TORONTO – As 2024 rounds the corner into the halfway mark for this decade, Hollywood studio-produced animated films have entered what can only be described as a period of corporate malaise.
Sequels are pretty much the one and only priority and, if not, a proven formula that appeals to kids first, and then their parents rule the day (see “Inside Out 2” and “Despicable Me 4”).
And if the film is allowed to break those guardrails, it’s likely a spin on some well-known intellectual property (either of the “Spider-Verse” movies being prime examples).
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