From realistic on-court moves to fresh sneakers and black Benzes, producers Erick Peyton and NBA champion Stephen Curry made sure Sony Pictures Animation’s hit sports comedy kept the action, culture, and style like they belonged in the real game.
Blending anime-inspired posing, mixed frame rates, and exaggerated animal-like movement pushed the character design team into new stylistic territory on Sony Pictures Animation’s action-packed animated comedy, now in theaters.
All-new 8-minute ‘Roarball Roundup’ featurette debuts alongside the free, 4-lesson emotional resilience program designed to help students build confidence and navigate emotions, inspired by the hit animated feature.
Director Tyree Dillihay, co-director Adam Rosette, and producer Michelle Raimo Kouyate discuss the unlikely rise of a young goat chasing his life-long dream of competing in the professional ‘Roarball’ league in Sony Pictures Animation’s high-intensity, feel-good animated action-comedy, hitting theaters today.
All-new animated comedy from the studio that made ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ tells the story of Will, a small goat with big dreams who gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play ‘roarball’ with the fiercest animals in the world; in theaters February 13.
All-new animated comedy from the studio behind the ‘Spider-Verse’ franchise tells the story of Will, a small goat with big dreams who gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball; in theaters next February.
During its Annecy 2025 presentation, Sony Pictures Animation shared that Caleb McLaughlin, Gabrielle Union, Nick Kroll, Nicola Coughlan, David Harbour, Jenifer Lewis and Patton Oswalt have boarded the animated sports comedy produced by 4-time NBA champ Stephen Curry, who also stars.
The veteran animation producer and former Bardel CEO will serve as CEO of the new company, headquartered in Kelowna, British Columbia; Todd Ramsey assumes role of Head of Animation while Ashley Ramsey departs to pursue new opportunities.
Based on Sony Pictures Animation’s feature film franchise, the show follows a lovable, risk-averse grizzly bear and a fast-talking, ‘act-first, think-later’ deer; currently in production at Brown Bag Films, it’s slated for 2024 launch.
Company founders Delna Bhesania and Barry Ward to step down later this year.
Three new animated ‘Hotel Transylvania’ shorts will air leading up to the premiere of the new Nelvana-produced 26 x 22-minute television series.
