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Tony Hawk Rolls with ‘Skatebirds’ Animated Series

Animation Magazine - March 26, 2024

Skateboarding champion and pop culture icon Tony Hawk is taking his own toon concept for a spin, teaming up with Laughing Dragon Studios in...

Passings

Oscar-Nominated Stop-Motion Animator Eli Noyes Dies at 81

Animation Magazine - March 26, 2024

Oscar-nominated stop-motion animator Eli Noyes (Clay, or The Origin of Species) who also worked on MTV’s influential Liquid Television anthology and HBO’s Braingames, passed...

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Licensing Expo Launches Enhanced Meetings Platform to Connect with Top Toon Brands

Animation Magazine - March 25, 2024

Licensing Expo, the world's leading event dedicated to licensing, brand extension and collaborations, today opens its new and enhanced Meetings Platform for the upcoming...

Features

Tim Burton Says ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Will Feature “Handmade” Stop-Mo Effects

Animation Magazine - March 22, 2024

In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, iconic filmmaker Tim Burton (The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride) revealed that his long-awaited live-action horror-comedy sequel Beetlejuice...

People

Watch: Animation Magazine’s Rising Stars of Animation 2024 Offer Career Advice

Animation Magazine - March 21, 2024

Animation Magazine is proud to present a new video spotlight featuring the Rising Stars of Animation class of 2024. In it, these up-and-coming creatives share...

Streaming

Paramount+ Surprise Drops ‘ARK: The Animated Series’ VG Adaptation

Animation Magazine - March 21, 2024

With the Game Developers Conference underway this week, Paramount+ has launched a surprise streaming premiere for ARK: The Animated Series. Based on the adventure video...

Passings

Anime & Game Character Designer Mutsumi Inomata Dies Age 63

Animation Magazine - March 20, 2024

Japanese artist Mutsumi Inomata, who lent her dreamy creative vision to a number of well loved anime films, series and RPG video games, died...

Features

Popeye Charts Course for New Live-Action Movie

Animation Magazine - March 19, 2024

King Features has teamed up with Chernin Entertainment to bring Popeye the Sailor back to cinemas with a new live-action movie now in development....

Features

‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Holds Strong at No. 1 in Domestic Box Office, Crosses $175M Worldwide

Animation Magazine - March 17, 2024

DreamWorks Animation's franchise flick Kung Fu Panda 4 held on to its opening weekend momentum, retaining the No. 1 box office spot domestically for the...

Features

DC Animation Favorites the Teen Titans Make another Go at Live-Action Movie

Animation Magazine - March 15, 2024

The scrappy super heroes of DC's Teen Titans team are suiting up for a live-action feature film mission. The project announced Friday will be...

Streaming

Marvel Drops ‘X-Men ’97: A New Age’ Featurette

Animation Magazine - March 14, 2024

Marvel Studios has offered fans a look at the mutant evolution that has led to the new animated series X-Men '97, premiering next week (March...

People

Steamroller Steams ahead with Real-Time Animated Feature Plans with New CTO Shawn Dunn

Animation Magazine - March 13, 2024

Steamroller Animation has announced that Shawn Dunn will be joining the studio as Chief Technology Officer. Dunn will be responsible for guiding and overseeing the studio's...

Anime

Lost Episodes of Classic ‘Astro Boy’ Recovered

Animation Magazine - March 13, 2024

Two episodes of the midcentury Astro Boy anime, directed by the legendary Osamu Tezuka and based on his manga (alternately title Mighty Atom), have been...

Television

Improv Fantasy Podcast ‘Hello from the Magic Tavern’ Begins Animated Quest

Animation Magazine - March 13, 2024

The wondrous, magical and altogether weird world of Foon is the next fantasy destination for animation fans to drop into, as Play Hooky Productions...

Streaming

‘Blood of Zeus’ Wraps Production on Season 2, Out May 15

Animation Magazine - March 12, 2024

The official Blood of Zeus page announced that production has been completed on Season 2 of the epic Greek mythology-inspired animated series. Netflix is dubbing...

People

‘X-Men ’97’ Showrunner Beau DeMayo Leaves Marvel

Animation Magazine - March 12, 2024

Marvel has reportedly fired regular writer-producer Beau DeMayo (Moon Knight) on the eve of the premiere of X-Man '97, the new Disney+ revamp of the...

Features

‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Off to a Punchy Start with $81M Global Opening

Animation Magazine - March 11, 2024

The latest DreamWorks Animation franchise sequel, Kung Fu Panda 4, is enjoying a warm welcome back from audiences at home and abroad. Following its launch...

Passings

‘Dragonball’ and ‘Dr. Slump’ Creator Akira Toriyama Dies at 68

Animation Magazine - March 8, 2024

Akira Toriyama, the acclaimed manga artist behind the global phenomenon Dragon Ball and the Dr. Slump series has died at age 68. According to...

‘Spirits of Ridgeway High’ Starring Morgan Simianer Reworked as Animated Movie from Varsity Spirit, Foundation Media

Animation Magazine - March 7, 2024

Entertainment-focused brand management company Foundation Media Partners, which is behind Build-A-Bear’s entertainment expansion, today announced that they are representing Varsity Spirit (a division of...

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