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Last week, Warner Bros. sued Midjourney – like Disney and Universal did before – and Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5B for scraping protected literature.
Midjourney responds to Disney and Universal’s lawsuit, arguing fair use and accusing studios of using GenAI while trying to restrict it for others.
Audiences love animation, even when it’s partly live action.
Critics have been generally receptive, and have found plenty to admire both visually and narratively, while acknowledging that the film hews close to well-worn American animation formulas.
Facing stiff competition from ‘Trolls Band Together,’ ‘Wish’ came up short on box office projections.
‘Trolls Band Together’ delivered the best U.S. weekend for an animated film since the second weekend of ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ all the way back in early June.
Illumination’s got their ducks in a row with their latest title, ‘Migration.’
Universal is producing the live-action remake which is slated to hit theaters in March of 2025.
And ‘Strange World’ inched closer to ‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ in total NA box office.
The store’s branded goods will be available on a limited-time-only basis only, with new merchandise cycled in every few months.
The Chinese government couldn’t resist editing the ending of Illumination’s latest animated feature.
Thoughts on who might make an impact at the 2023 Oscars.
The Minions have done what Pixar couldn’t: proven that audiences still want theatrical animation.
Like any good plumber Mario is rescheduling his appointment. Universal has also delayed Puss in Boots to fill the hole left by Mario.
Animation/live-action hybrids with animals tend to aim towards the younger set, but this Universal comedy is targeted at an older crowd.
Upcoming titles like “Minions: The Rise of Gru” and “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” will be available in the U.S. on Netflix.
One animated feature is bucking the trend, and rather than delaying its release date, it’s moving it forward.
Universal is replacing the current version in theaters with a new version that contains “improved visual effects.”
Projects will be produced through DeBlois’s recently formed Anvil Pictures banner.
The one-year paid program is pitched as the first program to cover animation writing for both films and tv.