Chernin, King Features to Develop ‘Popeye the Sailor Man’ Live-Action Feature
Producers are in the process of attaching a studio partner for the latest adaptation of the iconic, spinach-loving 1920s comic book character.
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‘Chicken for Linda!’ ‘Almost Forgotten’ Lead MONSTRA 2024 Winners
‘La Saison Pourpre’ and ‘It’s Just a Whole’ also take home awards at the Lisbon Animation Festival’s 23rd edition that wrapped up last week.
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2024 TAAFI Film Festival
Begins: April 4, 2024
The in-person festival runs festival April 4-6 and celebrates over 100 animated films and their creators, showcasing the beauty, the weird, the awe-inspiring, and everything in between.
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Kaboom Animation Film Festival 2024
Begins: April 5, 2024
This year’s festival takes place April 5-14 in Utrecht, Amsterdam and online; it will explore the theme of ‘home’ in animation.
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Brighton International Animation Festival 2024
Begins: April 5, 2024
The 3-day international animation festival, running April 5-7 in Brighton, England encompasses a global perspective and provides an accessible venue for everyone to learn about animation.
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Athens Animfest 2024
Begins: March 28, 2024
The oldest Greek animation festival returns virtually for its 19th edition March 28 – 31.
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Animocje International Animated Film Festival
Begins: April 14, 2024
The international animation festival returns April 14-20 to Bydgoszcz, Poland for short film competitions, animation screenings, masterclasses, and workshops.
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GKIDS Acquires Distribution Rights to Mamoru Hosoda’s Films
The distributor gains North American rights for the Oscar-nominated director’s entire catalog including ‘Belle,’ ‘Mirai,’ ‘The Girl Who Leapt Through Time,’ and ‘Wolf Children;’ new theatrical and home entertainment releases will highlight Hosoda’s unique artistry.
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Sony Drops ‘Harold and the Purple Crayon’ Trailer
Based on the classic children’s book by Crockett Johnson and starring Zachary Levi, the live-action / animated hybrid features a grown-up Harold who draws himself right off the page into the real world, where he has a lot to learn; coming to theaters in August.
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Brian Cox to Star as Santa in Locksmith’s 3DCG ‘That Christmas’
Director Simon Otto’s upcoming comedy also lands Fiona Shaw, Jodie Whittaker, and Bill Nighy; the adaptation of Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning writer/director Richard Curtis’s children’s book series comes to Netflix later this year.
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Warner Bros. Drops New Trailer for ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’
Anya Taylor-Joy stars as a young girl snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers into the hands of a great Biker Horde in the standalone action-adventure origin story of the fan-favorite eponymous one-armed heroine from ‘Mad Max: Fury Road;’ the film hits theaters nationwide May 24, 2024.
Audio to Animation AI-Integration Now Available in iClone with Audio2Face
The new, seamless solution leverages Reallusion’s iClone, Character Creator, and NVIDIA’s Audio2Face to revolutionize multi-lingual facial lip-sync animation production.
Bill Hader to Star in Warner Bros.’ Animated ‘The Cat in the Hat’
The new film, set to release in 2026, will also star Quinta Brunson, Bowen Yang, Xochitl Gomez, Matt Berry, and Paula Pell; DNEG will produce the animation.
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‘Teen Titans’ Live-Action Feature in Development at DC Studios
Ana Nogueira, who is also writing DC Studios' ‘Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow,’ will pen the script.
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Netflix Drops Official Trailer for ‘Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver’
The epic two-part science-fantasy continues with the saga’s next chapter in the people of Veldt’s fight against the Motherworld; film debuts April 19.
FMX 2024 Shares The Latest Program Confirmations
4-day event kicks off in Stuttgart on April 23, 2024; new program confirmations include ‘The Power of Collaboration’ a discussion of Global Inclusion, Community, and Connection and Feature VFX: A look behind the scenes of ‘The Creator;’ tickets are now on sale
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Re-VIEW: ‘Oppenheimer’ – Clarity of the Fractured Lens
Christopher Nolan’s 7-time Oscar-winning biopic invites audiences to share the ‘father of the nuclear bomb’s insight and vision through extraordinary images of exploding stars, spinning atoms, and esoteric phenomena that depict his co-existence between earthly and cosmic realms and begs the question: ‘Is he blessed or cursed?’
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GKIDS Sets ‘The End of Evangelion’ North American Theatrical Release
The follow-up to Hideaki Anno’s acclaimed animated series ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion,’ the film provides an alternative conclusion to the series; coming to cinemas March 17 and 20 - tickets are now on sale.
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Lionsgate Drops ‘The Crow’ Official Trailer
Bill Skarsgård takes on the iconic role in this modern reimagining of the original graphic novel by James O’Barr, and this gritty, grisly supernatural thriller is not for the squeamish; in theaters June 7.
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New Line’s ‘Salem’s Lot’ Remake Will Debut on Max
Warner Bros.’ forthcoming feature adaptation of the Stephen King vampire novel, first pushed from a Fall 2022 to Spring 2023 release before being shelved by the SAG-AFTRA strike, will bypass cinemas and stream later this year.
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‘The Batman Part II’ Release Pushed to 2026
And the wait goes on! Previously slated to swoop into theaters on October 3, 2025, the film will now premiere October 2, 2026; it stars Robert Pattinson as the Dark Knight alongside familiar franchise faces Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon and Andy Serkis as Alfred.
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Max Nabs 2024 Oscar Winner ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Streaming Rights
Streamer and GKDS ink multiyear deal extending U.S. streaming rights of award-winning Studio Ghibli’s catalog, including Oscar-winning and -nominated films ‘Spirited Away,’ ‘Howl's Moving Castle,’ ‘The Wind Rises,’ ‘The Tale of The Princess Kaguya,’ and ‘When Marnie Was There.’
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'Shrek 2’ to Re-Release in Theaters for 20th Anniversary
Revisit the adventures and experience the joy of Shrek, Donkey and Princess Fiona's adventures all over again when the beloved 2004 3DCG animated classic returns nationwide starting April 12.
Scholastic Buys 9 Story Media Group
The USD $186 million agreement significantly expands the publishing company’s opportunities for production and global licensing of its IP across print, screens, and merchandising.
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Illumination and Nintendo to Produce New ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Movie
Chris Meledandri and Shigeru Miyamoto take to YouTube to share the news - while plot details are still firmly under wraps, the new animated film project doesn’t appear to be a sequel but rather a fresh take on Mario’s world; the release is set for April 3, 2026.
