#‘Awards Chatter’ Pod — Animation Master Nick Park on Wallace & Gromit, Aardman and New Netflix Pic ‘Vengeance Most Fowl’

#‘Awards Chatter’ Pod — Animation Master Nick Park on Wallace & Gromit, Aardman and New Netflix Pic ‘Vengeance Most Fowl’

Nick Park, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, is a legendary animator and filmmaker who has, for the last 40 years, been the star employee of Aardman Animations, a company based in Bristol, England, that specializes in stop-motion and clay animation. Both Park and Aardman are best known for…

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#Will the Best Picture Race Have Two Animation Contenders?

#Will the Best Picture Race Have Two Animation Contenders?

In 2002, the Academy Awards first honored animated features with their own Oscar category — the inaugural winner was DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek. Before then, the stance on rewarding animated features was that there were too few to warrant a separate category; honorary Oscars were given to groundbreaking films like the animated/live-action hybrid Who Framed Roger…

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#How ‘Blue Eye Samurai’s’ Exploration of Mixed Race Identity Helps It “Break All of the Boxes” in Animated Storytelling

#How ‘Blue Eye Samurai’s’ Exploration of Mixed Race Identity Helps It “Break All of the Boxes” in Animated Storytelling

Ahead of the Blue Eye Samurai‘s debut last Friday, co-creator, executive producer and co-writer Amber Noizumi revealed the deeply personal inspiration for the adult animated tale of revenge set in a 17th century Japan and starring a mixed-race master of the sword. The concept was conceived 15 years ago after the birth of Noizumi and…

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#Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Jennifer Lee Talks ‘Frozen 3,’ ‘Wish’ and Relying on ‘Cinderella’ as an Escape When She Was Bullied in School

#Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Jennifer Lee Talks ‘Frozen 3,’ ‘Wish’ and Relying on ‘Cinderella’ as an Escape When She Was Bullied in School

The latest on Frozen 3, thoughts on the upcoming Wish and her memories of how watching Cinderella helped her when she used to get bullied in school where among the topics Jennifer Lee, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ chief creative officer and writer and co-director of the Frozen films, discussed in London on Thursday. In a BFI London Film…

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#Netflix Drops First Looks at ‘Tomb Raider,’ ‘Devil May Cry’ Anime and New Series From ‘Logan’ Co-Writer Michael Green

#Netflix Drops First Looks at ‘Tomb Raider,’ ‘Devil May Cry’ Anime and New Series From ‘Logan’ Co-Writer Michael Green

Laura Croft is back in action in a first look at Legendary Television’s all new Tomb Raider anime series. On Wednesday, Netflix revealed Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft has landed a 2024 release while debuting a brief teaser for the anticipated title. The sneak peek, which features Croft taking (breathy) aim with a…

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