Tag: Harry Potter
Warwick Davis, Julie Walters Lead Stellar ‘Master Moley’ Cast
A new CG-animated, uplifting TV special featuring an all-star British voice cast is underway! Lending their talents to Master Moley (currently in production) are...
Jam City & Disney Announce Multi-Year Mobile Game Team-Up
Mobile entertainment company Jam City has entered a multi-year mobile game development partnership with Disney, which will include Jam City taking over the popular...
WAG Eyes Tim Story, Chris Columbus for ‘Tom and Jerry’ & ‘Scooby-Doo’
Warner Animation Group is looking to add key talent to its hybrid and animated projects, with Variety learning that negotiations with director Tim Story...
Suzanne Jandu Joins Framestore London as Head of 2D
Artist Suzanne Jandu has joined Framestore’s London location as Head of 2D, where she will lead teams across the Advertising, Television and Immersive divisions....
Chinese Animation Leader Fantawild Launches New Slate ahead of MIP
Fantawild Animation opened its Fantawild Animation Expo 2018 on September 25, with a grand ceremony at the Fantawild Resort in Zhengzhou, China. During the...
Learning the VFX Secrets of ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’
It’s hard to believe that it has been more than 22 years since director Brian De Palma delivered the first Mission: Impossible feature to...
Pre-Sales Take Off for ‘Stardog and Turbocat’
Kaleidoscope Film Distribution has secured pre-sales in several territories for the family animated feature Stardog and Turbocat, now in production at Sheffield, UK studio...
Meg Guidon to Lead nineteentwenty’s New Longform VFX Dept.
VFX post-production vet Meg Guidon has joined London-based nineteentwenty to lead the company’s new longform visual effects department. Guidon will apply her two decades...
‘Early Man’ Keeps Rocking on Disc & Digital in May
Aardman Animations’ clash of ages comedy-adventure Early Man comes back out of the cave to debut on Digital (May 15) and on Blu-ray Combo...
Animation Magazine’s Rising Stars of 2018
***These profiles were written by Ellen Wolff and Ramin Zahed for the April 2018 issue of Animation Magazine No. 279***
We are so proud to...
JAMM Hires Steward Burris as Animation Supervisor
Santa Monica-based creative visual effects studio JAMM has hired on animation veteran and longtime collaborator Steward Burris as Animation Supervisor. Burris has been working...
‘Paddington 2’ Breaks Out on Disc & Digital This Spring
The critically acclaimed hybrid family flick Paddington 2 will soon be available to home audiences, with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment set to release the...
Trailer: ‘Sgt. Stubby’ Promises a Heartwarming “Tail” Pulled from the Trenches
Fun Academy has revealed a new trailer for its upcoming CG animated family feature Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero, inspired by the true story...
Daily News Bytes: Disney Originals Under Threat, HAFF’s Upheaval, Bot-Written Wizardry & More
CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2018 Hiroshima International Animation Festival
The biennial, Oscar-qualifying Japanese fest is now accepting entries for the 17th edition (August 23-27). Submit your...
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...
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...
Paul McCartney Taps New Writer for Animated Movie
It’s helter skelter (last Beatles joke, I swear) as famed Beatle and Wing Paul McCartney has found a replacement writer for his animated film...
WB Wins Bid War for ‘Paddington 2’
Deadline reports that StudioCanal’s charming family sequel Paddington 2 has been snatched up for US distribution by Warner Bros., following a scramble to find...
Weinstein Co. Tries to Find New Parent for ‘Paddington 2’
StudioCanal's live-action/CG-animated feature Paddington 2 enjoyed a great opening box office in the U.K, beating heavy-hitters such as Murder on the Orient Express and...
‘Magic Adventures,’ ’44 Cats’ Most Watched Shows at MIP Jr.
Korean studio Hong Dang Moo's animated series Magic Adventures: The Crystal of Dark and Italy's Rainbow Media's 44 Cats were the top most-screened shows...
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