Aardman partners with Sky to release new animated feature in UK cinemas and VOD, with STUDIOCANAL distributing internationally.
Creating through chaos.
Gillian Jacobs and Jon Glaser join the 2D animated comedy series, greenlit from the network’s Intergalactic Shorts Program, which follows the daily life of a blended multigenerational Korean American family, inspired by the lives of co-creators and executive producers Paul Watling and Kyle Marshall; debuts June 6.
The feature film project from director Luca Guadagnino and his collaborator, ‘Challengers’ writer Justin Kuritzkes, with Colin Farrell in talks to star, has been shelved due to production scheduling issues.
In this candid conversation, the series’ EPs and showrunners discuss the show's enduring success, their long-running creative partnership, and how production has evolved while staying true to its roots.
The first of a 4-issue mini-series with 3 top secret unannounced tie-ins hits July 9, as the ‘Rick and Morty’ comic book event kicks off, led by the deviant psyches of comics mastermind and multiple Emmy Award–nominee Daniel Kibblesmith, artistic annihilator Jarrett Williams, and a host of special guest talents.
A special pre-order Kickstarter is underway for the 5-hardcover volume, 2000+ page, portal-hopping insanity-filled limited-edition collection of 100 iconic Omniversal adventures, including special 2-volume ‘Unreprintable Rick and Morty’ set.
Show creators Charley and Vlas discuss the family stories of their youth they drew upon for the epic conclusion - filled with chaos, devastation, and the Titan King Cronus - to their epic war between gods, mortals, and demons; debuts May 8 on Netflix.
All-new original animated feature, written and directed by ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’s Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, will hit theaters September 25, 2026.
We continue our journey through the land of Ooo with the next chapter of the ‘Best of Buds’ story arc from cartoonist and animator Nick Winn (‘Bloody Mary’) and artist Asia Simone (‘Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Wreck and Roll’); issue hits shelves May 7.
With ‘Cowboy Bebop’ director Shinichiro Watanabe’s newest anime launching this Sunday, AWN columnist Andrew Osmond reviews a classic series the legendary filmmaker made in 2004… set in samurai Japan and boasting a strikingly different soundtrack.
The collaboration aims to create a one-stop shop by combining Story Critters’ academic expertise in cross-cultural storytelling and adaptation with Toon Pocket’s writing, story-editing, and development services.
‘Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur,’ ‘Merry Little Batman’ and ‘StoryBots: Answer Time’ were three of the top shows among other winners at this weekend's two separate awards ceremonies.
The famed voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig will MC the March 15 ceremony that includes a star-studded set of presenters, performers and guests; a slew of artists and their animated shows have been nominated, including ‘I Am Groot,’ ‘Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur,’ ‘Orion and the Dark,’ ‘ Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie,’ and ‘The Tiny Chef Show.’
AWN’s anime columnist Andrew Osmond looks at 2 series about the spoken word, though he doesn’t necessarily subscribe to the notion that the idea of animation celebrating what Chuck Jones referred to as ‘animated radio’ shows the medium’s decline.
After a short deliberation, a Los Angeles federal court jury ruled today that the movie’s creators never had access to Buck Woodall’s outlines and script for ‘Bucky the Surfer Boy.’
Series is the first casualty of the studios’ recent decision to abandon all original longform content for streaming, which may also result in layoffs at Vancouver studio.
In an upset win, Gints Zilbalodis’ animated tale of a cat who wakes up to a world invaded by water took home the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, while the second chapter in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic won for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound Design on a night that also saw Iranian filmmakers Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi, with visas approved just yesterday, arrive in the U.S. in time to win Best Animated Short for ‘In the Shadow of the Cypress.’
The FX/Hulu historical drama, FOX’s long-running animated comedy, and HBO/Max’s crime drama are honored at the February 15 Beverly Hilton ceremony in Los Angeles.
Chris Sanders and DreamWorks’ blockbuster feature led the festivities with wins in 9 categories, while Netflix and Riot Games’ fan-favorite series took home 7, in a fun but emotional ceremony dedicated to victims of January’s tragic fires and highlighted by several tributes to LA’s firefighting finest, a real-time fundraiser, and 2 building-clearing false fire alarms.
The trio of films each took home four awards at the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror’s Sunday evening ceremony.
Group to work from Burbank’s Nickelodeon Animation Studio; writers’ curriculum includes networking, executive mentorship, and tailored workshops, while artists will work closely with senior artist and peer mentors.
‘The Borne Ultimatum’ writer replaces previous scribe Steven Knight; the untitled film follows the rebuilding of the New Jedi Order and the powers that rise to tear it down.
‘Flow,’ ‘Inside Out 2,’ ‘Memoir of a Snail,’ ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,’ and ‘The Wild Robot’ nab noms for Best Animated Feature, while ‘Alien: Romulus,’ ‘Better Man,’ ‘Dune: Part Two,’ ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,’ and ‘Wicked’ take the top spots for Best Visual Effects.
Penned by Dan Slott and Rafael Albuquerque, the series sees the arrival of an extinction-level Kryptonite asteroid, which creates an arms race for the resource Green K that changes the balance of power in Metropolis; launching May 21.
