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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As it is with every form of technology, animation and CGI quickly rose to new heights. The entry from 2025 on this list is enough ...

In honor of the 30th anniversary of the John Lasseter film Toy Story, the first fully computer-animated feature film, we’re taking a look at early CGI milestones in the days before Toy Story. But ...

Microsoft Advertising is rolling out Image Animation, a new Copilot-powered feature that automatically converts static images into short, dynamic video assets — giving advertisers a faster path into ...

Microsoft Advertising has expanded artificial intelligence (AI) animation capabilities in Copilot that turn still images into short videos. "Image Animation" transforms static images into short video ...

Sony Pictures Animation has been on fire lately, delivering Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse in 2023 to rave reviews and then taking the world by storm this year with KPop Demon Hunters, despite ...

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“Drawn Together” spotlights several initiatives Starbucks has embraced as part of its turnaround strategy, such as baristas writing more personalized messages on customer orders and a push to reclaim ...

Tiffany Haddish and Donald Faison are among the voice actors for the animated "Backyard Baseball." Courtesy of Playground Productions If you grew up in the late ’90s, there’s a fair chance your first ...