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Trollhunters: Deeper into the Dark

Season two of DreamWorks’ Trollhunters takes a bigger step into Guillermo del Toro’s rapidly growing Tales of Arcadia. Trollhunters has been one of DreamWorks...

In A Different Light: ‘The Star’

Christmas movies are common enough, as are family Christmas movies. But Timothy Reckart saw an opportunity to do something different with The Star, an...

The Star: In A Different Light

Sony Pictures Animation delivers a new perspective on the nativity story in The Star. Christmas movies are common enough, as are family Christmas movies....

Big Hero 6: Onward and Upward

Disney TV Animation’s 2D follow-up to the feature looks to delve deeper into the characters, setting and history of the superhero sextet. The worldwide...

Brick by Brick: ‘The LEGO Ninjago Movie’

Animators use new and old techniques to get mini figures to jump, kick, punch and spin their way through The LEGO Ninjago Movie. With...

Screen Novelties Scares Up Stop-Mo Magic for ‘SpongeBob’ Special

It’s not a trick, but it’s definitely a treat: SpongeBob SquarePants is returning to stop-motion for a Halloween-themed special titled The Legend of Boo-Kini...

A Profile of Man of Action

Sprung from the comics biz, Man of Action has flourished as animation hit-makers ready to cement their signature creation Ben 10 as an evergreen...

‘DuckTales’: Back in Action

One of the most overlooked treasures in the long history of Disney is the Donald Duck comic-book series from Carl Barks. Revered for decades...

The VFX of ‘Valerian’

Luc Besson’s long-term plan for Valerian and The City of a Thousand Planets enabled top VFX artists to bring to digital life his vision...

‘SpongeBob’s Halloween Special Treat: Stop-Motion!

Nickelodeon will take viewers on a spooky Halloween adventure throughout Bikini Bottom with the brand-new, stop-motion special, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom. In...

A Serious Turn

Lightning McQueen faces his most existential moment yet as Pixar again ramps up the realism and emotional stakes for Cars 3. Those who dismiss Pixar’s...

A Kids’ Eye View

DreamWorks Animation lets its inner child run wild in bringing the Captain Underpants children’s books to the big screen. In this golden age of superhero...

‘Batman and Harley Quinn’ World Premiere Set for Comic-Con

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its DC Universe Original Movie series July 21 at Comic-Con International: San Diego with...

Andrew Anagnost Named Autodesk President and CEO

Autodesk announced June 19 that its board of directors has appointed Andrew Anagnost, current interim co-chief executive officer and chief marketing officer, as the...

‘Mulan’ Helmer Bancroft to Direct Chinese Musical, ‘Songhua’

Mulan and Animal Crackers helmer Tony Bancroft has signed on to direct the musical Songhua, a Chinese animated feature. The announcement was made during a...

BGF Invests $2.5 million in U.K. Effects House Milk

The Business Growth Fund has invested an initial £2 million ($2.5 million) in Milk Visual Effects, an Oscar winning independent visual-effects company in the...

Marc Chu Joins Atomic Fiction as Animation Department Supervisor

Atomic Fiction has hired animation guru Marc Chu to lead the studio's animation efforts across its Oakland and Montreal locations. Chu joins Atomic Fiction from...

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Sets Sept. 24 Premiere Date

Star Trek: Discovery has a launch date of Sept. 24 for its inaugural 15-episode voyage, which will be released in two chapters. In the United...

Daily News Bytes

+ A new poster for Warner Bros.' upcoming feature The LEGO Ninjago Movie has been released. The feature will be released in theaters Sept....

‘In This Corner of the World’ Takes Feature Jury Prize at Annecy

Sunao Katabuchi's In This Corner of the World won the Jury Award for feature films at the 2017 Annecy International Animation Festival. The Audience...
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