‘Lightyear’ Banned In At Least 14 Countries For Including Same Sex Kiss
Lightyear has been banned in Indonesia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, among other countries.
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Charades Boards ‘Chicken For Linda!’ Ahead Of Annecy Work In Progress Presentation
Sébastien Laudenbach and Chiara Malta re-team on the colorful animated feature about a high-stakes grocery run.
Sony Pictures Classics To Distribute Sylvain Chomet’s ‘The Magnificent Life Of Marcel Pagnol’ In The U.S. And Other Key Territories
Chomet closes out his animated feature film trilogy that started with The Triplets of Belleville and The Illusionist, both also repped by Sony.
Crunchyroll, Sony, And Wild Bunch Team To Distribute Makoto Shinkai’s ‘Suzume no Tojimari’ Worldwide
Crunchyroll will distribute in North America, with Sony Pictures and Wild Bunch co-distributing in other major territories.
‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ Will Be Crunchyroll’s First Global Theatrical Release
The film picks up after 2018’s box office smash ‘Dragon Ball Super: Broly,’ which grossed more than $120m at the global box office.
GKIDS Acquires Makoto Shinkai’s Catalog For Home Entertainment
Titles will be released on home entertainment platforms later this year.
WWII-Era Biopic ‘Charlotte’ Scores U.S. Theatrical Release Through Good Deed Entertainment
The 2d-animated drama is based on the life of German-Jewish painter Charlotte Salomon.
Bob Iger Doesn’t Think Audiences Will Return To Movie Theaters In The Same Numbers Post-Pandemic
For theaters, Covid was “severe injury that maybe doesn’t heal,” says Iger.
Asian Shadows Nabs Sales Rights To Lei Lei’s ‘Silver Bird And Rainbow Fish’
The feature from Lei, one of the most notable Chinese indie filmmakers working today, premieres this week at Rotterdam.
‘A Winter’s Journey’: The Hybrid Feature That Combines Schubert, Painted Animation, And A Playstation Game
The film follows a lovelorn poet in Bavaria in 1812 as he undertakes a dangerous journey across mountains, ice, and snow.
Paramount Will Release Aniventure’s ‘Blazing Samurai’ On July 22
First announced in 2015, this “Blazing Saddles” riff finally has a release date.
Dreamworks And Illumination Films Will Come To Peacock After 45 Days In Theaters
The streamer is going to get a whole lot more animated.
‘Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People’ Gets U.S. Distributor, Oscar-Qualifying Run
The stop-motion feature has won prizes at Annecy and Ottawa.
Box Office Report: ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ Holds On, ‘My Hero Academia’ Breaks Global Franchise Record
Meanwhile, “The Addams Family 2” has become the year’s second-highest-grossing animated film domestically.
Moonbug’s Popular Preschool Shows Will Stream In Latin America On HBO Max
The company’s catalogue includes some of Youtube’s biggest preschool hits.
Chinese Box Office: Three Domestic Animated Features Released Over Patriotic Holiday
China is releasing animated features at breakneck speed.
Funimation Will Release ‘Sing A Bit Of Harmony’ And ‘Eureka Seven’ In Theaters Next Year
“Sing a Bit of Harmony” is the first feature the anime distribution giant has co-produced.
‘Baby Shark’ Feature Coming To Theaters Next Month
In case you haven’t heard the song enough already …
Netflix Acquires ‘The Summit Of The Gods’
The film will launch November 30 on the streaming service.
‘The Deer King’ Delayed In Japan As Covid Cases Soar
The hotly anticipated film was due to open on September 10. It hasn’t received a new release date.
