No Surprises Among This Year’s Animated Feature Nominees As Predictable Front-Runners Dominate
Oscar nominations revealed a risk-averse animated feature lineup, an unpredictable shorts race, and animation again ignored outside its own categories.
Oscar nominations revealed a risk-averse animated feature lineup, an unpredictable shorts race, and animation again ignored outside its own categories.
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ scored 11 VES Awards nominations, while ‘Zootopia 2,’ ‘Elio,’ and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ lead animation titles with five each.
A surprise nomination for ‘Demon Slayer’ reshapes the awards season animation race as lead horses ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ and ‘Zootopia 2’ strengthen momentum.
DreamWorks’ ‘The Bad Guys 2’ debuted at $22.2M domestically, signaling modest momentum but failing to surpass the original’s stronger box office launch.
Pixar’s Elio features a score by Rob Simonsen, who used singing wooden dolls to blending human-like harmonies with a futuristic sound.
There is no precedent for the poor performance of “Elio.”
On this week’s livestream, we’re celebrating what has become an increasingly rare occurrence in Hollywood: the release of original animated features.
Are you ready for another packed year of feature-length animation?
Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, studios are releasing trailers for next year’s animated movies.
“Morale is really low because people no longer trust that they’re being led with their best interests at heart,” said one former Pixar employee.
The reason for Molina’s departure from the film remain unclear, though there are some clues.
‘Elio’ is directed by ‘Coco’ screenwriter and co-director Adrian Molina and produced by Alice Drumm.
Rivera is overseeing upcoming features ‘Elemental,’ ‘Inside Out 2,’ and ‘Elio,’ and Pixar’s first original longform series ‘Win or Lose.’
In addition to new details about previously announced titles, three new Disney and Pixar features were announced.