Tag: Jon M. Chu

Oscar Watch: A Summary of the Year’s Top VFX Contenders

It’s no secret that the Oscar for Best Visual Effects is a particularly tough category to predict due to the fact that the nominees...

Trevor Hogg - December 24, 2024

Behind the Bewitching Visual Effects of ‘Wicked’

“You have a specific amount of time to reinvent the shot and to do improvisation, but you’re basically in an imagery sandbox that is...

Trevor Hogg - December 24, 2024

‘Abominable’ Director Jill Culton Joins Jon M. Chu at the Helm of ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go’ Animated Feature

Jill Culton, an animation features veteran who has worked with DreamWorks Animation, Sony Pictures Animation, Industrial Light & Magic and Pixar Animation Studios, has...

Animation Magazine - June 10, 2024

Special Events: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ 30th Anniversary, Mignola Documentary, Yuasa Retrospecitve

In honor of the 30th anniversary of the Disney animated classic and its historic Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, The Wonderful World of...

Mercedes Milligan - July 5, 2022

Jon M. Chu Tapped to Direct Dr. Seuss’s ‘Oh, The Places You’ll Go!’

Dr. Seuss Enterprises, a leading global children’s entertainment company, and Warner Animation Group, the animated film production arm of Warner Bros. Pictures, today announced...

Mercedes Milligan - November 11, 2021

Disney+ Rebooting ‘Darkwing Duck,’ Jon M. Chu in Talks for Hybrid ‘Lilo & Stitch’

Disney Television Animation is in early development for a reboot of hit 1990s toon Darkwing Duck for Disney+, to be executive produced by Seth...

Mercedes Milligan - November 13, 2020

Second Annual LAIKA Animation Fellowship Announced

Non-profit arts organization Film Independent (producers of the Spirit Awards and LA Film Festival) and Oscar-nominated studio LAIKA announce the second year of the...

Mercedes Milligan - February 4, 2017