Tag: Joaquin Phoenix

AI Character Animation Solution Viggle Secures $19M Series A Funding

Viggle AI, a Canadian start-up focusing on applying generative artificial intelligence to character animation and controllable video generation, has raised $19 million USD in...

Animation Magazine - August 26, 2024

News Bytes: Amazon Dates ‘Lord of the Rings,’ MacFarlane Blasts FOX, Joaquin’s Bear Necessities & More

First-Look at Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' Revealed A sweeping, sunrise scene of Middle-earth gave fans their first look at the new Lord of the...

Mercedes Milligan - August 2, 2021

Pre Oscars Recap: Animation & VFX Contenders

The 93rd Oscars will be held this Sunday, April 25 at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET, broadcast on ABC from L.A.’s Union...

Mercedes Milligan - April 22, 2021

‘Klaus’ Wins Animation BAFTA; ‘1917’ Takes Best Film, VFX & More

The winners of the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards -- BAFTA's international celebration of the very best in film -- were honored Sunday...

Mercedes Milligan - February 2, 2020

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...

Jennifer Wolfe - October 11, 2019

News Bytes: ‘Abominable’ Set for TIFF, New ‘Playmobil’ Trailer, Rutger Hauer Dies & More

’Lord of the Rings’ Series at Amazon Taps First Cast Member Aussie actress Markella Kavenagh (Romper Stomper) is in talks to play a new character...

Mercedes Milligan - July 24, 2019

The Next Wave of Comics-Inspired Movies

***This story originally appeared in the August ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 292)*** A mere quarter-century ago, even the most optimistic of fans attending...

animation_magazine - July 17, 2019

WB Bumps Superman-Batman Matchup to 2016

Warner Bros. has moved to 2016 the release date for its Superman-meets-Batman followup to last summer's Man of Steel. The DC Comics sequel, directed again...

animation_magazine - January 19, 2014