Line #103 Creator/SonyPicturesAnimation


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3	Sony Pictures Animation is an American animated film production company owned by Creator/SonyPictures Entertainment, founded in May 2002. It works closely with Creator/SonyPicturesImageworks, which handles digital production. Theatrical releases are distributed under the Creator/ColumbiaPictures banner, and DirectToVideo releases are distributed by Creator/SonyPictures Home Entertainment.
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5	Also see Creator/ColumbiaCartoons, for all the 2D animated shorts from Columbia Pictures in the 30s, 40s and 50s.
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7	!!Works produced by SPA include:
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10	[[folder:Franchises]]
11	* ''WesternAnimation/OpenSeason'' (2006) and its DirectToVideo sequels:
12	** ''Open Season 2'' (2008)
13	** ''Open Season 3'' (2010)
14	** ''Open Season: Scared Silly'' (2015)
15	* ''WesternAnimation/SurfsUp'' (2007)
16	** ''WesternAnimation/SurfsUp2Wavemania'' (2017; Direct-to-Video) (with Creator/WWEStudios and Creator/RainmakerEntertainment)
17	* ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'' (2009)
18	** ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs2'' (2013)
19	* ''Film/TheSmurfs'' (2011; with The Kerner Entertainment Company)
20	** ''Film/TheSmurfs2'' (2013; with The Kerner Entertainment Company)
21	** ''WesternAnimation/SmurfsTheLostVillage'' (2017; with The Kerner Entertainment Company, Lone Star Funds and Wanda Pictures)
22	* ''Franchise/HotelTransylvania''
23	** ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania'' (2012)
24	** ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania2'' (2015; with Lone Star Funds)
25	** ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania3SummerVacation'' (2018)
26	** ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvaniaTransformania'' (2022; released by Creator/AmazonStudios)
27	* ''{{Film/Goosebumps\|2015}}'' (2015; with Lone Star Funds, Village Roadshow Pictures, Original Film and Scholastic Entertainment)
28	** ''Film/Goosebumps2HauntedHalloween'' (2018; with Original Film, Scholastic Entertainment and Silvertongue Films)
29	* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManSpiderVerse'':
30	** ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' (2018; with [[Creator/MarvelComics Marvel Entertainment]], [[Creator/PhilLordAndChrisMiller Lord/Miller Productions]], Pascal Pictures and Arad Productions)
31	** ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse'' (2023; with [[Creator/MarvelComics Marvel Entertainment]], [[Creator/PhilLordAndChrisMiller Lord/Miller Productions]], Pascal Pictures and Arad Productions)
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34	[[folder:Other feature films]]
35	* ''WesternAnimation/ArthurChristmas'' (2011; with Creator/AardmanAnimations)
36	* ''WesternAnimation/ThePiratesInAnAdventureWithScientists'' (2012; with Creator/AardmanAnimations)
37	* ''WesternAnimation/TheEmojiMovie'' (2017)
38	* ''WesternAnimation/TheStar'' (2017; with Creator/WaldenMedia, The Jim Henson Company, Affirm Films, and {{Creator/Cinesite}})
39	* ''Film/PeterRabbit'' (2018; with Creator/AnimalLogic, 2.0 Entertainment, Olive Bridge Entertainment, Screen Australia and Screen NSW)[[note]]SPA was not involved with the sequel.[[/note]]
40	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBirdsMovie2'' (2019; with Creator/RovioEntertainment)[[note]]SPA was not involved with the first ''[[WesternAnimation/TheAngryBirdsMovie Angry Birds Movie]]''.[[/note]]
41	* ''WesternAnimation/TheMitchellsVsTheMachines'' (2021; with [[Creator/PhilLordAndChrisMiller Lord/Miller Productions]]; released on Creator/{{Netflix}})
42	* [[index]]''WesternAnimation/WishDragon'' (2021; with Beijing Sparkle Roll Media, Flagship Entertainment and Base Animation), a [[InternationalCoproduction Chinese-American co-production]] produced by and starring Creator/JackieChan (Creator/JohnCho in the English-language dub)
43	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Vivo}}'' (2021; released on Netflix)
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46	[[folder:Short films]]
47	* "[[WesternAnimation/OpenSeason Boog and Elliott's Midnight Bun Run]]" (2007)
48	* "The [=ChubbChubbs=]!" (2002)
49	** "The [=ChubbChubbs=] Save Xmas" (2007)
50	* ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'':
51	** "Attack of the 50-Foot Gummy Bear" (2014)
52	** "Earl Scouts" (2013)
53	** "Steve's First Bath" (2014)
54	** "Super Manny" (2013)
55	* "Early Bloomer" (2003)
56	* "[[Film/PeterRabbit Flopsy Turvy]]" (2018)
57	* "WesternAnimation/HairLove" (2019)
58	* ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania'':
59	** "WesternAnimation/GoodnightMrFoot" (2012)[[note]]The studio's first 2D project.[[/note]]
60	** "WesternAnimation/{{Puppy}}" (2017)
61	** "WesternAnimation/MonsterPets" (2021)
62	* "[[WesternAnimation/TheAngryBirdsMovie2 Live Stream]]" (2019)
63	* ''Film/TheSmurfs'':
64	** "A Christmas Carol" (2011)
65	** "Legend of Smurfy Hollow" (2013)
66	* "[[WesternAnimation/ThePiratesInAnAdventureWithScientists So You Want to Be a Pirate!]]" (2012; with Creator/AardmanAnimations)
67	* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManSpiderVerse'':
68	** "WesternAnimation/SpiderHamCaughtInAHam" (2019)
69	** "WesternAnimation/TheSpiderWithinASpiderVerseStory" (2024)
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72	[[folder:Television series]]
73	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs\|2017}}'' (2017-18; with Creator/DHXMedia and Creator/CorusEntertainment)
74	* [[/index]]''GO! Cartoons'' (2017-18; with Creator/FrederatorStudios)[[index]]
75	* ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvaniaTheSeries'' (2017-20; with {{Creator/Nelvana}} and Corus Entertainment)
76	* ''WesternAnimation/AgentElvis'' (2023-present; with Creator/{{Titmouse}})
77	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Love\|2023}}'' (2023-present)
78	* ''Open Season: Call of Nature'' (2023-present; with Creator/NineStoryMediaGroup)
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81	[[folder:Cancelled projects]]
82	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Popeye\|2014}}''
83	* ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'' [[ContinuityReboot reboot series]] (2022; with Creator/SonyPicturesTelevision)[[note]]Original series was produced by Adelaide Productions.[[/note]]
84	* ''Bubble'', an adult animated film based on [[Podcast/{{Bubble}} the podcast]] of the same name.
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86	[[/index]]
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88	[[folder:Upcoming projects]]
89	* ''Black Knight'', an adult animated action film directed by Creator/GenndyTartakovsky.
90	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Fixed}}'', another adult animated movie directed by Tartakovsky. It will be the studio's first R-rated feature film.
91	* ''{{Franchise/Ghostbusters}}'' animated film
92	** ''Ghostbusters: Ecto Force'' animated series (with Ghost Corps)
93	* ''[[ComicBook/AnthonyBourdainsHungryGhosts Hungry Ghosts]]'', an animated series adapted from the graphic novel of the same name (which was created by the late Creator/AnthonyBourdain).
94	* ''K-Pop Demon Hunters'', another adult (possibly PG-13) animated film.
95	* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManBeyondTheSpiderVerse''
96	* ''Superbago!'' animated series (with Creator/StoopidBuddyStudios)
97	* An untitled Thai fantasy film directed by Creator/MattBraly and written by Braly and Creator/RebeccaSugar
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100	!!Tropes associated with their works:
101	* AllCGICartoon: Exceptions to the trope are ''WesternAnimation/ThePiratesInAnAdventureWithScientists'', its television series and some shorts.
102	* CashCowFranchise: ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania'' got four films (the first three were released theatrically[[note]]''WesternAnimation/OpenSeason'' got three sequels DirectToVideo, ''WesternAnimation/SurfsUp'' also got a DTV sequel, while the third ''Smurfs'' film was a ContinuityReboot, so the latter sort of counts too[[/note]], while the fourth was released on Creator/PrimeVideo due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic), three shorts, [[WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvaniaTheSeries a television series]] and several video games.
103	* ChannelHop: The UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic led to SPA's entire planned 2021 slate being shifted from Creator/ColumbiaPictures to streaming outlets like Creator/{{Netflix}} (''WesternAnimation/TheMitchellsVsTheMachines'', ''WesternAnimation/WishDragon'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Vivo}}'') and Creator/PrimeVideo (''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvaniaTransformania'').
104	* DenserAndWackier: The studio is known for having a heavy emphasis on off-beat humor and physical comedy more in contrast to their contemporaries. ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' is the exception.
105	* DerangedAnimation: Many of their projects, such as the ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'' and ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania'' films, have been known to push the boundaries when it comes to physical comedy, especially when compared to other major animation studios.
106	* InternationalCoproduction: ''WesternAnimation/ArthurChristmas'' and ''The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!'' were made with the British-based Creator/AardmanAnimations and ''Wish Dragon'' is also produced with China's Base Animation, while ''Film/Goosebumps2015'' and ''WesternAnimation/SmurfsTheLostVillage'' were funded by Village Roadshow Pictures and Wanda Pictures respectively. Also, the ''WesternAnimation/{{Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs\|2017}}'' TV series, ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvaniaTheSeries'', and ''Open Season: Call of Nature'' were primarly done in Canada.
107	* MediumBlending: ''The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol'' and ''The Smurfs: Legend of Smurfy Hollow'' utilizes CGI and hand-drawn animation.
108	* ProductionPosse: Creator/SonyPicturesImageworks animates most of their films.
109	* RecycledTheSeries: So far, only ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'', ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania'', and ''WesternAnimation/OpenSeason'' have received this treatment.
110	* UnexpectedlyDarkEpisode: ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', while not without its humorous moments, is more serious and emotional than their previous films.

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