News Archive for James R Whitson

Everybody Still Hates Chris animated series gets September premiere date
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim brings Tolkien’s epic world back to the big screen

“New Line Cinema debuted the official trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, the upcoming anime adventure which will take moviegoers back to Middle-earth and deep into the history behind J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved book series… The animated feature film is presented by New Line and will be distributed theatrically worldwide […]

Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft teaser trailer released
Inside Out 2 becomes Pixar’s top-grossing movie of all time globally
Shrek 5 sets summer 2026 release at DreamWorks
Marvel’s What If…? to end after three seasons
Despicable Me 4 opens

Illumination’s Despicable Me 4 opens today. The critical consensus is mixed, with the film just falling short of a fresh Rotten Tomatoes score at 55%. Box Office Pro still projects a strong first place opening week domestically, with the movie potentially taking $70-$85 million for the three-day weekend, and $115–$135 million for the longer five-day […]

MeTV Toons launches
Inside Out 2 opens

Pixar’s Inside Out 2 opens today in 4,440 theatres, the 17th-widest release of all time according to The Numbers. The film is a big hit with the critics, earning a stellar score of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes. Their consensus: “Spicing things up with the wrinkle of teenage angst, Inside Out 2 clears the head and […]

The Newton Brothers reflect on X-Men ’97, their first animation project
How Dan Lin’s arrival has reanimated Netflix Animation
Transformers One gets new release date and trailer
Werner Herzog joins voice cast for Bong Joon-ho’s animated feature
DreamWorks previews The Wild Robot unfinished footage
AfroAnimation summit honors Kemp Powers, Camille Eden, Bruce Smith, and Jermaine Turner at inaugural Icon Awards

AfroAnimation, the largest annual event featuring diverse and BIPOC animators and creators, announced today the honorees for the first AfroAnimation Summit Icon Awards, along with the films selected as finalists for the FWRD Awards. The fourth annual AfroAnimation Summit will be held April 10 – 12, 2024 in Burbank, the Media Capital of the World, […]

David Lynch Still wants to make animated movie Snootworld