‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Stage Play to Hit Broadway
The show, which serves as prequel to the beloved Netflix series, will run at the Marquis Theatre in 2025 beginning March 28 ahead of opening night on April 22.
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Netflix Shares Expansive Fall Back to School Kids & Family Animation Lineup
Streamer drops debut dates and images from its upcoming slate of new and returning animated TV series and films, including ‘The Bad Guys: Haunted Heist’ special, ‘Spellbound,’ ‘Hot Wheels Let’s Race’ Season 2, ‘Jurassic World: Chaos Theory’ Season 2, and many others.
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Crunchyroll Unveils Multiple Acquisitions at Animagic 2024
The prolific anime hub will add ‘Honey Lemon Soda,’ ‘TRILLION GAME,’ and ‘The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor’ to its library, while ‘Ron Kamonohashi’s Forbidden Deductions’ returns for a second season.
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Jogger Studios Names Josh Kirschenbaum Creative Director
Industry veteran’s work in advertising and movies includes visual effects design, sequences, and creative solutions for screens of all sizes.
Watch: Maren Morris’ ‘The Wild Robot’ Featurette
Grammy winning singer-songwriter contributes 2 original songs ‘Kiss the Sky’ and ‘Even When I’m Not’ to DreamWorks Animation’s new animated feature; full soundtrack drops the same day the film hits theaters - September 27.
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Netflix Greenlights ‘Ghostbusters’ Animated Series
The project from Sony Pictures Animation will be executive produced by franchise vets Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan, while Elliott Kalan will serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer; plot details are under wraps.
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Brad Bird Developing ‘Incredibles 3’ at Pixar
The Oscar-winning writer and director of both ‘The Incredibles’ and ‘Incredibles 2’ returns for the third installment, which will follow the continued antics of the fan favorite Super-family; a release date has not been announced.
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Andrew Stanton to Write, Direct ‘Toy Story 5’
In the upcoming sequel, it’s Toy meets Tech when Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang’s jobs get exponentially harder as they go head-to-head with this all-new threat to playtime.
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Marvel Television Debuts New ‘Agatha All Along’ Trailer and Poster
The series, which follows the infamous Agatha Harkness and a mysterious teen boy on a journey down the legendary Witches’ Road, hits Disney + September 18.
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Lucasfilm Drops First Trailer for ‘Skeleton Crew’
The latest all-new ‘Star Wars’ series, which follows four kids who make a discovery on their home planet and get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy, hits Disney+ December 3.
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New Trailer, Poster Revealed for ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’
Exploring the unlikely rise of the legendary, beloved king of the Pride Lands, the film blends live-action filmmaking techniques with the latest photoreal CGI; coming to theaters December 20.
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Teaser Trailer, Poster Revealed for ‘Disney’s Snow White’
Mirror mirror on the wall… the live-action/3DCG hybrid musical reimagining of the classic 1937 film, which stars Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot as Snow White and the Evil Queen, hits theaters March 21, 2025.
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Disney Animation Unveils ‘Moana 2’ Trailer, Poster, and Images
Moana and demigod Maui reunite to answer a call from the ancestors, three years after they teamed up in the original film, in an expansive new South Pacific animated adventure; the film sets sail November 27.
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‘The Simpsons’ Season 35 Release Date Announced
Four never-before-seen episodes will stream this season exclusively for Disney+ subscribers; the longest-running animated series premieres October 2.
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The Animation Guild Study Highlights Pay Disparities
Comprehensive study conducted with IATSE and University of Massachusetts Amherst Labor Center examines pay equity across crafts the guild serves.
Genndy Tartakovsky’s Animated ‘Fixed’ Gets Cut at Warner Bros.
In another cost-cutting move similar to the shelving of ‘Coyote vs. Acme,’ the company will not be releasing the ‘Dexter’s Laboratory’ and ‘Samurai Jack’ creator’s first R-Rated comedy about a dog who finds out he’ll be neutered in the morning.
Trailer Drops for Gints Zilbalodis’ Indie Hit Feature ‘Flow’
The Annecy Jury award-winning 3DCG film follows a cat who wakes up in a universe invaded by water, where all human life seems to have disappeared.
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Immersive ‘Bikini Bottom’ Experience Launches for Apple Vision Pro
In celebration the ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ 25th anniversary, Paramount+ app lets users transform their space into Bikini Bottom with a direct view of the iconic pineapple-under-the-sea and more.
Crunchyroll Surpasses 15M Subscribers
Streaming service boasts 50,000 episodes and over 25,000 hours of anime series, music, and films with content dubs in 12 languages; new bold brand identity reflects genre’s dynamic nature and popularity.
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Infinity Festival: Where Hollywood and Silicon Valley Converge
Sony Pictures Imageworks CTO Mike Ford and Head of Production Mandy Tankenson co-chair the 7th edition which returns to Hollywood November 6-9; the event celebrates the convergence of art, technology and entertainment.
KIRI Engine 3D Scanner App Version 3.9 Introduces Auto-Rigging
Major upgrade to photoreal 3D scanning system expands cloud-based toolset with Featureless Object Scan 2.0 and Auto-Rigging, along with major UI enhancements that improve feature access and ease of use.
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Celebrate Int’l Cat Day with Disney Jr.’s ‘SuperKitties: Su-Purr Adventures’
The new short-form series is now available on Disney+ after premiering August 7 on Disney Jr., and also airing on Disney Channel.
Alliance of Ontario Studios Launches Ticket VFX
Krow VFX, Torpedo Pictures, and Tryptyc combine strengths and talent rosters to offer concept-to-post-production services with an emphasis on philanthropy.
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RADiCAL Announces Single-Camera Real-Time Markerless MoCap Solution
The new performance capture tools use a webcam or smartphone for finger tracking, higher fidelity facial mocap, and new upper body modes that are compatible with company’s full body mocap product.
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Disney and Pixar Drop ‘Inside Out 2’ Home Release Trailer
The highest-grossing animated movie of all time comes to digital August 20 and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on September 10; film returns to Riley’s now teenage mind, where HQ must make room for unexpected new emotions: Anxiety, Envy, Ennui, and Embarrassment.
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