Sam Rockwell, Chance the Rapper Get Down with ‘Trolls 2’
DreamWorks Animation has announced Oscar-winning Actor Sam Rockwell and Grammy-winning artist Chance the Rapper have joined the cast of Trolls 2, the sequel to the highly successful animated...
View Article‘Spider-Verse’ Snags Animated Feature Golden Globe in Its Web
Sony Pictures Animation’s superhero shake-up Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was named the winner of the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Animated at the 76th awards held Sunday evening at the...
View ArticleMovie News: Bob Persichetti Directing ‘Puss in Boots 2’, ‘Hotel Transylvania...
DreamWorks Animation’s next Shrek franchise installment, Puss in Boots 2, will be placed in the capable hands of newly crowned Oscar winner Bob Persichetti (co-director, Spider-Man: Into the...
View ArticleIllumination’s ‘Sing 2’ Set for 2021, DWA’s ‘Croods 2’ Moves to Holiday 2020
Universal Pictures has shifted release dates for two highly anticipated sequels from its powerhouse animation studios. Sing 2 from Illumination Entertainment has been pushed back half a year to July 2,...
View ArticleHalle Bailey Cast as Ariel in Disney’s Live-Action ‘Little Mermaid’
Halle Bailey has been cast as Ariel in Disney’s upcoming live-action reimagining of The Little Mermaid. The film is directed by Rob Marshall and produced by Marshall, John DeLuca, Marc Platt and...
View ArticleHFPA Reveals Conventional List of Golden Globe Animation Noms
The Hollywood Foreign Press came up with a more conventional list of nominees in the Best Animated Feature category this morning. Surprisingly enough, the Golden Globes completely shut out the bolder...
View ArticleWatch: ‘Frozen II’ Celebrates Billion-Dollar Milestone with New Featurette
As Frozen II has become the third Walt Disney Animation Studios film to cross the $1 billion threshold at the global box office, the Mouse House has put out a new video featurette celebrating Elsa,...
View ArticleGolden Globes: ‘Missing Link’ Wins Best Animated Feature
The HFPA presented the 77th Golden Globe award ceremony on Sunday night, kicking the Hollywood awards season into high gear. Ricky Gervais returned to the podium to host the celebration of feature film...
View ArticleWhich Award Is the Best Animation Oscar Predictor?
As the annual film gold rush rolls on toward the Academy Awards, we thought it would be interesting to see which of the major movie honors — the Golden Globes, Producers Guild Awards and Annie Awards —...
View ArticleGolden Globes 2021 Animation Nominees Announced
The Hollywood Foreign Press announced the five titles nominated for this year’s Best Animated Feature Golden Globe this morning. The announcement was made by Sarah Jessica Parker and Taraji Henson on...
View ArticleGolden 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 Hills — returning to these illustrious duties having performed them...
View Article‘Farmageddon,’‘Onward,’‘Over the Moon,’‘Soul,’‘Wolfwalkers’ Nominated for...
This morning, the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards were announced at 5:20 by Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas in 24 categories. Here is our list of this year’s animation and vfx-related...
View ArticleBAFTA Winners: ‘Soul’ Scores a Double, ‘Owl and the Pussycat’&‘Tenet’ Awarded
The winners of the 2021 EE British Academy Film Awards were revealed across two ceremonies this weekend, celebrating the year’s top achievements in film. Saturday’s Opening Night was hosted by Clara...
View ArticleNews Bytes: Golden Globes Canceled, CTN Virtual Events, ‘Sweet Tooth’...
Golden Globes 2022 Canceled on NBC The news comes as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association continues to stumble in its diversity journey, and WarnerMedia, Netflix and Amazon cut ties with the org due...
View ArticleIssa Rae Joins ‘Spider-Verse’ Sequel Cast
Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actress, writer & producer Issa Rae (Insecure, Black Lady Sketch Show, The Hate U Give, Little) has been cast as Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman in the upcoming sequel to...
View ArticleOscar-Nominated Director Sylvain Chomet Returns with ‘The Magnificent Life of...
ON kids & family (Mediawan), producer of the worldwide hits The Little Prince and Miraculous; and the production company What The Prod, created and headed by Ashargin Poiré and Valérie Puech, have...
View Article‘Soul’ Heads to Hollywood’s El Capitan with New SparkShorts
Hollywood’s legendary El Capitan Theatre presents Disney-Pixar’s double Oscar winner Soul on the big screen August 27 through September 2, shown in brilliant Dolby Vision Laser Projection & Dolby...
View ArticleDreamWorks ‘Trolls 3’ Announced for Exclusive Theatrical Run in 2023
Poppy and Branch will return for another technicolor, tuneful adventure soon, with Universal Pictures announcing a third Trolls movie from DreamWorks Animation will arrive November 17, 2023. No details...
View ArticleBig Studio Toons & VFX Blockbusters Lead Critics Choice Nominations
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) ) announced today the film category nominees for the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards. The winners will be revealed at the star-studded Critics Choice Awards gala...
View ArticleHFPA Reveals Animated Feature Nominees for Golden Globes
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is healing from the controversy that barred the prestigious Golden Globes (goldenglobes.com) film and television awards from broadcast, and screen fans will once...
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