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Avengers 4 could be three hours long
The Grinch opens

Illumination’s The Grinch opens today in 4,141 theatres, according to Box Office Mojo. The film is splitting the critics, earning a 57% at Rotten Tomatoes. Their consensus: “The Grinch gives the classic Seuss source material a brightly animated update that’s solidly suitable for younger viewers without adding substantially to the story’s legacy.” Still, prognosticators predict […]

How The Grinch stole an $80 million promotional campaign
The trailer for Laika’s Missing Link is here

The first trailer for Laika’s Missing Link is now online, and from the looks of things, the studio is going to be delivering another visually impressive film here. In addition, two new posters have also been released, which you can check out below. The quirky comedy opens in 2019. Meet Mr. Link: 8 feet tall, […]

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle trailer promises a darker tale

A new trailer for Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (previously simply titled Mowgli) is now online for your viewing pleasure. The big budget film was originally set to hit theaters last October, but was picked up from Warner Bros. by Netflix over the summer. The movie will still get a limited theatrical run on November […]

Netflix developing anime shows of Pacific Rim and Altered Carbon
Watch the Max character trailer to Universal and Illumination’s The Secret Life of Pets 2

Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment launched the first character trailer to the forthcoming The Secret Life of Pets 2. Teaser trailers will be released that will hint at each character’s story arc in the sequel. The first trailer highlights Max, who will be voiced this time around by Patton Oswalt. The Secret Life of Pets […]

Women rule–on and off-screen–with the new She-Ra
What to expect from Illumination’s Super Mario Bros.
Shrek reboot announced by Universal

If you thought the Shrek films were ogre, you were wrong. Following earlier reports that a Shrek 5 was in the works, Universal has announced that they are instead going to be giving the jolly green giant a reboot–though the details of what it will be currently remain unclear. For one thing, it will be […]

Interviews with the cast and director of The Grinch

Flickering Myth has interviews with some of the people behind The Grinch, which opens this week. Director Scott Mosier Benedict Cumberbatch Kenan Thompson Cameron Seely Benedict Cumberbatch

Netflix details new animation programming slate
Paddington 3 officially in development
A look at the three versions of the Grinch on screen
Politics get very silly in the Our Cartoon President Election Special
New She-Ra trailer previews reboot’s theme song

A brand new trailer for She-Ra & the Princesses of Power is now online, and you can check it out in the player above. In addition, the premiere has also been given a slight bump, and will now debut on Netflix on November 13th. Adora’s destiny turns out to be far greater than she could […]

New Watership Down images tease dark retelling for BBC miniseries
Blue Sky Studios drops the first trailer to Spies in Disguise

Twentieth Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios have released the first trailer to the upcoming feature Spies in Disguise. Loosely based on the 2009 animated short Pigeon: Impossible, the feature film stars Will Smith and Tom Holland. It is set for release in 2019.

TV’s animation boom sparks new studios at Netflix and CBS
The Grinch billboards in LA are savage and spot-on
Documentary filmmakers using animation in novel ways to tell their stories