Tag: Universal
Mercury Filmworks Appoints Chief Talent Officer, Recruiting at Ottawa
Mercury Filmworks, Canada's premier animation studio, has appointed its first Chief Talent Officer, David Keneford, to build a high-performance talent management infrastructure that engages...
‘Clifford’ Release Curbed by Paramount with Resurgent COVID Concerns
Worries over whether family audiences will be able to visit U.S. cinemas at the end of summer due to the risks posed by the...
Universal Launches Animation Writers Program with 5 Promising Talents
Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG) today announced the writers selected to participate in the newly launched 2021 Universal Animation Writers Program, a first-of-its-kind animation...
Universal Movies Will Speed to Peacock Streaming Starting in 2022
Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG) and Peacock today announced a new licensing agreement where, beginning with the 2022 theatrical slate, all UFEG film content...
Illumination Brings Back Saturday Morning Fun with ‘Minions’ Toons
Illumination, the animation powerhouse behind global hit film franchises Despicable Me and The Secret Life of Pets, is bringing back the classic cartoon tradition...
Animayo 2021 Celebrates ‘Art of Resilience’ in Virtual Program
Spain's first and only Oscar-qualifying animation festival Animayo recently detailed the program of its 16th edition -- kicking off its virtual phase this week...
Unmute Yourself at MIP China
Friends, I was all Zoomed out. I had closed my camera. I had muted myself, indefinitely.
The cause of my suffering was not uncommon: virtual...
News Bytes: ‘Gundam’ & ‘Cinderella’ Live-Action Pics, Floyd County Union MV, ‘Wonder Woman’s 1st Female Writer Dies & More
Netflix, Legendary Plan 'Gundam' Live-Action Feature
Kong: Skull Island helmer Jordan Vogt-Roberts is tapped to direct the flick inspired by the 40+ year old hit...
Atomic Power! We Catch Up with the Popular Canadian Animation Studio
***This article originally appeared in the May '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 310)***
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 22 years since Trevor...
‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Roars to Pandemic BO Record
The new kaiju showdown Godzilla vs. Kong (WB/Legendary) battled its way to a monster-sized pandemic debut. The pic took in an estimated $121.8 million...
Family Flicks Hold on Strong as L.A. Theaters Post Million-Dollar Weekend
Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon celebrated the reopening of Los Angeles cinemas with the studio's traditional El Capitan opening event in Hollywood Friday...
Trailer: DreamWorks Fuels Up ‘Fast & Furious: Spy Racers Mexico’
High-speed adventure and high-stakes espionage continue with eight all-new 22 min. episodes April 16. From Universal and DreamWorks Animation, the season four trailer for...
‘Avatar’ Reclaims Global BO Record; ‘Raya’ Leads Domestic Weekend
James Cameron's 2009 sci-fi epic Avatar has won its all-time global box office crown back from Avengers: Endgame, thanks to a hearty re-release in...
News Bytes: ‘Rise of Gru’ Pushed Back, Int’l Movie Updates, Malala’s Apple Deal & More
Apple TV+ Partners with Malala Yousafzai
The groundbreaking young Nobel laureate and women's rights activist has entered a multiyear programming deal with streamer, which will...
Golden Globes: ‘Soul’ Serenades HFPA Voters
The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards were held Sunday night, emceed by bicoastal hosts Tina Fey in New York and Amy Poehler in Beverly...
BAFTA Awards Longlists: ‘Soul’ Makes Best Film Section
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has rolled out the longlists for the 2021 BAFTA Awards, revealing the animated features, shorts and...
Mercury Filmworks Greenlights ‘BloopyMerps’ from In-House Creative Trio
With plans to nurture its own in-house talent to develop career paths and create new opportunities, Mercury Filmworks, Canada’s premier animation studio, announced today...
The Major Studio Animated Movies of 2021: Your Don’t-Miss List!
Here's an early look at the major U.S. studio animated releases of the year. All release dates are subject to change because of the...
Craig Miller Named WGAW’s 2020 AWC Animation Writing Award Honoree
TV animation writer and WGAW Animation Writers Caucus Chair Craig Miller (The Smurfs, Curious George, Pocket Dragon Adventures) will receive the Writers Guild of...
Trailer: ‘Fast & Furious: Spy Racers’ Gun It for Rio in S2
Universal and DreamWorks Animation have released the trailer for Season 2 of the hit Netflix Original series Fast & Furious: Spy Racers, which finds...
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