Tag: Warner Bros.
Rooster Teeth Orders Dark Comedy ‘Spikeface’ from Rob McElhenney
Rooster Teeth’s premium SVOD has ordered eight episodes of original animated dark comedy Spikeface from RCG, the production company of Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day...
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...
Katzenberg’s NewTV Video Startup Raises $800 Million
Former DreamWorks Animation leader Jeffrey Katzenberg has secured about $800 million in financing for his video startup NewTV. Bloomberg reports that the company will...
‘The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle’: Modern Moose and Squirrel Madness
***This article was written for the June/July 2018 issue of Animation Magazine , No. 281***
Everything old is new again, and “Moose and Squirrel” are...
Felicity Jones, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Patrick Stewart & Freddie Highmore Join ‘Dragon Rider’
Timeless Films and Constantin Film announced from Cannes that Oscar- and Golden Globe-nominated actress Felicity Jones (Rogue One, The Theory of Everything), Thomas Brodie-Sangster...
Animation UK, UK Screen Alliance Name Council Reps
Key audiovisual industry policy-making bodies UK Screen Alliance and Animation UK, which united in 2016, have elected new council representatives. The UK Screen Facilities...
Daily News Bytes: ‘Simpsons’ Snubs Apu Doc, ‘The Meg’ Trailer’s Got Bite, Animating ‘Moss’ VR & More
’The Simpsons’ to ‘The Problem with Apu’: Drop Dead
Comedian Hari Kondabolu’s insightful documentary on the representation of marginalized groups in media The Problem with...
GDC 2018: An Overview of the Show
The Game Developers Conference for 2018 set a record attendance of over 28,000 to fill up the entire Moscone Center in San Francisco. With...
Trailer: Iron Giant Rises Again in Extended ‘Ready Player One’ Spot
Warner Bros. has released a new, extended trailer for Steven Spielberg’s upcoming immersive-gaming fantasy Ready Player One, showing us more of the OASIS virtual...
Latin American Animation Day Returns to LA March 24
On Saturday, March 24, East Los Angeles College will host Latin American Animation Day, presented in partnership with Cinema Without Borders as the fourth...
Animated People: Dave Filoni, EP & Supervising Director, ‘Star Wars Rebels’
Dave Filoni has been a staple of the extended Star Wars animated universe since 2008. Writer Cameron Koller checked in with the executive producer...
Titanic NY Toy Fair & Licensing Round-Up!
Read on for animated highlights from the world of licensing & merchandising, fashion, fun and collectibles from New York Toy Fair 2018 and beyond.
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Framestore Evolves the VR World of ‘Fantastic Beasts’
Framestore and Warner Bros. Pictures have expanded the storyworld of Newt Scamander (as played by Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne) and his creatures for...
‘Shape of Water,’ ‘Coco’ Win PGA Film & Animation Awards
The Producers Guild of America held its 29th annual Producers Guild Awards on Saturday night, bestowing the prestigious Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding...
A Beloved Furry Friend Returns in ‘Paddington 2’
This weekend, a friendly Peruvian bear named Paddington is back in the spotlight. The loveable ursine hero of Michael Bond and Peggy Fortnum’s 1958...
Oscars: The VFX Bake-Off Offerings
Last month, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences selected 10 titles to move forward in the visual effects category for the 90th...
Walter Hamada Tapped to Steer DC Film Slate in WB Shake-Up
As part of the shake-up of its DC Films operations begun in December, Warner Bros. announced late last week that Walter Hamada has been...
Shipka to Cast a Spell as Live-Action Sabrina
Is the world ready for a new Sabrina Spellman? Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men, Feud: Bette and Joan) has been cast in the lead role of...
The 29th PGA Animation Nominees Are Announced
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has unveiled the list of theatrical motion picture and television nominations for the 29th Annual Producers Guild Awards. The...
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