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Netflix Drops Release Date, First Look at Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Fixed’

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 7:57am

The famed ‘Dexter’s Laboratory’ and ‘Samurai Jack’ creator’s first adult animated feature about a dog, Bull, who finds out he’ll be neutered in the morning, shelved at Warner Bros., finds a new home; debuts August 13.

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Assemblage Entertainment Expands with ‘Mikros India’ Leadership Team

Following the recent closure of Technicolor Creative Services’ Indian operations, the core set of executives have joined the Cinesite group partner studio.

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Freefolk Announces Vittorio Giannini Returns, Fi Kilroe Promoted to CEO

Giannini will serve as Director of Business Development and Strategy after a stint at Omnicom; Kilroe becomes studio’s first chief executive; company currently in production with Merman, Sky and Paramount+.

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Elena Walf’s ‘Lena’s Farm’ Signs Deals Across Europe, Gets Selected at Annecy

The ‘Full Nest’ episode of the non-dialogue, hand-drawn animated series will compete at the festival; the series launched in Germany earlier this year and has signed a number of international licensing deals at Disney+, Kidstream, and other outlets.

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Former The Mill Creative Leaders Find New Home at The Heist

Patrick Coleman joins as executive creative director, bringing team of long-time collaborators; Blake Nickle joins as Director of Production, Chicago, with Jason Esser coming on board as Thinkingbox creative director.

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WeFX Names Tom Clary Executive Producer of New Business

The VFX vet will focus on client acquisitions; his film and television portfolio includes visual effects for ‘Independence Day,’ ‘Titanic,’ ‘What Dreams May Come,’ and the mini-series ‘The Pacific.’

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Paramount Sets ‘The Angry Birds Movie 3’ Global Theatrical Release

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 11:27am

Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Rachel Bloom and Danny McBride will reprise their roles as Red, Chuck, Silver, and Bomb in the 3rd entry in the popular animated film franchise, hitting theaters January 29, 2027; Rovio, SEGA, and Prime Focus Studios produce with animation partner DNEG.

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10 New ‘Love, Death + Robots’ Shorts Hit Netflix Next Month

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 10:03am

Tim Miller and David Fincher’s acclaimed, Emmy-winning animated anthology returns with stories of dinosaur gladiators, messianic cats, and string-puppet rock stars; Jennifer Yuh Nelson once again serves as supervising director.

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Creative Leader Ryan Dunn Launches Dunnwell

New multidisciplinary production studio boasts a global collective of directors and artists using a story-first approach to deliver content across animation, live-action, VFX and immersive media for advertising, TV, and film.

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Maxon Announces Major Maxon One Suite Update

Now available to subscribers, the update includes hundreds of new features and capabilities across its tools, including ZBrush for desktop and iPad, Red Giant, Maxon Studio, Cinema 4D, Redshift, and Cineware.

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VIZ Media Announces Leadership Transition

The leading Japanese pop culture entertainment company’s former CEO Ken Sasaki has been named Chairman & Executive Advisor, while Brad Woods has been appointed President and CEO.

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Sky Kids Commissions 3 ‘Pip and Posy’ Seasonal Specials from Magic Light Pictures

Shows will be based on the 3DCG preschool series adapted from Nosy Crow’s picture books by illustrator Axel Scheffler and author Camilla Reid; the first will air later this year.

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Ubisoft Announces New Subsidiary, $1.25B Tencent Investment

The venture will include its ‘Assassin’s Creed,’ ‘Far Cry,’ and ‘Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six’ brands; Tencent will gain an approximate 25% economic interest in the subsidiary, which will remain exclusively controlled and consolidated by Ubisoft.

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Halon Entertainment Launches New Glasgow Studio

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 2:21pm

Expansion to state-of-the-art facility with up to 250 artist positions grows the company’s international footprint and ability to take on more ambitious work; expansion also planned at Los Angeles headquarters.

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Rodeo FX Acquires Mikros Animation

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 8:57am

The animation studio reportedly has been operating despite last month’s Technicolor Group shutdown, and its projects, production pipeline, and most of its creative, technical and leadership teams have been kept on.

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Ruh Roh! Live-Action ‘Scooby-Doo’ Series Coming to Netflix

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 1:59pm

The all-new 8-episode ‘modern reimagining’ of the iconic teens and their special pooch finds them embroiled in a haunting summer camp mystery involving a lonely, lost Great Dane puppy who may have witnessed a supernatural murder.

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Future Today Adds ‘ULTRAMAN’ Franchise to HappyKids OTT Platform

19 movies and 8 specials featuring the legendary protector against kaiju are now available  on the company’s free platform, and Ultraman TV, in the U.S., as part of new deal with Mill Creek Entertainment.

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Cynthia Erivo, Holly Hunter, and Steve Buscemi Join ‘Big Mouth’ Final Season

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 12:04pm

With an impressive guest cast that also includes Kristen Wiig, Ali Wong, and Chloe Fineman, Season 8 of Netflix’s Emmy Award-winning animated comedy, which follows the Bridgeton teens dealing with puberty’s glorious nightmare… now as highschoolers, streams May 23.

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