In a video recorded by a California College of the Arts student, former Pixar animator Craig Good (Toy Story, Finding Nemo) shares some skepticism about the applicability of generative artificial intelligence to  the kind of blockbuster creative feats audiences have come to expect from major studios — and the threat posed to Hollywood animation jobs...

Kung Fu Panda 4, the latest adventure for DreamWorks Animation’s voracious hero Po, has reached $503.5 million at the global box office ($318.5M from international markets). BoxOfficeMojo pegs the Universal Pictures release as the third-highest-grossing 2024 movie worldwide, behind Dune: Part Two ($704.2M) and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ($519.4M). KFP4...

Academy Award-nominated French animation studio Xilam Animation has secured a number of European public broadcast partners for its upcoming CG preschool proprietary series Piggy Builders, with France Télévisions, BBC (U.K.) and ZDF (Germany) on board as commissioning broadcasters. The 52 x 11’ series was first pitched at Cartoon Forum in 2021 and is...

  Disney unveiled a first look today at Mufasa: The Lion King, coming to theaters December 20. The follow-up to the studio’s blockbuster, photoreal remake of The Lion King explores the unlikely rise of the beloved king of the Pride Lands. The studio also announced a roster of talent bringing new and fan-favorite characters to life […]

Crunchyroll is launching the second annual Ani-May celebration with new activations across retail, digital and streaming. This includes new and exclusive anime merchandise and activations at Hot Topic in the United States, Riachuelo in Brazil and exclusive retail activations in EMEA, among many others. “The love and excitement around anime continues...

Fresh off a historic Academy Award win for Best Animated Feature, the latest and long awaited cinematic masterpiece from the legendary Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, The Boy and the Heron, will be released July 9 on 4K UHD + Blu-ray, Blu-ray + DVD and in a Limited Edition SteelBook that includes 4K UHD + […]