It’s official, Paapa Essiedu is set to star as the peculiar, dark and always irritable Severus Snape in the new Harry Potter series for HBO, and the British actor has all the experience to get ...

The appeal of this trend lies in its accessibility, and the desire to see oneself in an animated, studio-like portrait, characterized by soft colors, whimsical settings, and expressive characters.

2025 has been a rough year for animation as while some great new shows are making their debut, there are just as many that are coming to their respective ends. We may only be a quarter into this ...

Steven Yeun has joined the cast of Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies’ untitled animated Aang “Avatar” film. It’s not yet clear which of the Four Nations Yeun may hail from, as ...

Creators online have started to create animated videos from the viral AI-generated images based on Studio Ghibli's style After OpenAI launched its image generation feature on March 26, the Studio ...

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Animation has never been more exciting, with streaming services packed with hidden gems, recent hits, and beloved classics. Whether it be a heartwarming adventure, a mind-bending fantasy, a laugh ...

Common Side Effects is, to be very forthright, the best work of sociopolitical commentary since Sean Baker's masterpiece Red Rocket — still the defining Trump-era movie — and Jordan Peele's Nope.

Scream 7 director Christopher Landon revealed he had to exit the film after the sacking of Melissa Barrera sparked death threats against him. Barrera was axed from the Scream franchise for remarks ...

Chinese juggernaut Ne Zha 2 overtook Inside Out 2 in February as the top-grossing animated film of all time — mostly from a staggering estimated $1.89 billion in its home country alone.