James R Whitson Author Archive
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First Look at The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
via Cartoon Brew, October 8, 2015 | Category: News
Sony denies Danger Mouse movie in development
via Slash Film, October 8, 2015 | Category: News
Studio Ghibli’s final films and the future of 2D animation
via Den of Geek, October 8, 2015 | Category: News
Creativity 101 with Pixar & Disney president Ed Catmull
via ZDNet, October 8, 2015 | Category: News
Bionicle, Croods among 7 kids series ordered by Netflix
via Deadline, October 8, 2015 | Category: News
Behind-the-scenes footage of the Disney’s Alice in Wonderland
via Moviepilot, October 8, 2015 | Category: News
Hotel Transylvania 2
James R Whitson, October 6, 2015 | Category: Theatrical

While not as original or surprising as the first film, Hotel Transylvania 2 still touches the heart-strings and tickles the funny-bone. Kids will love it and adults won’t die of boredom either.
How Blue Sky channeled Charles Schulz for The Peanuts Movie
via Animation Scoop, September 29, 2015 | Category: News
Inside the original pitch for Uncharted
via The Verge, September 29, 2015 | Category: News
Spielberg’s DreamWorks Studios considering a name change
via Hollywood Reporter, September 29, 2015 | Category: News
Highlights from the Ottawa International Animation Festival
via News-Gazette, September 29, 2015 | Category: News
Hotel Transylvania 2 opens
September 25, 2015 | Category: News

Sony Animation’s Hotel Transylvania 2 opens today in 3,753 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. It’s not winning over a majority of the critics, earning a 41% so far at Rotten Tomatoes. Still it should have no trouble earning a weekend win with just over $35 million according to both Box Office Prophets and BOM.
Aardman buys U.S. animation studio Nathan Love
via Variety, September 23, 2015 | Category: News
VFX and animation studio Animal Logic opens Vancouver facility
via Animation Magazine, September 23, 2015 | Category: News
Australian animation pioneer Yoram Gross dies at 88
via Hollywood Reporter, September 23, 2015 | Category: News
Meet the Invisible Man’s girlfriend in Hotel Transylvania 2 clip
via Spinoff Online, September 21, 2015 | Category: News
Disney & Sony want animation anti-poaching suit scratched out
via Deadline, September 21, 2015 | Category: News
Peanuts featurette shows the animation process
via ScreenCrush, September 21, 2015 | Category: News
Emily Blunt may top Mary Poppins shortlist
via Den of Geek, September 17, 2015 | Category: News
Can The Muppets save ABC?
via The Motley Fool, September 17, 2015 | Category: News
Duncan Studio provides animation for new Iron Giant sequences
via Animation World Network, September 16, 2015 | Category: News
Katzenberg focusing more on films at DreamWorks
via TAG Blog, September 16, 2015 | Category: News
Russian Snow Queen franchise enlists Disney writer
via Hollywood Reporter, September 16, 2015 | Category: News
New images from Angry Birds film revealed
via IGN, September 15, 2015 | Category: News
Brad Bird gives Incredibles 2 update
via Collider, September 15, 2015 | Category: News
Justin Timberlake adds his voice to DreamWorks’ Trolls
via Deadline, September 15, 2015 | Category: News