Tag: Indiana Jones
FX Artist Marc Thorpe, Creator of ‘Robot Wars,’ Dies Age 77
Marc Thorpe, a visual effects artist, model maker and puppet engineer who worked on the Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies, died November 24 at age 77...
‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Digitally De-Ages a Beloved Hollywood Hero
Much been written about Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny since the movie premiered at the Cannes Film Festival two months ago. In...
Van Eaton Sets Auction-Exhibition of Biggest-Ever Disneyland Collection
The largest individually owned Disneyland/Disney Park collection in the world, amassed over a 30-year period will hit the auction block at Van Eaton Galleries....
VES Names Lucasfilm’s Lynwen Brennan Lifetime Achievement Honoree
The Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry’s professional global honorary society, has named Lynwen Brennan, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Lucasfilm, as...
Coming Soon: Your Guide to 38 Animated Movies in 2022
Here is an early look at some of the promising animated releases that we hope to see in theaters and/or on the streamers next...
‘Children of Blood and Bone’ Lucasfilm’s First Franchise Departure Since Disney Buy
A feature adaptation of bestselling fantasy novel Children of Blood and Bone planned for Fox 2000 is going ahead under the new Disney leadership,...
LAIKA’s ‘Missing Link’: Around the World in Stop-Motion
A Victorian-era London cryptologist, a mysterious creature, and a Latina adventuress from California set out on a whirlwind adventure around the globe in search...
Jetpack Soars with Int’l Rights for ‘Oswaldo,’ ‘Barefoot Bandits’
Global kids content distributor Jetpack Distribution has acquired the international rights for two new animated comedy series for kids 6-11 and their families: Oswaldo,...
Disney Imagineering CTO Scott Watson Dies in Plane Crash
The pilot who died Monday (August 13) in a small plane crash in Sylmar, Calif. has been identified as Scott Watson, the brilliant chief...
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’Malika, Warrior Queen’ Is the Nigerian-Made Animated Series with the Potential to Change the Industry
Okay Africa catchs up with creator Roye Okupe (YouNeek Studios)...
Piranha Bar Nibbles Out a New Look for Kellogg’s Coco and Croc
Two chocolate-craving characters of cartoon commercials past have been given a 2018 refresh in a slate of new pan-European spots for Kellogg’s Coco Pops...
Score One for Animation
***This article originally appeared in the June/July issue of Animation Magazine (No. 281)***
Probably no area of filmmaking has changed so much over time as...
Lucasfilm Prez Kathleen Kennedy to Receive Cinematic Imagery Award
The Art Directors Guild has announced that eight-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker and President of Lucasfilm Kathleen Kennedy will receive the 2018 Cinematic Imagery Award at...
‘Frozen 2,’ Marvel & Star Wars Flicks Get Dates from Disney
Walt Disney Studios’ feature release schedule for the next four years has been revealed. On top of 2017’s lineup of titles detailed in January...
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’Animation Throwdown’ Is Available to All After Geo-Limited Beta
The collectible card game app featuring a mashup of Fox animation characters is live in the...
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Spielberg and Ford Reunite as Indiana Jones Returns to Theaters July 19, 2019
Director Steven Spielberg and star Harrison Ford are on board a fifth...
‘Maleficent’ Director Among Gumby Fest Guests
This year’s Gumby Fest Stop Motion Festival (gumbyfest.net) will be celebrating the iconic claymation character’s 60th birthday with 16 presentations by TV and film...
The Building Blocks of an Animated Franchise
Is anybody surprised that The LEGO Movie opened huge? It is the perfect storm film for today's Hollywood: a digitally animated movie based on...
‘Moshi Monsters’ U.K. Debut Imminent
On December 20, a very cuddly-cute invasion of strange beings will descend on U.K. theaters as the animated Moshi Monsters: The Movie arrives. The...
‘Tad, the Lost Explorer’ Becomes Spain’s Top Animated Film
In 2012, while American animation fans were enjoying the usual handiworks of DreamWorks, Pixar, Disney, Sony and Fox, Spanish audiences chose to take in...
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