Tag: Disney
BAFTA Nominates ‘Hero,’ ‘Boxtrolls,’ ‘LEGO’
Providing further clues to the twists and turns that will occur on Oscars night, the BAFTA Awards has nominated three films for its best...
Marvel Unearths ‘Ant-Man’ Trailer
Disney and Marvel Ent. are teasing their big summer superhero pic Ant-Man with a minimalist poster and a trailer offering a taste of the...
‘Archer: Vice’ Hits Disc Ahead of Season 6 Premiere
The world's (self-proclaimed) greatest spy lends a certain, somewhat delusional, swagger to this week's animated home entertainment releases. Archer: Vice - The Complete Fifth...
‘Hobbit’ Remains Atop Box Office Battle
The first weekend of the new year was a good one for Bilbo Baggins, as The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies topped...
DreamWorks Ups Arnold, Soria; Damaschke Steps Down
DreamWorks Animation announced today that it has appointed veteran producers Bonnie Arnold and Mireille Soria as co-presidents of feature animation.
In their new roles, Arnold...
Cancer Claims Hungarian Animator Andras Erkel
Animator Andras Erkel, founder of Hungary-based Studio Baestarts, died Dec. 29 from brain cancer. He was 52.
Erkel started his animation career in the 1980s,...
‘Into the Woods’ Battles ‘Hobbit’ for Holiday B.O.
It's going to be a musical holiday for many moviegoers as Into the Woods, a visual-effects-filled adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim musical arrives in...
‘Big Hero 6’ Opens Strong in Japan
Disney's feature-film adaptation of Marvel's superhero property Big Hero 6 posted the studio's second-biggest box office opening weekend of the year in Japan —...
‘Hobbit’ Finale Slays B.O. Competition
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies demolished the competition at the box office with a $56 million weekend that brings the Wednesday-opening...
Big Bad Boo Starts on Preschool Mini ‘Lilli & Lola’
Big Bad Boo Studios has begun production on an animated preschool mini-series titled Lili & Lola.
The show follows the adventures of two sisters who...
The Evolving Role of the CG Director of Photography
The key live-action title has gaining traction in the animation business after years of being seen as a largely live-action only task.
This year the...
Factory Studio Rebrands
U.K.-based animation studio Factory (formerly Factory Transmedia) has unveiled its new rebrand and website, which is rolling out across all of the company's platforms....
‘Jungle’ Juggle: A First Look and a Push Back
Disney has released via Twitter the first concept art from its live-action version of The Jungle Book.
Directed by Jon Favreau of Iron Man fame,...
Lost Oswald Short Emerges in Norway
A long-lost short film created by Walt Disney back in 1927 has been uncovered in the National Library of Norway. Titled Empty Socks, the...
‘Hobbit’ Opens Strong Abroad; ‘Exodus’ Tops Domestic
The visual-effects epics dominated the weekend box office in a relatively quiet week prior to the holiday surge The Hobbit: The Battle of the...
Five Toon Features Nominated for Golden Globe
Nominees were announced today for the 72nd Annual Golden Globes Awards, including five Best Animated Feature contenders.
The nominated films are:
• Big Hero 6 (Disney)
•...
$100k ‘Snow White’ Cels Among Animation Auction Lots
Profiles in History will be presenting an auction of significant pieces by legendary studios at its Animation Art Auction, taking place December 18-19. Among...
Sony Developing Animated ‘Spider-Man’ Feature
There's been plenty of drama at Sony this week after hackers paralyzed the studio and released online tons of confidential data and communications. Among...
‘Guardians’ Lead Home Video Charge
One of the summer's biggest hits and a VFX spectacular comes home with the release this week of Guardians of the Galaxy (Disney, $39.99...
‘Mockingjay,’ ‘Penguins’ Lead Sorry B.O. Weekend
Theaters around the country suffered from some serious post-Thanksgiving indigestion at the box office, as a lack of new releases contributed to one of...
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