Disney+ Launch Details & Line-Up Revealed
During its investor day on Thursday, The Walt Disney Company revealed the U.S. launch details for its Disney+ streaming service, and a programming lineup sure to tantalize fans of many top...
View Article11 New Disney Legends to Be Inducted at D23 Expo 2019
Eleven celebrated filmmakers, performers and entertainment innovators will be honored as Disney Legends during the D23 Expo 2019. Hosted by Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger, the Disney Legends Awards...
View ArticleExclusive: Brad Bird, Michael Giacchino and Ralph Eggleston to Keynote VIEW...
Italy’s popular VIEW Conference has nabbed a Pixar tripleheader to keynote its 2019 Edition. Turin’s animation and vfx conference, which takes place Oct. 21-25, has just announced that director Brad...
View ArticleD23: Disney+ Sets New Toons, Movies, Marvel, Star Wars and Muppets!
D23 Expo got the weekend off to a strong start on Friday with the first-ever showcase presentation for upcoming streaming service Disney+, during which six new series in development were revealed and...
View Article2019 VES Fellows: Neil Corbould, Harrison Ellenshaw, Susan Zwerman
The Visual Effects Society, the industry’s global professional honorary society, announced the 2019 class of VES Fellows. The venerated honorees this year, who will be bestowed with the post-nominal...
View ArticleJellyfish Pics Grows into World’s Largest Virtual VFX & Animation Studio
BAFTA-winning VFX and animation studio Jellyfish Pictures has opened its newest state-of-the-art facility in the South London district of Brixton. The new studio seats 200 artists and, in addition to...
View ArticleGKIDS ‘Weathering With You’ Dub Cast Features Lee Pace, Alison Brie, Riz Ahmed
GKIDS has announced the English-language voice cast for Weathering With You, the new film from director Makoto Shinkai and producer Genki Kawamura — creators of the animated film Your Name., which...
View ArticleJellyfish Pictures Grows Northern Reach with New Sheffield Studio
Multi-award-winning animation and VFX studio and creators of original kids’ content Jellyfish Pictures have announced the opening of a new facility in Sheffield, U.K. The new studio is the result of...
View ArticleVFX & Animation Icons React: Original ‘King Kong’ Returns to Theaters
For the first time in more than 60 years, the original 1933 King Kong is returning to movie theaters across the country for one day only. Fathom Events will unleash “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the...
View ArticleDisney+ Debuts ‘Rise of Skywalker’ May the 4th, Female-Led Star Wars Series...
The final chapter of the Skywalker saga, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, will begin streaming two months early on Disney+ in honor of May the 4th, affectionately known by fans around the world as...
View ArticleOscar-Winner Taika Waititi Making New ‘Star Wars’ Movie; Co-Writer Krysty...
In big “May the Fourth” news: Academy Award winner Taika Waititi, who recently won Best Adapted Screenplay for Jojo Rabbit and directed the widely-acclaimed first season finale episode of The...
View ArticleSYFY Greenlights ‘Devil May Care’, 3 More Pilots for Adult Toon Block TZGZ
SYFY announced new original projects for its late-night adult animation block, TZGZ, including a new original animated series and three original pilots. Airing every Saturday at midnight-ish, TZGZ is a...
View ArticleGKIDS, Shout! Forecast ‘Weathering With You’ Collector’s Edition for Nov. 17
Makoto Shinkai’s magnificent new animated film Weathering With You will be getting the ultimate Collector’s Edition treatment this fall, after receiving glowing reviews from critics and theatrical...
View ArticleNew Home Release Trailers Debut for ‘Weathering With You’
A refreshing shower of animated entertainment will be falling next month, when GKIDS and Shout! Factory release anime hit Weathering With You on Blu-ray + DVD on September 15. The studio has released a...
View ArticleGoodbye Kansas Sets Up IP Co. Infinite Entertainment in LA
Bublar’s subsidiary Goodbye Kansas has established new production and IP company Infinite Entertainment in Los Angeles. The company will create, acquire and manage intellectual property rights for...
View ArticleRiz Ahmed, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Board Animated Doc ‘Flee’
Ahead of its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival this week, Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s animated documentary Flee has brought on Emmy winner Riz Ahmed (The Night Of, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The...
View ArticleGKIDS, Fathom Events Bring Quartet of Anime Hits Back to Theaters
Calling “do-overs” on a year of cinema restrictions, GKIDS has again partnered with Fathom Events to bring a series of fan-favorite animated features from Japan back to U.S. theaters: Children of the...
View Article‘Weathering With You’ Breezes Back to Theaters This Month
Tickets are on sale now for Weathering With You, the critically acclaimed feature from director Makoto Shinkai and producer Genki Kawamura, creators of the global smash hit Your Name. The limited...
View ArticleJellyfish Pictures to Grow Animation, VFX & Originals Biz with KCP Investment
Private equity firm Key Capital Partners (KCP), has completed a minority investment into Jellyfish Pictures — a London-based studio providing high-quality animation, visual effects and art department...
View ArticleDisney+ Day Pluses-Up Fan Experiences with Animation, Movies, Park Events &...
This year, Disney+ Day will deliver even more excitement to subscribers with additional content premiering globally on September 8 as well as celebrations across Disney Parks, Experiences and Products....
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