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Table Top Wargame ‘Infinity’ Expands Into Animation

Infinity

Corvus Belli’s worldwide table top game sensation Infinity, an intense wargame of counter-espionage set in a sci-fi, high-tech future universe, is expanding the franchise with an organic foray into animation – courtesy of renowned producer/director Jay Oliva, the animator responsible for nine Warner Bros. hit films, including the universally acclaimed two-part Batman: …

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‘Despicable Me 4’ Tops Box Office For Second Week 

Despicable Me 4

With $44.7 million from 4,449 theaters, ‘Despicable Me 4’ easily stayed at the top of the box office chart in its second weekend. It surpassed $200 million to end the weekend with a total of $211.1 million in North America. Overseas, Gru and his mischievous minions continued to make a …

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‘Inside Out 2’ Delivers Historic $155M U.S. Opening

Inside Out 2

Inside Out 2 opened to a $155 million domestically over Father’s Day weekend — easily beating an expected $90 million — to secure the second-biggest animated launch of all time for a three-day weekend. It also did historic business overseas, where it opened to a record $140 million for a …

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Jonny Quest’s Adventures Continue Celebrating Its 60th Anniversary

Jonny Quest

Join the adventuring party of Jonny Quest and crew this August alongside fan-favorite writer Joe Casey and brilliant artist Sebastián Piriz. The tale celebrates the six incredible decades of Jonny Quest fandom and follows the issue #0 prelude story with approximately 80,000 copies released for Free Comic Book Day this May. Climb …

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Max Extends Exclusive U.S. Licensing Deal For Studio Ghibli Catalogue

Howl's Moving Castle

Max announced a multiyear agreement with GKIDS to extend the exclusive U.S. film streaming rights for Studio Ghibli, Japan’s legendary, Oscar-winning animation house. The streamer has been the U.S. home to the Studio Ghibli catalogue since 2020, marking the first time the films were available to stream. As part of …

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‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Lands $58.3M U.S. Opening

Kung Fu Panda

Kung Fu Panda 4 opened to a stellar $58.3 million domestically, well ahead of expectations and a near-series best in a win for the family marketplace, as well as for DreamWorks Animation and parent company Universal. The only other Kung Fu Panda installment to open higher was the first one in 2008 with $62 …

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‘Cradle’ Book Series Comes To Animated Life

Cradle

Cradle, the New York Times best-selling fantasy book series that started as a self-publishing operation a decade ago, has returned to its grassroots beginnings in its adaptation for animation – alongside award-winning Lex+Otis Animation Studio – with a Kickstarter designed to give fans even greater connection to the stories, realms …

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Legendary Animation Voiceover Director Andrea Romano Inducted Into Children’s & Family Emmys’ Inaugural ‘Silver Circle’

Andrea Romano

Eight-time Emmy Award winner Andrea Romano further cemented her reputation as the greatest voiceover director in animation history on Sunday night when she was inducted into the prestigious Children’s & Family Emmys’ inaugural Silver Circle during a ceremony at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel. Best known for her work on DC …

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Casting/Dialogue Director Michael Sinterniklaas Guides Stellar Cast Through English-Language Dub Of Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy And The Heron’

The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki’s latest animated masterpiece, debuted its English-language version last weekend in theaters across America featuring a stellar team of actors spearheaded by Robert Pattinson, Christian Bale, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Florence Pugh, Willem Dafoe, Dave Bautista and Tony Revolori. And behind every great team, …

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Dynamite Unveils New Details About ‘Thundercats’ Comic

Thundercats

Following the announcement of the broader partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products and early details on the exciting new era of ThunderCats comics at New York Comic Con, even more details are ready to be revealed for fans! ThunderCats is set to feature a range of incredible cover art from industry …

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