ILM VFX supervisor Hayden Jones reveals how his team merged anime styling with cutting-edge visuals including hand-drawn transitions and ‘Akira’-inspired lens flares to create a love letter to classic manga.
The Emmy Award-winning composer shares for the first time how his daughter’s serious accident, in the middle of production, brought him even closer to his role as a parent while influencing his work writing music for a film with so many uncomfortable parallels about trying – and sometimes failing - to protect one’s family.
Composer Scot Stafford talks about his highly collaborative experience providing the music for Shannon Tindle’s thrilling hit animated film about an egotistical baseball star turned superhero and reluctant parent to a young kaiju, now streaming on Netflix.
Shannon Tindle’s new 3DCG feature combines breathtaking visual design with a heartfelt story that explores themes of family and identity through the journey of a young athlete, Ken Sato, struggling to balance his life as a baseball star and a giant superhero when suddenly faced with raising a baby kaiju.
Writer/Director Shannon Tindle and co-director John Aoshima talk about the many creative synergies that fueled their journey in bringing a venerable superhero - forced to care for a baby kaiju - to a new generation of viewers; film debuts today on Netflix.
Shannon Tindle’s all-new iteration of fan-favorite Ultraman introduces baseball star Ken Sato, a young man who can transform into a gigantic, kaiju-fighting superhero, rediscovering the powers of family thanks to an unlikely ally – a sweet, 35-foot-tall, fire-breathing baby kaiju; global debut set for June 14.
It’s coming! Shannon Tindle’s all-new iteration of Ultraman introduces baseball star Ken Sato, an average young man who can transform into a gigantic superhero, streaming globally this June.
Our first big Geeked Week '23 animation reveal shares cast and images from Shannon Tindle’s highly-anticipated film, based on the beloved Japanese character, baseball superstar Ken Sato, who returns home to Japan, picking up the mantle of Earth-defending superhero Ultraman.
Lucasfilm’s new animated short film anthology showcases top animation producers from Japan, all huge ‘Star Wars’ fans, who’ve drawn upon their own heritage to create an exciting and beautifully designed set of stories, now streaming on Disney+.
The otherworldly series features nine stories by seven Japanese anime studios, all underscored by musical legend John Williams, set to release September 22 on Disney+.
