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The ‘Uncontrollable’ Art of ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle’

Ufotable director Haruo Sotozaki and DOP Yuichi Terao discuss how their work on the hugely successful, Golden Globe-nominated animated film was meaningless unless they could tap into the maximum level of emotion and deep feeling a character would express and bring that onto the screen for the audience.

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Channing Tatum, Rebecca Wang Join ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle’ English Dub

The first film in a 3-part cinematic trilogy will hit IMAX and premium large format theatres in the U.S. and Canada on September 12.

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Crunchyroll Launches ‘Crunchyroll Anime Nights’ Monthly Theatrical Experience

Starting this October, participating theaters across the U.S. will feature fan-favorite films, curated television episodes, anniversaries, classic titles, and exclusive previews of upcoming streaming series from Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment's anime libraries.

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Crunchyroll Sets ‘Sink Your Teeth: A Tokyo Ghoul Celebration’ Cinema Release

The special screening of select English dub episodes from ‘Tokyo Ghoul’ Season 1 hits select U.S. theaters for one day only on July 21.

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Sony Drops ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle’ Trailer, Key Visual

The first film in a 3-part cinematic trilogy will hit IMAX and premium large format theatres in the US and Canada on September 12.

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Sony Pictures Announces Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Scarlet’ Release

The new animated film from the Oscar-nominated ‘Mirai’ and ‘Belle’ director, which follows a princess who can transcend time and space, hits theaters globally outside Japan on December 12.

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Crunchyroll Acquires ‘Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon’ North American Theatrical Rights

Adapted from the manga by Naoya Matsumoto, the omnibus film features a recap of Season 1 and an exclusive never-before-seen original episode; debuts April 13 in the U.S. and Canada.

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‘Attack on Titan: The Last Attack’ Coming to North American Theaters

Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment have combined into one film the final two episodes of the critically acclaimed anime series for a supersized cinematic experience on one day: February 10.

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Crunchyroll Drops Trailer, Announces ‘KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp-‘ Theatrical Release

The anime streamer and Sony Pictures Entertainment bring the highly anticipated blood-sucking film into theaters for a special one-day limited run on August 28.

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Crunchyroll Lands North American Rights to ‘Kizumonogatari -Koyomi Vamp-‘

Supernatural vampire compilation film from Aniplex of America to receive one-day-only release in North America, Mexico and Australia beginning in August.

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Bryson Baugus and Kamen Casey Talk ‘Blue Lock The Movie -Episode Nagi’

The voice actors, who portray Seishiro Nagi and Reo Mikage in the English dub of the first movie to come from Taku Kishimoto’s award-winning ‘Blue Lock’ soccer anime, based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro’s manga, discuss how difficult it is embrace a role when you can’t access the entire film, with enough prep time, to dig into and capture a character’s full depth, drive, and complexity; the film releases June 28, 2024 in the U.S.

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WIA Announces 2024 ‘Stories x Women’ Program Participants

5 selected delegates will receive mentoring and coaching sessions from industry experts to prep to pitch projects next week at Annecy 2024; initiative supports women animators from emerging animation communities in Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America.

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Crunchyroll Drops ‘HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle’ Teaser

The animated film, based on writer Haruichi Furudate’s popular manga and anime series, opens in the U.S. and Canada today, May 31.

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Crunchyroll’s ‘Spy x Family Code: White’ Hitting Theaters April 19

The anime destination also revealed theatrical release dates for ‘Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle’ and ‘Blue Lock the Movie -Episode Nagi-.’

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Weaving Visual and Special Effects Together in ‘Madame Web’

SFX Supervisor Jeremy Hays and VFX Producer Whitney Richman discuss the challenges of conceptualizing and creating scenes involving astral projection, underwater characters that aren’t actually underwater, and the lead character, Cassandra Webb, falling off a bridge during a motor vehicle rescue, on S.J. Clarkson and Sony Pictures’ suspense thriller.

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Makoto Shinkai Talks ‘Suzume’: ‘Don’t Give Up on Living’

The ‘Your Name’ and ‘Weathering with You’ director wants his new Annie Award-nominated film, about a young woman who finds herself opening a series of doors to disaster that take her on a mysterious journey, to inspire people impacted by tragedy to not give up hope.

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Sony Launches the ‘Wonderverse’ Experience

Chicago area entertainment destination features physical and immersive multimedia experiences, interactive installations, and attractions based on the studio's popular movies, series, and games, including ‘Ghostbusters,’ ‘Jumanji,’ ‘Uncharted,’ and ‘Zombieland.’

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Sony Pictures Teases ‘Madame Web’ Trailer and Vignette

In a genre twist, the superhero suspense thriller tells the standalone origin story of one of Marvel’s most enigmatic heroines; starring Dakota Johnson, Emma Roberts, and Adam Scott, it heads to theaters February 2024.

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PXO to Run Sony Pictures’ LED Volume on Stage 7

SPE’s award-winning virtual production and VFX company assumes operation of the virtual production stage located on the historic Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City.

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Call for Submissions: 4th Edition of the Next Lab Generation Workshop

The annual initiative seeks to discover new talent and boost advanced animation production from a technical and narrative perspective; entries accepted from individuals and groups – the deadline is December 13.

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2nd CAPE Animation Directors Accelerator Class Announced

Program, which kicked off at Lightbox Expo, includes a month of in-person and virtual sessions; participants are paired with high-level animation industry mentors while developing and honing creative and leadership skills.

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Crunchyroll Launches on Prime Video

Sony’s hugely popular subscription-based anime platform is now available on the streamer in the U.S., Canada, Sweden, and the U.K., with additional territories launching in 2024, allowing users to easily stream anime content.

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All Anime, All the Time - Crunchyroll Launches 24/7 Linear Channel

New channel features a catalog of fan-favorite series including ‘Horimiya,’ ‘Ranking of Kings,’ ‘Moriarty the Patriot,’ and ‘PSYCHO–PASS;’ now available on LG Channel and VIZIO, with others rolling out this month.

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Apply Today: CAPE Animation Directors Accelerator Program

In collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment, the initiative provides next-gen Asian and Pacific Islander animation professionals a chance to hone creative and leadership skills via panels, workshops, masterclasses and mentorships; application deadline is October 6.

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Crunchyroll Sets ‘PSYCHO-PASS: Providence’ North American Theatrical Release Date

The newest addition to the ‘PSYCHO-PASS’ sci-fi thriller franchise continues the story of young inspector Akane Tsunemori and the authoritarian Sibyl System in futuristic Japan; film hits cinemas July 14 with advanced fan showings July 11 and July 13.