Tag: Variety
WAG Eyes Tim Story, Chris Columbus for ‘Tom and Jerry’ & ‘Scooby-Doo’
Warner Animation Group is looking to add key talent to its hybrid and animated projects, with Variety learning that negotiations with director Tim Story...
Animation Is Film Prelim Line-Up, Jury Members Announced
Organizers of the second annual Animation Is Film festival (Oct. 19-21 at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood) have revealed the preliminary competition selection...
GKIDS to Release ‘Mirai’ on Nov. 30
U.S.-based indie animation distributor and producer GKIDS will release Mamoru Hosada’s acclaimed new movie Mirai in theaters on Friday, Nov. 30. The Japanese animated...
Evan Rachel Wood, Sterling K. Brown Might Heat Up ‘Frozen 2’
Emmy-nominated Westworld actress Evan Rachel Wood and Emmy/Golden Globe winning This Is Us lead Sterling K. Brown are reportedly in talks to voice roles...
Animation Actors May Go on Strike for Fair Streaming Pay
Actors union SAG-AFTRA is considering a strike involving actors who work in animation over refusal of employers to provide scale wages or residuals for...
Tonko House Offers Free Episode of ‘PIG: Dam Keeper Poems’
Tonko House has made an episode of its Annecy Award-winning and Annie-nominated series PIG: Dam Keeper Poems available for online viewing for a limited...
Daily News Bytes: ‘Sea of Thieves’ Cinematics, Sexism at Pixar, Family Separation Short ‘Estrellita’ & More
How Pixar’s Open Sexism Ruined My Dream Job
Former studio artist Cassandra Smolcic comes forward in a Variety guest piece about the harassment and discrimination...
Green Gold Joins Mundoloco’s ‘Escape to India’ Movie
Gaston Gorali’s upcoming animated feature Escape to India will get some help from Hyderabad-based studio Green Gold Animation, it was announced at Annecy this...
‘Incredibles 2’ Expected to Smash B.O. Records This Weekend
All signs are pointing to Brad Bird’s The Incredibles 2 movie breaking major records at the box office this weekend. The Disney/Pixar sequel is...
Folivari Opens New French 2D Studio
French animation company Folivari is launching a new studio called Fost Studio, it was announced at Annecy this week. Co-founded by Folivari’s Didier Brunner,...
Stoopid Buddy Sells Adult Comedy Pilot ‘Crossing Swords’ to Hulu
Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, the animation shop behind acclaimed series Robot Chicken and SuperMansion, has sold a new, original adult comedy pilot titled Crossing Swords...
Heartthrob Justin Bieber Boards ‘Cupid’ Movie with Mythos
Justin Bieber is developing a new mythology-inspired animated movie about Cupid with Mythos Studios. Bieber will voice the winged God of Love for the...
‘Terra Willy’ Takes Off with International Pre-Sales
French CG feature Terra Willy has been picked up around the world in a raft of international pre-sales, launched at Cannes by BAC Films...
ON Animation Unveils Hot Slate in Cannes
French animation outfit ON Animation is working on two new high-profile movies, it was announced in Cannes today. Aton Soumache and Dimitri Rassam, who...
Disney Animation Artist Dave Michener Dies Age 85
Dave Michener, an animator and story artist with Disney for more than three decades, died at home in Los Angeles on February 15 from...
Hulu Announces Major DreamWorks Deal, 20M+ Subscriber Milestone
Streaming platform Hulu revealed the news that it has surpassed 20 million subscribers in the US during its 2018 upfront event in New York...
‘Tito and the Birds’ Flocks to Indie Sales
Ahead of its premiere at the Annecy festival in June, Brazilian animated family feature Tito and the Birds has been picked up by Paris-based...
‘Big Fish & Begonia’: A Magical, Mystical Tale
***This article originally appeared in the April ‘18 issue of Animation Magazine No. 279***
After a successful run on the festival circuit, the Chinese feature...
Spice Girls Bringing Girl Power to Animation in Superhero Flick
UK pop princesses the Spice Girls will be giving a new meaning to their “girl power!" catch phrase by voicing animated alter egos in...
Fun Academy Presenting ‘Sgt. Stubby’ Premiere as Kids’ Charity Benefit
Fun Academy Motion Pictures is uniting with Variety - the Children’s Charity of Southern California to co-host the world premiere of animated family feature...
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