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‘Wendell & Wild’ Can’t Crack Netflix’s Top 10 In Its First Week As Acquisitions Continue To Outperform Originals
Despite working with big-name talent, Netflix is struggling to reach viewers with its original animated features.
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Reviews Roundup: ‘Wendell & Wild’ Charms Critics Despite Its Loosely Focused Narrative
Critics have called it “overstuffed” and “unfocused,” yet most were happy to forgive those faults thanks to the film’s virtues.
From Picasso To Sonny Rollins: Pablo Lobato On Designing The Characters Of ‘Wendell & Wild’ (Exclusive Artwork)
Illustrator Pablo Lobato, who had never worked in animation prior to this film, had to both learn – and unlearn – craft and skills to design characters for stop motion.
‘Wendell & Wild’ Director Henry Selick On Embracing The Imperfection Of Stop Motion (Video Interview)
“I wanted to have evidence of [stop motion’s imperfections],” says Selick. “I think the audience needs to work a little bit to make the magic real, but then the movie means more to them.”
‘The Sea Beast’ Is Netflix’s Most Viewed Original Animated Film
The film was viewed for 165 million hours in its first 28 days of release.
Report: Japanese Animation Producers Are Losing Faith In Netflix
Some anime makers believe that traditional broadcast tv offers a brighter future for series productions than Netflix.
Series Craft: Music As A Tool For Storytelling In Tonko House’s ‘Oni: Thunder God’s Tale’
‘Oni’ creator Dice Tsutsumi and composers Zach Johnston and Matteo Roberts dive into their unique director-composer relationship.
Netflix Fills Out Animation Executive Roster In Wake Of Mike Moon Departure
Billy Wee joins from HBO Max while Jermaine Turner gets promoted and Maggie Malone is appointed vp of animation film.
Filmmakers React As Academy Claims ‘Apollo 10 1/2’ Isn’t An Animated Film
Producer Tommy Pallotta says dealing with the Academy is like being “caught in a Kafkaesque nightmare where someone is saying something isn’t real and I know it’s real.”
How Google Maps And ‘When Harry Met Sally’ Helped Create The World Of ‘Entergalactic’
DNEG Animation vfx supervisor Archie Donato and animation director Kapil Sharma talk about the inspirations behind the world and characters of ‘Entergalactic.’
Nora Twomey’s ‘My Father’s Dragon’ Gets First Trailer, Release Date
Set to premiere at BFI LFF later this month, the highly anticipated film will get a limited theatrical run before hitting Netflix in November.
Animation Coming To Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Crunchyroll, And More In October 2022
Looking for something spooky to get you in the mood for Halloween? Check out our October animation streaming guide.
Netflix To Launch Dedicated Game Studio In Helsinki
Having acquired three gaming studios over the past 12 months, Netflix is now planning to launch its own in Finland.
Takashi Miike To Oversee ‘Onimusha’ Anime Series Adaptation At Netflix
The series’ demon-battling protagonist will be designed based on legendary ‘Seven Samurai’ actor Toshiro Mifune.
Netflix’s ‘Oddballs’ Series Gets Trailer, Release Date
The Netflix series, inspired by James Rallison’s Youtube channel TheOdd1sOut (18.1 million subscribers), will be available to stream soon.
Netflix Lays Off 30 Support Staff As Animation Restructure Continues
Despite the layoffs, reports suggest that Netflix will not slow its animation output.
Arab States Demand Netflix Remove Content Offensive To ‘Islamic And Societal Values’
Saudi state network Al Ekhbariya TV used censored clips from Netflix’s ‘Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous’ as an example of harmful content.
First Full Trailer For Henry Selick’s ‘Wendell & Wild’
‘Wendell & Wild’ will gets a limited theatrical run on October 21 before landing on Netflix worldwide October 28.
Netflix’s ‘Arcane’ Is First Streaming Series To Win Animated Program Emmy
Another Netflix production, ‘Love, Death + Robots,’ won the short-form animation category.
Netflix Teams With Black ‘N Animated For Animation Foundation Program
The mentorship helps young artists and production workers from underrepresented communities prepare for a future working in animation.
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