‘Rango’ Director Gore Verbinski’s ‘Cattywumpus’ Dropped By Netflix, Will Be Shopped To Other Studios
Nearly half-finished, the latest animated feature from Oscar-winning ‘Rango’ director Verbinski is looking for a new home.
Feature Film
From fully-animated features to vfx-driven live-action films, animation is an integral part of the theatrical marketplace today.
Animation Coming To Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Crunchyroll, And More In September 2022
While some streamers are paring down their animated offerings, other are bulking up with original productions and prestige acquisitions.
Netflix’s ‘Pinocchio,’ ‘My Father’s Dragon’ To World Premiere At BFI London Film Festival
Other features with animation in them that will world premiere at BFI: ‘The Blue Rose of Forgetfulness’ from Lewis Klahr and ‘The Store’ from Ami-ro Sköld.
Netflix Fall Calendar: ‘Wendell & Wild,’ ‘Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Get Streaming Release Dates
Netflix shared released details for four animated features coming this fall, with each getting a limited theatrical release before streaming.
‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ Enters Top Five All-Time Anime Releases In U.S.
Meanwhile, ‘Minions’ has topped the global box office yet again.
‘Darwin’s Notebook’ Takes Top Honors At Inaugural Hiroshima Animation Season
‘A Town Called Panic: The Summer Holidays’ and ‘Bird in the Peninsula’ also scored multiple honors.
GKIDS Picks Up Chinese Feature ‘New Gods: Yang Jian’ For North America
The feature topped the Chinese box office last weekend.
Animated Doc ‘Eternal Spring’ Is Canada’s Submission To The Oscars
The film will represent Canada in the Academy Awards category for international feature.
Full Trailer For Disney’s Hybrid Reboot Of ‘Pinocchio’ Unveils CG Title Character
‘Pinocchio’ will premiere September on Disney+.
‘Minions: The Rise Of Gru’ Has An Alternate Ending, Courtesy Of Chinese Authorities
The Chinese government couldn’t resist editing the ending of Illumination’s latest animated feature.
‘Batman’ Series, ‘Gumball’ Movie Among Half-Dozen Titles No Longer Headed To HBO Max
The company will shop the projects around to other networks and platforms.
HBO Max’s Feature ‘Driftwood’ Cancelled Just Months After Being Greenlit
The 90-minute film idea was created by Victor Courtright (‘Aquaman: King of Atlantis,’ ‘Thundercats Roar’).
‘Monkey King’ Director Tian Xiaopeng’s ‘Deep Sea’ Gets Full Trailer
One of China’s most successful box office animation directors, Xiopeng is back with ‘Deep Sea.’
‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ Tops North American Box Office With $20M+ Debut
‘The Rise of Gru’ finally got its Chinese release, but was overshadowed by local animated feature ‘New Gods: Yang Jian.’
Aztec History Gets Reimagined In Hand-Drawn Feature ‘The Mark Of The Jaguar’ (Exclusive)
Paris-based vfx-animation company Hecat has joined Mexican’s Ocelotl Co and Brazil’s Origem on the feature.
An Early Look At This Year’s Animated Feature Oscar Race
Thoughts on who might make an impact at the 2023 Oscars.
Crunchyroll’s ‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ Aiming For Top Spot At U.S. Box Office
Predictions have the film leading the weekend box office and pulling in as much as $16 million.
Great Wolf Lodge’s Feature ‘The Great Wolf Pack: A Call to Adventure’ Gets Labor Day Weekend Premiere
‘The Great Wolf Pack: A Call to Adventure’ will premiere at all 19 Great Wolf Resort locations and online next month.
Coming Soon To A Theater Near You: ‘Sonic 3,’ Smurfs Musical Get Release Dates
‘Sonic 3’ will hit theaters in late 2024, with Chris Miller’s ‘The Smurfs’ musical following in early 2025.
Sets, Props, Puppets To Feature In ‘Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio’ MoMA Exhibit
The exhibit will run at MoMA from December 11, 2022 through April 16, 2023.
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