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Studio 4℃’s Anime Adaptation ‘All You Need Is Kill’ Gets International Trailer
Warner Bros. Japan and Studio 4℃ debut the trailer for ‘All You Need Is Kill,’ reimagining Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s iconic sci-fi time loop story.
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From fully-animated features to vfx-driven live-action films, animation is an integral part of the theatrical marketplace today.
‘Despicable Me’ Producer John Cohen, ‘Haunted Hotel’ Showrunner Matt Roller Join ‘Miraculous’ Theatrical Feature Team
Producer John Cohen and writer Matt Roller team with Jeremy Zag for Miraculous Corp’s first theatrical feature starring Ladybug and Cat Noir.
‘Animation Is Something You Could Spend Forever On’: Kenji Iwaisawa On ‘100 Meters’ And Re-Touching ‘On-Gaku’
Director Kenji Iwaisawa talks about his new film ‘100 Meters,’ touching up his cult hit ‘On-Gaku: Our Sound,’ and what he’s working on next.
Can Anything Stop ‘KPop Demon Hunters’? And Other Burning 2026 Oscars Questions
From anime upstarts to international indies and the absence of stop-motion, the 2026 Animated Feature race looks anything but predictable.
CG Feature Project ‘The Last Dodo’ Heads To AFM With Studio 100
Studio 100 Film will unveil the CG family feature ‘The Last Dodo’ at AFM 2025 in Santa Monica, spotlighting the market’s growing focus on indie animation.
‘Steven Universe’ Creator Rebecca Sugar To Helm ‘Moomin’ Animated Feature For Annapurna
Sugar will write and direct the first U.S.-produced ‘Moomin’ film, marking her feature debut and bringing Tove Jansson’s beloved characters to theaters.
‘Loving Vincent’ Filmmakers Next Project Is A Goya-Inspired Horror Feature Titled ‘Cave Of Dreams’
From the creators of ‘Loving Vincent,’ ‘Cave of Dreams’ is a hand-painted horror film diving into Francisco de Goya’s haunting late-life Black Paintings.
‘Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair’ Coming To Theaters This Winter With 7.5 Minutes Of New Animation
Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair’ hits theaters December 5 with a never-before-seen 7.5-minute animated sequence.
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Sets Record For Longest Run In Netflix’s Top 10
Sony’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is the longest-running English-language film in Netflix’s Global Top 10, sitting at or near the top of the charts for 15 weeks.
‘Infinity Castle’ Tops ‘Superman,’ 2025’s Biggest Comic Book Film
Rising global anime demand lifts ‘Infinity Castle’ past Western superheroes, reshaping box office trends and studio franchise strategies.
Big Screen, Bigger Sparkle: How DreamWorks Animation Gave ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ A Cinematic Makeover
Discover how DreamWorks reimagined ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ with richer textures, tactile details, smart scaling, and feature-level animation.
‘The Simpsons Movie’ Sequel Set For July 2027
Disney’s 20th Century Studios will send the Simpsons back to the silver screen in July 2027 with a sequel to the franchise’s half-billion 2007 feature.
Genndy Tartakovsky Teases ‘The Black Knight’ With Leaked Animation Test
Announced in 2018 after ‘Hotel Transylvania 3,’ the darker medieval action film stalled at Sony, but Tartakovsky hopes fan buzz can revive it.
Why ‘Zootopia 2’ Had To Grow Bigger Without Losing Its Heart
‘Zootopia 2’ grew bigger as directors Jared Bush and Byron Howard stayed “free to fail,” taking risks to push story and world-building while keeping its heart.
‘Death Does Not Exist,’ ‘The Puppet And The Whale’ Take Top Honors At OIAF 2025
Canadian gem ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’ and other standout shorts, features, and student films were also celebrated as this year’s festival wrapped things up.
French Filmmaking Organizations Condemn OpenAI-Backed Animated Feature Aiming For Cannes
French creators’ groups oppose OpenAI’s reported plan to debut an AI-generated animated film at Cannes, urging protection of human-led artistry.
Crafting A Dream World: How Alexander Woo And Steve Pilcher Built Netflix’s Original Feature ‘In Your Dreams’
Netflix dropped a new trailer for its upcoming original ‘In Your Dreams,’ so we sat down with Pilcher to find out how his team created the film’s dreamscapes.
Crunchyroll Planning ‘Demon Slayer – Infinity Castle’ Awards Season Push
‘Demon Slayer – Infinity Castle’ shattered records with $555M worldwide, proving anime’s mainstream power as Sony and Crunchyroll eye awards.
Kojima Productions Unveils Anime Feature ‘Death Stranding: Mosquito’ With First Teaser
Hideo Kojima reveals ‘Death Stranding: Mosquito’ (working title), a new feature directed by Hiroshi Miyamoto with a script by Aaron Guzikowski.
‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ Breaks Records, Becomes Highest-Grossing Anime Film Ever
‘Infinity Castle’ tops $555 million worldwide to become the highest-grossing anime film and Japanese film ever. It also took the top lifetime anime spot in the U.S.
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