Marvel Studios has dropped a new teaser trailer for Avengers: Doomsday featuring the X-Men. The teaser gives us a voice over as it shows off a dilapidated Xavier school eventually showing Professor X and a ragged Magneto and ends with Cyclops firing his optic blasts with Sentinels surrounding him.
The highly anticipated film not only includes the Marvel Cinematic Universe but also X-Men universe as well. The two franchises have slowly bled together in various ways in recent years with mutants expected to eventually making their way into the MCU.
Avengers: Doomsday is directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo who return to Marvel films and stars Robert Downey Jr. as Victor von Doom/Doctor Doom, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing, Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Lewis Pullman as Robert Reynolds/Sentry, Winston Duke as M’Baku, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier/Professor X, Rebecca Romijn as Raven Darkholme/Mystique, Alan Cumming as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, Kelsey Grammer as Hank McCoy/Beast, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, Tenoch Huerta as Namor, Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr/Ghost, James Marsden as Scott Summers/Cyclops, Ian McKellen as Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch, Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres/Falcon, Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man, Wyatt Russell as John Walker/U.S. Agent, Channing Tatum as Remy LeBeau/Gambit, Letita Wright as Shur/Black Panther, and Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America, and we’re sure many more to be revealed.
Avengers: Doomsday arrives in theaters December 18, 2026.
Avatar: Fire and Ash came in first place for the third weekend in a row grossing an estimated $40 million domestically to bring its total gross to $306 million. Over the week, it grossed $234.4 million internationally to bring that to $777.1 million. Worldwide, the movies has grossed $1.083 billion. The film is the third highest grossing film worldwide released in 2025 but could possibly move into second, which is currently held by Zootopia 2.
That film, Zootopia 2, held on to second place with $19 million domestically to lift its domestic gross to $363.6 million. Internationally, the movie grossed $124.6 million over the week to bring that to $1.225 billion. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $1.588 billion.
The Housemaid moved up one spot from fourth to third with $14.9 million to bring its domestic gross to $75.7 million. Internationally, the film grossed $16.2 million over the week where it has now grossed $16.3 million. Worldwide, the movie stands at $92.1 million.
Marty Supreme went from third to fourth grossing $12.6 million over the weekend to bring its domestic total to $56 million. Internationally, the movie grossed $2 million for a worldwide total of $58 million.
Anaconda repeated in fifth place with $10 million to bring its domestic total to $45.9 million after two weeks. Internationally, it grossed $22.5 million to bring its international total to $42.5 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $88.4 million.
In other comic related movies…
Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution grossed about $200,000 over the week domestically to bring that total to $16.5 million. Internationally, it added about $200,000 and has now grossed $24.9 million for a worldwide gross of just under $41.4 million.
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc remained at $43.4 million domestically. Internationally, the movie increased $2.6 million to bring that to $114.9 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $158.3 million.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie – Infinity Castle gained a little and is now at $134.5 million domestically. Internationally, the movie also added a little and has grossed $586.2 million. Its worldwide gross is $720.7 million.
Numbers have 28 movies grossing $130,250,734 from 32,087 theaters for an average of $4,059.30. That compared to last week’s 43 movies grossing $173,309,178 from 32,190 theaters for an average of $5,383.95.
Even though I didn’t quite live up to my personal goal of writing a full length film review every week, 2025 was a really fun year for me at the cinema. If I had to sum up my viewing in one word, it would be “auteurs”. Seriously, let talented filmmakers like Ryan Coogler, Guillermo Del Toro, and Paul Thomas Anderson cook and have massive budgets, and they will make art that won’t just be discussed on opening weekend, but by posterity. (I’m definitely including/referencing Sinners in my popular music library instruction.)
Here are my 10 favorite movies of 2025. I didn’t watch everything that came out this year, but I loved most of what I saw. (Sorry, Captain America: Brave New World.)
10. The Naked Gun (Akiva Schaffer)
Conservatives claim that comedy is dead, but they just haven’t watched The Naked Gun yet. Liam Neeson is oblivious, deadpan perfection as Lt. Frank Drebin Jr., and he and Beth Davenport (Pamela Anderson) have silly chemistry that addsa dollop of romance to the spoof flick. To sweeten the deal, The Naked Gun is under 90 minutes and the most joke-dense film I’ve seen in the cinema in some time. It also roasts the hell out of tech bros and has the most hilarious end credits.
9. Lurker (Alex Russell)
Lurkeris a frighteningly intimate look at the relationship between artist and fan as retail clerk Matthew (Theodore Pellerin) grows closer to British R&B star Oliver (Archie Madekwe). Alex Russell does an excellent job progressively showing Matthew cannibalizing Oliver’s clout while simultaneously ending up becoming the inspiration he needs. A lo-fi score from Kenny Beats and grainy, intrusive cinematography from Pat Scola makes Lurker even more voyeuristic and uncomfortable.
8. Pavements (Alex Ross Perry)
Alex Ross Perry’s Pavements is a five layer movie burrito of documentary, biopic, musical theater, performance art, and tribute all centered around seminal, fiercely anti-commercial 90s rock band Pavement, who has recently reunited and gone on tour. (I was able to see them in 2024 at Riot Fest.) The film hits the right balance between irony and earnestness, and my favorite bits were seeing footage of the Pavement jukebox musical as well as Joe Keery’s quirky performance as the band’s frontman Stephen Malkmus during the biopic segments. As a band, Pavement didn’t care about appealing to the masses and/or Lollapalooza/Alternative Nation, and neither does this film, which makes it great in an era of estate-massaging ego trips disguised as art.
7. Marty Supreme (Josh Safdie)
Marty Supreme is another stressful, entertaining movie from a singular Safdie Brother about a table tennis protege named Marty Mauser (Timothee Chalamet), who must gather enough money to go to the World Championships in Japan with the help of an evil businessman (A perfectly cast Kevin O’Leary), a silver screen star in decline (Gwyneth Paltrow still has her fastball.), and his pregnant childhood friend/situationship (A breakout performance from Odessa D’Azion). The film is set in the 1950s, but is chock-full with 1980s New Wave needle drops that give it that sports movie sheen although Mauser is the epitome of narcissism. However, Chalamet gives his all in the role, and you can’t help but root for him in the end and then shudder about the college boys watching this movie on winter break and seeing him as an aspirational figure. (I want one of those orange ping pong balls though.)
6. The Secret Agent (Kleber Mendonça Filho)
The Secret Agentis a tense sociopolitical thriller set at carnival in Recife, Brazil during the height of the country’s military dictatorship. However, it’s also a film about constructing identities, misinformation, and maybe even the research process. Director Kleber Mendonça Filho and cinematographer Evgenia Alexandrova tap into 1970s sleaze in creating the film’s visual palette with plenty of yellow evoking the classic Brazilian football kit. This, of course, turns to red when shit hits the fan. The main takeaway from the film is the magnetic, yet earnest Wagner Moura as ex-professor/wanted man Armando, who really deserves a Best Actor nomination.
5. Superman (James Gunn)
Like both the epic poems and comic books of yore, James Gunn’s Supermanskips the origin story and plunges into the Man of Steel’s career in media res as he tries to mediate a conflict between Jarhanpur and Boravia, uncover a conspiracy connected to tech billionaire Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult), dog sit, and maybe even get the girl. In the best way, Superman feels like picking up a random trade paperback with Gunn crafting an entertaining supporting cast that doesn’t take the spotlight away from its titular protagonist’s arc. Above all, Superman is a sincere film, and that starts with David Corenswet’s performance as the Big Blue Boy Scout, who can say “Kindness is the real punk rock” and mean every word. It’s a near-perfect tone setter for James Gunn and company’s vision of the DC Universe.
4. Queens of the Dead (Tina Romero)
Tina Romero queers the horror comedy in the hilarious instant cult classic Queens of the Dead. This film has an elevator pitch to die for, namely, Brooklyn drag queens, queer folks, and one homophobic plumber fight zombies and try to find safety. However, Queens of the Dead isn’t just jokes, gore, and fabulous fits, and Romero and co-writer Erin Judge and actor Jacquel Spivey give anxiety-ridden drag queen Sam a beautiful heroic journey as they try to express themselves artistically in a late capitalist hellscape. And speaking of hellscape, Tina Romero brings plenty of pointed satire to the film that would make her father smile. We should really be on our phones less.
3. Sinners (Ryan Coogler)
Sinnersis an exciting vampire thriller meets blues musical that explores the concept of race and whiteness in the United States. The main juke joint sequence is worth the price of admission alone as director Ryan Coogler and star Miles Caton demonstrate that the history of popular music in the United States is the history of Black music. Caton’s triple threat performance is bolstered by Michael B. Jordan playing a dual role as Stack and Smoke. He has charming chemistry with Hailee Steinfeld, his bi-racial ex-girlfriend. Sinners has real heat to it, and you can smell the sweat and sex of the juke joint as carnal, supernatural, and spiritual unite, and Remmick’s (Jack O’Connell) Irish vampires try to break off a piece of it just like real life artists like Elvis Presley would in the near future. Finally, Sinners might have the best post-credits sequence of all time. (I feel like Buddy Guy playing himself slightly edges out Samuel L. Jackson’s debut as Nick Fury in Iron Man.)
2. One Battle After Another (Paul Thomas Anderson)
Bob Ferguson (Leonardo DiCaprio) juggles fatherhood and rekindling the ashes of revolutionary spirit in Paul Thomas Anderson’s epic film One Battle After Another. Just like the works of the author that inspired it (Thomas Pynchon), OBAA is more encyclopedia than film with the most exciting car chase scene, the most tender father/daughter moments, and the funniest supporting performance as Benicio Del Toro has the time of his life as the beer-guzzling “Sensei” Sergei. One Battle After Another doesn’t have any clear answers about being a good parent or fighting a cause while still trying to have a life and family, but that makes it all the more compelling and a lovely use of Warner Brothers’ $130 million.
1. Frankenstein (Guillermo Del Toro)
My favorite film of 2025 was Guillermo Del Toro’s none more Goth adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankensteinthat I was thankfully able to see in theatrically courtesy of my local independent theater, The Belcourt. Frankenstein is truly the loveliest film of 2025 with Del Toro and cinematographer Dan Lautsen conjuring frames that look like English Romantic oil paintings, Gustave Dore woodcuts, and Berni Wrightson’s pencil and ink illustrations depending on the mood. This attention to visual detail extends to the exquisite costuming and set design, especially anything Mia Goth’s Lady Elizabeth/Baroness Frankenstein wears. (Yes, this film is quite Freudian.) Frankenstein isn’t a plot beat by plot beat adaptation of the novel, but Del Toro captures the overarching themes about the destructive nature of technology (*cough* Generative AI) and the hubris of humanity. To top it all off, Jacob Elordi gives a truly tragic performance as The Creature, especially in one poignant scene where the Blind Man (David Bradley) teaches him to read and engage with art. (John Milton’s Paradise Lost, of course.)
Honorable Mentions: The Ballad of Wallis Island (James Griffiths), The Bad Guys 2 (Pierre Perifel), Hamnet (Chloe Zhao)
Marvel Studios has dropped a new teaser trailer for Avengers: Doomsday featuring Chris Hemsworth as Thor. Much like the first trailer featuring Steve Rogers, the teaser focuses on Thor and his role now as a father and being called to battle once more.
The highly anticipated film not only includes the Marvel Cinematic Universe but also X-Men universe as well. The two franchises have slowly bled together in various ways in recent years with mutants expected to eventually making their way into the MCU.
Avengers: Doomsday is directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo who return to Marvel films and stars Robert Downey Jr. as Victor von Doom/Doctor Doom, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing, Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Lewis Pullman as Robert Reynolds/Sentry, Winston Duke as M’Baku, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier/Professor X, Rebecca Romijn as Raven Darkholme/Mystique, Alan Cumming as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, Kelsey Grammer as Hank McCoy/Beast, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, Tenoch Huerta as Namor, Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr/Ghost, James Marsden as Scott Summers/Cyclops, Ian McKellen as Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch, Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres/Falcon, Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man, Wyatt Russell as John Walker/U.S. Agent, Channing Tatum as Remy LeBeau/Gambit, Letita Wright as Shur/Black Panther, and Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America, and we’re sure many more to be revealed.
Avengers: Doomsday arrives in theaters December 18, 2026.
Avatar: Fire and Ash came in first place at the weekend box office for the second weekend in a row. The film dropped just 28.2%, an impressive amount as blockbusters tend to drop far more in their second weekend. The movie grossed an estimated $64 million to bring its domestic gross up to $217.7 million. Over the week, it grossed $285.7 million internationally to bring that to $542.7 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $760.4 million after two weeks.
Zootopia 2 improved moving from fifth to second and grossing an estimated $20 million to bring its domestic total to $321.4 million. over the week, it added about $110 million internationally to bring that to just under $1.100 billion. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $1.421 billion.
Marty Supreme expanded in theaters and its gross did too. The film brought in about $15.6 million to bring its domestic total to $28.3 million. There is not international gross reported.
The Housemaid slipped to fourth place with $15.4 million to bring its domestic gross to $46.5 million. Internationally, it has grossed $168,586 for a worldwide total of $46.6 million.
Anaconda debuted last week and grossed $14.6 million over the weekend and $23.7 million domestically in total so far. Internationally, it grossed $20 million for a worldwide total of $43.7 million.
In other comic related movies…
Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution grossed about $400,000 over the week domestically to bring that total to $16.3 million. Internationally, it has grossed $24.7 million for a worldwide gross of just under $41 million.
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc remained at $43.4 million domestically. Internationally, the movie increased $1,4 million to bring that to $112.3 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $155.7 million.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie – Infinity Castle remained at $134.4 million domestically. Internationally, the movie has grossed $580.1 million. Its worldwide gross is $714.5 million.
Numbers have 43 movies grossing $173,309,178 from 32,190 theaters for an average of $5,383.95. That compared to last week’s 52 movies grossing $179,334,896 from 31,940 theaters for an average of $5,614.74.
After its initial release in theaters, Marvel has posted the first teaser trailer for Avengers: Doomsday. As expected, the trailer reveals the return of Chris Evans as Captain America for the highly anticipated film which will pit Marvel characters from across franchises against Doctor Doom.
The film not only includes the Marvel Cinematic Universe but also X-Men universe as well. The two franchises have slowly bled together in various ways in recent years with mutants expected to eventually making their way into the MCU.
Avengers: Doomsday is directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo who return to Marvel films and stars Robert Downey Jr. as Victor von Doom/Doctor Doom, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing, Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Lewis Pullman as Robert Reynolds/Sentry, Winston Duke as M’Baku, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier/Professor X, Rebecca Romijn as Raven Darkholme/Mystique, Alan Cumming as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, Kelsey Grammer as Hank McCoy/Beast, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, Tenoch Huerta as Namor, Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr/Ghost, James Marsden as Scott Summers/Cyclops, Ian McKellen as Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch, Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres/Falcon, Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man, Wyatt Russell as John Walker/U.S. Agent, Channing Tatum as Remy LeBeau/Gambit, Letita Wright as Shur/Black Panther, and Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America, and we’re sure many more to be revealed.
Avengers: Doomsday arrives in theaters December 18, 2026.
It was a weekend of debuts topping the box office with Avatar: Fire and Ash by far the top film with nearly four times the second place movie. Avatar: Fire and Ash debuted with an estimated $88 million which is a fraction of the $257 million it has earned internationally for a worldwide opening of $345 million.
The first Avatar opened in 2009 with $77 million and went on to gross $785.2 million domestically and $2.924 billion worldwide. The second film in 2022 opened with $134.1 million to end with $688.5 million domestically and $2.343 billion worldwide.
It’s hard to judge this third film as it’s a bit above the first not adjusted for inflation but far below the second film. SO, the final worldwide gross will be the real way to judge it and will be interesting to see how it might impact the two films that are scheduled to be released.
David opened in second place with $22 million domestically, not too surprising as it’ll play to the holiday season.
The Housemaid came in third place with just under $19 million domestically.
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants opened in fourth place with $16 million domestically and $957 internationally. The answer is Colombia if you’re wondering what country.
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie opened in 2004 with $32 million domestically and went on to gross $85.4 million domestically and $141.1 million worldwide. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water opened in 2015 with $55.4 million domestically and went on to gross $163 million domestically and $325.2 million worldwide. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run opened with $865,824 domestically in 2020 and grossed $4.8 million. So, overall, this latest film is a bit of a disappointment for the franchise.
Rounding out the top five was Zootopia 2 with $14.5 million to bring its domestic gross to $282.8 million. Over the week, it grossed $112.3 million to bring that to $990 million. The film has grossed $1.273 billion worldwide, passing the first film which grossed $1.044 billion in 2016.
In other comic related movies…
Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution grossed $274,020 domestically to bring that total to $15.9 million. Internationally, remained at $34.4 million for a worldwide gross of $50.3 million.
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc remained at $43.4 million domestically. Internationally, the movie increased $700,000 to bring that to $110.9 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $154.3 million.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie – Infinity Castle grossed about $25,000 domestically over the week and now its total is just over $134.4 million. Internationally, the movie has grossed $580.9 million. Its worldwide gross is just under $715.3 million.
Numbers have 52 movies grossing $179,334,896 from 31,940 theaters for an average of $5,614.74. That compared to last week’s 70 movies grossing $76,446,778 from 33,058 theaters for an average of $2,312.51.
James Gunn turned to social media to announce that Lars Eidinger has been cast as Brainiac in the Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow. Eidinger has a packed career with a mix of television and films with eight upcoming projects including this film.
Gunn has teased that Man of Tomorrow will have Superman and Lex Luthor working together to take on Brainiac.
Brainiac debuted in Action Comics #242 in 1958 and created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino. While there’s been variations to the character, he travels the galaxy shrinking cities to bottle size to preserve them, brings them on his ship, and then destroys the planet. Among those cities is Kandor, the capital of Superman’s home planet of Krypton. It’s unknown if Kandor will make an appearance in the film but the first film’s leaning towards some of the classic elements of Superman would make us believe there’s a good possibility.
The character has appeared in more than just comics but also in the various Superman related television shows, animation, video games, LEGO video games, and was considered for previous Superman films, some that were never made.
Chester, a cartoonist, and Sonny, a TV host – are a long-term, committed romantic couple. When Sonny introduces the idea of opening up their relationship, Chester begins sleeping with sex workers, forcing him to face his issues with intimacy and romance in the process.
Celebrating the vibrant underground comic and zine era through the experiences of cartoonist Brown, Paying For It connects the past with the present by bringing together emerging comic actors, performance artists, authors, activists and multimedia creators in front of and behind the camera, and it has resonated for festival audiences and critics alike.
Based on the best-selling graphic novel by acclaimed alternative-cartoonist Chester Brown, Paying For It is a personal take on romance and relationships. From writer/director Sook-Yin Lee the film comes to theaters January 30, 2026.
Directed by: Sook-Yin Lee Written by: Sook-Yin Lee, Joanne Sarazen Cast: Dan Beirne, Emily Lê, Andrea Werhun Produced by: Matt Code, Sonya Di Rienzo, Aeschylus Poulos Co-produced by: Natalie Urquhart, Sook-Yin Lee Executive Produced by: John Cameron Mitchell, Dan Beirne Cinematography by: Gayle Ye
Led by CEO James Tynion IV, Tiny Onion is kicking off the production house’s robust adult animation slate with an adaptation of Tynion’s The Woods, based on the award-winning comic book series published by BOOM! Studios. The acclaimed sci-fi horror comics were co-created by Tynion and artist Michael Dialynas. To launch the animation slate, Tiny Onion is bringing aboard Casey Gonzalez as Director of Multimedia to oversee development for the company’s animated projects.
GLAAD Media Award-winning comic book series which debuted in 2014, The Woods tells the story of an ordinary high school in suburban Milwaukee, WI, which is suddenly transported into the midst of an alien forest in an uncharted corner of the universe. With no sign of why they were taken there, or what threats lurk in the dark woods surrounding their school, the story follows a group of students determined to figure out how to survive, and more importantly, how to get home. Tiny Onion has optioned the property from BOOM! Studios. The animated series will see Tynion and Dialynas executive producing for Tiny Onion. Stephen Christy and Mette Norkjaer will executive produce the series for BOOM! Studios.
The Woods will be Gonzalez’s first project as Director of Multimedia at Tiny Onion since joining the team in December. Previous to Tiny Onion, she spent a decade working alongside animation industry legend Fred Seibert (Adventure Time, Bee and Puppycat) as his VP of Development at FredFilms, where she developed original cartoons, including the viral short The Summoning, which is being adapted into a three book series for Oni Press.
Gonzalez began her career in publishing, editing bestselling graphic novels for First Second and helping launch the acclaimed Science Comics series while shepherding New York Times bestselling titles such as Eisner Award winner Battling Boy, Hugo Award nominated book The Divine, and Green Book Award winner Coral Reefs. She later transitioned into the role of Head Writer and Producer at Frederator, where she launched the popular anime vertical Get in the Robot, and subsequently at Crunchyroll, the world’s largest anime streaming service. At Tiny Onion, Gonzalez looks forward to uniting her love of comics with her experience shaping top tier shows.
The Woods is a part of an expanding adult animation slate that also includes an animated adaptation of Tynion’s Image Comics horror sci-fi series W0RLDTR33 in development at Netflix. Co-created by Fernando Blanco and colored by multi Eisner Award-winning colorist Jordie Belliare, W0RLDTR33 tells the story of a dark evil within the internet that may destroy humanity. Tynion and Blanco will serve as Executive Producers on the series with Ashley Cardiff (Fear The Walking Dead) set as Showrunner and Executive Producer. Sean Buckelew of Green Street Pictures (Common Side Effects, Scavenger’s Reign) will also serve as Executive Producer and the team has just brought on Guillaume Dousse of Æsten studio (Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, Flee) to lead visual development and art direction for the series.
Additionally, Tiny Onion is developing an adult animated comedy series The Tipsy Dragon with production company Irony Point. The series is being developed by Daniel Powell (Ugly Americans). RJ Fried, Mike Leech, and Zach Smilovitz (Our Cartoon President) are attached to write and help produce. An original concept from Tynion, The Tipsy Dragon is set in a tavern in a world where the age of heroes and legends is long past—and its barkeep and patrons couldn’t care less about their supposed role in an ancient battle between good and evil just outside their doorstep.
Tynion and BOOM! Studios are also teaming up with iconic horror production company Blumhouse for an adult animated television series and a live-action feature film based on Tynion and Werther Dell’Edera’s record breaking, award-winning, and global best-selling series Something is Killing the Children. Set in a world where children can see monsters, but adults cannot, Something is Killing the Children tells the story of Erica Slaughter, a monster hunter from a mysterious organization more concerned with keeping the secret of monsters from the world than saving their victims. The animated series will be adapted and executive produced by Tynion, with Dell’Edera serving as Co-Executive Producer and visual development consultant. Stephen Christy will executive produce the series for BOOM! Studios, with Mette Norkjaer and Adam Yoelin serving as Co-Executive Producer.
Tiny Onion is backed by a seed investment from Lyrical Media, the Los Angeles and New York-based company that develops, produces, and finances unique stories across multi-media formats, including film, television, video games, and graphic novels. It was recently announced that Lyrical Media has launched Lyrical Animation to tap into global demand for adult animation, with an emphasis on animated features. Lyrical Animation is headed by seasoned Animation industry veterans Jacob Robinson, Daniel Dominguez, and Brad Graeber, and has many projects in development including an adaptation of the video game Death Stranding. Tiny Onion will be working closely with Lyrical Animation on its animation slate.
