Animation

Mon Mothma (Genevieve O'Reilly) stands in the bridge of the Ghost surrounded but its crew in Season 3 of 'Star Wars Rebels'

Chop-Chop

‘Star Wars Rebels’ Is Essential Viewing Before ‘Andor’ Returns

The animated series about a small group of rebels is the perfect companion to Tony Gilroy's live-action spy thriller.

By Rafael Motamayor

April 18, 2025 6:00 pm

Image of a sculpture of the cat from 'Flow' purched on a large 'A' in the middle of a park in Riga, Latvia

Riga's Getting Animated

There’s Only One More Week to See the Cat from ‘Flow’ in Real Life

If you can get to Riga, you can still meet the Oscar winner for Best Animated Feature.

By Sarah Shachat, Bill Desowitz

March 24, 2025 12:30 pm

Image of Daffy Duck with yelling towards the camera with fangs and a long tongue out. A pink, sticky web runs from his outstretched arms to his webbed feat.

Getting Animated

Warner Bros.’ Mishandling of ‘Looney Tunes’ Under David Zaslav Is Nothing New — Just Extremely Silly

Animation historian Jerry Beck tells IndieWire how programming decisions have hurt one of Warner Bros. Discovery's most valuable animated IPs in the past.

By Bill Desowitz, Sarah Shachat

March 20, 2025 9:00 am

THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE, from left: Daffy Duck (voice: Eric Bauza), Porky Pig (voice: Eric Bauza), 2024. © Ketchup Entertainment / Courtesy Everett Collection

Duck Amuck

The Voice Acting of ‘Looney Tunes’ Still Honors Mel Blanc

Voice actor Eric Bauza tells IndieWire about bringing more than one iconic character to their feature film debut in "The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie."

By Sarah Shachat

March 17, 2025 7:15 pm

MEET ELIO – Elio (voice of Yonas Kibreab), a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be. Directed by Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi and Adrian Molina, and produced by Mary Alice Drumm, Disney and Pixar’s “Elio” releases in theaters June 13, 2025. © 2024 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.

Getting Animated

Animated Sequels Are Back, Led by Disney’s ‘Zootopia 2,’ but Pixar Counters with Original ‘Elio’

Other 2025 highlights include "The Bad Guys 2," "Dog Man," "A Magnificent Life," "In Your Dreams," "Scarlet," and "Fixed."

By Bill Desowitz

March 6, 2025 3:00 pm

WIN OR LOSE features the voice of Will Forte as Coach Dan. Pixar’s first-ever original long-form animated series follows a co-ed middle school softball team in the week leading up to their championship game. Each episode highlights the perspective of a different character—like Coach Dan—and explores the drama of bad calls being made on and off the field. A story about love, rivalry and the challenges we all face in our struggle to win at life, “Win or Lose” streams on Disney+ in Fall 2023.

Getting Animated

‘Win or Lose’ Goes Inside Out to Explore Softball as an Unpredictable Game of Life from Multiple Perspectives

Writer/directors Carrie Hobson and Michael Yates tell IndieWire about exploring adversity on and off the softball field from different perspectives.

By Bill Desowitz

February 21, 2025 4:30 pm

ROBOT CHICKEN, Robot Chicken (voice: Seth Green), (Season 10, 2019). photo: ©Adult Swim/Cartoon Network/Channel4 UK / Courtesy: Everett Collection

Getting Animated

‘Robot Chicken’ 20 Years Later: Seth Green Looks at the Evolution of the Stop-Motion Sketch Comedy Show

Co-creator Seth Green talks to IndieWire about how much the show has changed — and how it hasn't.

By Rafael Motamayor

February 20, 2025 3:30 pm

The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep. Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2024

Getting Animated

How ‘The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep’ Turned Geralt of Rivia Into an Epic Animated Character

Director Kang Hei Chul tells IndieWire about finding a balance between the various portrayals of the titular Witcher.

By Rafael Motamayor

February 11, 2025 5:00 pm

'The Wild Robot'; 'Inside Out 2'; 'Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl'; 'Memoir of a Snail'; 'Flow'

Getting Animated

2025 Oscar Animated Feature Nominees: 5 Directors Pick Pivotal Scenes from Their Films

The directors of "Flow," "Inside Out 2," "Memoir of a Snail," "Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl," and "The Wild Robot" analyze the scenes that mattered most.

By Bill Desowitz

February 10, 2025 4:00 pm

FLOW, (aka STRAUME), 2024. © Janus Films / courtesy Everett Collection

Getting Animated

Director Gints Zilbalodis on the Wordless Worldbuilding of ‘Flow’

Zilbalodis tells IndieWire about working in Blender to create an emotive, evocative animation style.

By Sarah Shachat

February 6, 2025 5:30 pm

SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE, Shaun the Sheep (left), 2015. ©Lionsgate/courtesy Everett Collection

Getting Animated

‘Shaun the Sheep Movie’ 10 Years Later: Looking Back on the Wordless Animated Feature

Co-directors Mark Burton and Richard Starzak look back on their dialogue-free movie: "It makes it more universal."

By Ryan Gaur

February 6, 2025 5:00 pm

Getting Animated

‘Common Side Effects’: Adult Swim’s Conspiracy Thriller Tackles Magic Mushrooms and Big Pharma

Creators Joe Bennett and Steve Hely reveal how an early discussion about the ancient roots of mushrooms led to their deadpan and surreal animated series.

By Bill Desowitz

February 3, 2025 5:30 pm

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