwen’: Building the Village of Living Dolls
***This story originally appeared in the February ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 287)***
A vicious attack outside of a bar resulted in Mark Hogancamp...
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