Tag: Toy Story
Exclusive: How ‘Lightyear’ Director Angus MacLane & Team Crafted a Bold New Toy Story
***This article originally appeared in the 35th Anniversary Issue of Animation Magazine (June-July '22, No. 321)***
When Pixar veteran Angus MacLane was a young boy...
TV Bytes: CN Delivers a Tasty Toon Compilation for AAPI Heritage Month, Canela Media Lunches Kids’ Brand & More
Cartoon Network is celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a compilation of the most mouth-watering AAPI representation moments from favorite CN series...
#DisneySayGay Updates: ‘Lightyear’ Same-Sex Kiss Reinstated, Blue Sky Staff Reveals ‘Nimona’ Pushback
The contention around The Walt Disney Company's response to the passage of Florida's so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill — which has seen the Mouse...
Trailer: ‘Lightyear’ Prepares to Launch an Action-Packed Sci-Fi Adventure
A new trailer blasts off this morning for Disney and Pixar’s Lightyear, set to land in theaters on June 17 with an original sci-fi...
Disney/Pixar Artist Bob Scott Tells Us About His New ‘Bear With Me’ Book
Bob Scott has had an amazing career in animation, working on a wide range of features, as supervising animator on Prince of Egypt and...
A Brave Voice against Oppression: Mary Apick’s ‘The Cat’ Makes Online Premiere
***This article originally appeared in the January '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 316)**
As a young girl growing up in pre-Islamic Revolution Iran, acclaimed...
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...
Riki Group’s ‘Teddy Boom’ Brings Playful Life Lessons to Theaters
***This article originally appeared in the December '21 issue of Animation Magazine (no. 315)***
Russia’s animation power player Riki Group is widely known around the...
People on the Move: Simensky Toons Up Duolingo; Hires at Ghost, Herschend, Nexus & More
Duolingo today announced that veteran children's television executive Linda Simensky has joined the company as Head of Animation and Scripted Content. In the newly...
Magnificent Malfunction: How the ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ Creative Team Programmed Locksmith’s Debut Feature
***This article originally appeared in the November '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 314)***
Navigating the challenging and at times cruel world of middle school...
EPs Mark Banker and Todd Grimes Share the Secrets of ‘The Croods: Family Tree’
Fans of DreamWorks Animation's hilarious prehistoric family were thrilled to see the arrival of the new series The Croods: Family Tree on Peacock and...
Rob Gronkowski Joins ‘Shaq’s Garage,’ Genius Brands Reports 300%+ Revenue Increase
Genius Brands International, a global brand management company that creates and licenses entertainment content for children, filed its Form 10-Q for the period ending...
Autonomous Animator: 2D or Not 2D
When producing a movie, music video, commercial or personal project, and the decision to use animation within said production is made, how do you...
Fluffy Tale: Director Will Gluck on Making ‘Peter Rabbit 2’
After the first hybrid Peter Rabbit movie became a huge global blockbuster hit in 2018 and made over $351.5 million worldwide, it was a...
Rob Edwards Making Directorial Debut with ‘Sneaks’ from Lengi, Laurence Fishburne’s Cinema Gypsy
Television and feature film screenwriter and producer Rob Edwards has written the script and is making his directorial debut with indie animated feature Sneaks....
Genius Brands Promotes Jon Ollwerther to President of Kartoon Channel
Genius Brands, a global brand management company that creates and licenses multimedia entertainment content for children, today announced the promotion of Jon Ollwerther to...
Kartoon Channel’s David Neuman Shares the ABCs of ‘Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten’
Genius Brands International officially launched its newest animated children's series Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten on Friday. Starring action screen hero Arnold Schwarzenegger and conceived...
Off into the Wild Blue Sky: Reflecting on the ‘Ice Age’ Studio’s Legacy
***This article originally appeared in the May '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 310)***
The building was the size of a city block, plunked down...
Apple & Skydance Partner on Debut Animated Short ‘Blush’
Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation have come together to create Blush, a CG-animated spacefaring tale based on a heartfelt personal story. This first...
Matthew Luhn Keynotes KingstOOn; PM Holness to Open Event
KingstOON 2021, taking place virtually April 21-25, will feature as its opening keynote speaker Matthew Luhn, Storyteller Extraordinaire. His story artist credits include the...
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