Spellbound follows the adventures of Ellian, the tenacious young daughter of the rulers of Lumbria who must go on a daring quest to save her family and kingdom after a mysterious spell transforms her parents into monsters. Directed by Vicky Jenson (Shrek) with original score from EGOT-winning composer Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast) and […]
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INTERVIEW: Enter The Land Of “Luck” With Animation Director Yuriko Senoo
August 2nd, 2022 
Jackson Murphy Skydance Animation’s first feature Luck premieres this Friday August 5th on AppleTV+. It’s a rare major CG animated movie to receive a G rating these days, with a story the whole family will find fun, charming and moving. Animation Director Yuriko Senoo (animator on Bolt and Tangled) joins me to spotlight how hard work contributed […]
Tags: NEW TRAILER: Skydance’s “Luck”
July 7th, 2022 Jerry Beck From Apple Original Films comes the story of Sam Greenfield, the unluckiest person in the world, who when she stumbles into the never-before-seen Land of Luck, sets out on a quest to bring some good luck home for her best friend. But with humans not allowed, her only chance is teaming up with the magical […]
“Spellbound” Casting adds Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem
June 21st, 2022 Jerry Beck Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation revealed today that Academy Award winners Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem have joined the cast of the star-studded animated musical feature, Spellbound. Kidman will be voicing the role of ‘Ellsmere,’ the kind and just, yet hyper-precise Queen of Lumbria; and Bardem will voice ‘Solon,’ the boastful yet big-hearted King […]
TRAILER: Skydance Animation’s “Luck”
May 13th, 2022 Jerry Beck Luck is an animated feature from Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation, and is directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Peggy Holmes (The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning, Secret of the Wings, The Pirate Fairy) with an original screenplay written by Kiel Murray (Raya and the Last Dragon, Cars 3, Cars). It stars Jane Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg, […]
INTERVIEW: Director Joe Mateo On “Blush” And Tribeca Premiere
June 9th, 2021 Jackson Murphy Emmy-winning animator Joe Mateo was at Disney for 25 years. But he left the Mouse House to work for a newbie in the animation space: Skydance. Mateo has directed his first animated short for the studio, Blush, which will be on AppleTV+ later this year. It’s about an astronaut who visits a planet and soon […]
