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‘Shrek 5’ Pushes Release to December 2026, ‘Minions 3’ Moves Up to Summer 2026

Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz are returning for the 'Shrek' sequel, which is timed to the franchise's 25th anniversary.

Shrek, Eddie Murphy as Donkey, Mike Myers as Shrek, 2001.

Meet Hollywood’s Biggest Animation Advocates. (They’re Not Who You Think They Are)

From Dan Fogelman to Sian Heder, top personalities in Hollywood argue that movies like 'Inside Out 2' and 'The Wild Robot' are positively changing the culture.

The Wild Robot, Flow, Transformers One and Inside Out 2

‘Memoir of a Snail,’ ‘Flow’ Creators on Facing Off Against Studio Tentpoles

Adam Elliot and Gints Zilbalodis discuss being underdogs and the big financial or creative challenges they dealt with on their respective animated movies.

Adam Elliot’s Memoir of a Snail and Flow, directed by Gints Zilbalodis.

The Secret to Pharrell Williams’ ‘Piece by Piece’ Is a Global Network of Young Content Creators

From Indonesia to Warsaw, an unlikely group of amateur animators connected for the genre mold-buster.

Jay-Z and Pharrell Williams in director Morgan Neville’s 'Piece by Piece.'

From the Brink to the Big Screen: How the Looney Tunes Film Defied the Odds

The director of 'The Day the Earth Blew Up' opens up about the turbulent journey to bring the first animated Looney Tunes film to the screen in more than 80 years. "We made an indie Looney Tunes movie through Warner Bros. — how surreal is that?"

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

‘The Princess and the Frog’ Turns 15: Anika Noni Rose Reflects on Film’s Impact

“When I'm thinking of Black or brown-skinned adults, we spent so much time growing up trying to fit into another standard of beauty. And now, at this point, those children, these new children, are comfortable within themselves in different ways,” she said.

Anika Noni Rose

The Directors and Producers of Six Oscars Shorts Contenders Discuss the Making of Their Films

The creators of ‘I Am Not a Robot,’ ‘Bottle George,’ ‘Ripe!,’ ‘An Odd Turn,’ ‘The Art of Weightlessness’ and ‘Anaïs’ joined a 'THR Presents' panel.

(From Top, L-R): Brande Victorian, Victoria Warmerdam, Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi, Olivia Mitchell & Kerry Furrh, Kelley O'Hara, Francisco Lezama, Moshe Mahler, Hélène Hadjiyianni and Shanice Mendy.

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“Animation Is the Most Timeless Kind of Storytelling”: ‘Moana 2,’ ‘The Wild Robot’ and the Animation Roundtable

Six directors behind some of the most acclaimed animated films of the year discuss why they fell in love with movies, the threat of AI and how even cartoons "can express great truths."

illustration of Chris Sanders, Nick Park, Dana Ledoux Miller, Kelsey Mann, Josh Cooley and Morgan Neville

Big Box-Office Weekend for ‘Moana 2’ Could Also Spill Into Oscars

All those records can resonate with the Academy.

Moana 2

‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Teaser Trailer Reveals First Footage From Live-Action Remake

Mason Thames, Nico Parker and Gerard Butler star in Dean DeBlois' feature that hits theaters next year from Universal.

A scene from the live-action 'How to Train Your Dragon'

‘Awards Chatter’ Pod — Animation Master Nick Park on Wallace & Gromit, Aardman and New Netflix Pic ‘Vengeance Most Fowl’

The legendary Aardman animator and filmmaker reflects on his path to animation, what inspired his most famous plasticine characters and why — in his latest project, and for only the second time ever — he decided to feature them in a feature-length film.

Nick Park

‘Ice Age 6’ in Production With Ray Romano, Queen Latifah Returning

The actors announced the news with fellow castmember John Leguizamo in a video shown at D23 Brazil and shared on social media.

Queen Latifah, Ray Romano and John Leguizamo

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