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Disney Thaws Out ‘Frozen,’ ‘Zootopia’ & ‘Toy Story’ Sequels, Shapes New Entertainment Division as Co. Faces Cost Cuts

Animation Magazine - February 8, 2023

During today's Q1 earnings call, Walt Disney Co.'s boomerang CEO Bob Iger revealed that Disney-Pixar animation favorites will be returning to the big screen,...

Features

News Bytes: VIEW Oscars Panel, ‘Strays’ 2D Segment, New ‘NARAKA’ Short, Arnesen Joins Two Daughters & More

Animation Magazine - February 8, 2023

VIEW Conference will present a free virtual panel with the directors and producers behind this year's Academy Award nominees for Best Animated Feature. Scheduled...

Features

‘White Plastic Sky’ Animates a Dystopic 22nd Century Budapest at Berlinale

Animation Magazine - February 8, 2023

A new rotoscoped take on climate crisis sci-fi is ready to confront audiences at the Berlin International Film Festival (February 16-26), which will present...

Digital Media

News Bytes: Big Bad Boo Vienna, Guru’s FAST Channel, Fablevision TV & Film Rebrands, Atlantyca Partners with Future Today

Animation Magazine - February 7, 2023

Guru Launches True and The Rainbow Kingdom FAST Channel: Toronto-based kids entertainment producer Guru Studio and ad-supported streaming specialist Future Today have launched a...

Streaming

‘Simpsons’ Episode Pulled from Disney+ Hong Kong for Chinese Labor Camps Joke

Animation Magazine - February 7, 2023

An episode of FOX's record-breaking animated sitcom The Simpsons has reportedly been removed from the Disney+ platform in Hong Kong. The Season 34 installment, "One Angry...

Archives Animation Magazine – #328 March 2023

Animation Magazine - February 7, 2023

In this month’s issue of Animation Magazine ▩ Go behind the scenes of Disney/Marvel’s new animated show Moon Girl and Devil Dino! ▩ Learn all about Netflix’s hot...

Television

Candle Media Shuts Down Hello Sunshine Kids’ Animation Division

Animation Magazine - February 5, 2023

Hello Sunshine (Little Fires Everywhere), the production company dedicated to putting "women at the center of every story" founded by Reese Witherspoon, is closing...

People

People on the Move: New Leadership at Huminah Huminah, DNEG, Aardman & More

Animation Magazine - February 3, 2023

Canada’s Huminah Huminah Animation has hired animation veteran Steve Cooke as its new Head of Production. He will manage a growing slate of new...

Television

Meet the Heroic Girl Genius and Jurassic Sidekick of ‘Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’

Animation Magazine - February 3, 2023

When it comes to Marvel, you never know what's next. How else to describe Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, the new animated series based...

Streaming

Hulu Renews ‘Hit-Monkey’ for Season 2

Animation Magazine - February 2, 2023

Marvel's sword-wielding simian will continue his mission of vengeance on Hulu, which has ordered a second season of Hit-Monkey. Based on the comics created...

Television

James Gunn to Give DC’s Creature Commandos an Animated Epic

Animation Magazine - February 1, 2023

This week, as new DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran outlined the comics franchise powerhouse's next steps, it was revealed that DC...

Features

Guillermo del Toro Is Planning Stop-Motion ‘Buried Giant’ Adaptation

Animation Magazine - January 31, 2023

While his Netflix original movie Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio continues to power through awards season, Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has revealed that he will return...

Passings

Former Disney Animation VP, Toonz & ASIFA-India Founder Bill Dennis Dies Age 80

Animation Magazine - January 31, 2023

William (Bill) Dennis, Sr., a gifted and dedicated animation executive for major studios who also helped lay the foundations of the animation industry in...

People

‘Tuca & Bertie’ Creator Lisa Hanawalt Joins WGA Rebuke of Warner Bros. Discovery

Animation Magazine - January 30, 2023

In a follow-up to its 2021 report "Broken Promises: Media Mega Mergers and the Case for Antitrust Reform," the Writers Guild of America West...

Streaming

‘Velma’ Gets Popularity Boost from Worst Animated Series Ranking

Animation Magazine - January 29, 2023

HBO Max's shot at a female-led, edgy adult animated comedy to join Harley Quinn has faced a rough launch on the streaming seas. Velma, the...

Streaming

Nielsen Pins ‘Encanto’ at Top of Very Animated Most-Streamed List for 2022

Animation Magazine - January 26, 2023

Last year's runaway awards season favorite Encanto has added another accolade to its long list, topping the Nielsen chart of 2022's most-watched streaming movies. Directed...

Features

Bill Nighy & Jeremy Swift Join Cat Caper ’10 Lives’

Animation Magazine - January 26, 2023

BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning actor Bill Nighy, who was recently nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for his turn in Living, and Emmy nominee Jeremy...

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Adult Swim, Hulu Cut Ties with Series Creator Justin Roiland

Animation Magazine - January 25, 2023

Updated Jan. 25 at 10:30 a.m. Adult Swim has cut ties with Justin Roiland, the co-creator and star of the popular show, Rick and Morty....

Passings

‘Sesame Street’ Co-Creator Lloyd Morrisett Dies Age 93

Animation Magazine - January 24, 2023

Lloyd N. Morrisett Jr., PhD, the co-creator of pioneering children's television classic Sesame Street , has died at 93 years of age. The news...

Features

‘Niko — Beyond The Northern Lights’ Takes Flight with Global Screen

Animation Magazine - January 24, 2023

A beloved reindeer will soar once more in Niko — Beyond The Northern Lights, the third installment in the popular European franchise. Global Screen...

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