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‘Watchmen Chapter II’ Official Trailer, Release Date, Synopsis and Cast List: Adaptation of Alan Moore’s Graphic Novel Comes to a Conclusion

October 17, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: November 26, 2024 on Digital and December 3, 2024 on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray.

Synopsis: In an alternate world history shaped by superheroes, once-celebrated “costumed adventurers” have been banned by a society disenchanted with vigilantism.

Now, in 1985, the murder of The Comedian, a hero-turned-government operative, draws the attention of Rorschach, the last of the outlawed vigilantes.

Rorschach’s investigation embroils his retired colleagues, Nite Owl, Silk Spectre, Dr. Manhattan and Ozymandias, in conflict with their pasts, with each other and in a mystery that threatens their lives and a world on the brink of war.

‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ Teaser Trailer, Release Date, Synopsis, Poster and Cast List: Beloved Claymation Characters Return for Their Second Feature Film

October 17, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: January 3, 2025 on Netflix.
UK release date: Christmas Day on BBC One.

Synopsis: In Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Gromit’s concern that Wallace is becoming too dependent on his inventions proves justified, when Wallace invents a “smart” gnome that seems to develop a mind of its own.

When it emerges that a vengeful figure from the past might be masterminding things, it falls to Gromit to battle sinister forces and save his master… or Wallace may never be able to invent again!

‘Sing: Thriller’ Official Trailer, Release Date, Synopsis, Poster and Cast List: Michael Jackson Song Inspires Netflix Short Film Starring Matthew McConaughey

October 16, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: October 16, 2024 on Netflix.

Synopsis: After staging a spectacular version of Thriller at the New Moon Theatre, Buster Moon and the cast of Sing leave to celebrate at Clay Calloway’s Halloween party. But when our heroes arrive at the party they discover a mysterious, multi-colored ooze has transformed Clay and his guests into dancing freaks.

Sing: Thriller, an 11-minute short film, is written and directed by Garth Jennings, who wrote and directed Sing and Sing 2.

‘Invincible’ Season 3 Teaser, Release Date, Synopsis and Cast List: The Misadventures of Mark Grayson Continue With 8 New Episodes

October 16, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: February 6, 2025 on Prime Video.

Series synopsis: Based on Robert Kirkman’s comic book series, Invincible follows 17-year-old Mark Grayson, as he inherits his father’s superpowers and sets out to become Earth’s greatest defender, only to discover the job is more challenging than he could have ever imagined.

Everything changes as Mark is forced to face his past, and his future, while discovering how much further he’ll need to go to protect the people he loves.

‘The Wild Robot’ Arrives on Digital, Loaded With All-New Bonus Features; 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Releases Set for December 3

October 15, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Digital release date: October 15, 2024.
4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray release date: December 3, 2024.

Synopsis: Based on Peter Brown’s #1 New York Times bestseller, The Wild Robot follows the journey of a robot named Roz that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.

Written and directed by Chris Sanders (How to Train Your Dragon, The Croods).

‘Sirocco and the Kingdom of Winds’ Official Trailer, Release Date, Synopsis, Poster and Cast List: GKIDS Releases Belgian-French Co-Production in North America

October 14, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: September 17, 2024.

Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds (French: Sirocco et le Royaume des Courants d’Air) is available for digital rental and purchase on Apple TV, Amazon, YouTube, Fandango at Home and Google TV.

Synopsis: One day, the adventurous Juliette and her sister Carmen find an enchanted toy and get swept away into the Kingdom of Winds.

They are transformed into cats and find themselves in a fantastical new world full of flying divas, technicolor dragons, and other mind-melting creations.

When Juliette causes an accident that draws the ire of the local inhabitants, the Mayor gives Juliette to the beautiful songstress Selma and sentences Carmen to marry his son as punishment.

The sisters must find a way to escape before the wedding bells ring, but the key to their journey home lies with Sirocco, the mysterious wizard feared for his ferocious storms.

‘Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld’ Official Teaser Trailer, Release Date, Synopsis, Stills and Cast List: Ali Wong and Bowen Yang Star in Supernatural Series

October 13, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: December 5, 2024 on Netflix.

Synopsis: The series follows Jentry Chau, a Chinese-American teen living in a small Texas town, who finds out a demon king is hunting her for the supernatural powers she’s been working her whole life to repress.

With the help of her weapons expert great-aunt and a millennia-old jiangshi (Chinese hopping vampire), Jentry must now fight an entire underworld’s worth of monsters while balancing the horrors of high school.

‘LEGO Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition’ Official Trailer, Release Date, Synopsis and Poster: Wolverine and Demolition Man Star in Disney+ Special

October 12, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: October 18, 2024 on Disney+.

Synopsis: In LEGO Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition, a young, aspiring hero and superhero fan inadvertently unleashes a powerful new villain looking to rid the world of the Avengers.

‘Piece by Piece’ Official Trailer #2, Release Date, Synopsis and Cast List: Documentarian Morgan Neville Brings Pharrell Williams Biopic to Life

October 11, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: October 11, 2024.

Synopsis: Piece By Piece invites audiences on a journey through the life of musician Pharrell Williams, told through the lens of LEGO animation.

Voice cast:
Pharrell Williams
Morgan Neville
Gwen Stefani
Kendrick Lamar
Timbaland
Justin Timberlake
Busta Rhymes
Jay-Z
Snoop Dogg
Chad Hugo
N.O.R.E.
Daft Punk

Directed by Morgan Neville. Written by Morgan Neville, Jason Zeldes, Aaron Wickenden and Oscar Vazquez.

‘Ada’ Trailer, Release Date, Synopsis and Cast List: Series Explores the Ethical and Social Implications of New Technologies

October 10, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: Coming soon (2024).

Synopsis: Ada juggles two worlds she struggles to keep separate: her daily reality as a library assistant and her imagination, where she explores how different transformative technologies could shape the future. Along for the ride are people from her real life — her boss, her grandmother, or an unsuspecting visitor to the library.

Voice cast:
Rachel Rial as “Ada”
Ashlei Stevens as “Ms. Shepherd”
Jack Cutmore-Scott as “Chameleon”
Aric Floyd as “Desmond”
Maggie Pistner as “Wilhelmina Heliotrope”
Aliya Amor as “Grandma”
Jacob Barrens as “Brewer”

A five-part series from Elizabeth Cox, creator of The Demon of Reason and How to Avoid a Climate Disaster.