Visual Effects Supervisor Sean Faden discusses visualizing a security android’s existential thoughts of escape and carnage through story, humor, and giant worms across more than 2,000 shots on the Apple TV sci-fi black comedy.
That’ll do, donkay indeed! DreamWorks Animation has just dropped the first glimpse of their highly anticipated new comedy, with returning stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz joined by Zendaya, Marcello Hernandez and Skyler Gisondo; in theaters Summer 2027.
Production VFX Supervisor Hnedel Maximore and Production VFX Producer Brook Noska discuss the noir-first philosophy, dual black-and-white and color workflow, invisible visual effects, and 1930s New York worldbuilding behind Prime Video’s hit series starring Nicolas Cage.
The award-winning actor to voice the lead character, a scrappy, big-hearted dragon, on the upcoming animated family feature from the studio behind ‘Charlie the Wonderdog.’
Co-showrunners Jake Wyatt and Brendan Clogher unpack the romance and anime extremes, plus whole arcs that were dropped, on a season they call a ‘limits test’; now on Adult Swim and HBO Max.
The survival thriller follows a grieving diver swallowed by a massive cetacean with only an hour of oxygen left; directed by Brian Duffield and based on Daniel Kraus’ book, it hits theaters October 16.
We meet unleashed villain GOOMI – don’t ask what that stands for – and take an odd limo ride… the latest chapter in ‘Minions’ cinematic silliness finds the gang saving the planet from the silly monsters they just let loose; Pierre Coffin directs, Brian Lynch writes, and it hits theaters July 1.
The studio delivered 365 shots for Prime Video’s feature-length continuation of the hit series, including the glass floor collapse, Dubai tower finale, CG environments, vehicles, explosions and boat chase enhancements.
Roy and Arturo Ambriz discuss the Plato-inspired ideas, Renaissance monsters, and spooky elegance behind their new animated musical, Mexico’s first stop-motion feature; streams June 12 on Netflix.
Scheduled for a Summer–Fall 2027 release, the 3DCG film from the studio behind ‘The Snow Queen’ franchise is inspired by the famous character and the idea that empathy and kindness can overcome fear and evil.
Here Kitty Kitty! Mark Ruffalo and Laurence Fishburne join the feline voice cast of the studio’s next original animated feature, helmed by ‘Luca’ director Enrico Casarosa; hits theaters on March 5, 2027.
Columnist Andrew Osmond weighs up two impressive anime series about ‘rakugo,’ a venerable kind of Japanese storytelling.
SIGGRAPH 2026 takes place July 19–23 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, bringing together the computer graphics and interactive techniques community for a week of research presentations, production-focused sessions, exhibitions, screenings, technology demonstrations, and professional networking.
Watch the trailer! Season 5 of animated preschool series introduces the new Rescue-Webs story arc, superhero team-ups and baddie Symbie; premieres July 13 on Disney Jr. and Disney Channel, next day on Disney+.
They are suited up and ready for a ‘pawsome’ time in their new dinosaur-filled island adventure, with new music by the Backstreet Boys, arriving in theaters August 14, from Paramount Animation.
Sylvain Dos Santos and Charles Lefebvre discuss the decade-long path behind their new series, an underdog hero’s journey that follows a farm boy named Key at a magical soccer academy shaped by Tama, dragons and buried secrets, all blending heroic fantasy, football and shonen influences; premieres June 9 on Disney XD, June 10 on Disney+ and Hulu, and June 12 on Disney Channel.
Woody has let things go a bit… while Jessie meets her first ‘device,’ as the fight for playtime begins... the toys are back in town, but this time, they face a ‘technological threat’ in Lilypad, a frog-shaped smart tablet with disruptive ideas about making friends; in theaters June 19.
The supernatural comedy-adventure series, produced by Xilam Animation, premieres June 26 along with a new short-form series featuring 4 episodes: ‘Doug Unfiltered,’ ‘Ghosted By A Ghost,’ ‘Creepy Crepe’ and ‘What Is That Thing?’; show is in competition at Annecy 2026.
Based on the beloved ‘Peanuts’ comics, the series finds Snoopy and the Beagle Scouts, along with Charlie Brown and friends, debating the merits of hot dogs versus hamburgers and otherwise enjoying an adventure-filled summer outdoors.
The ‘go backer’ is missing in the land of memories… Bill Hader and Bowen Yang star in the animated adaptation of the famed, whimsical Dr. Seuss tale of a mischievous, annoying, and irreverent cat who just won’t leave, in theaters November 6; from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation.
Season 4 reunites Vox Machina after a year apart, with new songs, new creature work prompting a new monster pipeline, and a long-slumbering evil pushing the fractured heroes back into action; the animated fantasy series now streaming on Prime Video.
All-new animated ‘Adventure Time’ companion series that follows the intrepid pair on standalone adventures across the land of Ooo streams June 29 on Disney+ and Hulu in the U.S., hits Cartoon Network and HBO Max October 5.
All 10 episodes now streaming of the new comedy from ‘Infinity Train’ creator Own Dennis about an interstellar junk transport ship with a villainous imposter on board, based on the multiplayer social deception game of the same name.
The artist discusses his improbable path to helming the short, written by Spike Lee, Tim Jones, Jeff Leisawitz, and Lubabalo Mtati, about two boys whose friendship is tested by the violence of apartheid surrounding them; screens at Tribeca June 6 and June 13.
The Dark Knight returns! All 10 episodes of the hit animated noir series from DC Studios, Warner Bros. Animation, Bad Robot Productions and 6th & Idaho stream globally on July 31.
