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Exclusive: ‘The Wild Robot’ Overprotective Mom Early Animatic

As Chris Sanders and Dreamworks Animation’s latest film took shape, at one point, ‘Roz’ was a bit overprotective of the gosling she had no idea how to raise… until Pinktail the opossum stepped in with suggestions; the beautifully animated, emotional journey of a domestic robot shipwrecked on an uninhabited island who becomes the adoptive parent is available tomorrow, October 15 to rent or watch at home.

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‘The Wild Robot’ Premium Screen Release Utilized TrueCut Motion Grading

The Pixelworks team worked closely with the DreamWorks Animation filmmakers to fine-tune and enhance the motion look of all action, shot by shot, in post-production while keeping the cinematic look and feel intact.

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‘The Wild Robot’: An Eloquent Exploration of Self, Technology, and Nature

Oscar-nominated writer/director Chris Sanders and producer Jeff Hermann discuss DreamWorks Animation's beautifully animated and emotionally compelling film, based on the beloved bestseller by Peter Brown, about a domestic robot shipwrecked on an uninhabited island who must learn to adapt to the harsh surrounding, opening today in theaters.

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DreamWorks Animation Drops Final ‘The Wild Robot’ Trailer

Oscar-nominated writer/director Chris Sanders’ beautifully animated gem about a domestic robot shipwrecked on an uninhabited island who becomes the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling while protecting the animals 'she' encounters hits theaters September 27.

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‘The Garfield Movie’ Coming to Blu-Ray and DVD

Chris Pratt stars as the insufferably indifferent feline who is about to have a wild outdoor adventure; the 3DCG film hits shelves August 27.

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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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DreamWorks Animation Drops ‘The Wild Robot’ Featurette

Go behind the scenes with Oscar-nominated writer/director Chris Sanders, production designer Raymond Zibach, and many other artists, along with stars Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, and Catherine O’Hara, to see how storyboards, sketches, concept art, models, layout and animation came together to tell the story of a domestic robot shipwrecked on an uninhabited island who becomes the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling while protecting the animals 'she' encounters; coming to theaters September 27.

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Not The Cat’s Meow ANIMATIONWorld

‘The Garfield Movie’: The Mouth is a Window to the Belly

CG animation producer Shelley Smith and VFX supervisor Freddy Chaleur discuss how DNEG Animation perfected the not very Shakespearean process of staying on model while animating the extreme poses of a furry cat, based on iconic 2D comic designs, that can eat an entire pizza in one bite.

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DreamWorks Drops ‘The Wild Robot’ Trailer #2

From Oscar-nominated writer/director Chris Sanders comes a beautifully animated gem about the bond between a domestic robot - ROZZUM unit 7134, ‘Roz’ for short - that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and becomes the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling while protecting the animals 'she' encounters; coming to theaters September 27.

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DreamWorks to Preview Exclusive ‘The Wild Robot’ Footage at Annecy

Oscar-nominated writer/director Chris Sanders will present his creative vision in a special first look session at the festival, while members of his creative team, including production designer Raymond Zibach and head of story Heidi Jo Gilbert, will lead a presentation on the film’s design; studio will also screen Sanders and Dean DeBlois’ landmark 2010 hit, ‘How to Train Your Dragon.’

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Chris Pratt Shares His Cat-Like Method Acting in ‘The Garfield Movie’ Vignette

The voice of the film’s titular feline shows how he prepared for the role of a lifetime - the who, what, and why of his catness; Sony’s all-new 3DCG film hits theaters on May 24.

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Sony Drops ‘The Garfield Movie’ Official Music Video ‘Let It Roll’

Watch the new short, as Keith Urban and Snoop Dogg let it roll… and let it ride in their ode to the Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat; the animated comedy pounces into theaters May 24.

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Sony Drops New ‘The Garfield Movie’ Trailer

He was incredibly cute long before he was insufferably indifferent… but then he got bigger; directed by Mark Dindal, the new 3DCG animated film finds the eponymous feline (voiced by Chris Pratt), the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, as he is about to have a wild outdoor adventure, clawing its way into theaters May 24.

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DreamWorks Drops ‘The Wild Robot’ Official Trailer

From the brilliant mind of Chris Sanders, writer/director of ‘Lilo & Stitch’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon,’ comes a new adaptation of Peter Brown’s NYT bestseller, starring Lupita Nyong’o and Pedro Pascal… and robots… and otters! In theaters September 20.

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Sony Drops Official Trailer, Images for ‘The Garfield Movie’

Chris Pratt voices the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, about to have a wild outdoor adventure when the 3DCG film pounces onto theaters May 24, 2024.

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Bowen Yang, Brett Goldstein Board Animated ‘Garfield’ Feature

The Alcon Entertainment CG film starring Chris Pratt as the eponymous orange feline welcomes the ‘SNL’ and ‘Ted Lasso’ stars to a growing cast that includes Samuel L. Jackson, Nicholas Hoult, Hannah Waddingham, Cecily Strong, and Ving Rhames.

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‘Wendell & Wild’: Pushing the Boundaries of Stop-Motion Animation

Animation supervisors Jeff Riley and Malcolm Lamont share how director Henry Selick encouraged them to break all the rules on his new film, eschewing CG for in-camera practical effects wherever possible and employing lots and lots of gooey museum gel.

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Constructing ‘Wendell & Wild’: A Conversation with the Legendary Henry Selick

The director talks about collaborating with Jordan Peele on his latest stop-motion epic, a scary – but not too scary – fantasy adventure, hitting select theaters October 21 before streaming October 28 on Netflix.

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Netflix Scares Up a ‘Wendell & Wild’ Official Trailer

Henry Selick and Jordan Peele’s stop-motion comedy horror-fest tells the tale of scheming demon brothers who, with the help of a tough teen - with lots of guilt, are summoned to the Land of the Living; the film debuts this month just in time for Halloween.

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Dean Fleischer-Camp to Direct ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Live-Action Adaptation

To helm the hybrid live-action/CG project, Disney turns to the up-and-coming director whose breakout indie comedy, ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,’ similarly mixes mediums.