When it came to animated movies in 2025, the key takeaway was that franchise films were safe bets, while animated originals – at least theatrically – were potential minefields. This can be summed up ...

2025 came to a close with animation as globally dominant as ever. Ne Zha 2 topped the worldwide box office with $2.21 billion, followed by Walt Disney Animation’s Zootopia 2, which came out hot in ...

Yes, “KPop Demon Hunters” makes the list. But that was just one of the standouts in a great year. By Maya Phillips My list of favorite animation this year includes time-traveling rainbow people, ...

The animation industry has always been labor-intensive, blending artistry, innovation, and technology to bring stories to life. Now, a new technological shift, generative AI (genAI), is sparking ...

When it comes to animated superhero TV, DC Comics has spent decades building a legacy that rivals its big-screen efforts. From the gritty streets of Gotham to the farthest corners of the multiverse, ...

Lucas Kloberdanz-Dyck is a writer for Collider. He grew up creating lists, stories, and worlds, which led to his love of anime and video games. He attended Sheridan College where he earned an Honours ...

2024 really was the greatest year for animation ever. There was an abundance of outrageously wonderful animated features released over the course of 2024 – all sorts of movies, with all sorts of ...

The Animation Guild is back at the table with the studios this week, hoping to seal the deal on a new contract by Friday. Last month, the union said it was still “far apart” from the studios on ...

As industry workers face layoffs, outsourcing and the specter of artificial intelligence, leaders of the union painted this year's bargaining cycle as a "do or die" moment. By Katie Kilkenny Labor & ...

Disney and Pixar's 'Inside Out 2' is now the highest-grossing animated movie of all time, surpassing Walt Disney Animation's "Frozen II" for the box office crown. The record-breaking box office for ...

As Variety's inaugural Executive Impact recipient, Ramsey Naito continues to transform the animation landscape. Following a debut work-in-progress screening of Paramount Animation’s “Transformers One” ...