Tag: Universal Pictures
Universal Unleashes ‘Secret Life of Pets 2’ Trailer Starring Max
The first official trailer for Universal Pictures/Illumination Entertainment’s The Secret Life of Pets 2, dubbed the “Max Trailer,” follows the canine star on a...
‘Shrek’ & ‘Puss in Boots’ Rebooting at Universal with Chris Meledandri
DreamWorks Animation’s global smash-hit franchise Shrek and its spin-off Puss in Boots will return to the big screen, now that the studio is nested...
‘First Man’: Recreating One Giant Leap
***This article originally appeared in the December ‘18 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 285)***
Although filmmaker Damien Chazelle is best known for the music-centric features...
The Grinch: Illuminating Dr. Seuss’s Mean One!
The new CG-animated feature The Grinch digs deeper into the world of the favorite holiday curmudgeon.
Anyone who has shared Thanksgiving dinner with extended family...
‘Grinch’ Adds Pharrell Williams, Tyler the Creator Tune with 3rd Trailer
Oscar-nominated hitmaker Pharrell Williams returns to the Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures fold with the news that he has boarded The Grinch as the film’s narrator....
Margie Cohn of DreamWorks to Keynote MIPJunior 2018
MIPJunior has announced that Margie Cohn, President of DreamWorks Animation Television, will keynote this year’s edition of the world-leading kids’ entertainment industry event. The...
Leading German VFX & Animation House Trixter Teams with Cinesite
Cinesite has forged a partnership with leading German/European visual effects and feature animation provider Trixter, which lead lead to Cinesite’s 100% acquisition of the...
‘Abominable’ Voice Cast Announced by DreamWorks and Pearl
Albert Tsai, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, and Tsai Chin have joined Chloe Bennett in the voice cast of the upcoming animated feature Abominable, which will be...
Skydance Makes Key Executive Appointments in Animation Division
Skydance Media has named Ian Sheppard as Senior Vice President Development for Animation and Lawrence Jonas as Executive in Charge of Animated Television, effective...
Pearl & DreamWorks’ ‘Everest’ Retitled ‘Abominable’
Recently redubbed Pearl Studio and production partner DreamWorks Animation announced that the upcoming animated Yeti feature Everest has been retitld, and will now release...
19th Annual Golden Trailer Award Nominees Announced
The Golden Trailer Awards -- celebrating outstanding achievement in motion picture and television marketing -- announced the nominees for the 19th annual competition. The...
VFX Vets Christian Irles, Joern Grosshans Join Image Engine
Oscar-nominated visual effects studio Image Engine has added visual effects supervisors Christian Irles and Joern Grosshans to its Vancouver headquarters roster. The new appointments...
Netflix, DreamWorks Animation Toon Up ‘Fast & Furious’
Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Television are kicking their original programming relationship into the next gear with a Fast & Furious animated series due in...
DreamWorks Animation Unveils Annecy 2018 Line-Up
Attendees of the 42nd Annecy International Animation Film Festival (June 11-16) will be given a glimpse into the workings of DreamWorks Animation with presentations...
Trailer: Universal-Illumination’s ‘Grinch’ Gets A Rude Awakening
Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment have unveiled the official trailer for animated Dr. Seuss adaptation, The Grinch -- the eighth feature from the acclaimed...
Netflix Orders ‘Tuca & Bertie’ from ‘BoJack’ Crew, Tiffany Haddish Stars
Streaming titan Netflix continues to expand its original animation offerings with an order for a new series from the creative minds behind BoJack Horseman....
Tiger Aspect Serves Up 3rd Season of ‘Mr. Bean’
Tiger Aspect Productions (part of Endemol Shine Group) will be producing a third season of Mr. Bean: The Animated Series, to air in 2019...
No One’s Playing in ‘Fallen Kingdom’ Game Day Trailer
Universal Pictures let something big and bad loose on Super Bowl Sunday, when viewers first got to see star Chris Pratt come face-to-teeth with...
Nintendo: ‘Mario’ Movie Officially in the Pipes with Illumination
The near-complete deal reported in November between Japanese game giant Nintendo and CG animation hitmakers Illumination Entertainment (Despicable Me, Secret Life of Pets) to...
Daily News Bytes: Conscious Cartoons Fest, Channel Frederator Hits 10B Views, ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’ Trailer & More
’Supernatural’ Meets ‘Scooby-Doo’ Episode Gets a Poster and Title
Ruh-roh, Rinresters! The cartoony concept episode first announced at The CW’s upfronts last May will drop...
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