Animation students at the University of Canterbury are set to benefit from the expertise behind stop-motion titles 'Wallace and Gromit', 'Shaun the Sheep', and 'Morph' as part of a new five-year agreement between the institution and Aardman Academy, the training arm of stop-motion studio Aardman.
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- 4/16/2024
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
X-Men '97 Star Jp Karliak Shares His Excitement on the Mutants' MCU Debut [Exclusive] - Main Image
X-Men '97 actor Jp Karliak opened up about his excitement over the long-awaited debut of the mutants in the MCU.
Following Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox in 2019, fans have been looking forward to the introduction of the mutants in the MCU and finally sharing the same universe with the other Marvel characters.
While Deadpool and Wolverine will feature the return of the X-Men characters from the Fox franchise, the MCU iteration is not expected to be formally introduced very soon although they have teased their impending arrival in recent projects.
Also Read: X-Men '97 Star Jp Karliak Plays Coy on Season 2 Involvement [Exclusive]
X-Men '97 Actor Jp Karliak Comments on the Mutants' Highly-Anticipated MCU Debut
Speaking with Epicstream, Karliak offered his insight on the highly-anticipated debut of the mutants in the MCU.
The Morph...
X-Men '97 actor Jp Karliak opened up about his excitement over the long-awaited debut of the mutants in the MCU.
Following Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox in 2019, fans have been looking forward to the introduction of the mutants in the MCU and finally sharing the same universe with the other Marvel characters.
While Deadpool and Wolverine will feature the return of the X-Men characters from the Fox franchise, the MCU iteration is not expected to be formally introduced very soon although they have teased their impending arrival in recent projects.
Also Read: X-Men '97 Star Jp Karliak Plays Coy on Season 2 Involvement [Exclusive]
X-Men '97 Actor Jp Karliak Comments on the Mutants' Highly-Anticipated MCU Debut
Speaking with Epicstream, Karliak offered his insight on the highly-anticipated debut of the mutants in the MCU.
The Morph...
- 4/10/2024
- EpicStream
‘X-Men ’97’ was released last week, and the first impressions are overwhelmingly positive, with both fans and critics enjoying the first two episodes. The show has seen historical success, premiering with a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The future looks bright for Marvel animation.
Despite the show being heavily influenced and a continuation of the ’90s ‘X-Men: The Animated Series’ some elements of the show were tweaked and changed while trying to stay faithful to the original characters, stories, and animation. One aspect of the show that’s been met with some degree of backlash is the fact that Morph is non-binary in the show.
If you’re not familiar with the character in the comics, Morph’s superpower is basically shapeshifting, where the inspiration for making him non-binary came from in the first place. J.P. Karliak, the actor who voices Morph on the show recently discussed the fan backlash with Cbr.
Despite the show being heavily influenced and a continuation of the ’90s ‘X-Men: The Animated Series’ some elements of the show were tweaked and changed while trying to stay faithful to the original characters, stories, and animation. One aspect of the show that’s been met with some degree of backlash is the fact that Morph is non-binary in the show.
If you’re not familiar with the character in the comics, Morph’s superpower is basically shapeshifting, where the inspiration for making him non-binary came from in the first place. J.P. Karliak, the actor who voices Morph on the show recently discussed the fan backlash with Cbr.
- 3/26/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Comic Basics
5 Extremely Controversial X-Men Villains That Marvel Will Never Even Dare to Bring to the Big Screen
In the diverse and wide Marvel Universe, X-Men stand out not only for their unique powers but also for the diverse array of villains that have challenged the mutant heroes over the years. With their long-awaited debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, fans are now anticipating seeing the superheroes along with their adversaries gracing the silver screen.
However, despite the optimism, certain characters may unlikely make the transition to the big screen, primarily due to their controversial nature.
X-Men: The Animated Series
From characters with problematic real-world associations to those whose stories demand substantial alteration for mainstream appeal, certain X-Men villains seem destined to remain confined to the pages of comic books. Following are some of these villains that Marvel may hesitate to bring to the big screen due to the complexities that surround these characters.
Ahab
Dr. Roderick Campbell, aka Captain Ahab, was not truly introduced as a villain in the comics.
However, despite the optimism, certain characters may unlikely make the transition to the big screen, primarily due to their controversial nature.
X-Men: The Animated Series
From characters with problematic real-world associations to those whose stories demand substantial alteration for mainstream appeal, certain X-Men villains seem destined to remain confined to the pages of comic books. Following are some of these villains that Marvel may hesitate to bring to the big screen due to the complexities that surround these characters.
Ahab
Dr. Roderick Campbell, aka Captain Ahab, was not truly introduced as a villain in the comics.
- 2/17/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
Marvel’s X-Men have long served as a powerful metaphor for marginalized people. They are mutants, excluded from society—it is an allegory for people of all ages, obvious enough for children to understand. Well, this discussion began with a recent trailer for Beau DeMayo’s highly anticipated animated series, X-Men ‘97, which will premiere on Disney+ next month.
The new series’ 1997 setting picks up where X-Men: The Animated Series (1992–1997) left off. In the trailer, we see cult favorites like Wolverine, Storm, and Cyclops kicking ‘90s butt and sporting stunning ‘90s outfits.
This time around, the shape-shifting hero Morph will be portrayed as nonbinary, according to an interesting update. This bold move, however, has stirred up controversy and exposed a segment of fans who seem to have misunderstood the very essence of mutants.
A scene from X-Men ’97 Suggestedx-Men ’97 New Look Has Fans Reaffirm Their Faith in Marvel after Back...
The new series’ 1997 setting picks up where X-Men: The Animated Series (1992–1997) left off. In the trailer, we see cult favorites like Wolverine, Storm, and Cyclops kicking ‘90s butt and sporting stunning ‘90s outfits.
This time around, the shape-shifting hero Morph will be portrayed as nonbinary, according to an interesting update. This bold move, however, has stirred up controversy and exposed a segment of fans who seem to have misunderstood the very essence of mutants.
A scene from X-Men ’97 Suggestedx-Men ’97 New Look Has Fans Reaffirm Their Faith in Marvel after Back...
- 2/17/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
For more than 40 years, Aardman Animations has been producing classics like “Wallace & Gromit,” “Chicken Run” and “Shaun the Sheep.” Now, following in the footsteps of pioneers such as Peter Lord, David Sproxton and Nick Park, new recruits have come on board at the company’s headquarters on Spike Island in the port city of Bristol, in the West of England, replenishing its creative treasure chest.
Variety steps along the gangplank to meet some of the more recent additions to the crew: Dan Ojari and Mikey Please, the creators of Oscar-nominated “Robin Robin” (see here); kids’ comedy series “Lloyd of the Flies” creator and director Matthew Walker, and co-director and voice director Jane Davies (see here); and Lucy Izzard, the creator, writer and director of “The Very Small Creatures,” a BAFTA nominated preschool series (see below).
“The Very Small Creatures,” commissioned by U.K. pay-tv operator Sky, is a stop-motion series for one to three-year-olds.
Variety steps along the gangplank to meet some of the more recent additions to the crew: Dan Ojari and Mikey Please, the creators of Oscar-nominated “Robin Robin” (see here); kids’ comedy series “Lloyd of the Flies” creator and director Matthew Walker, and co-director and voice director Jane Davies (see here); and Lucy Izzard, the creator, writer and director of “The Very Small Creatures,” a BAFTA nominated preschool series (see below).
“The Very Small Creatures,” commissioned by U.K. pay-tv operator Sky, is a stop-motion series for one to three-year-olds.
- 1/24/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
“Chicken Run” was a breakout hit for Aardman Animations in 2000 after garnering a following in the UK and US for their “Wallace And Gromit” and “Morph” shorts. And twenty-three years later, “Chicken Run” remains the highest-grossing stop-motion animated film of all time. Let’s see if a sequel flies with audiences over two decades later, when “Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget” hits Netflix next month.
Continue reading ‘Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget’ Trailer: Aardman Animation’s Sequel To Their 2000 Hit Premieres On Netflix On December 15 at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget’ Trailer: Aardman Animation’s Sequel To Their 2000 Hit Premieres On Netflix On December 15 at The Playlist.
- 11/16/2023
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
Gold House and the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (Cape) have launched Gold Open to celebrate the historic release of the R-rated comedy, “Joy Ride.”
Gold Open urges the Asian Pacific community to connect and join together, via social media and at theaters, to drive “Joy Ride” to become a success during its July 7 opening weekend.
The celebratory effort will include Gold Open screenings across the U.S., as a result of the initiative’s current theater buyouts. Those contributing to the current initiative include Meta, Spotify, Stand With Asians, Asians Are Strong, Asian Comedy Fest, Chicago Asian Network, Asian CineVision, Asian Pacific leaders and Gold House members: Janet Yang (Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences president), Agnes Chu (Conde Nast Entertainment president), David Chiu (San Francisco City attorney), Julia Gouw (chairwoman of Piermont Bank), Keli Lee, Sophia Yen, Bernice Kwok-Gabel and Yao King (founder and Cio of...
Gold Open urges the Asian Pacific community to connect and join together, via social media and at theaters, to drive “Joy Ride” to become a success during its July 7 opening weekend.
The celebratory effort will include Gold Open screenings across the U.S., as a result of the initiative’s current theater buyouts. Those contributing to the current initiative include Meta, Spotify, Stand With Asians, Asians Are Strong, Asian Comedy Fest, Chicago Asian Network, Asian CineVision, Asian Pacific leaders and Gold House members: Janet Yang (Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences president), Agnes Chu (Conde Nast Entertainment president), David Chiu (San Francisco City attorney), Julia Gouw (chairwoman of Piermont Bank), Keli Lee, Sophia Yen, Bernice Kwok-Gabel and Yao King (founder and Cio of...
- 7/5/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay, Sophia Scorziello, McKinley Franklin and Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
Aardman co-founder Peter Lord grabbed a ball of clay before his conversation last week at the Fmx International Conference on Animation, Effects, Vr, Games and Transmedia in Stuttgart, Germany, and slowly molded a puppet of Morph, Aardman’s first creation, while discussing 40 years of stop-motion glory at its animation studio in Bristol, England.
From “Wallace & Gromit” to “Creature Comforts” to “Shaun the Sheep,” Aardman will be firmly dedicated to the hand-crafted technique of stop-motion as long as audiences continue to embrace it. For Lord, who co-founded Aardman with school chum David Sproxton before adding animator-director Nick Park to the creative team, it’s all about the comedy of manners and empathy.
Here are Lord’s five rules for stop-motion animation:
1. Never forget the importance of Ray Harryhausen.
When Lord was ten years old, he saw “Jason and the Argonauts” and was so amazed at the brilliance of stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen...
From “Wallace & Gromit” to “Creature Comforts” to “Shaun the Sheep,” Aardman will be firmly dedicated to the hand-crafted technique of stop-motion as long as audiences continue to embrace it. For Lord, who co-founded Aardman with school chum David Sproxton before adding animator-director Nick Park to the creative team, it’s all about the comedy of manners and empathy.
Here are Lord’s five rules for stop-motion animation:
1. Never forget the importance of Ray Harryhausen.
When Lord was ten years old, he saw “Jason and the Argonauts” and was so amazed at the brilliance of stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen...
- 5/10/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
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From Flushed Away and Hunchback to Titan A.E. and Sky High - the family movies that don't get the love they deserve...
When I sit through a film such as Zootropolis, Rango, Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph, Eddie The Eagle or Coraline, I can’t help but be thankful somebody has bothered. As a parent as well as a movie lover, I’ve grown to really dislike family movies that just turn up to act as a surrogate babysitter for 90 minutes, with no intention of becoming anybody’s favourite film. The films I'm going to talk about are the family movies therefore that I think both try and do something a bit more, yet continue to fly under many people's radar.
A bonus mention before we get going, and number 26 in the list, much to my surprise: Alvin & The Chipmunks 4. I was expecting next to zero from it, courtesy...
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From Flushed Away and Hunchback to Titan A.E. and Sky High - the family movies that don't get the love they deserve...
When I sit through a film such as Zootropolis, Rango, Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph, Eddie The Eagle or Coraline, I can’t help but be thankful somebody has bothered. As a parent as well as a movie lover, I’ve grown to really dislike family movies that just turn up to act as a surrogate babysitter for 90 minutes, with no intention of becoming anybody’s favourite film. The films I'm going to talk about are the family movies therefore that I think both try and do something a bit more, yet continue to fly under many people's radar.
A bonus mention before we get going, and number 26 in the list, much to my surprise: Alvin & The Chipmunks 4. I was expecting next to zero from it, courtesy...
- 5/26/2016
- Den of Geek
Morph is jumping out of his box and returning to our TV screens next month with a new series for Cbbc.
The new episodes follow a Kickstarter campaign in late 2013 that raised over £110,000 and part-funded 15 brand new one-minute instalments.
An official YouTube channel showing the episodes was launched in July 2014.
Aardman Animations is behind the return of its own 1977 creation, who first appeared on television as part of BBC children's art programme Take Hart alongside the now-late artist Tony Hart.
Viewers can expect a smoother movement of the figures than in the past, following advances used on recent Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep projects from Aardman.
Peter Lord, Aardman co-founder and co-creator of Morph, said: "Both Morph and I are equally delighted that his latest adventures are back on the BBC. Although he's been away for a while, I'm delighted to report that he's as lively and full-of-fun as...
The new episodes follow a Kickstarter campaign in late 2013 that raised over £110,000 and part-funded 15 brand new one-minute instalments.
An official YouTube channel showing the episodes was launched in July 2014.
Aardman Animations is behind the return of its own 1977 creation, who first appeared on television as part of BBC children's art programme Take Hart alongside the now-late artist Tony Hart.
Viewers can expect a smoother movement of the figures than in the past, following advances used on recent Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep projects from Aardman.
Peter Lord, Aardman co-founder and co-creator of Morph, said: "Both Morph and I are equally delighted that his latest adventures are back on the BBC. Although he's been away for a while, I'm delighted to report that he's as lively and full-of-fun as...
- 5/21/2015
- Digital Spy
Tony Hart, who died at the age of 83 back in 2009, inexplicably trended this morning on social media.
Many fans mistakenly believed that Hart had only recently died, but his former co-star Morph set the record straight on Twitter.
Over the past 24 hrs, many people on Twitter have reported that Tony Hart has recently died. Tony sadly died in 2009. pic.twitter.com/PLHkjraxdw
— Morph (@AmazingMorph) February 16, 2015
"Over the past 24 hrs, many people on Twitter have reported that Tony Hart has recently died. Tony sadly died in 2009," read a post from Aardman's Morph Twitter feed.
"Here's the final Morph episode in the brand new series which features our tribute to #TonyHart."
Hart first appeared on TV during Saturday Special in 1952 after impressing a BBC TV producer with his art skills.
He later presented his own shows, including Vision On, Take Hart, Hart Beat and Smart Hart, before finally retiring in 2001.
Aardman Animations...
Many fans mistakenly believed that Hart had only recently died, but his former co-star Morph set the record straight on Twitter.
Over the past 24 hrs, many people on Twitter have reported that Tony Hart has recently died. Tony sadly died in 2009. pic.twitter.com/PLHkjraxdw
— Morph (@AmazingMorph) February 16, 2015
"Over the past 24 hrs, many people on Twitter have reported that Tony Hart has recently died. Tony sadly died in 2009," read a post from Aardman's Morph Twitter feed.
"Here's the final Morph episode in the brand new series which features our tribute to #TonyHart."
Hart first appeared on TV during Saturday Special in 1952 after impressing a BBC TV producer with his art skills.
He later presented his own shows, including Vision On, Take Hart, Hart Beat and Smart Hart, before finally retiring in 2001.
Aardman Animations...
- 2/16/2015
- Digital Spy
Youngsters and oldsters alike…here is the reel deal: The New York International Children’s Film Festival (Nyicff) will be making its presence known in the upcoming days. On tap for the 18th annual event will be a noted variety of creative animated films and shorts for all ages to enjoy and relish. The New York International Children’s Film Festival promises to serve up an array of animated showcases that boasts all styles and formats that should prove imaginative and appealing to our past and present childhood memories.
Please note that the Nyicff will run its operation from February 27, 2015 to March 22, 2015. Additionally, the majority of these impressive feature-length and short films have experienced critical acclaim overseas. Therefore, the impact of the Nyicff’s cinematic selections should be rewarding for ardent fans of animated film fodder designed to capture the spirit of its enthusiastic viewers.
Among the films being displayed...
Please note that the Nyicff will run its operation from February 27, 2015 to March 22, 2015. Additionally, the majority of these impressive feature-length and short films have experienced critical acclaim overseas. Therefore, the impact of the Nyicff’s cinematic selections should be rewarding for ardent fans of animated film fodder designed to capture the spirit of its enthusiastic viewers.
Among the films being displayed...
- 2/11/2015
- by Frank Ochieng
- SoundOnSight
Aardman co-founder Peter Lord talks Shaun The Sheep, making family movies, and wearing the same shirt for a long time...
He might have had a small cold when he spoke to us, and he might have been reaching for a box of Lemsip, but Aardman co-founder Peter Lord was on fine form when we got to chat to him last week. He was chatting about Aardman's latest feature, the lovely Shaun The Sheep: The Movie. But we talked about a lot more than that...
My favourite Tweet on your Twitter feed of late. Can we start there? Someone sent you a picture from China. And it showed the lift in her apartment complex, that had Shaun The Sheep imagery on the hotel's posters. I think many of us in the UK aren't aware of just how huge Shaun The Sheep has become outside of the UK, and how he's...
He might have had a small cold when he spoke to us, and he might have been reaching for a box of Lemsip, but Aardman co-founder Peter Lord was on fine form when we got to chat to him last week. He was chatting about Aardman's latest feature, the lovely Shaun The Sheep: The Movie. But we talked about a lot more than that...
My favourite Tweet on your Twitter feed of late. Can we start there? Someone sent you a picture from China. And it showed the lift in her apartment complex, that had Shaun The Sheep imagery on the hotel's posters. I think many of us in the UK aren't aware of just how huge Shaun The Sheep has become outside of the UK, and how he's...
- 2/6/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
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