Tag: Chris Wedge
A Few Things We Loved About the 2013 Animation Summit!
If you've been following Animation Magazine online, you already know that we had a terrific turnout at our 2013 World Animation & VFX Summit,...
Books We Love – Issue #233
Directing for Animation: Everything You Didn't Learn in Art School
By Tony Bancroft
Imagine taking a one-on-one class with one of the best-liked and most talented...
Home Viewing Gets ‘Epic’ This Week
Home audiences have the chance this week to enjoy the richly animated CG magic of Fox/Blue Sky's Epic on DVD ($29.98) and Blu-ray sets....
Paramount Animation Getting ‘Monster Trucks’ in Gear
There's some intriguing fresh grist for the Toon Town rumor mill this week: Deadline.com has heard hints that Paramount Animation is close to poaching...
Annecy Festival Releases Complete Schedule
If you are planning to attend next week's jam-packed edition of the Annecy Animation Festival in France, you will have a chance to take...
‘Epic,’ ‘Croods’ Continue to Draw Audiences
Although audiences didn’t respond to M. Night Shyamalan’s After Earth this past weekend (the movie opened at No. 2 with a $27 million at...
Fox/Blue Sky’s ‘Epic’ Posts Solid Weekend Numbers
Fox/Blue Sky’s imaginative movie about a young girl and a miniature eco-centric forest world, posted solid numbers at the U.S. box office during the...
Blue Sky’s ‘Epic’ Opens Nationwide on Friday
Epic, the new animated adventure from director Chris Wedge and his gifted team at Blue Sky Studios, opens the door to a world inhabited...
Blue Sky’s ‘Epic’ Getting Positive Early Reviews
The Hollywood trades have weighed in on Blue Sky’s new 3-D CG-animated feature Epic and the reviews are mostly positive. The fantasy adventure film,...
‘Star Trek’ Beams Down $84 Mil. Weekend
Paramount’s Star Trek Into Darkness landed on top of the domestic box office this weekend, with an estimated $84 million. The J.J. Abrams-directed sequel...
Chris Wedge Previews Vibrant New ‘Epic’
Blue Sky Studios co-founder and Oscar-winning animation director Chris Wedge took some time out of his busy schedule to show a few scenes from...
New Trailer for Fox/Blue Sky’s ‘Epic’ Delivers the Goods
Just in time for Thanksgiving, animation fans have a new sneak peek at Fox/Blue Sky’s 2013 feature Epic. Directed by Chris Wedge, the film is...
A Good Time to Watch ‘Adventures in Plymptoons!’
Fans of indie animator Bill Plympton are in for a treat this week as the new documentary Adventures in Plymptoons! becomes available on DVD...
Fox to Animate TenNapel’s ‘Cardboard’
Doug TenNapel’s graphic novel Cardboard is being produced as animated feature by Fox Animation, Chris Wedge’s Wedgworks and The Gotham Group. Variety reports that...
Fox Animation President Vanessa Morrison Renews Deal
Fox Animation Studios president Vanessa Morrison has renewed her deal with Fox Filmed Entertainment (FFE), it was announced today by FFE chairmen Jim Gianopulos...
Will Weekend Auds Warm to New ‘Ice Age’ Movie?
The fourth installment of the Ice Age franchise introduces several new characters as well as meticulously rendered visuals to draw fans back into theaters.
Who...
Fox/Blue Sky’s ‘Epic’ Trailer Debuts
Good Morning America got a first look at the upcoming animated adventure Epic from Fox and Blue Sky Studios—based on William Joyce’s kids book...
‘Ice Age: Continental Drift’ to Unspool at Giffoni
European audiences can’t get enough of Scrat and his buddies. Fox’s fourth installment of the Ice Age franchise has been selected to premiere at...
Beyonce, Farrell, ‘Idol’s’ Tyler Lead Blue Sky’s ‘Epic’ Voice Cast
A voice cast including Beyonce Knowles, Steven Tyler and Colin Farrell has been set for Epic, an upcoming animated feature film from Fox and...
Hot New Discs: ‘Adventures of Tintin,’ ‘Ice Age Special’
If the upcoming Steven Spielberg upcoming feature The Adventures of Tintin has whetted your appetite for other versions of Herge’s comicbook character, we’ve got...
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