SIGGRAPH Asia 2020 Virtual announces winners of the Computer Animation Festival
SIGGRAPH Asia 2020 Virtual has officially announced the three award-winning films from its Computer Animation Festival. Selected from a pool of 577 CG animated projects, 51 pre-selection jurors whittled the group down to 139; from there, an international jury of top professionals reviewed each project, choosing three...
Marvel to celebrate 80th anniversary of Captain America with a giant-sized special
Captain America turns 80 years old in 2021. Marvel will be celebrating this grand occasion with Captain America Tribute #1, a giant-sized special to honour the character’s 80th anniversary. Steve Rogers made his debut in the Marvel Universe in March 1941 through comic book legends Jack Kirby...
Netflix announces new “Sonic The Hedgehog’ TV Series
Netflix is making a 3D animated Sonic the Hedgehog TV show. The streaming platform announced it in a tweet from its NX Twitter account. The tweet has since been deleted. The original tweet read: “Rings? Check. Sneakers? Check. Speed? SONIC.” Netflix said in the original tweet. “SEGA’s legendary video...
NBJC releases a new comic strip in collaboration with Cartoon Network on gender identity
The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) announced the latest instalment in its ongoing collaboration with Cartoon Network. On Monday, December 14, Cartoon Network released a comic strip highlighting the power and importance of respecting gender identity through the use of gender pronouns. The comic was designed by...
DreamWorks Animations’ short ‘To: Gerard’ to debut this Tuesday
A sweet tale of intergenerational friendship and inspiration will be available to stream Tuesday, December 15, when DreamWorks Animation short To: Gerard arrives on NBCUniversal’s Peacock platform. Written and directed by Taylor Meacham, the film was created as part of the studio’s Shorts Program, produced by Jeff Hermann with...
New ‘Angry Birds Bubble Trouble’ debuts on YouTube
The first season of Angry Birds Bubble Trouble, a 3D short series starring the Angry Birds flock, has nested on the characters’ YouTube channel. The first episode is already live, with a new instalment rolling out worldwide for free every week. The series sees the beloved animals getting into all...
Pixar announces a new ‘Toy Story’ spinoff named ‘Lightyear’
Pixar has announced at the 2020 Disney Investor Day that a new Toy Story spinoff movie called Lightyear is in the works. It will explore the story of a young test pilot who becomes the Space Ranger known as Buzz Lightyear and will be based on the original film that the...
Marvel Studios shares expansion and trailers of upcoming movies at Investor’s Day
Marvel Studios shared plans for the expansion and future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Among dozens of upcoming projects, three new series for Disney+ were revealed, including the Samuel L. Jackson-starrer Secret Invasion, Ironheart with Dominique Thorne as a genius inventor, and Armor Wars starring Don Cheadle as James Rhodes a.k.a. War...
Dark Horse Comics announces new ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ in works
Dark Horse Comics will continue its line of graphic novels based on Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series, next summer. The title will focus on fan-favourite character and one of the most capable warriors in the entire show — Suki. Avatar: The Last Airbender — Suki Alone sees the...
DreamWorks Animation obtains rights to Dav Pilkey’s ‘Dog Man’
DreamWorks Animation has optioned the rights to Dog Man, the #1 global bestselling series by author and illustrator Dav Pilkey (Captain Underpants), and is currently developing a feature film based on the series. Peter Hastings (Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain) is attached to direct. “As his readers all over...