Animation

India sets up Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics task force: What this means for future of metaverse in country

Experts claim "there is no reason why India cannot be a world contender in building the metaverse" if the announcement of the AVGC task force in Budget 2022 is followed by robust execution.

Diabolical showrunner Simon Racioppa on extending The Boys to an animated universe, and possibility of Season 2

"I would like Diabolical to be a kind of creative grab-bag, new writers with new ideas, showing you things you haven’t seen before," says the showrunner and executive producer of The Boys animated spin-off series.

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse directors Phil Lord, Christopher Miller on turning their focus to live action with The Afterparty

"I don’t know if it’s that our sense of humour is just juvenile enough to appeal to children also, but in all cases, we’re trying to do something that we haven’t quite seen before," says Phil Lord, who has co-directed The Afterparty with Christopher Miller.

On World Animation Day, a list of animated films to look forward to, from Ron's Gone Wrong to Pixar's Lightyear

While Ron's Gone Wrong releases in cinemas on 29 October, the recently-released trailer of Chris Evans' Lightyear states it will hit the screens in June next year.

How the new Disney+ show Visions marries Star Wars with anime

What varies in the nine-part anthology is the mix: the degree to which the films feel like Star Wars shorts that happen to have anime character designs, or like anime shorts that happen to borrow Star Wars motifs.

America: The Motion Picture movie review — Juvenile attempt at revisionist retelling of war for independence

The American War of Independence is recast as a sci-fi fantasy/action/adventure/bromance with comic book superhero treatment given to George Washington and his pals.

Salman Khan, Arbaaz on the Dabangg animated series, Chulbul Pandey's legacy, and plans for a fourth part

"Chulbul Pandey as a character is so entertaining that [he] would fit in any form of entertainment," says Salman Khan of the animated Dabangg series on Disney+ Hotstar VIP.

The Mitchells vs The Machines is as genre-bending as its makers' predecessor Spider-Man: Into The Spider Verse

The Mitchells vs the Machines is an example of 2D and 3D animation styles being used in conjunction to provide a unique visual feel. The last movie to use this style memorably was, of course, Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse, directed by Christopher Miller and Phil Lord.

Disney's closure of popular Blue Sky Studios shows animation is under pressure in pandemic-era Hollywood

Blue Sky Studios' sudden demise after 34 years will undoubtedly rob popular cinema of one of its most creative and imaginative studios.

How to use MyHeritage's deep nostalgia feature to animate old pictures

MyHeritage app is available for download for both Android and iOS users.