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Netflix’s ‘The Monkey King’ Swings in with Mostly Positive Reviews

Animation Magazine - August 17, 2023

This Friday, August 18, a classic Chinese antihero returns to screens in a new Western animated feature: Netflix original The Monkey King. This latest CG...

People

Hasbro Announces New Entertainment Leadership Team

Animation Magazine - August 16, 2023

Hasbro, Inc. announced today the newly appointed leadership team of Hasbro Entertainment, a division that will be dedicated to leveraging the toy and entertainment...

Lucasfilm Animation Singapore Shuts Down on ‘The Clone Wars’ 15th Anniversary

Animation Magazine - August 15, 2023

Today, Disney-owned Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic announced that its is closing Lucasfilm Animation Singapore -- the animation and VFX support studio set...

Features

New ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Images Glimpse Ghibli’s Latest Strange and Beautiful World

Animation Magazine - August 15, 2023

Following the dissemination of some character images captured from the official movie pamphlet, the internet has been treated to more of a peek at...

Licensing

‘TMNT’ Franchise Nears Billion-Dollar Retail Year with ‘Mutant Mayhem’ Boost

Animation Magazine - August 14, 2023

Fueled by the hit animated feature Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem -- which is just shy of a $95 million global box office since its...

Anime

First ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Images Arrive in Official Movie Pamphlet

Animation Magazine - August 11, 2023

The first images revealed from Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron have hit the web, captured from the official movie pamphlet released in Japan this...

Anime

‘House of Lee’ Anime Revealed Ahead of ‘Enter the Dragon’ Anniversary

Animation Magazine - August 10, 2023

A new independently produced anime series starring martial arts icon Bruce Lee is in the works, with a new teaser just dropped and a...

Passings

Johnny Hardwick, Voice Star and Writer for ‘King of the Hill,’ Dies Age 64

Animation Magazine - August 10, 2023

Comedian, voice actor, writer and producer Johnny Hardwick -- best known for playing the lovable crackpot Dale Gribble on King of the Hill (1997-2010) -- was...

Technology

‘Spider-Verse’ Studio Sony Pictures Animation Offers a Deep Dive for SIGGRAPH

Animation Magazine - August 9, 2023

As part of the 50th SIGGRAPH computer graphics confab taking place in Los Angeles this week (2023.siggraph.org), the artistic tech wizards at Sony Pictures...

Features

‘The Boy and the Heron’ Surpasses 5 Billion Yen Despite B.O. Slowdown

Animation Magazine - August 8, 2023

The Boy and the Heron, the latest final feature film from legendary Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, has passed the 5 billion...

People

WIA Readies ‘Animating Resilience’ Resources to Help Workers Weather Industry Downturn

Animation Magazine - August 7, 2023

In an open letter from Marge Dean posted Friday, the Women in Animation President reflects on the shaky state of the industry -- both...

Anime

‘Kaiju No. 8’ Anime Coming April 2024, New Trailer & Cast Announced

Animation Magazine - August 7, 2023

Naoya Matsumoto's hit monster-smashing shonen manga Kaiju No. 8 is getting an anime series adaptation next year, having quickly won a loyal following since its...

Features

‘TMNT: Mutant Mayhem’ Eyes $30M+ Opening

Animation Magazine - August 2, 2023

As Barbenheimer continues to dominate the box office (she's everything -- he's just become death, the destroyer of worlds), the enthusiastically reviewed franchise revamp Teenage Mutant...

People

Seth MacFarlane Donates $1 Million to Support SAG, WGA Strikers

Animation Magazine - August 1, 2023

Seth MacFarlane, the creator of hit animated sitcoms Family Guy and American Dad! as well as the live-action sci-fi comedy The Orville and feature films Ted and...

Streaming

Watch: Netflix Unveils Trailer and Images for Fifth and Final Season of ‘Disenchantment’

Animation Magazine - August 1, 2023

Netflix has released the new trailer and images for the fifth and final season of Matt Groening’s animated series Disenchantment. The streamer will premiere...

Asia

Watch: ‘Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning’ Launches New Trailer, Poster

Animation Magazine - July 31, 2023

Toei Animation revealed a new trailer and poster image for director Tomohisa Taguchi’s upcoming movie Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning at the Digi Fes...

Features

Paramount’s ‘PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie’ Releases New Poster and Trailer

Animation Magazine - July 31, 2023

Paramount, Nickelodeon Movies and Spin Master Entertainment have released a new poster for their upcoming fall feature Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie. The sequel...

VFX

Cinesite Conjures Up VFX Clips and Details About ‘The Witcher’s’ Third Season

Animation Magazine - July 31, 2023

London-based vfx house Cinesite has released new images and details about the eye-popping vfx work its team delivered on the third season of Netflix’s...

Features

Strikes Shake Up Sony Schedule, ‘Beyond the Spider-Verse’ Now TBD

Animation Magazine - July 28, 2023

Sony Pictures has announced date shuffles for its 2024 theatrical release calendar, with many of the affected titles being knocked back by the SAG-AFTRA...

Features

Ramsey Naito: Paramount/Nickelodeon “Absolutely Committed to Making Original Animated Films”

Animation Magazine - July 28, 2023

In a brief interview in Variety discussing animation strategy, the new pic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and her own career arc, Nickelodeon Animation...

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