Spire Animation Announces Investment from Temasek and Ericsenz
Total funds raised now tops $40M as the two investment firms bolster the studio’s existing fundraising led by Epic Games and Connect Ventures.
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Who Knew the Robot Apocalypse Would Be Such a Crowd Pleaser?
As Sony Pictures Animation’s ‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ continues its seemingly inexorable march toward the Oscars, director and co-writer Mike Rianda reflects on what it all means.
Spire Animation Secures $20 Million from Epic Games and Connect Ventures
Investment will enable Unreal Engine integration into studio’s feature film animation pipeline to allow simultaneous build out of worlds and experiences for the metaverse; Danny McBride’s ‘Trouble’ set as first project to use new collaborative real-time technology.
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Mike Rianda Shares Manifesto for Making 'The Greatest Animated Movie of All Time'
‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’ writer/director says he was ‘terrified’ of making his first feature, and writing these creative rules helped bring his vision into focus.
Netflix Releases Free ‘The Art of The Mitchells vs. The Machines’ Digital Book
The streamer offers an inside look at the art behind the multi award-nominated CG animated movie about a chaotic family road trip that turns into an apocalyptic adventure… with robots!
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‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’ Now on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD
A family road trip evolves into a quest to save the world from a machine apocalypse in the hit CG animated comedy adventure; bonus features include Katie Mitchell’s hilarious sock puppet parody short, ‘Dog Cop 7: The Final Chapter,’ a look into her filmmaking process, a look behind the making of the movie, as well as tutorials on how to make sock puppets and Katie face cupcakes.
Katie Mitchell Hits Her Stride in ‘Dog Cop 7: The Final Chapter’
In the parody short directed by Caitlin VanArsdale, ‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’ filmmaker heroine creates a sock-puppet action film featuring a redoubtable canine; short releases today as an exclusive bonus feature on the film’s Blu-ray release.
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Danny McBride and Tornante Developing ‘Garbage Pail Kids’ Series for HBO Max
Animated show is based on iconic Topps trading card brand, launched in 1985 as a Cabbage Patch Kids parody.
Mike Rianda Talks ‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’
The ‘Gravity Falls’ creative director’s TV production skills got a thorough workout, and then some, in his animated feature film directing debut, now streaming on Netflix.
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Netflix Drops ‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines' Animation Featurette
Take an exclusive look at the innovative techniques used to bring Mike Rianda’s animated comedy to life with VFX supervisor Michael Lasker and character designer Lindsey Olivares; film now streaming on Netflix.
‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’: A Scrapbook of Art, Nostalgia, and Killer Robots
Distinctively styled 2D, 3DCG, and live-action, integrated with a highly personal and relatable story, give Mike Rianda and Jeff Rowe’s new apocalyptic comedy adventure a uniquely ‘human’ touch.
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Netflix Drops ‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ Trailer and Images
Premiering April 30th, animated comedy from the Oscar-winning ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ producers tells the story of a dysfunctional family’s fight to reconnect… and save the world from a robot apocalypse.
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Danny McBride and Spire Animation are Getting into ‘Trouble’
Noted ‘Eastbound & Down’ actor and studio CCO are co-creating a new feature about a 13-year-old kid whose bad behavior lands him in an actual ‘World of Trouble.’
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Netflix Buys Lord and Miller’s ‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’ from Sony Pictures Animation
Previously titled ‘Connected’ and slated for an October 23, 2020 theatrical release before being unset, the animated comedy from the Oscar-winning ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ producers will be released later in 2021.
Doug the Pug Boards Lord and Millers’ ‘Connected’
Canine social media star joins cast of Sony Pictures Animation’s upcoming animated comedy about a family’s struggles as technology takes over the world, scheduled for release October 23.
WATCH: First Trailer for Lord and Miller’s ‘Connected’
Formerly known as ‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines,’ new animated feature from Sony Pictures Animation, written and directed by ‘Gravity Falls’ writers Mike Rianda and Jeff Rowe, hits theatres September 18, 2020.
EXCLUSIVE CLIP: Go Behind the Scenes with the Hatchlings of ‘The Angry Birds Movie 2’
Take a peek as the feathered tykes are launched into outer space, and channel their inner Cowpoke; the sequel to Rovio’s 2016 animated hit, ‘The Angry Birds,’ is available now on Digital, and November 12 on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD.
Animated Short ‘Hair Love’ Gets Theatrical Run with ‘The Angry Birds Movie 2’
Matthew A. Cherry’s Kickstarter-funded film, about a father’s challenging quest to do his daughter’s hair, makes its North American debut in front of ‘The Angry Birds Movie’ sequel hitting theatres August 14.
HBO Cancels ‘Animals’ After 3 Seasons
Network confirms end of Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano adult animated comedy about the woes and life crises of New York’s many lesser creatures.
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Call of the Wild: Mike Luciano and Phil Matarese Talk ‘Animals’
The writers, EPs and stars of HBO’s adult animated series discuss the evolution of the show ahead of its Season 3 premiere on August 3.
TBS Greenlights Louis C.K.-Albert Brooks Animated Comedy ‘The Cops’
New comedy series co-created by the stars of Illumination Entertainment’s animated feature ‘Pets’ is set to debut in 2018.
‘Sausage Party’ Animators Allege Unpaid & Uncredited Work
Contract workers at Vancouver-based Nitrogen Studios allege they were denied pay for overtime work, and, in many cases, denied credit for working on the film at all.
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Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg’s Raucous ‘Sausage Party’ Hits U.S. Theatres
Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan direct the first ever R-rated CG animated film about sausages, buns and their existential quest for life’s greater truths.
LA’s Cinefamily Hosting Sneak Peak of Seth Rogan’s ‘Sausage Party’
Get a sneak peek at the first R-rated CG-animated movie at The Cinefamily’s ‘Toons with ‘Tude Marathon’ on Saturday, August 6.
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Sony Unwraps New Trailer for Seth Rogan’s ‘Sausage Party’
First R-rated CG-animated movie features the vocal talents of Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Michael Cera, James Franco, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Paul Rudd, Nick Kroll, David Krumholtz, Edward Norton and Salma Hayek.
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