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WBPA Bets Big on a New Theatrical Era With Diverse Animated Slate At Annecy

Warner Bros. Pictures Animation chief Bill Damaschke unveiled at Annecy a new, filmmaker‑driven era for the studio’s animated features, led by a seven‑film slate that includes The Cat in the Hat arriving this November and projects such as Oh, The Places You’ll Go!, The Lunar Chronicles, Bad Fairies, Margie Claus, Dynamic Duo, and Prehistoria, plus the Looney Tunes short Daffy Season. The team has expanded from about 30 to roughly 250 core creatives in Burbank and 1,200+ globally, with a focus on individual films having their own voice, DNA, and the three Hs: heart, humor and hope, while honoring the Looney Tunes legacy.

via Deadline|

#annecy-international-animation-film-festival #daffy-season #film

film2 months ago•17 min saved

Dino Dreamer: Vivienne Medrano Collaborates With WB Animation On Prehistoria

Warner Bros. Pictures Animation is partnering with Hazbin Hotel creator Vivienne Medrano on an original animated musical feature called Prehistoria, set in a prehistoric world and headed for theatrical release, announced at Annecy with a first-look artwork; Medrano—aka VivziePop—leads SpindleHorse and has built Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss into global hits, marking a major step in her move to feature animation.

via Deadline|

#annecy #film #hazbin-hotel

entertainment2 months ago•16 min saved

VivziePop to Direct First-Ever Feature Film With Warner Bros. Animation

Online animator Vivienne 'VivziePop' Medrano will write and direct her first theatrical feature, Prehistoria, for Warner Bros. Pictures Animation. Described as a fossil fantasy animated musical outside her Hellaverse universe, the project marks WBPA’s push to collaborate with online creators and is slated for a theatrical release as part of WBPA’s slate alongside Bad Fairies and The Lunar Chronicles, produced with Locksmith Animation. Medrano described the opportunity as a dream come true, announced by WBPA president Bill Damaschke at Annecy.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#animation #entertainment #prehistoria

entertainment2 months ago•19 min saved

Warner Bros. Debuts Vivienne Medrano’s Prehistoria at Annecy

Warner Bros. Pictures Animation unveiled Vivienne Medrano’s feature debut Prehistoria at Annecy, a fossil fantasy musical outside her Hazbin Hotel Helliverse, along with Bad Fairies and a broader slate that includes The Lunar Chronicles, The Cat in the Hat adaptation, and a DC-inspired Dynamic Duo project, signaling a creator-driven, multi-film lineup for 2026–2028.

via Variety|

#annecy-animation-festival #bad-fairies #entertainment

film3 months ago•15 min saved

Hello Kitty Movie Finds Directors for 2028 Release

New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures Animation have tapped David Derrick Jr. and John Aoshima to direct Hello Kitty, with Beau Flynn producing and Ramsay Naito joining FlynnPictureCo. The film marks Hello Kitty’s Hollywood theatrical debut and will be distributed globally by Warner Bros. Pictures on July 21, 2028. The screenplay is by Jeff Chan with earlier drafts from Dana Fox, Katie Dippold, Adam Sztykiel, Jenny Jaffe, Lindsey Beer and Tamara Becher-Wilkinson (from a treatment by Robert Ben Garant & Thomas Lennon); Derrick Jr. previously worked on Moana 2 and Aoshima is known for Ultraman: Rising, with both directors previously under overall deals with Warner Bros. Pictures Animation.

via Deadline|

#david-derrick-jr #film #hello-kitty

entertainment3 months ago•35 min saved

WBPA Bets Big on Theatrical Comeback With Diverse Animation Lineup

Warner Bros. Pictures Animation unveiled a bold plan to bring theatrical animation back with a diverse, filmmaker‑driven slate. Led by Pam Abdy, the unit aims to balance beloved IPs with original stories, not chasing a single look or tone. The Cat in the Hat opens on Nov. 6 as a test of this approach, and a Looney Tunes revival is signaled by the Annecy debut of Daffy Season. The lineup includes Bad Fairies, Margie Claus (Melissa McCarthy), Dynamic Duo, a new Tom and Jerry feature, Meerkat Manor, Meet the Flintstones, Hello Kitty, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, and Lunar Chronicles. WBPA is pursuing a global production footprint—about 250 artists across 13 countries, over a thousand with partner studios—with seven films and a short due in the next three years, most slated for 2028. The push marks a strategic return to theater-first animation after earlier missteps.

via Cartoon Brew|

#animation-slate #annecy #entertainment

entertainment2 years ago•2 min saved

"Bill Hader, Quinta Brunson, and Bowen Yang Set to Star in Animated 'Cat in the Hat' Movie for Spring 2026 Release"

Bill Hader and Quinta Brunson lead the vocal ensemble for the upcoming animated adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ “The Cat in the Hat,” set to open in theaters on March 6, 2026. The film aims to improve on the checkered cinematic legacy of the 2003 live-action adaptation, with high hopes from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Dr. Seuss Enterprises. Alessandro Carloni and Erica Rivinoja are writing and directing the movie, with an exceptional group of talent joining the effort to bring the iconic property to the screen as an animated feature.

via Variety|

#animated-movie #bill-hader #dr-seuss