News Bytes: Marcel the Shell’s Movie Etiquette, Universal Bumps ‘Migration’,...
Cinema’s most adorable mollusk is lending an extra special touch to Alamo Drafthouse screenings of Marcel the Shell with Shoes On , with the Jenny Slate character starring in a bespoke “Don’t Talk” PSA...
View ArticleIllumination’s ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Is Melting All Previous 4th-of-July...
C’est bananas! Universal/Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru is on its way to break all previous 4th of July weekend box office records. In the U.S. alone, the movie is estimated to cash in with a...
View Article‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Becomes First $300M Toon Since COVID
Illumination and Universal Picture’s fan-favorite fiends have accomplished another milestone! Minions: The Rise of Gru has become the first animated feature to lure enough families back into theaters...
View ArticleIllumination’s Chris Meledandri Praises Theatrical Releases at CinemaCon
Illumination’s founder and CEO Chris Meledandri spoke about the importance of releasing movies on the big screen at CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners. He...
View ArticleHere We Go! Nintendo & Illumination Reveal Star-Studded Super Mario Bros. Cast
Something wonderful is coming down the pipes: Illumination and Nintendo’s new Super Mario Bros. animated film is officially heading to theaters in time for holiday 2022. And as an additional power-up,...
View ArticleWorld Animation & VFX Summit Announces 2021 Honorees, Panelists
The 2021 edition of the World Animation & VFX Summit, taking place live and in-person November 7-10 on the grounds of the historic Garland Hotel in North Hollywood, Calif., has announced this...
View Article‘Sing 2’ Takes the Stage at AFI Fest for World Premiere
Today, the American Film Institute (AFI) announced that the World Premiere of Illumination’s Sing 2, the new animated feature film written and directed by Garth Jennings and produced by Chris...
View ArticleBono Takes the Stage in New ‘Sing 2’ Trailer from Illumination
The next chapter in one of Illumination’s smash hit franchises is ready to step into the spotlight this holiday season, with Universal Pictures raising the curtain on a second, star-powered trailer for...
View ArticleFirst Look: World Animation and VFX Summit Awards Gala in Photos
The Eighth Edition of the World Animation and VFX Summit got off to a festive start Sunday night (Nov. 7) with a gorgeous gala honoring the 2021 Hall of Fame award winners. Held at the historic North...
View ArticleWelcome to Redshore City! Final ‘Sing 2’ Trailer Brings Together a Stage...
Illumination Entertainment has raised the curtain on the final trailer for Sing 2, inviting audiences to come along with the familiar animal stars and their new friends as they discover “the bigger the...
View ArticleIllumination Hits All the Right Notes with ‘Sing 2’
***This article originally appeared in the January ’22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 316)*** Buster Moon, you and your band of farm/zoo animals scored one of the biggest movie blockbusters of 2016!...
View ArticleOtto’s on the Way in New ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Teaser
Next summer, from the biggest animated franchise in history and global cultural phenomenon, comes the untold story of one 12-year-old’s dream to become the world’s greatest supervillain in Minions: The...
View ArticleProducers Guild and ACE Announce 2022 Nominees
Awards season rolls on! Today, both the PGA and ACE award nominees were announced, perfectly mirroring the animated feature category picks for the Art Directors Guild and Motion Picture Sound Editors...
View ArticleIllumination/Universal Set Dates for ‘Migration’ and ‘Despicable 4’
Illumination and Universal have announced their release dates for their upcoming animated movies Migration (June 30, 2023) and Despicable Me 4 (July 23, 2024). Migration is an original animate feature,...
View ArticleDreamWorks Unveils First Look, Cast for ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’
This fall, DreamWorks Animation’s leche-loving, swashbuckling, fear-defying feline returns! For the first time in more than a decade, a new adventure in the Shrek universe will unfold as daring outlaw...
View Article‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’ Trailer Recounts the Nine Lives of the Leche...
On the bootheels of yesterday’s first look and cast reveal Universal Pictures has launched the official trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. The first feature film from the...
View ArticleThree Cheers for Mini Boss! New ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Trailer, Poster...
This summer, from the biggest global animated franchise in history, comes the origin story of how the world’s greatest supervillain first met his iconic Minions, forged cinema’s most despicable crew...
View ArticleUniversal Pushes Back ‘Puss in Boots,’‘Super Mario’ Release Dates
Shrek’s swashbuckling Cat-anova will be milking a few more months out of his ninth life, with Universal Pictures pushing the release date for Puss in Boots: The Last Wish to a Christmas release on...
View ArticleUniversal Cracks Open a New Trailer for ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’
In the third official trailer for Universal-Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru, the loveable little mischief makers take off to fly unfriendly skies and rev up their supercharged martial arts...
View ArticleMike Moon Launches Adult Animation Label Moonlight at Illumination
Netflix, Sony and Disney veteran Mike Moon is launching his own adult animation label at Illumination Entertain. Moon will be the president of the new division, titled Moonlight, and will serve as...
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