<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> //344567.top 2025-06-24T20:05:14Z en <![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> Pixar boss Pete Docter has said it's a rough time for animated movies, but that all they can do is continue to put out new and original stories like Elio – despite its disappointing box office perf𓃲orm𒆙ance.

"It's a rough time, and all we can do is try to make movies that I think are led by us. We have to believe in them," Docter, writer of both Inside Out and Elio, said at a summit held by Fast Company. "It takes as much work and effort to make something that does𓄧n't make money as it does for something that does. And you can't rea🐎lly plan on this stuff. Sometimes you just hit the right little combinations of things."

Added Docter: "We have to find out what people want before they know it. Because if we just gave them more of what they know, we’d be making Toy Story 27."

Elio hit theaters on June 20, and made just $21 million at the US box office and a total of $35 million globally across its opening weekend against a budget of $150 million – making it 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:the wo✃rst-ever opening for a Pixar mov🦩ie൲. Compared to 2015's Inside Out, which earned $90 million in the US and Canada alone during its opening weekend, it's looki💦ng like it might take a minute for Elio to break even.

It's especially disappointing given that the movie has been met with an overwhe🌜lmingly positiv💃e response, with putting Elio at an 84% Fresh critic score and a 91% audience score.

Elio is in theaters now. For more, check out our list of the most exciting 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming movies in 2025 and beyond, or, check out our list of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:movie release dates.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> KPop Demon Hunters is, while perhaps not the most imaginative title, exactly what it claims to be about: demon hunters that also happen to be K-pop stars. But don't let the straightforward title fool you; the new animated movie is an absolute musical blast, start to finish, and has quickly become my ♊new Netflix obsession. This isn't even hyperbole for the sake of it, as I watched the screener four times before release and have seen the movie anotherღ four times since Friday.

The basic plot of the animated film is that for generations, a trio of Hunters have kept the world safe from demons through song, creating a barrier that demons are largely stuck behind. In the modern day, this responsibility falls to Kp🍬op group Huntrix – Rumi൲, Mira, and Zoey. And just when they're close to keeping the demons out for good, a demon boy band comes on the scene to screw it all up.

It's a compelling premise taken to extreme heights by the nuances of the social dynamics between Huntrix members, some light explorati✤on of Korean idol culture, catchy original music with slick beats and killer hooks, and captivating animation that blen𝓀ds 2D and 3D with obvious inspiration from fellow Sony films Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Across the Spider-Verse.

How it's done, done, done

KPop Demon Hunters still featuring Rumi, Zoey, and Mira about to take on a group of demons in an airplane

(Image credit: Netflix)

I could go on and on about how the movie's love for going from serious, somewhat realistic expressions to cartoonish ones and back draws a꧅ straight line between it and Japanese anime, the clever ways it plays with camera placement to shift perspective, or even the wildly impressive tech that must be under the hood to deal with the various textures and dangling objects – seriously, zoom in on those clothes and count just how many bits and bobs the Huntrix girls have hanging from them in any given outfit.

But honestly? The strongest argument I can make is for you to take a moment and watch an early sequ෴ence from the film set to "How It's Done," one of several earworms from the soundtrack. Frankly, there are even more convincing segments, but the movie's songs are all narratively entangled to the point that anything beyond this would be a serious spoiler. (For my money, the final Saja Boys song has seen the most replay, but your mileage may vary.)

Now, admittedly, I am a su🔯cker for much of what KPop Demon Hunters has to offer. 🍸I inherently love a smart musical, anything that plays with the boundaries and limitations (or lack thereof) of animation as a medium immediately piques my interest, and to top it all off, it's an original IP and not some adaptation of a toy or the like. Not that I'm against that on its own merits.

It's just nice to have variety, and KPop Demon Hunters often feels like an earlier dra💛ft of something that the system might normally water down for the sake of palatability. There are any number of potential quibbles that the hypothetical suits with control of the purse strings may have had. Just off the top of the dome, here are a series of ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚexamples that might have been uttered:

  • It's too dark for an animated family movie and there are at least two or maybe three scenes that should be cut entirely
  • It's too Korean and should have more broad appeal
  • There should be less music overall or it should be downplayed in the marketing
  • Is there some way to further center the male lead?

And so on and so forth. Instead, the movie is colorful and unique, funny and heartbreaking, with an inc✱redible soundtrack and stellar animation. And while it's certainly standing on the shoulders of giꦫants, there's nothing exactly like it out there, to its credit. In fact, my biggest problem with the movie (now that the soundtrack is officially released) isn't that big at all, but I sure do wish Netflix would pick a single stylization of the movie's name and stick with it. Is it Kpop Demon Hunters, KPop Demon Hunters, or K-Pop Demon Hunters? The world may never know.


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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> New Pixar movie Elio has open🎐ed to the studio's worst ever box office numbers.

After ⛦hitting the big screen this past Friday (June 20), the film made $21 ๊million at the US box office and a total of $35 million globally across its opening weekend. Against a budget of $150 million, it's not looking good for Elio.

Bad reviews can't be blamed for low turnout, either. Critics and viewers alike are reacting positiꦇvely to the movie, and it's currently certified fresh on Rotten Toma🤪toes with a critics' score of 84% and an audience score of 91%. Instead, the internet seems to think another issue is at hand: a lack of marketing from Disney.

"The problem isn’t that audiences aren’t seeing original movies. The problem is that st❀udios aꦡren’t trying hard enough to get people to see them," one Twitter user.

"I think it's kind of sna✃ke-eats-tail situation. Studios are not advertising original films because audiences aren't showing up to see them in theaters, so studios put less money toward ads, thus audiences don't know the films are out, so they don't sh🎀ow up in theaters, etc....." someone else .

"Everyone I've talked to about it had no idea 🌄it existed or that it was released. So, I agree with you. Because the movie itself is great and anyone who has seen it seems to have good things to say about it," another user.

Elio is about a young boy who accidentally becomes planet Earth's intergalactic ambassador after he makes contact with aliens and is beamed up to space. The voice cast includes Avatar's Zoe Saldaña, The Good Place's Jameela Jamil, and෴ Oppenheimer's Matthia⛎s Schweighöfer.

Elio is out now in theaters. For more on what to watch, check out our guide to the other 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming Disney movies on the way in 2025 and beyond.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> Pixar is taking us way back to the late ‘90s by reintroducing its classic blooper reꦛels made famous by the likes of ꦇToy Story and Monsters Inc., and the nostalgia is real.

After over two decades of omitting blooper reels at the end of their animated movies, Pixar has created a set of outtakes for the upcoming ali🥀en movie Elio. The clip, shared on by DiscussingFilm, shows aliens Ambassador Questa and Lord Grigon messing up their takes, while Ambas♎sador Helix has a piece of the set fall on top of him. Poor little guy. Check out the reel below.

Blooper reels are largely a thing of the past, with many movies nowadays opting to show post-credits teases at the end rather than on-set slip-ups. But from the ‘90s to the ‘00s, blooper reels were a big hit. To join in on the fun, Pixar decided to go one step further and, as they didn't have on-camera slip-ups due to their staꦰrs being carefully crafted and animated, the studio decided to make its own outtakes.

Although the idea of putting together a reel of computer-animated outtakes was conceℱived whilst making Toy Story in 1995, the first time an animated blooper reel played on the big screen was at the end of the 1998 movie A Bug’s Life. Fans loved seeing their favorite animated characters show more of their personality and have fun 'off-camera', so the studio decided to repeat the process in T🐲oy Story 2 (1999), Monsters, Inc. (2001), and The Incredibles (2004).

It is not clear why Pixar deci🌜ded to stop making animated outtakes. It was likely due to th🦂e amount of time and effort it takes to create extra animated footage.

Elio Solis and Glordon in Elio

(Image credit: Disney Pixar)

Elio follows an alien obsessed young boy of the same name who is desperate to know more about space. "So, when he’s beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organizati🦩on with representatives from galaxies far and wide, Elio’s all in for the epic undertaking," reads the official ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚsynopsis. "Mistakenly identified as Earth’s leader, Elio must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions, and somehow discover who and where he is truly meant to be."

Disney Pixaꩵr’s Elio is directed by Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, and Coco’s Adrian Molina. The voice cast includes Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldaña, Remy Edgerly, Brad Garrett, Jameela Jamil, and Shirley Henderson.

Elio releases in theaters on June 20, 2025. For more, check out our list of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Pixar movies, or keep up with 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming movies heading your way.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> Disney and Universal are teaming up to sue AI company Midjourney in a lawsui🅰t that calls its AI generation tools a "bottℱomless pit of plagiarism," as reported by .

Midjourney's tools pull from existing material to gain information used to create new (sometimes strikingly similar) images and other media. Disney🦩 and Universal are targeting Midjourney's apparently indiscriminate data collection, alleging that it utilizes copyrighted material in ways that are not protected by current law.

"We are bullish on the promise of AI technology and optimistic about how it can be used responsibly as a tool to further human creativity, but piracy is piracy, and the fact that it's done by an AI company does not make it any less infringing," says Horacio Gutierrez, executive vice president and chief legal officer for Disney said in a state🃏ment.

NBCUniversal executive vice president and general counsel Kim Hꦕarris adds that the com🌄pany is suing Midjourney to "protect the hard work of all the artists whose work entertains and inspires us and the significant investment we make in our content."

Disney and Universal are citing numerous examples of characters and 🍃concepts owned by the two studios being recreated by Midjourney's generation tools, from Bart Simpson, to Iron Man, Buzz Lightyear, Shrek, ꦅand even the dragons from How to Train Your Dragon.

Midjourney founder David Holtz previously tol🧸d that the company's AI generation tools are t🥀rained on a "big scrape of the internet."

The s♚tudios are seeking an injunction to prevent Midjourney's tools from gathering data without protectiܫon of already copyrighted works, and an unspecified sum of monetary damages.

Take-Two CEO says AI users who think they "can push a button and say, 'Create the next GTA 6'" are completely wrong: "The big creative leaps forward will be generated by humans"

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> Spider-Verse star Shameik Moore may have just hinted that there will be three versions of Miles Morales in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse – but who's number three?

When asked if he could teas🙈e anything about Spider-Verse 3 on the red carpet at Tribeca Film Festival, Moore joked, "I'll be in it" (via TikTok user ). "Twice," the interviewer responded, to which Moore replied, "Three times!"

Now, we already know about the second Miles Morales: that's the Prowler, Earth-42's version of Miles, who Earth-1610 Miles accidentally crosses paths with in his attempt to get back home from the Spider-So💃ciety. But the third variant is still a bit of a mystery♉ at the moment, as is Miles' fate on Earth-42 (although Spider-Gwen is doing her best to find him…).

We're going to have to wait a while to find out what's in store, too. Across the Spider-Verse was released back in 2023, and Beyond the Spider-Verse was delayed indefinitely around the same time due to the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:WGA writers' strike and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:SAG-AFTRA actors' strike. A new release date in summer 2027 was announced at this year's CinemaCon, almost exactly ♎fไour years since the second movie hit theaters.

Alongside Moore, 𝕴the franchise's voice cast includes Hailee Steinfeld as Spider-Gwen, Jason Schwartzman as the Spot, Mahershala Ali as Miles' uncle Aaron Davis, Brian Tyree Henry as his father Jefferson Davis, and John Mulaney as Spider-Ham.

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse arrives in theaters on June 4, 2027. While we wait, check out our guide to all the other 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming superhero movies on the way, as part of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Marvel Phase 6, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:DCU Chapter One, and more.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> Incredibles 3 has found its director𒆙 in Elemental helme🀅r Peter Sohn (via ).

Brad Bird directed the 2004 o𒁏riginal and its 2018 sequel, but he's still involved in the threequel: he's writing the script and on board as a ꦉproducer.

The third Incredibles movie was announced at D23 in Aug🌱us⛄t 2024, but not much is known about the threequel just yet and this director reveal is the first official update we've had in almost a year.

Sohn worked on the first two Incredibles films as an animator and story consultant aꦉnd, according to The Hollywood Reporter,𓆏 Bird and Pixar's chief creative officer Pete Docter personally chose him to take the reins for round three.

He made his directorial debut with 2015's The Good Dinosaur, and his 2023 follow-up Elemental received an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature and 澳洲幸运ඣ5开奖号码历史查询:became a sleeper hit at the box office. Outside of the direc꧃tor's chair, Sohn has also worked on Finding Nemo, Ratatouille, WALL-E, Up, and more.

The Incredibles follows Bob and Helen Parr, AKA Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, a secretly superpowered fa෴mily trying to live a quiet, suburban life in a world where the government has outlawed superheroes. However, Bob can't shake his desire to help people, which ultimately gets his family into a whole lot of trouble… The voice cast includes Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, and Sarah Vowell.

Incredibles 3 doesn't have a release date yet. While we wait for more updates, check out our guide to the other 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming Disney movies to add to your watchlist.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> Massive laser-blades, evil demonic sorcerers disguised as a boy band, Spider-Verse styl🍬e visuals, an original K-pop soundtrack… When we say the first trailer for Netflix's new animated film is wild, we 🌄seriously mean it.

Aptly titled KPop Demon Hunters, the new animated film from Netflix and Sony Pictures tells the tale of ♎Huntrix, ♊a superstar girl group comprised of the ultra-talented and uber-adorable Rumi (Arden Cho), Mira (May Hong), and Zoey (Ji-young Yoo) who rock stadiums at the same time they're taking on demons disguised as a boy band called The Saja Boys who threaten to invade the entire world.

Here's the trailer:

Like we said, it's legitimately wild, and it looks like a hell of a lot of fun too, with a healthy dose of humor mixed into the action. And of course, the added draw of an all-new song by members of K-pop group ⭕TWICE should entice fans even more.

That's exactly what the film's co-director Maggie Kang, who is joined by Chris Applehans of Wish Dragon fame, had in mind, telling , "I just wanted to see something different from the Marvel female superheroes that were just sexy and cool and badass. But I also wanted to see girls who had potbellies and burped and were crass and silly and fun, because that's really what I am. So I just wanted to creat𒆙e somethꦏing that encompassed all of those elements."

Here's Netflix's official d💦escription of the film:

"When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira, and Zoey aren’t selling out stadiums, they’re using their secret identities as demon hunters to p𒀰rotect their fans from ever-present supernatural danger. Together, they must face their biggest threat - an irresistible rival boy band of demons in disguise. From Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse), comes a fiercely fun and action-packed kpop odyssey featuring brand-new, original songs. Also featuring a new, original song performed by Jeongyeon, Jihyo, Chaeyoung of TWICE."

KPop Demon Hunters premieres on Netflix on June 20. While we wait, dig into the澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询: best movies to stream on Netflix rightꦰ now.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin is joining up with Lion Forge Entertainment to produce a new animated movie about the fabled 12 labors of Hercules (or Heracles, as the mythic hero is known in his native Greece), as reported by . The film will be co-produced by Lion Forge Entertainment CEO and founder David Steward II𒊎, and Lion Forge president and chief creative officer Stephanie Sperber.

Titled A Dozen Tough Jobs, the film is an adaptation of the 1989 novel of the same name by writer Howard Waldrop, which takes the 1♏2 impossible tasks assigned to Hercules by the mythical King Eurystheus, which involve everything from slaying the Hydra, to cleaning the dirtiest stables in the world, and transports the story to Mississippi in the '20s, with Hercules portrayed as a sharecropper fighting against bigotry.

Theꦿ script will be written by Joe R. Lansdale of Bubba Ho-Tep fame, while Emmy-winning French animation studio Blue Spirit of Blueജ-Eyed Samurai fame will provide the visuals.

"If anyone understands the power of epic stories and expansive franchises, it's George R.R. Martin,” says David Steward II in a statement. "With A Dozen Tough Jobs, we're reimagining a timeless legend through fresh, culturally rich lenses. This isn't just a retelling - it's a groundbreaking take, unl🌱ike anything audiences have seen before, grounded in history but pushing myth into uncharted territory."

No projected release date for A Dozen Tough Jobs has been announced. While we wait to learn more, check out the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:25 best animated movies that aren't just for kids.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> Predator: Killer of Killers is a window into the history of the alien warriors known as the Yautja on Earth. But there's an Easter egg in the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:newest trailer for the animated anth⭕ology fil𝔉m that sugꦗgests it'll offer some hintཧs about the history of another famous extra-terrestrial monster, the Xenomorphs of the Alien franchise.

In one of the trailer's final shots, seen above, it looks a heck of a lot like one of the Yautja hunters is wearing a cape made of Xenomorph tℱails (h/t ), sugꦏgesting that this Predator in particular has encountered - and bested - his share of the deadly, acid-blooded aliens.

Of course, it could simply be a stylistic choice meanꦛt to unofficially nod to Alien fans. But there's a lot of evidence to suggest that those are in fact Xenomorph trophies.

For one thing, the Alien and Predator franchises are owned by the same parent company and have multiple official crossovers, including numerous comics, video games, and two full-length movies. And the Predator franchise has already featured Xenomorph skulls as𝓀 trophies, as far back as 1990's Predator 2, so there's plenty of precedent.

Last, but very much not least, Pred💃ator: Killer of Killers director Dan Trachtenberg is also directing Predator: Badlands, the n📖ext live-action theatrical film in the series. That movie features Elle Fanning as an android built by the Alien franchise's infamous mega-corporation Weyland-Yutani. So he's certainly not shy from mixing a little bit of Alien into his Predator.

Predator: Killer of Killers will be available on Hulu in the US and Disney Plus in the UK on June 6🉐. Predator: B𓄧adlands is currently set for a November 7 theatrical release date worldwide.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> It's been 20 years since Wall🌸ace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit first graced our screens, and it's still one of the sharpest and funniest horror comedies – and animated movies – ever made. Now, to celebrate two decades of Hutch the talking rabbit and Philip the dog's change purse, repertory film specialists Park Circus are bringing the movie back to theaters.

Co-directors Nick Park and Steve Box referred to the movie as the world's "first vegetarian horror film", and it combines typical Aardman stop-motion charm with classic monster movie parody. The titular pair's latest scheme is 'Anti-Pesto', a humane pest control company that protects local residents' vegetable patches from hungry rabbits ahead of the annual giant vegetable competition at Tottington Hall. Their weapon of choice is the 'Bun-Vac 6000,' a giant vacuum that sucks up rogue bunnies and traps them in a large glass container, before they're deposited in hutches back at Wallace's house🧜.

With the town's rabbit problem showing no signs of letting up, Wallace has a harebrained (sorry) idea: hook up his new 'Mind Manipulation-O-Matic' machine with the Bun-Vac 6000 to brainwash the bunnies into vegetable hatred. As Wallace says, "It's just a harmless bit of mind alteration." What could go wrong? And, surely, no🥂thing will get in the way of Gromit entering his prize marrow (or melon, if you watch the US cut) into the competition…

Grated Expectations

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

(Image credit: United Inte🐓rnational Pictures/DreamWorks)

Wallace and Gromit are joined by some new charact🌸ers for the new movie, including Helena Bonham Carter's Lady Campanula Tottington and a perfect turn from Ralph Fiennes as Lady Tottington's boorish suitor Lord Victor Quartermaine. However, new additions don't detract from the franchise's signature tongue-in-cheek humor that had previously made shorts The Wrong Trousers, A Grand Day Out, and A Close Shave so beloved.

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When I sat down to rewatch Curse of🤡 the Were-Rabbit recently, I realized that it had probably been about 20 years since I last watched it, too. I was eight years old when it was first released, but I found myself still able to quote various chunks of dialogue back at the screen ("It was arson… Someone arsin' around" has been seared into my brain for the past two decades, and for good reason). It's hard to express just how formative Wallace and Gromit was for my sense of humor, and it's the sort of film that's a joy to revisit after such a long time.

It's wall-to-wall gags, with as many visual jokes hiding in painst✤akingly crafted claymation sets as there are🌺 in the movie's dialogue. Wallace's book collection, featuring titles like 'Grated Expectations', 'East of Edam', and 'Waiting for Gouda', is a particular highlight, along with a brilliant exchange between Victor and Wallace that hinges on the similarities in pronunciation between "toupée" and "to pay". It's harmless, silly, clever humor that's aged like a good block of Somerset cheddar.

Worth the wait

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

(Image credit: United International Pictures/DreamWor𒅌ks)

The film is littered with hilariously on-the-nose movie re🔯ferences, too, from King Kong (when the Were-Rabbit grasps Lady Tottington in one giant, fluffy paw on the roof of Tottington Hall), to Jaws (when a hysterical crowd is brought to sense by a sage old man), and, most obviously with its full moon transformations, The Wolf Man.

The Curse of the Were-Rabbit was Wallace and Gromit's first big-screen adventure, and only animation studio Aardman's second venture into feature-length territory following 2000's Chicken Run. And, although both films were a commercial and critical success – Curse of the Were-Rabbit won Best Animated Feature at the Oscars 💟and grossed over $192 million at the global box office – it didn't spell the start of a trend for the studio: hapless inventor Wallace and his smart, mute mutt wouldn't get another theatrical outing for another 19 years, when Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl was released.

Vengeance Most Fowl proved to be just as much of a joy to watch in my 20s as Curse of the Were-Rabbit was on first-time viewing as a kid, and on my recent rewatch. If we only see Wallace and G♓romit on the big screen every two decades, then that's fair enough – it's worth the wait every time.


Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is back in UK cinemas from April 18. For more on what to watch, check out the rest of our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Big Screen Spotlight series.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse has finally confirmed a release date𒁏 after bei💃ng indefinitely delayed for almost two years. Sony Marvel's animated threequel will now land in cinemas on June 4, 2027.

This new release date, announce💞d this week at the CinemaCon, sees the film arriving more than three years later than originally planned. Beyond the ﷺSpider-Verse was set to be released on March 29, 2024, but it was pushed back because of the Hollywood strikes.

Summer🧜 2027 seems quite far away now, 🍷but luckily we have some first-look images to keep us going. The newly released pics show Miles Morales, Gwen and The Prowler, along with some incredible visuals and gorgeous animation style.

These scenes align with the first-look footage shown exclusively at the CinemaCon, which sees Miles and Gwen reuniting, as well as Miles f🅠ighting The Prowler before going on an adventure with him (via ).

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Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

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Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

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These images are giving as a glimpse at the upcoming threequel and its major players. During the CinemaCon, filmmakers Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson teased a little bit of the ⭕story, revealing that Miles Morales is on the run and his friends might not be able to save him. "Everyone keeps telling me how my story is supposed to go," Miles says in the early footage (via ).

In case you need a quick reminder, the 澳洲幸运✨5开奖号码历史查询:e🙈nding of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse sees Miles in a different reality where he encounters a parallel version of him who has transformed into The Prowler. The cliffhanger promises more adಞvent💧ures in the multiverse, as Miles will likely fight to find his way home.

Bey𒆙ond the Spider-Verse is written by David Callam, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, with Persichetti and Thompson leading the production as directors after working on ൩the previous two movies.

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse is arriving in cinemas on June 4, 2027. In the meantime, check out our rankings of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Spider-Man movies and the rest of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:new superhero movies currently in the works.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> After a long battle to get to the screen, including being outright canceled as a tax write-off for Warner Bros., the new Looney Tunes movie 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Coyote Vs. Acme is finally comin꧋g to theaters thanks toꩲ a deal between W💞arners and distributor Ketchup Entertainment, which has acquired the rights to release the film.

The movie, which stars John Cena among many other big names, was put on ice back in 2023 as part of a wave of cancelations in which Warner Bros. shelved films that were complete or near completion, including a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Batgirl film꧙ that was reportedly nearly done.

Coyote Vs. Acme tells the rauc💖ous tale of Wile E. Coyote trying to sue the Acme Corporation, who provides all of Wile E. Coyote's wacky inventions that more often than not blow up in his face while trying to catch the ever elusive Roadrunner.

"Directed by Dave Green, Coyote Vs. Acme features a stellar cast, including Will Forte, Jജohn Cena, Lana Condor and Tone Bell," reads the official description. "The film centers on Wile E. Coyote as he takes legal action against the Acme Corporation for the countless faulty product𝄹s that have hindered his relentless pursuit of the Road Runner. Coyote Vs. Acme is produced by Chris deFaria and James Gunn with a screenplay by Samy Burch."

Ketchup Entertainment is perha🌜ps best known for its 2024 reboot film Hellboy: The Crooked M♒an.

"We're thrilled to have made a deal with Warner Bros. Pictures to bring this film to au𓂃diences worldwide," says Gareth West, CEO of Ketchup Entert𝄹ainment. "Coyote Vs. Acme is a perfect blend of nostalgia and modern storytelling, capturing the essence of the beloved Looney Tunes characters while introducing them to a new generation. We believe it will resonate with both longtime fans and newcomers alike."

Ketchup Entertainment has yet to announce a release date for Coyote Vs. Acme. Have a look at our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming movies list for other confirmed releases.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> Aang's next film just got some more star power. Steven Yeun, star of The Walking Dead and Invincible, will play a role in an 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming movie set in the🅘 uꦿniverse of Avatar: The Last Airbender.

His addition to the animated feature comes Variety, and right now details are limited. It's unknown who he's voicing, or even what nation they might come from. Fans of The Last Airbe🥃nder may🍒 remember Yeun already had a role in the franchise, portraying Wan, the first Avatar, in The Legend of Korra.

In theory, he could be reprising that character, but we're speculating here. The film is currently called Aang: The Last A🐻irbender (since Avatar now happens to be taken♉ by another, much bigger franchise), and it's being directed by Lauren Montgomery with a release window of 2026. It's a sequel, following the characters years after the events of Avatar: The Last Airbender.

He joins a strong cast so far, with Eric Nam as Aang, Jessica Mattꦇen as Katara, Dionne Quan as Toph Beifong, Román Zaragoza as Sokka, and Dave Bautista as the unnamed villain. It's the second continuation of the Avatar mythos we've seen in recen🍸t years.

Netflix kicked off a live-action remake of the animated show in 2024, with two more seasons now in production. Meanwhile, Aang: Th⭕e Last Airbender is coming fro♉m Nickelodeon and Paramount, and it's being produced by franchise co-creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino.

Konietzko and DiMartino were involved in Netflix's series before leaving in 2020 due to creative differences, leading to them striking a deal with Nickelodeon. Itღ's all a bit messy, but the bottom line is, this movie with Yeun has the co-creators involved so it's in safe hands.

Besides his work on Invincible, Yeun was recently in Mickey 17 with Robert Pattinson, and the Netflix show Beef. You can check out when you might hear his voice again on the superhero side of things in our guide to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Invincible season 4.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> Chinese animated movie Ne Zha 2 is continuing to take the box office by storm – and it could even topple a James Cameron class🐭ic from the all-time highest-grossing mov📖ies chart.

So far, the movie has made over $2.1 billion at the global box offiꦕce and recently overtook Star Wars: The Force Awakens to become the fifth highest-grossing movie of all time. That means it could easily go on to beat the fourth highest-grossing movie of all time, Titanic, which has made $2.25 billionꦚ since it was released back in 1997.

If 🎀the film beats Titanic, it will only have Avatar: The Way of Water, Avengers: Endgame, and Avatar between it and the top spot, which is quite an achievement considering Ne Zha 2 was only released in China on January 29, 2025. A North American release followed on February 14, before the movie expꦍanded to the UK on March 14.

A sequel to 2019's Ne ꦬZha, the film follows the unlikely titular hero, a demon child raised by humans. In the aftermath of the first movie's epi🌟c battle, Ne Zha must now embark on a dangerous quest to find an elixir to save the dragon prince Ao Bing. Along with Ne Zha 2's place in the highest-grossing movie chart, the film also holds the title of highest-grossing animated movie and non-English-language movie.

Ne Zha 2 is out now in theaters worldwide. For more, fill out your watchlist with our picks of the best 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming movies still to come in 2025.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> While many of the past year's animated off🐠erings have been sequels, Flow somehow managed to pip past them all to win an Oscar at the 2025 Academy Awards. The Latvian film made with open-source software beat the likes of Inside Out 2 and Wallace and Gromit's latest adventure – and it's proof of the p🍬ower of a good original story, told boldly.

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Shining a light on the under-the-radar theatrical relea𒐪ses that you need to know about, with a new artic🤡le every Friday.

Completely dialogue-💃free, the animated adventure tells the tale of a small black cat who finds themselves on an unwanted mission of survival. When an apocalyptic flood washes away their home and the forest they live in, they end up swimming across oceans as they try to survive. Along the way, they meet a selection of animals trying to similarly brave the elements as their journey takes them through ancient cities as well as into the path of new predators.

Nothing is told to audiences in this compelling story. Instead, you must either infer or just embrace the fluidity of the film's storytelling. It's not clear where all the humans are – have they fled or𝓀 perished? – nor is it ever clear exactly where in the world you'd find such an eclectic selection of furry friends. However, it never feels like it matters, thanks to the sharp attention given to this one cat's incredible adventure – and it will leave you feeling every moment.

Universal language

Flow

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Interestingly, the choice to not use dialogue in Flow came from director Gints Zilbalodis' insecurity. Speaking to , the filmmaker shared: "I'm a little bit afraid of using dialogue; it’s not my comfort zone. I like expressing myself much more t💙hrough sound and the camera."

He went on to call this approach a m♉ore "simple" way to tackle filmmaking. "I think that, through simplicity, we can go [somewhere] deeper. So even without dialogue, you can tell what the chara✱cters are trying to express to each other."

Zilbalodis added: "It may just be basic, essential prompts, but [their actions say] something about their motivations and personalities. I think i🐈t’s also good to have limitations creatively, especially in animation, where there are infinite possibilities and directions to go."

Indeed, much of Flow's joy is in its focus. Instead of navigating through multip🍨le strands of storytelling, the film remains with its feline protagonist throughout its 90-minute runtime. Whether we're watching them curl up in a ball to sleep or try to swim and catch fish in a swirling river, the camera stays alongside them.

This proximity helps the viewer develop a real bond with the cat and by the end of t🙈he film I almost wondered if I could suddenly understand meows. Such a connection, too, means that the emotion of their journey builds momenꦕtum and leaves audiences hooked to how it will all pan out against incredible odds.

Broad appeal

Flow

(Image credit: Sideshow and Janus Films)

I first watched Flow as part of Brighton's film festival Cinecity in a sold-out screening with an audience full of both children and adults, both of whom were equally swept up in the magic on screen. When the feedback emerged after the film had end𓄧ed, several parents shared their shock at how a dialogue-free movie could captivate their children's attention for the entire film.

It seems it's not just humans who have been enthralled by it, either. According to , there are lots of vi𝔉deos on TikTok of animals watching along with their owners, including cats who fജollow the movements of their on-screen feline counterpart and dogs equally enraptured by the animals running across the screen.

There's something universal about Flow and the language it uses to communicate with its audience. Dialogue-free films are not unheard of by any means, nor are ambitious animations, but for Flow to reach the success i😼t has shows there is real creativity an🀅d potential in pushing this genre of animation further.

Critics and audiences alike have adored it, landing it a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score with both. This stands out especially in the wake of several hundred million dollar re✱leases not connecting with viewers. While they struggle to crawl back the cash, this animation hꩲas already made ten times its budget. I hope it means that such original, boಌld storytelling continues to get greenlit – especially if it involves more cuddly creatures.


Flow is out in cinemas now in the UK and available to watch on Max in the US. For more, check out the rest of our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Big Screen Spotlight series.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> After being dropped by ♌Warner Bros, The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie has become a huge hit with fans who, along with the film’s storyb𓂃oard artist, are petitioning to keep it playing in theaters so that more people can see it.

"The film WILL continue to play in theaters, through this coming weekend," said artist Michael Ruocco via . "Word of mouth & hype WORKS! So this week, make sure to get to the nearest theater,🅠 buy a ticket, and support it during its current release window!"

The animated movie has had to fight for its ꦇtheatrical run. The Looney Tunes flick was initially set to be distributed by Warner Bros and then released on HBO’s streaming service Max, but the studio decided to drop the film altogether. Then, after distributer Ketchup picked up the flick and released it nationwide starting March 14, the movie was threatened to be pulled on Wednesda🐓y, March 19.

However, due to the power of socia🐓l media, Ruocco has confirmed that the film will continue to play on screens for at least another week. "It's technicall♍y STILL in a limited release window!," added Ruocco. "The only way it'll stick around and continue to perform is if people go and buy tickets."

The Day The Earth Blew Up currently stands at a respectable 88% audience score on . However, with the movie currently sitting at $5 million at the box office compared to its $15 million budget, the animation will have to draw in more ticket sales for it to be consi🦩dered a box office hit. But it looks like Ruocco’s efforts just might pay off as on𝐆e BlueSky user replied, "Got me and my wife tickets for next Monday!" and another added, "I'll be seeing it tonight."

Welcoming back our favorite animated comedy duo Porky Pig and Daffy Duck, the movie follows the pair as they try to save Earth from an alien inva🐲sion. Following the Space Jam movies and Looney Tunes: Back in Action, The Day the Earth Blew Up is the first-ever fully animated Looney Tunes feature-length movie created for the big screen.

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is out now in US theaters. A UK release date is yet to be revealed. For more, check out our list of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询ꦕ:best animated movies that are not Di🌞sney and keep up with 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:new movies heading your way.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> Shrek 5 is on its way to the big screen next year, even though 2010's Shrek Forever After was supposedly the final movie in the franchise. Not that we're co🦩mplaining, of course – good things come to those who wait.

Plus, 💧澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:not only is a fifth installment on the way, but there's also a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:standalo🅷ne Donkey movie in the worksꦡ, with none other than Eddie Murphy returning.

We may have over a year before we return to the swamp, but that hasn't stopped us from putting together your complete guide to everything we know so far about Shrek 5, from 🌠the movie's release date, a list of every confirmed cast member, and the lowdown on the first teaser trai🌠ler.

Shrek 5 release date

Shrek and Donkey get a fright in the teaser for Shrek 5

(Image credit: Universal Pictures)

Shrek 5 is set to hit theaters on December 23, 2026.

This marks 16 years since the fourth film, Shrek Forever After, premiered. Before the franchise was put on hiatus, each sequel had a three-year gap: after Shrek premiered in 2001, Shrek 2 ꦛwas released in 2004, with Shrek the Third following in 2007, and the fourth sequel was released in 2010. The franchise spin-off Puss in Boots hit theaters in 2011, with its sequel arriving 11 yearᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚs later in 2022.

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:As Eddie Murphy confirmed last year, a standalone Donkey spin-off is on the way, th🔯ough we don't know when the film will premiere. The voice acting for Shrek 5 was completed in 2024, and as of right now, we don't have confirmation as to whether or not Donkey has entered production. Still, we can speculate a 2027 or 2028 release date for that spin-off, as Murphy made sure to note that the films are "[not happening] at the same time."

Shrek 5 plot speculation

Princess Fiona is ready to fight in Shrek

(Image credit: Dreamworks)

Shrek Forever After took a pre-MCU multiverse turn, what with Rumpelstiltskin transporting Shrek into an alternate rea▨lity where he was never born (it's giving Spider-Man: No Way Home, actually) and no one knows who he is. Of course, he manages to save the day and return to his regular timeline and swamp. The end credits do not end with a musical number this time, but instead a covꦛer of The Monkees' "I'm a Believer" (which was covered by Smash Mouth for the first film and sung to Fiona by Shrek in the musical medley mid-credits scene.)

All that said, the official plot for the film has not yet been released – but we have a feeling it wi🌠ll focus on Felicia, Shrek and Fiona's only daughter, go🧔ing off on her own treacherous adventure and introducing us to a new batch of magical characters.

We do know, however, t꧃hat the story is in good hands: Michael McCullers, 🔜former Saturday Night Live scribe and writer of Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and The Bossy Baby, has penned the script. Walt Dohrn and Conrad Vernon are directing, along with director Brad Ableson. Dohrn, who also voices the Gingerbread Man aka Gingy, wrote Shrek 2, and Vernon directed Shrek 2.

There's also a bit of a plot hole since we saw three ogre babies in Shrek Forever After, Fergus, Farkle, and Felicia, and the teaser trailer seems to suggest that Felicia is Shrek and Fiona's one and only child. However, it's likely that Felicia is the only offspring to appear in the teaser because it was, after all, a casting announcement to welcome Zendaya to the Shrek franchise. Whওether we see Fergus and Farkle in Shrek 5 remains to be seen, but we'll just have to wait for the next trailer.

It's also worth mention⛦ing that Donkey and Dragon had multiple dronkey babies – and they'd be wel🌠l into their teen years by now. Here's hoping we get to meet them as well.

Is there a Shrek 5 trailer?

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:DreamWorks upl꧟oaded the first look at Shrek 5 as a "cast a🍬nnouncement," but we'll accept it as our first teaser trailer for now.

In the teaser, Donkey, Shrek, Fiona, and their daughter Felicia stand around Mirℱror, who shows the family a few Shrek memes – one of which is that super popular internet one where Shrek is Godzilla-level height and wearing a latex suit. Pinocchio then admits to creating the memes, and some on-screen text informs us that Zendaya is indeed doing t🦂he voice of Felicia.

The brief clip, which can be viewed above, is only 27 ജseconds in length and leaves much to be desired. We'll likely get an official trailer later in the year as we get closer and closer to the 2026 release date.

There were some mixed reactions from fans, with many questioning 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:why the animation looked different. The animation team behind Sonic even chimed in, posting a TikTok that shows the transition from "Ugly Sonic" to the 🦩softer, cut🔜er version that ended up in the franchise. We have a♔ feeling DreamWorks will make some tweaks before the new movie arrives.

Shrek 5 cast

Zendaya in Dune: Part Two

(Image credit: Warner Bros.)

The aforementioned casting announcement confirmed that Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy would indeed be back to voice their original characters, with Zendaya signing on as Felicia. We can also infer from the clip that Chris Miller, who has done the voice of Mirror for all four films (and directed Shrek the Third), and Cody Cameron, who has been the franchise voice of Pinocchio, have returne🌟d.

Absent from the announcement, however, is Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots. Given that Puss in Boots had a second standalone movie just three years ago, it's hard to imagine he won't be making an appearance in Shrek༒ 5. I'm hopeful that he'll appear in a later trailer or announcement.

Below is the confirmed Shrek 5 cast list so far:

  • Mike Myers as Shrek
  • Cameron Diaz as Fiona
  • Eddie Murphy as Donkey
  • Zendaya as Felicia, Shrek and Fiona's daughter
  • Conrad Vernon as the Gingerbread Man

Where can you stream the Shrek movies?

Shrek (2001)

(Image credit: DreamWorks Pictures)

Shrek, Shrek 2, and Shrek the Third are available to stream on Peacock. Shrek Forever After can be strꩵeamed only on Max. Spin-off movies Puss in Boots and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish are both on Prime Video.

Peacock starts at $7.99 for a monthꩲly subscription, with Max starting at $9.99, and Prime🔴 Video starting at $8.99.


For more, check out our list of the most exciting 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming movies in 2025 and beyond.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> New Chinese animated movie Ne Zha 2 has ov🔥ertaken Star Wars: The Force Awakens to become the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time.

The movie was released in China on January 29, before arriving in North America on February 14. The film has now made $2.07 billion at the global box office, making it the highest-grossing release of 2025 so far. The Force Awakens, which was released 10 years ago in 2015 as the first instaᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚllment in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, made $2.068 billion.

What's more, it's now the ൲highest-grossing animated movie of all time and the highest-grossing non-English-language movie, and the first non-English-language film to make over $1 billion at the box office.

A sequel to 2019's Ne Zha, the film follows the unlikely titular hero, a demon child raised byꦦ humans. In the aftermath of the first movie's epic battle, Ne Zha must now embark on a dangerous quest to find an elixir to s🐭ave the dragon prince Ao Bing.

Ne Zha 2's rapid rise up the box office ch✱arts now places it in the top five highest-grossing movies of all time, with only Titanic, Avatar: The Way of Water, Avengers: Endgame, and Avꦯatar above it. 2015's Jurassic World, which previously held the number 10 spot, has now been pushed out of the top 10.

As well as being a hit with audiences, Ne Zha 2 has also landed well with critics. The movie currently has a perfect scor🧜e of 100% on Rotten 🌺Tomatoes.

Ne Zha 2 is out now in US theaters and arrives in UK cinemas on March 14. For more, get up to speed on the rest of this year's best 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming movies with our guide to the biggest 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:movie release dates in 2025.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Pokemon Legends: Z-A still has plenty of mysteries left to it, but the recent extended look at the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming Switch game during the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Pokemon Presents 2025 showcase also revealed a bunch of reasons to get excited about the title ahead of its release in 2025. Details on Lumiose City's "urban redevelopment plan," the returning starter Pokemon – Chikorita, Tepig, and Totodile – and Mega Evolution are all well and good. But what truly has me ready to play right now is that it would appear that Pokemon Legends: Z-A is finally cashing the check written by the '90𓄧s anime's combat.

Essentially, Pokemon Legends: Z-A is adding real-time combat with positioning. What moves you're using, when, and where your opponent i♊s and what they're doing actually come into consideration in the new Pokemon game. While that might sound pretty bog-standard for modern video games, it's a massive departure for Pokemon as a game with its, at least historically, turn-based battles. Every majo꧟r Pokemon game has, by and large, been about standing in one spot and slapping your opponent with moves over the course of several turns.

Meowth, that's right

Pokemon Legends Z-A screenshot

(Image credit: The Pokemon Company)

If you're an old man like me, or maybe ju🦂st old in general, you might recall that the Pokemon anime series isn't… exactly like this. Pretty much from the start, Ash and Pikachu were dodging, dipping, ducking, diไving, and dodging pretty much out of the gate. Mechanically, the games have always allowed evasion where a move might miss, but there was never a responsive element in the way that the anime might often use.

In the games, an enemy Horsea using Water Gun doesn't allow me to carefully and tactically respond with Thunderbolt to take advantage of the water even if Ash (may he rest in peace) might have Pikachu respond with Iron Tail to bat away certain attacks. The two fighting styles꧃ were entirely distinct, and if you both watched the anime and played the games, the difference was (and is) pretty stark.

While not specifically referencing the anime series, the d🅠oes make a point to call out that the combat is a series first. "In previous titles in the Pokémon video game series, Pokémon took action once per turn," the description reads. "In Pokémon Legends: Z‑A, Trainers and their Pokémon will move around in real time during battles, and Pokémon will 𝔉unleash their moves when their Trainers command them to."

You don't need to take my word for it. Or even the Pokemon website's word for it. You can see this real-time combat in action in the latest Pokemon Legends: Z-A trailer for yourself. And given there's 🎉still several months ahead of its release later this year, it seems fair to speculate that we've only seen the tip of the Bergmite, so to speak, thus far.

Admittedly, this is all in anticipation of a system that might not be as robust as I'd like. I'm excited a🔜bout a couple bits of gameplay footage from a much larger game, and who knows whether what we've seen and been told is actually representative of the final Pokemon Legends: Z-A experience. It wouldn't be the first time a new Pokemon got me excited only to let me d𓂃own.

But maybe Pokemon Legends: Z-A really does pull it off. Real-time combat, even aside from the anime of it all, is a huge change of pace that might make combat feel truly impactful. All signs point to the Legends se♎ries being a place where Game Freak is willing to experiment a little bit and push the boundaries. Pokemon Legends: Arceus has a laundry list of differences compared to, say, Pokemon Sword and Shield. And as someone that grew up with both the Pokemon games and the Pokemon anime, it seems perfectly reasonable to hope that the two finally perfectly dovetail decades later.


Get the run down on the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Pokemon Legends Z-A Starters and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Pokemon Legends Z-A Mega Evolutions.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> Re-Logic's action sandbox game Terraria is the game that keeps on giving. With its sixth "final" update on the way (which, at this point, we know almost certainly won't be the actual final update), the devs have been keeping us fed for almost 14 years, but perhaps it's little wonder when the community ꦚis still thriving well ove🍌r a decade on.

As , last week, the community-driven mod that lets you play and launch Terraria mods, tModLoader, hit a new all-time concurrent player peak on Steam, proving that the hunger for the game and its mods is still growing. To be exact, according to , tModLoader hit 50,342 concurrent players on March 1 at 2pm UTC, which, as it happens, was exactly one day before Steam broke its own concurrent user record again, passing 40 million for the first time.

Terraria itself hasn't broken its concurrent player peak on Steam in quite some time – it saw an enormous surge in May 2020, around the release of the once-final 1.4 Journey's End update. We'll just have to see if it can surpass that whenever the next update, 1.4.5, eventually launches – it was originally planned for 2023, but last year, the devs said that there was 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:"no way" it was releasing before 2025.

A couple of months ago, Re-Logic stated that it was "hopeful that this year will bring the long-awaited update," so we'll just have to watch this space. Either way, lead developer Andrew "Redigit" Spinks has made it clear that "Terraria will never die as long as there is one last final update," so hopefully we still have many more💙 years of the game ahead of us, and numerous "final" updates to come.

You can also check out our roundup of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:games like Terraria for even more to play.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> It’s been 16 years since Tiana graced our screens in The Princess and the Frog, and we’re going to be waiting some time longer for her return. Disney has shelved an upcoming sequel TV series that had been in production since 2020, with some l♌ayoffs now expected as a result.

The news comes from , which states that the show Tiana, intended to eventually come out on Disney Plus, is officially canned as part of a move away from longform releases🐈 on the service. An unannounced movie ha♚s also gotten the chop in the pivot.

It’s reported that some people will be laid off at Disney’s Vancouver studio as a result. Named for the eponymous hero, Tiana underwent multiple creative changes and it’s believed the project simp𓃲ly never firmed up enough to jus🍬tify itself.

Anika Noni Rose, who voiced Tiana in the movie, was🍸 slated to return to the role. Some form of special based on The Princess and the Frog is said to be the early stages of development, as although the House of Mouse hasn’t d🦹one much with the film or its characters on screen, Tiana holds some prominence in marketing and merchandise as a Disney Princess.

This marks a co🎀ntinued change up in Disney’s slate. Dream Productions and Win or Lose are Pixar’s last ventures into episodic TV production for the time-being, and last year’s Moana 2 shifted from an episodic release to a blockbuster film with a large-scale theatrical rollout mid-production.

The change proved smart, since Moana 2 brought in over $1 billion worldwide. Disney purportedly intends to maintain at least one animat꧋ed theatrical movie a year, alongside occasional spin-offs.

The next 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming movie from the Magic Kingdom is Snow White, a live-action remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which comes out March 27, 2025. For what else is happening under Mickey Mouse’s umbrella, check out our guides to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming Marvel movies and shows and all the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:new Star Wars movies and TV shows in the pipeline.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> Details of the followup to Haikyu!!: The Dumpster Battle, one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best anime movies of 2024, have been revea🐭led with the first trailer. Not only are we gettiꦛng the sequel, now titled Haikyu!! the Movie: VS The Little Giant, but there’s a TV special coming soon as well.

Unveiled as part of a 10th anniversary , the trailer for Haikyu!! The Movie: VS The Little Giant teases more exhilarating volleyball action from the Spring Nationals. Having🐷 bested the wildcats from Nekoma High School, Shoyo Hinata and the rest of his Karasuno teammates move on to face Kamomedai High—another climactic showdown.

The matcꩲh against Kamomedai was teased at the end of the last movie, where Hinata came face to face with Kōrai Hoshiumi, one of the school’s star players and another prodigious talent who’s on the shorter side. He’s the eponymous ‘Little Giant🌳’ the crows will need to overcome if they want to progress.

The footage focuses almost entirely on Hinata and Hoshiumi, making it clear this will be another test of wills for either side. Date Tech High make an appearance as well, in their light green and white jerseys. The Dumpster Battle had quite a few flashbacks, so VS The Little Giant may do the same, re-iไntroducing ol🔴d rivals for the less familiar cinema-going audience.

We just have these clips to go by for now, since no official syno꧟psis has been releas༒ed yet.

Meanwhile, another beloved match from the manga, Fukurōdani Academy vs Mujinazaka High, is being adapted for television. 'The Place Where Monsters Go' will 💛cover their intense encounter during another quarterf♔inal in the Spring Nationals.

Susumu Mitsunaka is returning to write and direct VS The Little Giant, with Production I.G. continuing to handle the🎶 animation. Interestingly, there 𒅌was a small change to the overarching name for these releases, in light of this announcement.

Previously, The Dumpster Battle and its sequel formed Haikyu!! Final, a two-part last hurrah for the franchise on-screen. The 'Final' has since been taken off the official website. More installments and specꦜials to come, perhaps? There’s certa🍸inly plenty more to adapt from Hinata’s journey.

For now, we have Haikyu!! The Movie: VS The Little Giant and The Place Where Monsters Go to look forward to. Neither have a release window yet, but keep an eye on our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:new anime list for what else you should look out for, and comb through our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best anime selection for other hits you should watch.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> The memes started coming and didn't stop coming following the release of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:the brand-new Shrek 5 trailer, which announced that Zendaya would be joining the cast as the daughter of Shrek (Mike Myers) and Fiona (Cameron Diaz). The casting news wasn't the main concern, though, as 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:fans quickly reacted to the new look of the ogre family and Donkey (Eddie Murphy), w🔯hich was theorized to have almost an AI influence due to more polished designs than the iconic versions we're used to. Now, the divisive makeover has made such a noise from Far, Far Away that it could be heard over in Green Hills, with Sonic even chiming in on the reaction.

In a brilliant bit of self-owning, the Sonic movies' account posted a video expressing their deepest sympathies about the recent backlash and wanting to🌌 lend a helping gloved hand. The video said, "Any green ogres looking for advice, take notes," while showing the transition from the original Sonic design, which was universally loathed, to the now much-loved and accurate reiteration of the 🦂beloved video game character.

In the case of the blue blur, that was one of the rare occasions in cinema history where fan outrage actually benefitted a project. The first design of Sonic the Hedgehog was a hideous iteration of SEGA's mascot, with his eyes far too small and fans flabbergasted by his alarmingly noticeable teeth. As a result, the development of the first movie pumped the brakes, and Sonic eventually made his big-screen debut exactly how we wanted him. Had that not been the case, we might not have ended up with two sequels, a Knuckles spin-off and a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Sonic 4 now officially in the works.

As for Shrek, given the noticeable uproar, there's no telling if the same approach will be taken here and our loveable ogre and his pals will get the same treatment. There's still a long way to go before Shrek 5 hits theaters, as it's scheduled for December 23, 2026. Nonetheless, that would still give them more time than the team behind Sonic the Hedgehog had when they announced he was being reworked on May 19, 2019, for the film that was pushed back from November 8, 2019, to February 14, 2020. Shrek might bust out his outhouse to Smash Mouth and look just how we've always seen him. In the meantime, though, here's a list of the 💦澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best animated movies that aren’t 𓆉Disney🐷, with chara🍸cters all looking perfectly fine, honestly.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The first Shrek 5 teaser has landed, but fans are all wondering the same thing - why do💯es the ani🌟mation look so different?

The quick 25-second video shows Shrek and Donkey swiping through S𓆏hrek memes on the magic mirror when Fiona and her daughter, voiced by Zendaya, join the frame. There's no doubt that Shrek, Donkey, and Fiona look vastly different from 🌊the first four movies, and viewers have noticed too.

"Why does the animation loo♔k like an AI interpretation of what Shrek 5 could look like?," on Twitter, while , "Why are they actively destroying iconic characters?." A lot of attention seems to be on Fiona especially, as said "I’m 🐷pissed at that Princess Fiona redesign the most…" Of course, this could be down to the characters simply aging.

Another point in the trailer wh⛎ich has fans confused is the exclusion of Shrek and Fiona’s other two children, Fergus and Farkle. "The worst part about the Shrek 5 teaser just being a casting announcement is that it completely ignores the rest of the children," . But, we still are not 100% sure that Zendaya is playing Felicia as when we last saw her in Shrek 4, she had blue eyes. Whereas Zendaya’s character clearly has brown eyes❀.

Check out more reactions below.

However, it is important to note that the new design could just be down to advancements in animation, which matches the most recent movie in the franchise, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. Similarly, has reported that the teaser was initially set to release in December, bu🧸t was dropped early due to Zendaya’s casting being leaked. This could mean that the changes are due to the teaser being bumped up ahead of schedule.

Shrek 5 is due to hit theaters on December 23, 2026. For more, check out our list of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best animated movies that ar🀅en’t Disney, or keep up with the most exciting 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming movies in 2025 and beyond.

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The first teaser�ꦉ� for Shrek 5 is here - and so is Zendaya.

In the teaser, Donkey, Shrek, Fiona, and their daughter (!!!) stand around Mirror, who, ever 🐈the troll, shows the family a few Shrek memes - one of which is that weird TikTok one where Shrek is Godzilla-level height and wearing a latex suit for some reason. Pinnochio then admits to creating the memes - and the cast list informs us that whose name has not yet been revealed. You can watch the brief clip above.

Cameron Diaz, Mike Meyers, Ed🦩die Murphy, as well as Cody Cameron who voices Pinocchio, are all returning to the swamp. Absent from the teaser, however, is none other than Puss in Boots. Where is Antonio Banderas? He had two standalone Puss in Boots movies! My hope is that he's announced as a surprise later on as we get closer to release. It's not Shrek without him.

Shrek 4, aka Shrek Forever After, premiered in 2010 - and it definitely wasn't my favorite of the franchise (it also has the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score out of all four). However, now is the best time for a new Shrek movie and I could not be more excited. The world needs good, wholesome fun and maybe a few farꦏt jo📖kes. Plus, Walt Dohrn and Conrad Vernon are directing, along with director Brad Ableson. Dohrn wrote Shrek 2 and Vernon directed Shrek 2. We are so back.

Shrek 5 hits theaters on December 23, 2026, pushed back from its initial release date of July 1, 2026. For more, read our op-ed on 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:why the world absolutely needs Shrek 5 ri🃏ght now, or, check out our list of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:movie release dates.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> How to Train Your Dragon director Dean DeBlois has revealed that he used the 2010 animated movie as a "test screening" for the new live-action remakeꦗ in order to improveꦺ on its mistakes.

"That first movie was made in a rush, and I’m super proud of it, but there are things that we could have done even better. My attitude was, let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater," DeBlois, who co-directed the animated version and is back at the helm for the new remake, told , adding that the team decided to treat the animated movie as "our la𝓡test test screening."

Fans of the animated movie didn't take too kindly to the comments, however. "Jesus Christ what a bleak way of looking at one of the best animated features of ✱the 21st century that a crew poured so much care and effort into," one Twitter user.

"Sounds a whꦍole lot like you're trying to discredit the impact the original animated movie had to prop up something that's trying to♔ fix what ain't broke," another.

"Maybe I’m being dramatic or biased but it really is disheartening to see someone talk about their art in this way, especially when the art 𓄧in question as good as the first how to train your dragon was," soﷺmeone else.

"Animation deserves more respect than this. It's always talked abo♛ut as if it's l🐬esser," another user.

"We still had time and money to go a little deeper with characters, to enrich the experience, to make the action scenes, the flying, more visceral, more immersive, but also make the character♛ relationships a little richer and deeper," DeBlois continued.

"Hopefully, the experience ඣwould be something that echoes to the familiarity and the nostalgia of the first movie, but with depth. There are many ways we could have gone, but that’s the way that felt most comfortable to me, because I am really proud of that animated movie.”

Set in a world where Vikings and d🤡ragons have been enemies for generations, How to Train Your Dragon follows the unlikely bond between Hiccup, a young, awkward Viking, an🐷d his new companion Toothless the dragon. The animated movie was released back in 2010 and Jay Baruchel voiced Hiccup. The live-action remake sees The Black Phone's Mason Thames take over the role, while Gerard Butler reprises his role from the animated movie as Hiccup's father Stoick the Vast.

How to Train Your Dragon arrives in theaters on June 13. For more on this year's 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming movies, check out our guide to the biggest 2025 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:movie release dates.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> Throughout Wallace and Gromit's carefully handled history, you'll see the dynamic duo that come with an occasional fingerprint on has paid homage 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:to other staples of cinema history. Now, it's been revealed that in their latest movie, Wallace and Gromit: Ve🦹ngeance Most Fowl, a nod to The Lord of the Rings can be found deep within▨ its depths.

Speaking to about the latest film released on Netflix that earned an 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature, production designer Matt Perry revealed ౠwhere a nod to the epic adventure in Middle Earth can be found. During Gromit's discovery of the helper gnome, Norbot's hidden lair, the film gives off strong Isengard vibes. “The idea was based on the building of the Uruk-hai army, so we’re getting that feeling of sparks and industrial works.”

It was a view that even the Dark Lord might be impressed by and another testament to the incredible work of Aardman Animations, who have handled Wallace and Gromit's adventures since 1989👍. “We doubled the height of the basement ♓to allow for that shot. We just wanted it to be vast,” explained Perry, with not a digital bit of wizardry in sight for a sequence that “was all in-camera.”

Giving everyday tools an alternative use is something that the silent but brilliant Gromit and his pal, Wallace, have been doing for years. This time, of course, they're forced to face an equally clever foe with Feathers McGraw, who is busting out of prison by way of a submarine, which was designed to be intentionally imposing just like its dead-eyed captain. Perry told Variety they were particular about what was brought aboard the vessel. “Victorian ga✱rdening tools to make the inside have that gothic feel.”

You can see just how McGraw faces off against our൲ heroes right now with Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl streaming on Netflix.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> Ne Zha 2, the sequel to the Chinese anim♏ated comedy Ne Zha, is on track to become the bi𒆙ggest animated film of all time.

The movie, which hit theaters in China on January 29, has garnered $1.37 billion at the global box office against a budget of just $80 million. Ne Zha 2 is the highest-grossing film of 2025, the highest-grossing film in China, the highest-grossing non-English language film, the 16th highest𓆉-grossing film of all time, and has jus✤t beat out the Super Mario Bros. Movie for third-highest grossing animated film of all time. The flasghip film, first released in 2019, earned $747 million at the global box office against a budget of $22 million.

The sequel picks up directly ♏fter the events of the first film after Ne Zha and Ao Bing sacrifice themselves using the Chaos Pearl's energy, effectively destroying their physical bodies, while their souls live on. Per the official synopsis, "Taiyi Zhenren attempts to use the seven-colored lotus to reshape theℱir physical bodies, but encounters numerous difficulties."

Written and directed by Jiaozi aka Yang Yu, the voice cast includes Joseph as Ne Zha, Mo Han as Ao Bing, Hao Chen as Li Jing, Yuze Han as Aoshun, Qi Lü a🌄s Lady Yin, Yanting Lü as 🌌Boy Nezha, Deshun Wang as Wuliang, Xianwong as Xinglinr.

The film currently sit🍒s at a 99% Fresh audience score on .

Ne Zha 2 is in theaters now. For more, check out our list of the most exciting 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming movies in 2025 and beyond, or, skip to our list of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:movie release dates.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> When Warner Bros. said, "That's all, folks," to Coyote vs. Acme, the internet bounced back, demanding that the live-action Looney Tunes movie finally see its day on the big screen. Unfortunately, the studio didn't budge from 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:shelving the project to take a $30 milli🐼on tax write-off, and now one of the film's stars, Nick Forte, has spoken out about the decision.

“My thoughts were that it’s fucking bullshit,” the actor told , backing the film that the rest of the world will never see. “It is such a delightful movie. It deserves so much better than✃ it got. I can’t tell you possibly why the decision was made to not release it. But it makes my blood boil.”

In the film, Forte plays a down-on-his-luck human attorney who partners up with Wile E. Coyote for a lawsuit of the century. Tired of ACME products failing to do their job in capturing his longtime target, the Road Runner, Wile E. attempts to file a case against the mega corporation for all his years of trauma and presumably the bulk buying of sandwich board signs that have "HELP!" on them. The film also starred 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:John Cena and Lana Condor.

Pleased to hear that the world hadn't forgotten about this now archived animation, Forte said, “Thank you for asking me about it because I like talking about the movie because I don’t want people to forget what [Warner Bros.] did to this,” The whole experience certainly sounds like a bittersweet one that he's still understandably sore overꦺ. “I appreciate them letting us make it, but don’t let us make this thing that we fall in love with and then not show it. I would understand if the thing sucked, but it’s really good. Maybe, somehow, we get to see it at some point. I hope people do. I was really proud of it.”

Coyote vs. Acme wasn't the only film to sink to the depths of the Warner Bros. water tower. Batgirl and Scoob! Holiday Haunt, which promised some ꦏfestive frights, also got tucked away, all in a business deal Forte confesses isn't his territory.

“Look, when it comes to Hollywood business stuff, I don’t know shit about shit. Even when a movie tests very well (like ours), there’s no guarantee that it’s gonna be a hit,” he added. “And at the end of the day, the people who paid for this movie can obviously do whatever they want with it. It doesn’t mean I have to like it (I fucking hate it). Or agree with it. And it doesn’t mean that this movie is anything less than magnificent.” We believe you, Forte. It's just a shame that your poor Coyote pal's run of bad luck didn't stop with his very own film. Meep-meep. As for films that are coming out this year, check o🔯ut our guide for every major film coming out in cinemas and on st♛reaming services in 2025 here.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> The highly anticipated 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse is taking longer than expected to arrive in theaters, with actor Jharrel🌱 Jerome recently confirming that "a lot of things" are still "being figured out".

Jerome is set to reprise his role as the Earth-42 variant of Miles Morales, who we met at the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:ending of Spide꧙r-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, but it seems likꦉe preparations f𒁏or the threequel are moving slow so far.

"No, I wish," the actor told whe♎n asked if he was on ⛎production already. "We haven't started up yet. A lot of things being figured out, but good things," he added.

The animated movie was originally set to be released in cinemas in March 2024, but it was delayed indefinitely by Sony in July 2023. The film's new release date is yet to be announced, though looks✨ ﷽like it will be at least 2026 before we see it.

What we do know is who is directing this new instalment in the Spidey saga. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Sony announced last month that Bob Persichetti and Justin ꩲK. Thompson, who worked on the previous two movies as part of the directing and producing teams, are set to lead the film this time around.

"We have had the immense privilege of being part of Miles' journey from the very beginning, and directing the conclusion to his story is beyond exജciting," said Persichetti and Thompson in a statement.

The award-winning Spider-Verse film series focuses on Miles Morales, who is Peter Parker's protege as Spider-Man in comics, as he navigates teenage life, his som🎀etimes-complicated relationship with his family, and most importantly his job as New York's favourite superhero. With Across the Spider-Verse ending in a shocking cliffhanger, we can't wait to see what's next for Miles.

For more, check out our rankings of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Spider-Man movies and the rest of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:new superhero movies currently in the works.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> I🐎f you've seen Frozen 2, then you'll know the unthinkable happened, and everyone's fᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚavorite cuddly snowman Olaf tragically (and temporarily) died near the end of the movie.

It's a tཧearjerker of a moment, and, as it turns out, the original version was even more upsetting😼 – so much so it had to be toned down after it traumatized the youngsters in the audience.

"Jenn [writer/director Jennifer Lee] and I started recording the dialogue and I couldn't get through it without sobbing. Those first recordings were brutal, and I remember feeling that we were doing something that was going to pack a serious punch," Olaf voice ꦡactor Josh Gad wrote in his memoir In Gad We Trust, via .

But, it was apparently such a serious punch that the kids in test audiences were getting way too distraught. "One of the major issues was that Olaf's death scene was causing absolute havoc with the younger viewers," Gad wrote. "They were apparently sobbing, screaming, and꧑ fully traumatized by the extended sequence and the tone of the scene."

Even Disney CEO Bob Iger had thoughts, pointing out that kids relate to Olaf's childlike character. So, eventually, Lee "fought to 🧸do an altered version in which Olaf isn't scared, but instead is at peace and comforts Anna before he leaves," Gad explained. "It was one of the lightbulb moments and creatively brilliant pivots that Jenn and the Frozen team are known for at this point." All's well that ends well…

Frozen and Frozen 2 are streaming on 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Disney Plus now, and you can fill out your watchlist with our guide to the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best movies on Disney Plus and the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best shows on Disney Plus, as well as all the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming Disney movies that are in the works.

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Before Liam Hemsworth makes his debut as the monster hunter in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Witcher season 4, Netflix is releasing a new animated film starring Geralt de Rivia. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep is arriving on February 11, anꩲd its👍 first full trailer promises a brutal war between humans and sea creatures.

The movie brings back 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:game voice actor Doug Cockle as t🍒he White Wolf, ܫwho is joined by returning live-action stars Joey Batey as Jaskier, and Anya Chalotra as Yennefer. Chris🎐tina Wren completes the main voice cast as Essie Daven, a new character that will be central to this new adventure.

As we see in the trailer, Essie joins Geralt and Jaskier when they start to investigate a new case. It seems like the monster hunter is far🔴 from getting his dreams of "coin, peace, and quiet", as he is forced to find answers to an escalating conflicts while working on his trust issues at the promise of a new romance.

The plot adapts Andrzej Sapkowski's short story A Little Sacrifice, included in the collection Sword of Destiny, and it has close connections to the TV show. The action takes place around 1244 on 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Witcher timeline, that i𝓀s, soon a🌸fter Geralt and Yennefer meet in season 1.

Netflix has revealed the official synopsis for the film, which reads: "Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster hunter, is hired to investigate a series of attacks in a seaside village and finds himself drawn into a centuries-old conflict between humans and merꦐpeople. He must count on friends – old and new – to solve the mystery before the hostilities between the two kingdoms escalate into all-out war."

Sirens of the Deep is the second animated film around Sapkowski's dark fantasy world to arrive on Netflix, following 2021's 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf.

The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep is released on Netflix on February 11. In the meantime, check out our guides to the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Netflix shows and the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Netflix movies to watch right now.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> Wallace and Gromit has always worn its filmic influences on its clay-splattered sleeve. Its last 🌱feature film, Curse of the Were-Rabbit, spoofed Hammer Horror, while The Wrong Trousers was a picture-perfect pastiche of Hitchcockian thrillerღs.

It's to the Hitchcock well where co-directors Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham return for upcoming movie Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – as part of a long-standing creative proce🧜ss for Aardman that arrives at the beginning of any pro🦄duction.

"We always start with that, don't we? We always talk about movies," Park begins in an interview with GamesRadar+, with Crossingham dubbing their new feature's overall stylistic approach as a "fꦛilm noir" one.

Park chimes in with his ow🐻n suggestion of "gnome noir", a nod to Wallace's new smart gnome invention in Vengeance Most Fowl. After the directors ran through their key foundational texts for Vengeance Most Fowl, it's clear that it's an apt description.

"Rebecca was a good one," Park says in reference to Hitchcock's 1940 Laurence Olivier-starring roman🤡ce thriller. "Often the way Feathers [McGraw] poses or comes in and out of the light" was a pointed nod towards the way Rebecca's Mrs. Danvers (Judith Anderson) "moves around like a mannequin and [says] very little" according t🤪o the Wallace and Gromit creator.

Park and Crossingham also namechecked a surprising cross-section of works that influenced Vengeance Most Fowl, including 1951 adve⛄nture The African Queen, 1960's Village of the Damned, and Cape Fear.

You only 🉐have to see the film's synopsis to see those fingerprints all over tꦑhe film, if not its iconic clay figures.

It reads, "When it emerges that a vengeful figure from the past might be masterminding things, it falls to Gromit to battle siniste🔯r forces."

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl will premiere on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Christmas Day at 6:10pm and on Ne🔜tflix in other regions on January 3😼, 2025.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> I remember my first panic attack like it was yesterday. It was 12 years ago during a school exa🍰m, seemingly coming out of nowhere upon opening the test paper, seeing jღumbled letters instead of words. Soon enough the world around me started spiraling, as I clutched at my chest unable to breathe, with my mouth struggling to form words as an invigilator asked me what was wrong.

Although I didn't know it at the time, I was having my first anxiety attack – which is something that still happens from time to time today. They are always surreal events that are diffꦬicult to describe, but I put it that they are like out-of-body experiences, just ones where you are overwhelmed with confusion and terror. During these attacks, it feels like I'm looking at myself from another room or from up high, desperately fighting to get back to reality.

Which is perhaps why I was so taken with the anxiety attack scene in Disney's smash hit sequel澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询: Inside Out 2 earlier this year, which remains 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:2024's highest-grossing movie at the box office. Now, don't get me wrong, there have been authentic panic attack scenes before inꩲ both cinema and television history, with The Sopranos to Ted Lasso coming to mind – but none have felt m♑ore truthful, more affecting, more downright honest than the one in Pixar's latest feature.

Picking up with Riley two years after she moved house, we see her start high school and head to hockey camp which is where, you guessed it, the 'puberty alarm' goes off. Enter new emotions Envy, Embarrassment, Ennui, and most importantly Anxiety, voiced by the always brilli🎶ant Stranger Things star Maya Hawke.

As Riley aims to impress the cool hockey players she is desperate to befriend, at one point during a poor performance during a tryout match, she hurts another girl which sends her to the penalty box. With Anxiety frantically worrying 💙about what to do, Riley h♐as a panic attack. She starts breathing heavily and crying, whilst inside her head Anxiety desperately swarms around the console, with Joy and the other emotions unable to break through – all of which is beautifully brought to life with animation. It's all quite spectacular really, leaving me shaken.

All About... Anxiety?

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But where did the idea for the scene come🦹 from? As director Kelsey Mann tells GamesRadar+ during an interview earlier this month, as soon as he came up with the character of Anxiety, the filmmaker knew that he therefore had to include a panic attack scene – something both he and others could relate to.

He explains: "I was drawn to Anxiety immediately because I can relate to her, both when I was Riley's age and now. I started on this film pre-pandemic in January 2020 and at that time research showed that teenagers were having high levels of anxiety, espec♕ially girls, so I thought there was something there, that the world could use a story about this. Then we went into the pandemic and it made everything worse for everyone, not just teenagers."

Mann's pitch though for the movie, with this scene being a critical part of that, was admittedly unexpecte🅠d, being inspired by the classic 1950 drama All About Eve, which follows an ambitious young fan as they start to be a part of an aging Broadway star's life. The similarit🌺ies between that and Inside Out 2 may not at first seem obvious, especially if we are just focusing on the panic attack scene, but for Mann it was very clear.

That tornado is something she🥃 couldn't stop, she was trying to help but got overwhelmed and I feel that as a human

As he tells us: "I wanted to do something different from the first 🍌film so I pitched it as a takeover movie inspired by All About Eve. We looked at what anxiety is and what it can do when it goes too far, which led us to the panic attack scene. What do🎶es it do to your body when it’s all over the console? What happens when we hit the extreme?"

Which is what we see in this m🐬oment, with Anxiety speeding around the co💖nsole so fast in an effort to regain control, that she forms a tornado around it.

This prevents the other emotions from being able to break through, being left unable to help both Anxiety and Riley. It's a striking image that perfectly captures the lack of control y♚ou feel during a panic attack but for Mann, the tornado also represents that Anxiety is fighting with everything she can to help the teenager out: "We like that tornado effect because Anxiety wants to do the best for Riley. My favorite line in that scene is when Joy pulls Anxiety off, she says 'I’m so sorry Joy, I was just trying to protect her'. I love that line so much, they are like parents arguing over how best to take care of their child but they're both doing it from a place of love. That tornado is something she couldn't stop, she was trying to help but got overwhelmed and I feel that as a human."

Getting back to the present

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Throughout the scene, the animation makes clever use of both depth of field and lighting to isolate Riley from her surroundings, with the background shaking whilst becoming colder and brighter. Then when she comes out of it, he𝓡r surroundings come back into focus with the lighting growing warmer, as she begins to calm down, finding her way back into reality. It's all very smart with every single element coming into play here, so it's no surprise that this panic attack scene was the very last one th💎e team finished.

Mann emphasizes that it was a monumental effort to get it right and that they wouldn't have been able to do so if the various teams weren't on the same page: "It's the last thing we finished because we wanted to g🅺et it right and it's very complicated. You are dealing with a lot and everybody has to agree to go in one direction as if one department does their own thing, it won't work. The more Riley amps up in her panic attack, the more the depth of field is going out, but it slowly starts to come back into focus and gets warmer too as she comes out of it. The colors start to soften the more she becomes present."

Continuing, Mann details the thought that went into bringing to life the moment Riley starts to come out of her panic attack, wanting to ensure it is as realistic as possible: "Anxiety is all about perceived threat so you are having a response that you're dying, so a lot of the techniques you use to snap out of it are to stay in♊ the present. There's a beautiful shot where she puts her hand on the bench and she's doing that to use her sense of touch to get her to the now. She's using that touch, she's listening to the skates on the ice, she's feeling the warmth of the sun on her face, and just trying to get in the present."

She's using🦩ಌ that touch, she's listening to the skates on the ice, she's feeling the warmth of the sun on her face, and just trying to get in the present

Naturally, a pivotal scene like th🎃is "changed a lot" during production says Mann, with it not being as apparent during the early stages that this was a full-blown panic attack. The location of the scene also changed, with ꦬthe filmmaker telling us that originally she was going to be in the rafters to bring in some "physical stakes" too. However, ultimately Mann soon realized that "the physical stakes weren’t as impactful as the emotional ones" so the team cut it completely back, resulting in the final scene that we all saw in theaters.

It's clear that it's one of Mann's favorite scenes from the movie and something that he is very proud of, becoming emotional when he speaks about the many people who have thanked him for it from across the world. As he concludes, it has helped him realize a childhood dream, following in the footsteps of one 🦂of his heroes: "It's why I wanted to do this in the first place. I'm a huge fan of the Muppets and I remember reading a book about Jim Henson. He had this wonderful quote like 'I hope to be one of the people in this world who makes it a better place for having been there'. I remember reading that as a kid and going, I want to do that. So to feel that I have now done that, I couldn’t be happier."


Inside Out 2 is available to stream now on Disney Plus. For more to add to your watch list, check out our picks of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Disney movies, as well as the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best movies on Disney Plus.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park has expl💛ained why bird-brained villain Feathers McGraw finally returns to the stop m💯otion series three decades after his debut in 1993's The Wrong Trousers.

"He wasn't part of the first idea, to be honest," Wallace and Gromit creator and Vengeance Most Fowl co-director Park tells GamesRadar+ of the rubber-glove-wearing st🤪ick-up artist who infamously made his bow as𓃲 Wallace's nefarious lodger.

"We started writing, in the early day🐽s, a story about Wallace inventing a smart gnome – something that could help Gromit out in the garden. It was great fun, but working with [writer] Mark Burton and [co-director Merlin Crossingham], it was a story that was just lacking something," Park says.

"We needed something more villainous, a villain with a strong motivation. Then it all started to become apparent. People have been asking about 'will he return?💝' for years. It was really our own decision."

Merlin Crossingham adds, "It was a gift. It opened up all sorts of possibilities that we were struggliཧng with. He was the key that unlocked all that."

Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl sees Feathers McGraw emerging from the shadows to pull the strings on Wallac💛e's latest invention – a smart gnome that ܫ"develops a mind of its own."

As per the film's synopsis, "When it emerges that a vengeful figure from t♋he past might be masterminding things, it falls to Gromit to b🍌attle sinister forces."

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance 🌱Most Fowl will premiere on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Christmas Day at 6:10pm and on Netflix in other regions on January 3, 2025.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> When Moana first premiered in 2016, it was adored by critics and audiences alike. There was a rare alchemy of humor and heart in the tale of a young daughter of a Polynesian chief growing up on an island where journeying beyond theꦯ reef was forbidden. But that all changes when she is chosen by the ocean itself to restore the heart of the sea to the goddess Te Fiti, stopping a wave of death that leaves their crops as empty husks and their fishing nets empty.

The premise was simple enough, a hero’s journey with some light coming-of-age that saw Moana battle a giant crab and team up with Dwayne '✅The Rock' 🔯Johnson’s shape-shifting demi-god Maui to save the day.

Not only did Auli’i Cravalho’s eponymous voice performance become the stunning heart of the film, but Johnson proved to be absolutely perfect casting, leaning into his signature swagger and charm while nailing the pu🦂nchlines as the arrogant and selfish demi-god𝄹 who comes to see the error of his ways.

Fast Facts

Release date: November 27, 2024 (US), November 29, 2024 (UK)
Available: In theaters
Director: David G. Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, Dana Ledoux Miller
Runtime: 1h 40m

Both of the leads return for sequel Moana 2, which is set three years after the events of the first with the residents of the island now regularly journeying beyond the reef and Moana has further come into her own as a master navigator, now le🌊ading a crew. There’s also a new addition to the family, as her parents Tui (Temuera Morrison) and Si🌳na (Nicole Scherzinger) now also have a sweet new adoring sister Simea (Khaleesi Labert-Tsuda).

But all is not well in the turquoise-watered Oceania paradise, and Moana teams back up with her old pal Maui to find the lost island 🍷of Motufetu, which has been cursed by the god Nalo. It's down to her to break the curse and reunite her people.

Treading water

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The beats it follows are similar to the first but the relationship between Moana and Maui has sweetly evolved, with him affording her the respect she ♑so begrudgingly won in the first film. But unfortunately, this makes for a less funny dynamic between the pair whose previous odd couple antics were a deep well of humor.

And whilst the secondary antagonist in the first film, Jermaine Clements' giant crab who loved all things shiny, was also hilarious, here goddess of the underworld Mantagi (Awhimai Fraser) is less fun. But with Disney having spent so many years with vi👍llains who were morally grey or the victims of circumstance, it is refreshing at least to have one that is so straightforwardly diabolical and employs an evil cackle with scꦡenery-chewing aplomb.

It's a shame then that we spend limited time with Mantagi and the rich mythology that surrounds her, instead getting caught up in more shenanigans with the Kakamora, the diminutiv👍e coconut warriors from the first film who, while cute, just feel like a stale retreading of what was delightfully fresh when they first came to screens.

A dynamic duo

Moana 2

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When you have a duo as dynamic as Moana and Maui, time spent in their company is always going to be a joy, but there is a notable absence in the form of Lin-Manuel Miranda. The composer w♏ho wrote bona fide bop 'You’re Welcome' for the first film hasn’t returned, and though 'We’re Back' ꩲis a very catchy tune and Maui’s 'Can I Get a Chee Hoo' is solid fun, there is nothing that quite reaches the heady heights of Johnson rapping about his origin story in 'You’re Welcome' or the moving ballad 'How Far I’ll Go' where Moana expressed her longing to see more of the world beyond her island’s shores.

But even if they aren’t quite the earworms of their predecessors, there is still a wonderful cultural specificity to their lyrics, telling tales of ancient Polynesian myths and practices that read as authentic. This extends across the voice cast, with a talented crop of newcomers including Rose Matafeo, David Fane, and Awhimai Fras෴er, whose indigenous roots speak to the film’s commendable commitment to honoring the culture that it dr🍎aws inspiration from.

When you have a duo as dynamic as Moana and Maui, time spent in their company i൲s always going to be a joy, but there is a notable absence in the fo🌼rm of Lin-Manuel Miranda.

It also leaves the door ajar regarding opening up this world further. There are plenty of opportunities to tell more stories from the Oceania treasure trove and there are hints at more installations, and a long speculated Disney+ series coming t𒁃o fruition would be welcome news.

In the meantime, we know for sure that Moana will actually be taking a step backwards with Johnson reprising his role as Maui in a live-action remake of the first film. That news does scream brazen cash grab and to a certain extent, Moana 2 does not disavow that notion being so similar in form to the first film, also leaning into adorable side characters like Pua the pig, the Kakamora, and Heihei the rooster whose merch with undoubtedly be appearing in many child's Christmas stockings. But Moana herself 🐲is a strong enough protagoniཧst, with such a sincere and pure heart of a hero, that you stay rooting for her and for her movies.


Moana 2 is released in US theaters on November 27, before heading to UK shores on November 29. For more 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming movies, check out our guide to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:2024 movie release dates.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> The year may almost be over, but two new popcorn buckets have entered the race for the most bizarre cinema snack receptacle courtesy of two of our most highly anticipated 2024 releases still to come: 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Nosferatu.

The Sonic bucket is the head of the 'hog himself, with theatergoers able to access t♔heir popcorn through the top of his skull. Yum. As for Nosferatu, the popcorn bucket tie-in for the vampire movie is – fittingly – a coffin, with your cinema snack beneath the lid rather than an undead body. You can see both buckets below.

These souvenirs join the likes of Dune 2's infamous sandworm bucket and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Deadpool and Wolverine's 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:more intentionally crude take, along with a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Xenomorph-shaped bucket to mark the release of Alien: Romulus and a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:helmet for Gladiator 2.

Sonic꧋ 3 sees Shadow, voiced by Keanu Reeves, enter thℱe mix alongside Ben Schwartz's Sonic, Colleen O'Shaughnessey's Tails, and Idris Elba's Knuckles. James Marsden is also back as Sheriff Tom Wachowski, along with Jim Carrey as Dr. Eggman – and his grandfather, Gerald Robotnik.

Nosferatu is a new take on the classic vampire tale from The Witch director Robert Eggers, w𒊎ith Bill Skarsgård starring as the titular vampire alongside Lily-Rose Depp, Emma Corrin, Willem Dafoe, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.

Sonic the Hedgehog arrives on the big screen on December 21, with Nosferatu following on December 25 in the US and January 3 in the UK. In the meantime, check out our guide to the rest of this year's biggest 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:movie release dates.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> The end ofꦦ Arcane season 2 is nearly upon us, but if you're expecting plot armor to protect some of its main characters, you might be out of luck.

This article contains spoilers for Arcane season 2.

Arcane season 2 changed the show's title sequence. Gone are the statuesque appearances of its main cast, replaced by a more intimate view of the major characters. But if some of those poses seem a little weird, it's because they're r🌜eferencing classic theatre.

Some of those references are more apparent than others. As the TikTok below from Anime Edits ZSZS notes, the most obvious is Caitlyn's. She appears holding her head in her hands, casting a shadow on the wall behind her that looks like a crown. It's an image that's often used in conjunction with Shakespeare's Macbeth, but which also ties nicely into another Shakespearean reference that's made elsewhere in the show: Heavy is the Crown is a line often misappropriated f✨rom Henry IV, but it's also the name of the first episode of season 2, a pretty apt summary of Macbeth, and pretty relevant to the power struggle going on throughout the second season.

But🀅 while Caitlyn's appear🌌ance could be discussed tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow, it's not the only reference in the opening credits. Viktor picks up a mask that seems to be a nod to The Phantom of the Opera; Jinx waves a revolutionary flag akin to something out of Les Miserables; and Ambessa and Mel appear to be referencing Julius Ceasar.

What ties all of those references together? Well, all of those plays are tragedies, and all of them are stories where the main character dies. With one of them already down for the count (even if their fate might be reversed if my favℱorite new fan theory comes to light) thanks to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Jayce's very public crash-out, could there be more to come? With one showrunner teasing that a Game of Thrones-level death count is🌳 a pಞossibility, I wouldn't be going into act 3 too hopeful that any of your darlingsꦐ will be making it out alive.

For more, check out the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Arcane season 2 release schedule and our picks for the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best shows on Netflix.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> The first trailer for the animated crime comedy sequel The Bad Guys 2 is here, and it looks like this time our favorite band of bad guy animals have an even bigger problem o𒉰n their hands, The Bad Girls.

Director Pierre Perifel and producer Damon ꦺRoss break down the trailer and tell us all about the upcoming Mission: Impossible-inspired movie with a new all-female group.

The clip, which you can check out below, opens with The Bad Guys robbing a bank in an international setting, with Mr. Wolf caught in a high-speed police chase in a black Mustang, very reminiscent of the Nicolas Cage movie Gone in 60 Seconds. But then, five years later after serving a prison sentence, Wolf and his team have 'gone goo💦d' but are not enjoying life on the right side as they struggle to get jobs or make any money at all. That's when they meet The Bad Girls who convince them, or rather force them, to take on one more job.

When asked why they chose to include an all-female group this time, Perifel says they "wanted𒐪 to play with something else than the typical James Bond male villain". ꧒Ross points out that the group name 'The Bad Girls' then came naturally.

So, who voices The Bad Girls? The filmmakers confirm that our ears are no🔯t deceiving us, and those voices do in fact belong to Orange Is the New Black stars Danielle Brooks and Natasha Lyonne, as well as The Apprentice star Maria Bakalova. "Those ladies are extraordinary, so fun to work with," adds the director.

Elsewhere in the trailer, we see Mr. Shark getting into even more hilarious disguises, Mr. Piranha being called a "mango with teeth," and a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it shot of Diane Foxington. The filmmakers confirm that Diane will return adding, "She's back, and she's even cooler and better than before. I can't reveal much but she's got her own storylin🌺e in this movie." Does that mean we will see more of the Crimson Paw? We hope so! The filmmakers also reveal that Wolf and Diane’s romantic relationship will blossom, "the chemistry between the two is incredible," says Ross.

Just like the first movie took inspiration from heist flicks such as The Italian Job, O🔯cean’s Eleven, and Snatch, the filmmakers say that the sequel is modeled on classic action movies. "This one is more like Mission: Impossible and James Bond. It's more like big action, but always peppered in with that, you know, comedy layer," says Perifel. "We have like a creative mantra, which is sophisticated silly," adds Ross. "So we try, we try to really accomplish both in almost every scene." But the globetrotting and big elaborate set pieces are largely inspired by the Tom Cruise franchise, "Nobody does set pieces better than Mission: Impossible," claims the producer.

Based on the New York Times best-selling book series by Aar🎉on Blabey, The Bad Guys 2 reunites us with our favorite band of misfit animals and the stars who voice them, the dashing pickpocket Mr. Wolf (Sam Rockwell), his best friend and partner in crime Mr. Snake (Marc Maron), the hilarious master-of-disguise Mr. Sh🍌ark (Craig Robinson), the small but mighty Mr. Piranha (Anthony Ramos), and computer wizz Ms. Tarantula (Awkwafina).

So will there be a Bad Guys 3? "There's lots of books," teases Ross, "So there's 💃lots of elements and ingredients to pull from."

The Bad Guys 2 hit theatres in summer 2025. For more, check out our list of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best animated movies, or keep up with 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming movies heading your way.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> The upcoming Wallace and Gromit movie titled Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl gets a brand new trailer confirming a Chri♌stmas rele♑ase - and it looks like Feathers McGraw is back for revenge.

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Much like the last teaser, in the new trailer, which you can see below, we get another look and Wallace and his new gnome invention which seems to scare Gromit. But in a twist of events, Wallace is framed as an "evil inventor" by a news reporter and has the police shꦛow up at his house with a warrant to search his premises. Then in a sequence of shots while the song 'Holding Out for a Hero' by Bonnie Tyler plays in the background, we see Gromit unveil the motorbike from the 1995 short A Close Shave, and track down the newly free Feathers McGraw. All while Wallace is hiding out in a caravan screaming "Gromit" as his four-legged friend looks to be falling from a conveyor belt of sorts.

As well as the new trai🐼ler, the flick has revealed new artwork, which you can see below, featuring Wallace and Gromit cowering in the presence of evil mastermind Feathers McGraw. The BBC has also confirmed that Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl will prem﷽iere on BBC iPlayer and BBC One on Christmas Day.

New Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl artwork

(Image credit: BBC Pictures)

Vengeance Most Fowl marks Wallace and Gromit’s return over 16 years after their last movie Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death hit screens. According to the official synopsis, the new movie follows "Gromit’s growing concern as Wallace becomes over-dependent on his inventions, which proves justified when Wallace creates a 'smart gnome' that seems to develop an evil mind of its own." But that’s not all as Feathers McGraw, who was last seen in the 1993 short The Wrong Trousers and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:made a small cameo on Chicken Run 2, is back on the prowl.

The stop-motion animation is created by Aardman Studios and directed by Niꦑck Park and Merlin Crossingham. The voice cast includes Ben Whitehead as Wallace, Peter Kay as Chief Inspector Macintosh, and Lauren Patel as PC Mukherjee, as well as cameos from Motherland’s Diane Morgan, Bridgerton’s Adjoa Andoh, Guz Khan﷽, and Lenny Henry.

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl premieres on BBC iPlayer and BBC One this Christmas Day in the UK, and will be available globally on Netflix on January 3, 2025. For more, check out 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:new TV shows and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming movies in 2024.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> I think we can all agree that there’s nothing quite like watching a Studio Ghibli movie for the first time – especially one that was written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Miyazaki’s works have a magic about them that is almost indescribable, and each film is a vibrant, melancholic dream packed with complex characters, gut-wrenching storylines, and themes that often reflect political issues and topics su🐓ch as environmentalism (Princess Mononoke), fascism (Porco Rosso), and Western consumerism (Spirited Away). 

Howl’s Moving Castle, the tenth movie in Miyazaki's filmography and the fourteenth on Studio Ghibli’s roster, first hit Japanese theaters in 2004. The film tells the story of an eighteen-year-old girl named Sophie (Emily Mortimer, Jean Simmons) who, shortly after meeting a wizard named Howl (Christian Bale), is turned into an old woman by the ever-jealous Witch of the Waste (Lauren Bacall). Sophie’s onl🐟y hope is to board Howl’s castle in the sky, as he is the only one who can reverse the curse.  

Though based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Diana Wynne Jones, the film is thematically different in that the plot is structured around a war – and it’s been said that Miyazaki was Over the last 20 years, the movie has often been regarded as an anti-war movie, wi🍒th many journalists and critics analyzing the film as it relates to present-day politics and other invasions and occupations. I hardly ever see Howl’s Moving Castle celebrated as a love story, despite Sophie and Howl’s love for each other subsequently becoming the thing that ultimately stops the war.

A heart's a heavy burden

Howl's Moving Castle

(Image credit: Studio Ghibli)

There are so many details and intricacies that make Howl and Sophie’s romance so magical, so much so that eight-year-old me cried her eyes out when they finally sh🧜are their first kiss at the end of the film (and 31-year-old me gets tear-eyed just thinking about it). Howl and Sophie couldn’t be more different, but they end up complementing each other in a way that helps the other grow. Howl is a pretty boy, obsessed with his own beauty and vanity, and Sophie is less than confident in her looks and abilities, even when she’s in her normal, young body. Howl falls in love with Sophie despite the fact that she’s been turned into an elderly woman, and while the "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" trope can be cheesy at times, there’s something so heartwarming about it here. 

When Howl and Sophie meet at the beginning of the movie, he’s warm and excited an🍃d presumably taken with her beauty – and the excitement doesn’t waver after she becomes old. Some cynical takes on the film have positꦯed that it was easy to fall in love with her because he already knew what she looked like as her normal self, but any viewer with an open heart knows that it’s about her selflessness, the way she takes care of both the castle and Howl and helps him confront the things he can’t bear to.

The other detail, perhaps the biggest one for me, is one that is often missed upon first watch. When Howl and Sophie meet at the beginning of the film, she’s being harassed by soldiers. Howl whisks her away, saying to her, "There you are, sweetheart. Sorry I’m late. I was looking everywhere for you." Upon first watch, it might just seem like Howl is saying that to get her out of an uncomfortable situation, but it’s because – at the end of the film – Sophie creates a time loop where she meets a young Howl and tells him to find her future and tells Howl to look for her. He finds her, because he spent all of those years looking for her. Because of the time loop, they are destined to be together – and he would find her in every universe. In the end, the king’s sorceress and the prince f𒉰rom the enemy kingdom decide to end the war after observing Sophie and Howl’s unconditional love for each other. We get a beautiful, final shot of the two kissing on the balcony of a new moving castle as bombs fly overhead.

Howl’s Moving Castle has many beautiful and important messages tucked inside of it, but people seem to overlook the love story – the driving force of the film, and the thing that saves the world. I recommend watching the film with your signi🎃ficant other, your best friend, or your two cats, along with a big box of tissues.


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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> The trailer for the final act of Arcane season 2 released last night, and there's a two-second c🦹lip that has me totally convinced that one character in particular is bringing their signature abilities to bear.

At the 30-second mark in the latest trailer (which appeared via Netflix earlier this week but was only officially revealed last night), something explodes through a sheet of glass. For a moment, Jinx can be seen reflected in two of those shards,ꦿ but then the scene reverses, and the entire explosion shrinks back toward its starting point. It's a relatively small moment in an action-packed trailer, but I think it links to a fan theory I'm already pretty compelled by.

This article contains spoilers for Arcane season 2.

At the end of Arcane season 2's second act, eagle-eyed fans noticed a few things: the shot of the gear rolling across Viktor's floor repeated several times; Jayce mentions not &a❀pos;failing' in the mission that shocked fa🐷ns澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询: at the end of episode 6; and in the final shot, the very la𝐆st frame of the episode appears to freeze in plaꦍce.

All of that has had fans pointing to Ekko. While he's been MIA throughout the second act, the fan theory around his location is so good that some people think it's basically already a spoiler for Act 3. That's all because while Ekko is a fearsome resistance leader, he's also pretty much the only League of Legends character not working with his signature gear so far in the show. Vi has her gauntlets, Jinx has her guns, Caitlyn has 💛the hextech rifle, Jayce has his hammer, and we've seen Viktor with his claw. Even Heimerdinger has crafted one of his iconic turrets. But Ekko is missing the thing at the core of his character - his Z-Drive.

In League of Legends lore, Ekko is known as 'The Boy who Shattered Time'. An inventor on par with, if not surpassing, Jayce and Heimerdinger, he develops tech that allows him to rewind time briefly. That's alluded to during his fight with Jinx in season one - Ekko pulls out a po🌊cketwatch, swinging it back and forth while💯 plotting out a course of action. When he realizes it won't work, he starts over and manages to incapacitate Jinx.

Now, having been lost in the anomaly for months - an experience that clearly altered Jayce significantly - it would come as little surprise if Ekko finally emerged with that timey-wimey tech in his hands. It's a tool that some fans are war🦩y of - time-travel is a tricky narrative device to get right - but Ekko can only move the clock back a small amount, ꧂and even then, only when he can actually get to the device to activate it manually. It's not the kind of thing that threatens to rewrite Arcane in its entirety, but it's one of the last elements of the game that's most clearly missing. With that rewind moment in the trailer coupling with that already compelling theory, I'll be shocked if we don't see a do-over or two during Act 3.

For more, check out the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Arcane season 2 release schedule and our picks for the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best shows on Netflix.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> Disney's D23 expo is kicking off in Brazil right now, and attendees were given some new information about upcoming 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Incredibles 3 from Pixarꦑ vice president for film production Jonas H. Rivera.

In a video shared to Twitter by CinePop, we catch the logo of the Incredibles 3 as Ri🍸vera gives a speech. "They're back!" he says. "Jack-jack is back, everybody is back in an all-new adventure – more on this in the future."

For those of you who didn't grow up with Disney, The Incredibles is a movie about a family of superheroes living in secret. That is, until a villain forces them into action so that they can save their city from a giant robot🤡 with tentacle arms that's laying waste to everything and everyone.

There was even a PS2 tie-in game, because the early and mid-2000s were a time where every movie needed a game adaptation🐻. I have fond memories playing it, zipping around with Dash's superspeed or using Violet's shields and Elastagirl's extending punches.

Hopefully we get another licensed game, but in the 💯meantime Rivera sa✃ys, "we are just now starting to write the script and it is so cool. I'm dying, I want to show you more, but we'll do that later." At that last remark, the crowd groans and he replies, "I know, I know, but you gotta have more to look forward to."

Since the film is only just being written yet, we likely won't be seeing it anytime soon, maybe 2026 if we're lucky, but that's just an educated guess and assuming the script doesn't need to go through any rewrites fur🐽ther into production. The first movie came out in 2004, the second in 2018, so we are at least seeing time between the films getting shorter.

If you can't bear the wait, why not check out some 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:2024 movie release dates so you can see other films much sooner.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> The first tr🍰ailer for Watchmen Chapter 2 has 🉐arrived.

In the brief clip, which can be viewed below, things aren't looking so good for our heroes – especially after Rorschach is sent to jail ဣafter committing a seemingly unprompted murder.

The second of the previously announc🍃ed two-part film is directed by Brandon Vietti from a scr🐬eenplay penned by Michael Straczynski.

Per the official synopsis, Watchmen Chapter II sees its "outlawed superheroes grapple with theirꦛ personal lives and each other while racing the clock to solve a deepening mystery connected to an impending nuclear war between the United States and Russia."

The main cast includes Troy Baker as Adrian Veidt aka Ozymandias, Matthew Rhys as Daniel Dreiberg aka Nite Owl II, Rick 𝕴D. Wasserm🧜an as Edward Blake aka The Comedian, Michael Cerveris as Dr. Jon Osterman aka Doctor Manhattan, Adrienne Barbeau as Sally Jupiter aka Silk Spectre, Katee Sackhoff as Laurie Juspeczyk aka Silk Spectre 2, Phil Fondacaro as Tom Ryan aka Big Figure, and Titus Welliver as Walter Joseph Kovacs aka Rorschach.

The limited comic book series was created by writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colorist John Higgins and first hit shelves in 1986. A limited series created by Damon Lindelof premiered on HBO in 2019 and was nominated for 26 Primetime Emmy Awards – tak🔯ing home 11.

Watchmen Chapter 2 will available to own on digital, 4K UHD, and blu-ray on November 26. For more, check out our list of all the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming DC movies and shows that you need to know about, or check out our list of the most exciting 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming movies in 2024 and beyond.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> The Super Mario Bros. Movie will be getting even deepe♚r into lore in its sequel, according to Toad actor Keegan-Michael Key. 

"One thing I can say about the second movie is that it's a little broader in scope, and where it takeꦍs place is very intriguing lore and the Mario world," the actor told . "They're going to find some really fantastic Easter eggs and it's been very exciting so far."

Not only that, but the actor adds that new charactersꦉ will be joining in the second outing too. He continued: "I feel like what they've done creatively is they've really widened out the universe that these characters live in and we're going to meet some new folks. We're going to meet some new folks that are old favorites and some folks that I think are really deep cuts, but because of the way the story's laying itself out right now, those characters are going to be very intriguing."

Now, we’re not sure ho♑w deep cut we’re talking, but our personal hope is that purple Luma L⛎ubba might finally get his day in the sun after Super Mario Galaxy 2. for who else might make an appearance with Toadsworth, Tatanga, Koopalings, or Wart.

If the first movie is anything to go off, we’ll be expecting plenty of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Super Mario Bros. Easter eggs in the sequel. It’s already got a release date too, and is due to hit screens in April 2026. Speaking to GamesRadar+ previously, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Mario star Chris Pratt teased: "💙It gets me very excited thinking about the world of Mario and Nintendo in general, I think over the next decade we will be seeing lots of stories coming out of that world. I was thrilled, honored, and blessed to be part of the first one and moving forward I'm open to doing as much and as little as they want from me. I can't say much but I am just as excited as everyone else."

The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2 will be released on April 3, 2026. For more 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming movies, check out our guide to all the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming video game adaptations you need to know about.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> In the near-ish future, ROZZUM 7134 is the only surviving un🌞it out of a cargo of server-robots washed up on an island wilderness. Crab-crawling up the cliff-face - using the first of many skills she’ll mimic from the island’s wildlife - humanoid ‘Roz’ (voiced by Lupita Nyong’o) makes a home in the woodland.

The most striking thing about The Wild Robot is how it continues mainstream animation’s ongoing visually inventive streak (the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Spider-Verse movies, 澳洲幸运5开奖💯号码历史查询:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles﷽: Mutant Mayhem, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Puss in Boots: The Last Wish). This CG-animated film has a sumptuous, painterly quality that magics brushstrokes out of pixels. It’s delightful to gawp at, and makes the ideal canvas foꦑr the tech-meets-nature story.

Along the way, Roz bonds with Fink the fox (a spry Pedro Pascal) and Paddler the beaver (Matt Berry); the believable breathing, snarling life imbued into these creatures recalls writer/director Chris Sanders’ previous successes (澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Lilo & Stitch, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:How to Train Your Dragon). But Roz’s most special – and heꦛartwarming – connection is with gosling Brightbill (Kit Connor), a runt she adopts after a tragic accident. Their early moments together, as Roz teaches him to fly, are where the film really takes off emotionally, thanks in no small part to Nyong’o’s excellent, cliche-swerving voicework. 

There’s a touching theme about becoming more than you’re programmed to be, so it’s a slight shame The Wild Robot can’t completely resist formula, leaning into high-tech action in its third act. This, like some of the too-modern gags elsewhere, feels at odds with the general vibe of lo🌜vingly rendered originality. But compared to the average family-friendly animation, this is very much an upgrade.


The Wi𝓡ld Robot is released ꧅in US theaters on September 27 and in UK cinemas on October 18. 

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> Hideo Kojima is back with another mini-movie review, this time for 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Transformers One.

"I just watched Transformers One and it reminded me of when I watched X-Men: First Class," Kojima . "Maybe Transformers can be 3D CG animation. More comic-based IPs seem likely to transition from live-action to full 3D CG animationಞ." 

This is high praise given that X-Men: First Class is Kojima's , with the video game moguꦦl pos𝔍ting about revisiting the film just this past July.

Transformers One tells the origin story of fu🎃ture enemies Orion Pax aka Optimus Prime (Chris Hemswor💎th) and Megatron (Brian Tyree Henry) and how they forever changed the fate of Cybertron, the planet and birthplace of the Transformers race.

Josh Cooley (Toy Story 4)ꦰ directs from a screenplay penned by Ant-Man and the Wasp writers Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari.

The voice cast includes Scarlett Johansson as Elita,🔴 Keegan-Michael Key as B-127 / Bumblebee, Steve Buscemi as Starscream, Laurence Fishburne as Alpha Trion, Isaac C. Singleton Jr. as Darkwing, Vanessa Liguori as Airachnid, and Jon Hamm as Sentinel Prime.

The new animated movie has been well-received by critics thus far and sits at an 88% critic rating and a whopping 98% audience score on . that he hopes the film will spawn a trilogy, and that the story h🌸as already been mapped out for two more films.

Transformers One is in theaters now. For more, check out our list of the most exciting 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming movies in 2024 and beyond, or, skip straight to the good stuff with our list of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:movie release dates.

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> The Wild Robot, a new animated movie starring Pedro Pas♔cal, has debuted to 100% o🐓n . 

The film also stars Lupita Nyong'o, Bill Nighy, Kit Connor, Matt Berry, Mark Hamill, Stephanie Hsu, Ving Rhames, and Catherine O'Hara. It follows a shipwrecked robot nam𝔍ed Roz, who, after being stranded, must befriend an island's animal inhabitants to survive, while also becoming the adoptive parent to a baby goose. Chris Sanders directs. 

"An in♉stant animated classic," is the verdict of , while writes: "The Wild Robot tells a sweet tale that should prove winning with any audience, adapting the popular books by Peter Brown and using beautiful animation to make it a soaring cinematic experience."

"It's an uplifꦐting, hilarious, gut-wrenching, and stunning animated adventure that reaffirms the power of a parent's love," reads 's review. 

"That i𒉰t looks🍷 so gorgeous and homespun adds to its appeal, a warm little gem of a film that’s both a throwback and a push forward. Too early to ask for two more?" writes . 

"One could watch The Wiꦫld Robot with the sound off enti🍰rely and still have a rewarding experience – turn it on and you have one of the best animated films of the decade," writes .

The Wild Robot debuted at Toronto In𝓀ternational Film Festival, with a theatrical release to come from September 27 in the US and October 18 in the UK. 

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<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Animation-movies ]]> Chris Miller, one-half of the producing duo Lord and Miller, ♒has responded to those Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse rumors about the movie struggling to g𒊎et made.

"Nothing has been scrappeꦅd. The reels are coming along nicely," Miller simply.

A previous report from suggested that 'creative differences' among the crew have pushed the movie back to a 2027 release date, as much of the movie has been 'scrapped.' Miller, how🌌ever, says this isn't the case. 

Spider-Verse composer Daniel Pemberton 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:also addressed the rumors, tweeting♔, "Don’t really ever want to weigh in on this sort of stuff BUT would you ever believe there could sometimes be stuff on the internet that might not always be particularly aღccurate?"

The sequel to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse does not yet have a release date, though it was initially set to hit theaters on March 29, 2024. Singer d4vd recently teased a potential 2025 release 𒊎date for the film, which put🎃 some faith and excitement back into the fans, but their involvement in the film has yet to be confirmed. , voice recording for Beyond the Spider-Verse had not yet begun as of August 2024, but the🎐 film is "deep into production."

Acrossꦰ the Spider-Vers෴e, starring Shameik Moore as the voice of Miles Morales and Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacy, hit theaters on June 2, 2023, and proved to be yet another massive success, over $690 million against its production budget of $100 million.

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