When it came time to choose a name for our first child, my husband and I had a list of one. A couple of years before her birth, we’d been on an especially good date to see an Agnès Varda film in repertory; the protagonist’s style, wit and ultimate resilience appealed to us as much […]

Filmmaker Chris Sanders was visiting DreamWorks Animation to see what was in development, when he came across Peter Brown’s novel “The Wild Robot.“ The first few sentences of Brown’s story inspired Sanders so much so that he anxiously told the studio, “Don’t give this to anybody else.” “This is the kind of story that I […]

It’s been a banner year for animated movies, with artists using the genre to tell stories about robots, cats, snails and the full spectrum of human emotion. These films are just as bold and boundary pushing as the dramas, musicals and historical epics that are seen as top contenders for Oscars. Yet they aren’t getting […]

Universal’s “The Wild Robot” reclaimed the top spot at the U.K. and Ireland box office in its third weekend, earning £2.179 million ($2.8 million) for a cumulative total of £11.6 million ($15 million), per numbers from Comscore. Sony’s “Venom: The Last Dance” stayed close behind in second place with £2.175 million in its sophomore frame, […]

Since its release in September, “The Wild Robot” became a big box office hit taking in nearly $270 million at the worldwide box office. And in case you missed it in theaters, the animated film is now streamable at home. “The Wild Robot” is available to watch in 4K Ultra HD on Prime Video, Apple […]