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How a single joke in Ice Age turned into the fifth movie
Ice Age: Collision Course tops foreign box office
A look at the new Ice Age characters
The Secret Life of Pets

Secret Life barely checks the boxes for what it needs to do and never excels at any of them. A young studio like Illumination should aspire to more; hopefully they’ll learn some new tricks before they get too set in their ways.

Why is Hollywood so scared of bunnies?
The Secret Life of Pets opens

Illumination’s The Secret Life of Pets opens today in 4,369 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film is doing well with the critics, earning a 76% rating from Rotten Tomatoes. Their consensus: “Fast-paced, funny, and blessed with a talented voice cast, The Secret Life of Pets offers a beautifully animated, cheerfully undemanding family-friendly diversion.” […]

Glenn McCoy makes short-film debut with Mower Minions
Beauty And The Beast teaser poster released
Louis C.K., Dana Carvey talk Secret Life of Pets
Composer Ego Plum says modern animation deserves orchestral music
Kristen Schaal joins Captain Underpants cast
Disney announces Wreck-It Ralph sequel coming March 9, 2018; Gigantic delayed to November 21, 2018

Walt Disney Animation Studios announced today that Wreck-It Ralph 2 will be their 57th feature film, coming out March 9, 2018. This will be one of just a few followup films from WDAS, along with The Rescuers Down Under, Fantasia 2000, and Winnie the Pooh. Based on an image released with the announcement, it looks […]

Netflix announces six new animated series
First full trailer for DreamWorks’ Trolls
European Animation Awards to launch In 2017
Dreamworks Animation gets the orchestral treatment
Pixar fans fell in love with Piper
Why The Good Dinosaur is an underrated family movie
How Sigourney Weaver wound up in Finding Dory