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Exclusive: ‘Migration – How the Animation is Designed’ Featurette

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 11:18am
Exclusive: ‘Migration – How the Animation is Designed’ Featurette
Exclusive: ‘Migration – How the Animation is Designed’ Featurette

Director Benjamin Renner, production designer Colin Stimpson, and other members of the creative team share insights into the animation design and how 2D art transforms onto the big-screen in Illumination’s 3DCG animated comedy, available today, February 27, on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD.

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Benjamin Renner ‘Draws’ on His 2D Background to Make the 3DCG ‘Migration’

By Dan Sarto | Friday, December 22, 2023 at 10:40am
Benjamin Renner ‘Draws’ on His 2D Background to Make the 3DCG ‘Migration’
Benjamin Renner ‘Draws’ on His 2D Background to Make the 3DCG ‘Migration’

For the Oscar-nominated director, the move from small, intimate films like ‘Ernest & Celestine’ to a major studio production meant learning to rely on a much bigger team and find new ways to communicate story ideas, designs, gags, and creative sensibilities; produced by Illumination CEO and founder Chris Meledandri, the film hits theaters today, December 22.   

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Watch ‘Migration’ ScreenX Format Trailer

Watch ‘Migration’ ScreenX Format Trailer
Watch ‘Migration’ ScreenX Format Trailer

The first major animated feature releasing globally in CJ 4DPLEX’s Immersive, 270-Degree Panoramic ScreenX format gives audiences an all-new way to experience the funny, feathered family vacation like no other; in theaters December 22.

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Illumination Shares ‘Migration: A Look Inside’ Featurette

Illumination Shares ‘Migration: A Look Inside’ Featurette
Illumination Shares ‘Migration: A Look Inside’ Featurette

Awkwafina, Carol Kane, Keegan-Michael Key, David Mitchell and Danny DeVito star in the animated family adventure about a feathered family vacation gone awry; flying into theaters December 22.

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Illumination Reminds Us – Vector is Still Up There in ‘Mooned’ Short

Illumination Reminds Us – Vector is Still Up There in ‘Mooned’ Short
Illumination Reminds Us – Vector is Still Up There in ‘Mooned’ Short

Get your popcorn, find your seat early - the studio’s 3DCG animated feature Migration flies into theaters December 22, preceded by the all-new film starring everyone’s favorite ‘Despicable’ bad guy.

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Illumination Shares New ‘Migration’ Official Trailer

Illumination Shares New ‘Migration’ Official Trailer
Illumination Shares New ‘Migration’ Official Trailer

Here we are together... we're on an adventure... seeing what life has to offer… what could possibly go wrong? Illumination has just dropped an all-new trailer for 'Migration,' about a feathered family vacation gone awry, which flies into theaters December 22.

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New ‘Migration’ Trailer Features Taylor Swift’s ‘Out of the Woods’

New ‘Migration’ Trailer Features Taylor Swift’s ‘Out of the Woods’
New ‘Migration’ Trailer Features Taylor Swift’s ‘Out of the Woods’

From Illumination, the house that brought us ‘Despicable Me’ and ‘Minions’ franchises, comes a new original comedy that follows a feathered family vacation from New York City to tropical Jamaica that manages to go awry, flying into theaters December 22. 

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Illumination Drops ‘Migration’ Trailer

Illumination Drops ‘Migration’ Trailer
Illumination Drops ‘Migration’ Trailer

From the house that brought us ‘Despicable Me’ and ‘Minions’ franchises comes a new original comedy that follows a feathered family vacation from New York City to tropical Jamaica, hitting theaters December 22. 

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Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri Presents ‘Migration’ First Look at Annecy 2023

Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri Presents ‘Migration’ First Look at Annecy 2023
Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri Presents ‘Migration’ First Look at Annecy 2023

In a surprise appearance, global superstar Pharrell Williams presented Meledandri with the Festival’s distinguished honor, a ‘Golden Ticket’ lifetime accreditation; Oscar-nominated filmmaker Benjamin Renner joined the studio chief in the footage reveal of their upcoming December animated comedy adventure release.

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Robin Hollander Talks ‘Cocaine Bear,’ Wētā FX’s New Favorite Project

Robin Hollander Talks ‘Cocaine Bear,’ Wētā FX’s New Favorite Project
Robin Hollander Talks ‘Cocaine Bear,’ Wētā FX’s New Favorite Project

The VFX supervisor shares his studio’s fun, old-school visual effects work on Elizabeth Banks’ horror comedy based on the true story of a black bear, sometimes known as Pablo Escobear, who fatally ingested 75 pounds of cocaine dropped by smugglers in the Tennessee wilderness in 1985.

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Voice Cast for ‘The Flintstones’ Animated Sequel ‘Bedrock Revealed

Voice Cast for ‘The Flintstones’ Animated Sequel ‘Bedrock Revealed
Voice Cast for ‘The Flintstones’ Animated Sequel ‘Bedrock Revealed

The adult comedy from FOX Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, set two decades after the original series, stars executive-producer Elizabeth Banks as Pebbles.

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Pebbles Flintstone Animated Comedy ‘Bedrock’ in Development at Fox

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 10:01am
Pebbles Flintstone Animated Comedy ‘Bedrock’ in Development at Fox
Pebbles Flintstone Animated Comedy ‘Bedrock’ in Development at Fox

Elizabeth Banks to produce and star as Fred and Wilma’s now 20-something daughter in the continuing stories of everyone’s favorite modern Stone Age Family.

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From Story to Screen: Trisha Gum Tackles ‘The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part’

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 4:23pm
From Story to Screen: Trisha Gum Tackles ‘The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part’
From Story to Screen: Trisha Gum Tackles ‘The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part’

Everything is awesome with animation director Trisha Gum’s collaboration on the long-awaited sequel with director Mike Mitchell, creative duo Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, and animation studio Animal Logic.

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‘Loose and Wild’: Mike Mitchell Pulls Out All the Stops for ‘The LEGO Movie 2’

By Dan Sarto | Monday, February 11, 2019 at 4:53pm
‘Loose and Wild’: Mike Mitchell Pulls Out All the Stops for ‘The LEGO Movie 2’
‘Loose and Wild’: Mike Mitchell Pulls Out All the Stops for ‘The LEGO Movie 2’

The director of Chris Miller and Phil Lord’s long-awaited ‘LEGO Movie’ sequel didn’t dial back a thing, encouraging crazy ideas from anyone and everyone when it came the film’s gags, cameos and brand-new characters.

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See Head-Scratching Feats of Reluctant Heroism in New ‘LEGO Movie 2’ Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 11:13am
See Head-Scratching Feats of Reluctant Heroism in New ‘LEGO Movie 2’ Trailer
See Head-Scratching Feats of Reluctant Heroism in New ‘LEGO Movie 2’ Trailer

Emmet, Lucy and LEGO Batman reunite in all their respective clueless, angsty & self-absorbed zaniness to save their world in long-awaited ‘LEGO Movie’ sequel.

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Elizabeth Banks Traveling to Space in Baobab’s VR Short ‘ASTEROIDS!’

Elizabeth Banks Traveling to Space in Baobab’s VR Short ‘ASTEROIDS!’
Elizabeth Banks Traveling to Space in Baobab’s VR Short ‘ASTEROIDS!’

Emmy-nominated actor and director helps VR storytelling go mainstream as the voice of “Cheez” in Baobab Studios’ newest animated virtual reality experience.

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Jay Leno to Guest Star in ‘Phineas and Ferb’ Special

Jay Leno to Guest Star in ‘Phineas and Ferb’ Special
Jay Leno to Guest Star in ‘Phineas and Ferb’ Special

Jay Leno guest stars in “Phineas and Ferb Save Summer,” a special one-hour episode, premiering Monday, June 9 (10:00-11:00 a.m., ET/PT) on Disney XD; Jon Stewart, Elizabeth Banks and Simon Pegg guest star in new episodes throughout summer.

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