Filmmaker Chris Sanders received enormous levels of praise and financial success with his 2024 directorial effort The Wild Robot. This acclaimed motion picture would’ve been the career-defining ...

Kris Bowers embraced a new challenge with his first animated film, turning his signature storytelling through music into an ...

Emilia Pérez-- the most-nominated movie this year -- has 13 nods, and The Brutalist and Wicked aren't far behind with 10 nominations apiece. The list of films vying for best picture includes those ...

There were five of us in the studio with Kris Bowers during this recording of Variety’s Behind the Song, and by the time he ...

DreamWorks’ “The Wild Robot” became a widely acclaimed success ... I got the call [to do this film], and so I was reading the book in a weekend, mostly to her.” The themes of parental ...

Sanders dropped back into DreamWorks Animation, where he immediately zeroed in on Peter Brown’s book “The Wild Robot.” He had no idea that the studio had the rights for around four years.

Conclave took home the Best Acting Ensemble honors in the night’s first award, beating the likes of the blockbuster Wicked: Part 1. Ralph Fiennes accepted the award on the terrific film ...

DreamWorks’ “The Wild ... the book in a weekend, mostly to her.” The themes of parental love and letting go resonated with Bowers, shaping his musical direction from the very start. More from Variety ...

Parenting isn’t easy — whether you’re a top-of-the-line robot or ... of ‘The Wild Robot.’ “When I dropped into Dreamworks to see if there was anything in development that I might be able to work on, ...