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Nearly 1,900 Blizzard Workers Ratify First Union Contracts, Including Wage Increases And AI Guardrails
Negociated by the CWA, new agreements include wage increases, AI guardrails, enhanced severance, recall rights, and remote-work protections.
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Guillermo Del Toro On What Artists Lose To AI: ‘You’re Never A Master; You’re Always An Apprentice’
The director uses ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’s’ Pale Man, practical effects, and creative accidents to explain what gets lost when artists replace process with prompting.
Sander Joon Revisits The Long, Winding Road That Took ‘Sierra’ To The Oscar Shortlist In Viborg Masterclass
The Estonian filmmaker discussed his experimental process, childhood influences, unexpected breakthroughs, and the value of creative rejection.
Toei Wants ‘Monkey Quest’ To Be Its Next Global Franchise, And Lionsgate Is On Board
Lionsgate will release Toei Animation’s CG-anime feature ‘Monkey Quest’ in North America in 2027 as part of a broader distribution partnership.
A Dog Unpacks A Toxic Friendship To His Lobster Therapist In ‘The Truth Rejects You, Cornelius’ Trailer
Marc Torices and Khris Cembé bring a cult comic character to the screen in a Spanish short combining 2D and stop-motion animation.
‘South Park’ Wins First Emmy In 13 Years, Trolls Trump: ‘You Finally Got Your Emmy’
‘South Park’ won the 2026 Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program for ‘Sermon on the ’Mount,’ its Trump-targeting season 27 premiere.
‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ Climbs To Third At Global Box Office; ‘Cars,’ ‘Akira’ Re-Releases Score Domestically
‘Coyote vs. Acme’ climbed to third globally as ‘Cars,’ ‘Paw Patrol,’ ‘Chiikawa,’ and an ‘Akira’ re-release delivered strong box office results.
Aardman Is Auctioning More Than 220 Puppets, Props, And Artworks For Its 50th Anniversary
More than 220 Aardman puppets, props, and pieces of artwork will be auctioned to celebrate the studio’s 50th anniversary.
‘Frankelda’ Bros. Next Film; White House Propaganda Games; ‘Skibidi’ Loses Its Creator
Following the success of I Am Frankelda, Mexican filmmakers Roy and Arturo Ambriz are taking their long-gestating stop-motion fantasy, …
‘Atlas: The Animated Movie’ A Bold Indie Feature As Unlikely As Its Long-Forgotten Hero (EXCLUSIVE)
Austin McConnell taught himself CG animation, built a production pipeline in his basement, and overcame a debilitating stroke to complete his 90-minute feature.
Wile E. Coyote Shades David Zaslav In Looney Reddit AMA
Wile E. Coyote addressed David Zaslav, ACME, the Road Runner, and his decades of failure in a funny and surprisingly thoughtful Reddit AMA.
White House Launches Racist Video Games To Promote Migrant Deportations
The White House has launched five crudely made browser games, including two that use age-old racist imagery and language to promote its anti-immigration agenda.
MoistCr1TiKaL’s ‘Godslap’ Comic Is Getting A Hand-Drawn Feature From Powerhouse
Powerhouse Animation Studios is producing a hand-drawn feature adaptation of Charlie White’s comic ‘Godslap’ for a theatrical release in 2028.
‘I Am Frankelda’s’ Ambriz Brothers Return With ‘The Ballad Of The Phoenix,’ Heading To Venice’s Gap-Financing Market
The long-gestating stop-motion fantasy follows a fire-wielding goblin princess forced to choose between saving her tyrannical father and freeing his kingdom.
Skibidi Toilet Launches New Era Without Its Creator As Fan Animators Take Creative Control
Rightsholder Invisible Narratives confirms Alexey Gerasimov ‘is not currently participating in the development or production’ of new Skibidi Toilet episodes.
NFB Greenlights New Animated Shorts From Theodore Ushev, Michèle Lemieux, Mochi Lin
The three films include a pinscreen experiment, an adopted girl’s search for her birth mother, and a portrait of life inside a Montreal hostel.
Reworked ‘Dragon Ball Super’ Opening Arc Sets October Premiere, Drops New Trailer
Toei’s reconstructed and extensively redrawn edition will introduce new characters and receive a world-premiere screening at New York Comic Con.
Peter Cullen’s Final Optimus Prime Performance Is Coming To Theaters
The late actor reunites with Frank Welker in ‘Optimus Prime: Awakening,’ a new short screening with the 1986 film’s 4K rerelease.
DreamWorks Remote Workers Ratify First TAG Contract, Securing Wage And Benefit Parity
The unit secured wage and benefit parity in their first TAG contract, while Sony Pictures Animation’s production management workers voted to unionize.
Viral Chinese Hit ‘Niu Lai’ Projected To Top $9M After Selling Fewer Than 300 Tickets In Its First 10 Days
The mother-and-son production expanded from fewer than five daily screenings to about 22,000 at its peak, turning online mockery into a theatrical phenomenon.
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