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He lives! The first Japanese production filmed for IMAX, Takashi Yamazaki's sequel to his Oscar-winning kaiju hit picks up in 1949 with the Shikishima family facing a new calamity; world premiere on September 26, in Japanese theaters November 3, North American theaters November 6.

Rising Sun Pictures leads this set with five contracts, alongside roles at Blizzard, Netflix, EA, WildBrain, Scopely and Activision's summer internship program.

The 'Coyote vs. Acme' distributor will launch its campaign for the Viking adventure with a theaters-only teaser this weekend; Ella Purnell and Rita Ora voice 2 girls who defy tradition to return a stowaway boy to China in the 'Karate Kid' director Harald Zwartfirst animated feature, which opens in Norway on December 25.

Strategic deal starts with a North American theatrical run for the 'One Piece' studio's upcoming 3DCG adventure about a teenage girl and her brother who awaken Earth's forgotten protector, directed by 'Shrek 2' writer David N. Weiss and starring Auli'i Cravalho, Adam Devine and J.K. Simmons.

The 'Raging Clouds' cartoonist's full-color manhwa pairs a merchant's Westernized daughter with a country boy sent to escort her to the capital, in a 'will they, won't they' romance set against Japan's occupation; 224-page hardcover is first title from new East Asian comics imprint.

ILM leads this set with texture, modeling, lighting and animation roles on three continents, alongside Crafty Apes, Framestore, Netflix Animation Studios and Treyarch.

The first two of the three Emmy Award ceremonies were held this past weekend, with Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s iconic comedy taking home the award for Outstanding Animated Program alongside Prime Video’s retro-superhero thriller and post-apocalyptic adventure; main ceremony coming September 14.

The 8-episode first season, starring Dominic McLaughlin as the boy wizard with John Lithgow as Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Snape and Nick Frost as Hagrid, debuts Christmas 2026 on the network and HBO Max.

The festival's 70th edition to screen LAIKA and Travis Knight’s new stop-motion epic and Brad Bird and Netflix’s sci-fi noir adventure, along with Cartoon Saloon's 'Julian' and several other animated features; runs October 7-18.

Bidding now open on more than 220 lots from nearly every production in the studio's 50-year history, led by screen-used puppets from 'Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,' a Shaun puppet from upcoming 'Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom,' and original clay Morph and Chas made by Peter Lord; live sale on September 24.

The YouTube star's story of a farm boy with a cursed power becomes a 2D film directed by Kellan Stover, written by Daniel Dominguez and Jacob Robinson, and animated by Powerhouse Animation; production underway for 2028 release.