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Lupita Nyong’o brings her outsider experience to The Wild Robot
Transformers One opens

Paramount’s Transformers One opens today in 3,978 theaters, according to The Numbers. The film is winning over the critics with an impressive 86% on Rotten Tomatoes. Their consensus: “Dramatically satisfying with a dash of good humor, Transformers One suggests that animation might be the optimal medium for this oft-adapted franchise”. BoxOfficePro projects a first place […]

DreamWorks’ Dog Man trailer unleashed
Pharrell on checking his ego for the new Lego doc about his life
The new Hayao Miyazaki documentary is obsessed with death
Entry-level staffers are most susceptible to disruption by AI, Animation Guild says
Alfonso Cuarón’s An Almost Christmas Story to premiere on Disney+
DreamWorks releases final trailer for The Wild Robot
Pixar’s Pete Docter unveils the magic behind the animation
New animated shows coming to Netflix in 2025 and beyond
Transformers One bots battle football’s best in stop-motion short
Blue Eye Samurai wins Outstanding Animated Program at the 76th Emmys
The European Animation Awards are back after a six-year hiatus
Pharrell Williams releases new original song from his biopic Piece By Piece

Grammy Award-winning artist Pharrell Williams has released his new original song Piece By Piece from the motion picture soundtrack for Focus Features’ animated biopic Piece By Piece, directed by Academy-Award winning director Morgan Neville. The song was written by Pharrell Williams and performed by Williams and Princess Anne High School Fabulous Marching Cavaliers. You can […]

Pharrell’s Lego biopic Piece By Piece premieres at Telluride
Tubi streaming all 4 seasons of Beetlejuice animated series for free
Paramount reveals Sonic the Hedgehog 3 trailer with Keanu Reeves as Shadow