All posts tagged "J.J. Abrams"
-
North America
Bad Robot Taps FX Exec John Agbaje as SVP Animation
January 15, 2021J.J. Abrams & Katie McGrath’s Bad Robot is firming up its foothold in animation, recruiting FX...
-
Europe
NoneMore Sets Up to Develop Charlie Mackesy Projects; Partners with Bad Robot
December 16, 2020Charlie Mackesy’s illustrated book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse captured the hearts...
-
Top Stories
‘Lovecraft Country’: Visualizing Indescribable Monsters
August 25, 2020***This article was written for the Sept./Oct. ’20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 303)*** This month,...
-
North America
Disney+ Debuts ‘Rise of Skywalker’ May the 4th, Female-Led Star Wars Series in the Works
April 27, 2020The final chapter of the Skywalker saga, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, will begin streaming...
-
Festivals and Events
Disney’s ‘Lion King’ and LAIKA’s ‘Missing Link’ Win Top VES Awards
January 30, 2020The 18th Annual VES Awards brought a capacity crowd of more than 1000 guests at the...
-
Top Stories
VFX Jedi Tricks Still Impress in ‘Rise of Skywalker’
January 17, 2020***This article was written for the March ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 298)*** When the...
-
Festivals and Events
Roland Emmerich to Receive VES Visionary Award
November 7, 2019The Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry’s professional global honorary society, named acclaimed director-producer-screenwriter Roland Emmerich...
-
Television
‘Star Wars Resistance’ Producers Confirm Orka & Flix as Gay Couple
October 1, 2019One of the world’s most iconic sci-fi franchises finally has its first on-screen, openly gay couple!...
-
Features
Dean DeBlois Tapped for Paramount/Hasbro ‘Micronauts’ Live-Action Pic
September 23, 2019Another major toy brand is headed to the big screen, with Paramount Pictures and Hasbro Studios...
-
Features
News Bytes: ‘Rise of Skywalker’ Special Look, ‘Queens of Animation’ Book, Revisiting the Fleischers & More
August 26, 2019=Wicked Cool Toys Launches My Partner Pikachu Interactive Toy Bring a pocket-sized interactive Pokémon with you...
-
Features
News Bytes: ‘Rise of Skywalker’ Sneak Peek, Nick Park Promises More ‘Wallace & Gromit,’ ‘Spider-Verse’ Heads to Netflix & More
May 22, 2019DeviantArt ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ Discover Your Duo Contest To celebrate the...
-
Features
News Bytes: ‘Prince of Egypt’ Stage Musical, ‘UglyDolls’ on the Shelf, ‘Star Wars’ Cinematographer Dan Mindel Gets UCLA Residence
May 6, 2019Attention Hayao Miyazaki Fans: Studio Ghibli Is Hiring Digital Painters New painters will work with the...
-
Features
‘Rise of Skywalker’ Trailer Debuts at Star Wars Celebration
April 12, 2019On Friday, director/writer J.J. Abrams and producer Kathleen Kennedy were joined by stars Daisy Ridley, John...
-
Features
News Bytes: ‘Star Wars IX’ Wraps, ‘Frozen 2’ Sets Trailer Record, ‘DC Super Hero Girls’ Spot & More
February 15, 2019”Marvel’s ‘Loki’ Series Lands ‘Rick and Morty’ Writer The new super-anti-hero series heading to Disney+ streaming...
-
Features
Live-Action ‘Your Name’ to be Directed by Marc Webb
February 15, 2019The big steam engine of movies based on popular animated titles is showing no signs of...
-
Features
Disney Studios Reveals 2019 Slate
January 4, 2019Walt Disney Studios have cemented their 2019 feature film release plans, promising a full year of...
-
North America
Jonathan Nolan to Receive VES Visionary Award
December 19, 2018The Visual Effects Society has named acclaimed writer-director-producer Jonathan Nolan as the next recipient of the...
-
Top Stories
Creating Glitch-free Androids for HBO’s ‘Westworld’
July 6, 2018HBO’s acclaimed sci-fi series Westworld continues to deliver uncanny visuals from the futuristic wars between humans...
-
Features
Shinbo’s ‘Fireworks’ Lights Up U.S. Theaters This Week
July 6, 2018Producer Genki Kawamura discusses the making of this time-bending animated feature. By Charles Solomon At a...
-
Digital Media
Mattel and Bad Robot Launch Monster Plans for ‘Beastlies’
February 16, 2018L.A.-based sculptor Leslie Levings’ charming monsters The Beastlies are coming to animated or hybrid life, thanks...
Recent Posts
***This article originally appeared in the February '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 307)*** Filmmaker Paul ...
Anima, the Brussels Animation Film Festival, has announced its 40th edition will take place as ...
Singapore-based Sparky Animation, a leading Asian producer of globally recognized animation for preschoolers and tweens, ...
