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‘Into the Woods’ Battles ‘Hobbit’ for Holiday B.O.

It's going to be a musical holiday for many moviegoers as Into the Woods, a visual-effects-filled adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim musical arrives in...

LAIKA Sets Its Next Feature: ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’

LAIKA and Focus Features announced today production on their fourth collaboration, the stop-motion animated feature Kubo and the Two Strings, which will be directed...

Justin Lin to Direct ‘Star Trek 3’

Justin Lin will captain Star Trek 3, replacing outgoing director J.J. Abrams, who's moved on to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The film had originally...

‘Big Hero 6’ Opens Strong in Japan

Disney's feature-film adaptation of Marvel's superhero property Big Hero 6 posted the studio's second-biggest box office opening weekend of the year in Japan —...

‘Young Justice,’ Digital ‘Boxtrolls’ Arrive

Fans of the cult-hit superhero series Young Justice get a special last-minute holiday treat with the release of the show's second season via made-on-demand...

‘Mia’ Series, New App Coming to Canada

Sardine Productions and Kutoka are set to bring edutainment software star Mia the mouse to TV with a new French-language series set to premiere...

‘Hobbit’ Finale Slays B.O. Competition

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies demolished the competition at the box office with a $56 million weekend that brings the Wednesday-opening...

Big Bad Boo Starts on Preschool Mini ‘Lilli & Lola’

Big Bad Boo Studios has begun production on an animated preschool mini-series titled Lili & Lola. The show follows the adventures of two sisters who...

Where High-Tech Meets High Art

Former Disney mainstay Glen Keane dives fearlessly and successfully into the mobile world with an emotional interactive dance called Duet. Glen Keane had a career...

Digging Into World Building

Naturalistic and convincing environments form the canvass for the subjective storytelling of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1. Dystopian sci-fi always brings out the...

Boxtrolls Gift Wrapping Truck Tours L.A. Area

If you're in Los Angeles and in need of getting some gifts wrapped, keep your eyes open for some animated assistance courtesy of LAIKA's...

Annecy to Spotlight Women, Spain

The Annecy International Animated Film Festival will celebrate women who have left their mark on the history of animation, current figureheads and promising young...

Moonbot, Amplify Trailer Annie-Nominated ‘The Raven’

Moonbot Studios and Amplify have released a trailer to their Annie-nominated short film collaboration, The Raven. The 11-minute short is based on Edgar Allan Poe's...

‘Luxo Jr.’ Named to U.S. National Film Registry

Luxo Jr., the 1986 computer-animated short film directed by John Lasseter, has been named to the National Film Registry of the U.S. Library of...

FXX Picks Up ADHD Program Block

Fox's Animation Domination High-Def block has a new home, debuting Jan. 22 on FXX with new episodes of Lucas Bros. Moving Co. and Stone...

Nick, Nick Jr. Coming to Pay TV in Mideast, North Africa

Viacom International Media Networks will expand its offerings on OSN, the leading pay TV network in the Middle East and North Africa region, with...

Ex-Sony Exec Hopper Joins ‘Auntie Claus’

Athena Studios has signed Nate Hopper as co-producer of its in-development stop-motion animation feature film Auntie Claus. Hopper was previously the senior VP of creative...

Boris FX Acquires mocha Maker Imagineer

Visual-effects software developer Boris FX has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Imagineer Systems, the U.K.-based developer of the exclusive Planar Tracking and masking...

‘Jungle’ Juggle: A First Look and a Push Back

Disney has released via Twitter the first concept art from its live-action version of The Jungle Book. Directed by Jon Favreau of Iron Man fame,...

‘Fritz’ Animator, Director Taylor Dies

Animator Robert Taylor – best known as the animator on Ralph Bakshi's original Fritz the Cat feature and director and animator of its sequel...
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