A List Of American Animated Features Currently In Development
We’re launching this new resource to help readers keep track of American animated features in development.
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Reel FX and The Creative Team From Moonbot Studios Launch Flight School
Key members of Moonbot Studios have reunited to form a new studio that will focus on telling great stories across emerging tech platforms.
Animation In A VR World: How Is It Different and How Is It The Same?
Experts in vr animation weigh in on what they’ve learned from working in the medium so far.
‘Rock Dog’ Director Ash Brannon On How To Navigate A Chinese-Funded Production
Made in America with Chinese money, does “Rock Dog” represent a future for animated features?
‘Rock Dog’ Gets U.S. Release Date, New American Trailer
The most expensive Chinese-financed animated feature of all time is getting an American release.
China Shocker: Indie ‘Big Fish & Begonia’ Scores Massive Launch, Expensive ‘Rock Dog’ Flops
Chinese filmgoers have put their support behind an indie hand-drawn/CG animated feature that took 12 years to make.
Report: Duelling Chinese Businessmen Are Sabotaging The Release of ‘Rock Dog,’ Director Ash Brannon Caught in the Middle
China’s most expensive animated feature of all-time is at the center of a war between Chinese entertainment conglomerates.
Chinese-American Co-production ‘Rock Dog’ Has A New Teaser
Ash Brannon, director of “Surfs’ Up” and “Toy Story 2,” is helming the project.
Reel FX Reveals First Artwork, New Details for ‘Wish Police’ Directed by Headless (EXCLUSIVE)
Reel FX is moving forward with its exciting collaboration with the Spanish directors of “Nocturna.”
‘Free Birds’ and ‘The Book of Life’ Studio Reel FX Sues Co-Founder Dale Carman
In a case of corporate intrigue, Reel FX claims its co-founder Dale Carman stole confidential information from the studio to boost his new company.
5 Things You Need To Know About The Chinese/American Feature ‘Rock Dog’
Director Ash Brannon, animation studio Reel FX, and actors Luke Wilson and Eddie Izzard are all involved in this Chinese animated feature.
Phil Lord and Chris Miller Honored with 2015 Texas Avery Award
The directors of “The Lego Movie” were honored for their achievements in the field of animation.
Will Finn: “Don’t Go Looking for a Job in Animation”
An animator who learned the hard way offers some sagely advice.
Jorge Gutierrez and Reel FX To Make Kung Fu Space Western
Jorge Gutierrez and Reel FX Animation Studios have teamed up again, this time to produce a “kung fu space western” film.
Jorge Gutierrez on ‘The Book of Life’ and Bringing Mexico to Hollywood
“Mexico is way more complicated than anybody thinks.” Jorge Gutierrez talks like a man on a mission. For the past decade-and-a-half, he has sought to bring a more authentic portrayal of Mexico and its people to Hollywood.
‘Book of Life’ Launches with $17 Million
This weekend the $50 million-budgeted Fox/Reel FX film “The Book of Life,” opened in the United States with an estimated $17 million.
‘Book of Life’ Director Jorge Gutierrez: “Write Your Own Story”
Today, Reel FX’s film “The Book of Life” opens in the United States, and the story of its 39-year-old director, Jorge Gutierrez, is also one worth telling.
Chester Cheetah Redesigned For ‘Book of Life’-Themed Spot [UPDATED]
Chester Cheetah enters the world of the new animated feature “The Book of Life.”
New ‘Book of Life’ Trailer is Out
The latest trailer for Fox’s “The Book of Life” opens up the festive-looking world of the film with new plot points like a love triangle and the introduction of new characters like the Candle Maker portrayed by Ice Cube.
Jorge Gutierrez Talks ‘Book of Life’ In Hour-Long Podcast
Jorge Gutierrez, the director of Fox’s “The Book of Life,” spoke at length about the film’s background and production to the website Del Toro Con. At the very least, the film promises to be the most personal and distinctive-looking major studio CG feature of 2014.
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