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‘GOAT’: How Director Tyree Dillihay Got Animated About Basketball

February 12th, 2026

For director Tyree Dillihay (Bob's Burgers), GOAT began as an animal basketball concept in 2018 at Sony Pictures Animation. It grew into his passion project about roarball.

Sony Classics To Release Sylvain Chomet’s “A Magnificent Life” on March 27th

Jerry Beck|

February 2nd, 2026

The film was written and directed by four-time Academy Award nominee Sylvain Chomet (THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE), and it has since been nominated for “Best Feature (Independent)” at the 2026 Annie Awards.

‘Scarlet’: Mamoru Hosoda Re-Imagines a Gender-Swapped, Trippy, Anime ‘Hamlet’

Bill Desowitz|

December 9th, 2025

Mamoru Hosoda had no idea that there were so many Hamlet movies in 2025 until he was asked about it at the Toronto Film Festival. These include Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, which explores the tragic inspiration for Hamlet, the modern take set in London’s South Asian community, starring Riz Ahmed, King Hamlet, a documentary about Oscar Isaac facing personal grief during his […]

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Sony Sets Miller/Lord’s “The Mitchells Vs. The Machine” for 2020

Get ready for The Mitchells Vs. The Machine, Sony Pictures Animation’s new CG feature coming to theaters January 10th, 2020. The film is an original animated comedy from producers Chris Miller and Phil Lord (The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street). The Mitchells are a dysfunctional but loving family whose road trip is interrupted by a […]

Jerry Beck|May 22, 2018

TEASER: “Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse”

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creative minds behind The Lego Movie and Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, bring their unique talents to a fresh vision of a different Spider-Man Universe, with a groundbreaking visual style that’s the first of its kind. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse introduces Brooklyn teen Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik […]

Jerry Beck|December 9, 2017

TRAILER: “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”

Even monsters need a vacation. In Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, our favorite monster family embark on a vacation on a luxury monster cruise ship so Drac can take a summer vacation. Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, and written by Tartakovsky and Michael McCullers, the film reunites its stellar voice cast with Adam […]

Jerry Beck|November 16, 2017

INTERVIEW: Director Timothy Reckart talks “The Star”

Sony’s The Star, which opens nationally on November 17th, marks the feature film directorial debut of Timothy Reckart, who earned an Oscar nomination in 2013 for his animated short Head Over Heels. Jackson Murphy: This is the story of the Nativity from the animals’ point of view. Was it just a random thought one day, […]

Jackson Murphy|November 10, 2017

TRAILER: Sony Animation’s “Peter Rabbit”

Here’s a good look at Sony Animation’s feature adaptation of Beatrix Potter’s classic tale of a rebellious rabbit – Peter Rabbit. James Corden voices ‘Peter’, with Daisy Ridley, Margot Robbie and Sam Neill heading a voice cast for director (formerly known primarily as a live action director/producer) Will Gluck. Gluck is producing the film along […]

Jerry Beck|November 7, 2017

Teaser Trailer: Sony’s “The Star”

In Sony Pictures Animation’s The Star, you’re invited to discover the story of the first Christmas… from an entirely new perspective. A small but brave donkey and his animal friends become the unsung heroes of the first Christmas. Timothy Rickart (Anomalisa) directs – with a cast including Kelly Clarkson, Aidy Bryant, Keegan-Michael Key, Kristin Chenoweth, […]

Jerry Beck|July 26, 2017

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Short Film “Hair Love” to Hit North American Theaters Exclusively with “The Angry Birds Movie 2”