Tag: Star Wars
Michael Hirsh Recalls Animated Life with Tintin, Babar, Berenstain Bears, Franklin and Beetlejuice
The following is an excerpt from Michael Hirsh’s new book Animation Nation: How We Built a Cartoon Empire, an insightful memoir by the well-respected...
‘LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy’ Creators Discuss Their Wild, New Mash-Up!
Fans can’t seem to get enough of the collision of LEGO animation and the Star Wars universe. The latest experiment in this creative combo,...
‘Family Guy’ Showrunners Look Back on 25 Years (and Counting) of Laughs with the Griffins
January 2024 marked the milestone 25th anniversary of 20th Television Animation’s Family Guy, the raw and rowdy adult animation institution that first spawned on...
Disney+ Teases ‘LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy’ Four-Parter
History will be ... rebuilt!
The May the Fourth festivities aren't quite over yet: Today, Disney+ unveiled the teaser trailer and poster for the “four-piece”...
Autodesk Launches May the Fourth Droid Design Contest with Disney and Lucasfilm
For the first time, global technology and software company Autodesk has teamed up with Disney and Lucasfilm to launch a month-long contest for people...
Academy Museum Celebrates Animation, ‘Star Wars’ & ‘Toy Story’ with Upcoming Events
L.A.'s Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, approaching its third anniversary this fall, is inviting visitors to discover the moviemaking magic of animation and VFX...
AfroAnimation Summit Honors Kemp Powers, Camille Eden, Bruce Smith & Jermaine Turner
AfroAnimation, the largest annual event featuring diverse and BIPOC animators and creators, announced today the honorees for the first AfroAnimation Summit Icon Awards, along...
Disney Slates ‘Toy Story 5’, Live-Action ‘Moana,’ ‘Mandalorian’ Movie for 2026
Ahead of CinemaCon next week, The Walt Disney Studios have announced several major franchise feature releases for 2026. The entertainment giant's full upcoming film...
Trailer: ‘Star Wars: Tales of the Empire’ Set for May 4 Launch
Today, Disney+ released the trailer, key art and trailer stills for Lucasfilm’s upcoming original animated series Star Wars: Tales of the Empire. The second...
PhantomFX Acquiring Majority Stake in Tippett Studio
Tippett Studio — founded by Oscar-winning filmmaker Phil Tippett, who is responsible for VFX innovations on iconic films like Jurassic Park and Star Wars...
‘Star Wars,’ ‘Gremlins’ Voice Artist Mark Dodson Dies Age 64
Actor Mark Dodson, who brought to life iconic puppet creatures from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and Gremlins as well as multiple video game...
Disney Acquires $1.5B Stake in Epic Games to Bring Branded Universe to ‘Fortnite’
The Walt Disney Company and Epic Games will collaborate on an all-new games and entertainment universe that will further expand the reach of Disney...
Trailer: Disney+ Unmasks ‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Final Season
Disney+ has released the trailer and teaser poster for the final season of acclaimed Lucasfilm Animation series Star Wars: The Bad Batch, a spinoff...
Disney+ Brings Extra Magic to Apple Vision Pro’s In-Home 3D Environments
Beginning February 2, fans will be able to experience Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm stories like never before with Disney+ on Apple Vision Pro. Apple’s...
In Memoriam: Remembering the Animation & VFX Greats We Lost in 2023
Over the past 12 months, we lost many talented, brilliant women and men who devoted their lives to creating animated and VFX-driven projects through...
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...
Disney100 Launches Special TikTok Collaboration
Beginning on October 16 in honor of The Walt Disney Company's 100th anniversary, first-of-its-kind digital destination is launching within TikTok. Fans will be able...
‘Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures’ Continues with New Episodes August 2
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Season 1 continues the Force-fueled fun this summer: Six all-new episodes will debut on Disney+ and Disney Junior beginning...
‘Young Jedi Adventures’ Delivers a Colorful ‘Star Wars’ Series for Preschoolers (NEW ARTWORK)
George Lucas’ original Star Wars trilogy was conceived as a nostalgic, family-friendly space opera appealing to 12-year-old kids, or at least the sci-fi-loving child...
‘Star Wars: Visions’ EP James Waugh and Rodrigo Blaas Discuss Vol. 2’s Global Tour de Force
With its makers untethered by canonical restrictions, Lucasfilm and Disney+’s exhilarating anthology series Star Wars: Visions is back for a second season of bite-sized...
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