Atsuko Kagari Productions S.A. de C.V., doing business as Little Witch Pictures is a Mexican live-action and animation independent studio founded in 2017 by Zack Isaac which is best known for its live-action and animation genre, a subsidiary of EuropaCorp since 2020, Televisa since 2021, Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation and DreamWorks Pictures since 2022, Warner Bros. Pictures since 2023, Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures since 2024 and a parent of Amblin Partners. Live-action and animated films and television series produced or released to oversee the Little Witch Academia main franchise. Little Witch takes its name from the anime Little Witch Academia, created by Yoh Yoshinari, and produced by Studio Trigger.
Subsidiaries[]
Current[]
- Televisa
- Videocine (Mexican distribution only)
- Pantelion Films (Hispanic American distribution only)
- Ánima
- Huevocartoon
- StudioCanal (Film distribution in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and France)
- Entertainment One (Film distribution in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada)
- Netflix (streaming service distribution)
- Universal Pictures (Worldwide distribution only)
- DreamWorks Animation (animated films only)
- DreamWorks Pictures (live-action films only)
- Illumination (other)
- Focus Features (North American distribution only; other)
- Amblin Partners (parent company)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (International distribution only)
- Paramount Pictures (Film distribution in the United States and Canada)
- Sony Pictures Releasing under Columbia Pictures distribution label
Former[]
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures under Walt Disney Pictures distribution label since Desesperado
- 20th Century Studios distribution label since Satan & Lucifer
- Disney+ streaming service distribution since Tu-Night con Zack Isaac
- Lionsgate
Filmography[]
All films listed are produced and/or distributed by Videocine, Entertainment One, StudioCanal, Netflix, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures through Sony Pictures Releasing unless noted otherwise.
Feature films[]
The following is a list of released live-action and animated films by Little Witch Pictures. Some of these films, or still are, in development limbo. These also include the co-productions the studio collaboration (Pathé, EuropaCorp, Televisa, DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, Netflix Animation, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, New Line Cinema, Legendary Entertainment, Paramount Animation, Nickelodeon Movies, Sony Pictures Animation, Reliance Entertainment, Participant, Focus Features and Amblin Entertainment), as well as sequels, spin-offs, reboots and remakes to their franchises.
Released[]
Little Witch Pictures partnered with co-productions with Align, GFM Animation, HB Wink Animation, Aniventure, Prime Focus, Kintop Pictures, Riverstone Pictures, L'Atelier Animation, Anton, Caramel Films, Ánima and Huevocartoon.
Theatrical films[]
The following is a list of all productions produced or released by Little Witch Pictures, a Mexican independent studio parent of the American entertainment company Amblin Partners, including animated and live-action feature films.
Upcoming films[]
Animated films[]
- Guardians (2024) (the first Little Witch Pictures animated film, distributed by Universal Pictures; the first produced by Little Witch Pictures animated film and distributed by Universal Pictures)
- True and the Rainbow Kingdom: The Movie (2024) (produced by Illumination)
- Shaolin Hustle: The Legend of Kung Fu Samurai (2025) (produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing)
- Kung Fu Wa!: The Movie (2025) (produced by Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, DreamWorks Animation, Amblin Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment, StudioCanal, Pathé EuropaCorp Animation, Prime Focus, Tencent Pictures, Align, GFM Animation, HB Wink Animation, Aniventure, Anton, Caramel Films, L'Atelier Animation, Cinesite, Kintop Pictures and Riverstone Pictures) (distributed by Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures) (the first Little Witch Pictures animated film to produced by DreamWorks Animation, Little Witch Pictures had involvement from Universal and DreamWorks had acquired the distribution rights to the film from Align, GFM Animation, HB Wink Animation and Aniventure and was later announced to be released under Warner Bros. Pictures, later Warner Bros. Pictures Animation) (Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures Releasing never exist until Kung Fu Wa!: The Movie under Paramount Animation, Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation productions and imprints)
- Learning with Pibby: The Movie (2025)
- The Tish Tash Movie (2025)
- Ever After Tales (2025) (produced by Columbia Pictures, DreamWorks Animation and Sony Pictures Animation, animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks and distributed by Universal Pictures and Sony Pictures Releasing; The film was originally distributed by Lionsgate had no involvement before being removed and ending up)
- RoboDog (2025) (produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing)
- Fly Away (2025) (produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures)
- Back to the Playa del Carmen (2025) (produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures)
- Wrecked (2025) (co-produced and co-distributed by Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures)
- The Lalaloopsy Movie (2025) (produced by Illumination and Universal Pictures)
- FriendZSpace (2026)
- Trulli Tales: The Movie (2027) (produced by Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Columbia Pictures through Sony Pictures Releasing) (the studio Little Witch Pictures celebrates 10th anniversary)
- Letter Tales: The Movie (2027) (produced by Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Columbia Pictures through Sony Pictures Releasing)
- Kung Fu Wa! 2: The Awakening (TBA)
- Kung Fu Wa! 3: The Rise of Tee Zeng (TBA)
- Little Gadot: The Movie (TBA)
- Weather Heroes: The Movie (TBA)
- Tainainbo and the Guardians of the Amazon (TBA)
- Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn (TBA) (produced by Columbia Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures and Sony Pictures Releasing)
- C-Zero (TBA)
- The Passion of the Christ: Awakening (TBA)
- The Beachbuds (TBA) (produced by DreamWorks Animation, Reliance Entertainment, Fifth Season, MRC and Perfect World Pictures and distributed by Universal Pictures)
- Little Witch Academia: The Movie (TBA) (produced by Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Columbia Pictures through Sony Pictures Releasing)
Live-action films[]
- Life Savers (2024) (distributed by Columbia Pictures through Sony Pictures Releasing)
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2025) (produced by Columbia Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Sparkle Roll Media, Tencent Pictures, MRC and Perfect World Pictures and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it's not an animated film, it's a live-action film)
- Have Fun (2025) (produced by Televisa and distributed by Videocine)
- A Man Called Ebenézer: The Angry Neighbor (2026) (distributed by Paramount Pictures)
- Hooters (2026) (produced by DreamWorks Pictures and Fifth Season and distributed by Universal Pictures)
- Desesperado (2027) (produced by Walt Disney Pictures in association with Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures; the first and last Little Witch Pictures collaborated Disney deal with Paramount and Sony; Disney collaborated Paramount films since The Avengers, Iron Man 3 and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Disney and Sony collaborates MCU's Spider-Man films)
- Niro Ionik: Vagabond (TBA) (produced by DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment, EuropaCorp and Spielberg/Krieger and distributed by Universal Pictures)
- For The Rest of Your Life (TBA) (produced by DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment and EuropaCorp and distributed by Netflix and Universal Pictures) (based on the novel by Romain Gary)
- Down with Israel (TBA) (produced by DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment, EuropaCorp, StudioCanal, Pathé, Tencent Pictures, TF1 Films Production, TF1, Canal+, BNP Paribas, Orange Studio, Novo Ventures, Leonine Holding and River Road Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures)
- Hitman: Agent 47 (produced by DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment, EuropaCorp, Timeless Films, Tencent Pictures, Align, Caramel Films, Anton, Riverstone Pictures, Kintop Pictures, IO Interactive and Daybreak Films and distributed by Universal Pictures; The film was originally distributed by 20th Century Studios in the 2007 original film and the 2015 reboot film)
- Have Fun 2: Office Halloween Party (TBA) (distributed by Columbia Pictures through Sony Pictures Releasing; The film previously distributed by Videocine and produced by Televisa in the first film)
Films in development[]
Animated films[]
- Mexico: The Motion Picture (produced by Ánima Estudios, Huevocartoon Producciones and Televisa and distributed by Universal Pictures)
- Moses and the Ten Commandments (Animated film about Jews and Judaism)
- Día de los Muertos (produced by Huevocartoon)
- Rooney's Gone Wild (produced by Skydance Animation Madrid and distributed by Netflix) (directed by Carlos Saldanha)
- Tower of Italy (produced by Skydance Animation Madrid and distributed by Apple TV+) (directed by Enrico Casarosa; Casarosa was leaving the company at the end of the year, taking a consulting role until then)
- Benny is a Ferocious Beast (produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing)
- Oliver's Pack (produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing)
- Canimal Crossing (produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing)
- Super Mechanimals (produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures)
- That's My Pony (produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing)
- Xiaolin Dueling (produced by Centropolis Entertainment and distributed by Lionsgate in United States and Universal Pictures in worldwide) (first Roland Emmerich animated film) (the first film by Little Witch Pictures to be distributed by Lionsgate)
- Happily Forever After (produced by Centropolis Entertainment and distributed by Lionsgate in United States and Universal Pictures in worldwide)
- Dragon Slayers (produced by Centropolis Entertainment and distributed by Lionsgate in United States and Universal Pictures in worldwide)
- Battletoads (produced by Centropolis Entertainment and distributed by Lionsgate in United States and Universal Pictures in worldwide)
- Anittinha's Club: The Movie (produced by Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, New Line Cinema, DreamWorks Animation, Sony Pictures Animation and Legendary Entertainment and distributed by Netflix)
- Tai Chi Chasers (produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures)
- Teamo Supremo: The Movie (produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures)
- Battletoads 2 (distributed by Universal Pictures)
Live-action films[]
- The Raids Mansion (produced by Amblin Entertainment and distributed by Netflix)
- Night of Peace and Night of Love: The Diabolical Before Christmas (produced by DreamWorks Pictures and Fifth Season and distributed by Universal Pictures; the second DreamWorks and Fifth Season collaborated film since Hooters)
- Mortal Engines (produced by DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, EuropaCorp, Reliance Entertainment, Fifth Season, Perfect World Pictures, MRC and Scholastic Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures; Based on the novel and the remake of the 2018 film of the same name. the third DreamWorks and Fifth Season collaborated film since Hooters and Night of Peace and Night of Love: The Diabolical Before Christmas)
- Shutter Island (produced by DreamWorks Pictures and Fifth Season and distributed by Universal Pictures; Based on the novel and the remake of the 2010 film of the same name. the fourth DreamWorks and Fith Season collaborated film since Hooters, Night of Peace and Night of Love: The Diabolical Before Christmas and Mortal Engines)
- Niro Ionik 2: Unleashed (produced by DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment, EuropaCorp and The Spielberg/Krieger Company and distributed by Universal Pictures)
Unproduced and cancelled projects[]
- Irma (2019) (The web series was the knock-off version of Erma)
- Kai (2019) (The film was quietly scrapped not long after but in Netflix and Little Witch Pictures, Disney and Pixar revived the film project set in the ancient Japan)
- Pizza and Taco (2020) (The animated series was parodying Pickle and Peanut and Apple and Orion. The series about anthropomorphic food characters since Sausage Party. The show was created by Zack Isaac and Carlos Saldanha, produced by Ánima Estudios and streaming on Netflix. The idea was scrapped. but after production on Salma and Bruno started the creators Zack Isaac, Gabriel and Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste. Produced by Ánima, Huevocartoon and Televisa and streaming on Netflix decided to revive and make them the Mexican sister and brother (siblings) instead of the Brazilian food friends.)
- The Galacticbots (2021) (The release and even the formation of the actual Little Witch company itself, the co-productions with EuropaCorp and Ánima Estudios and former distributed by Universal Pictures and current distributed by Paramount Pictures for an animated sci-fi comedy film. The film about the Gallaxharian teengers named Gene, Gerald, Gilbert, Giselle, Glinda and Ginger, the idea was scrapped when the studio was picked up by Little Witch to make Guardians. The first feature film from Little Witch Pictures and the second Mexican animated film to be distributed by Universal Pictures)
- Bronzo: The Little Horse (2021) (An animated series based on the Argentine animated film Ico: The Brave Little Horse was commissioned by the mockbuster My Little Pony franchise, and was to be produced by Little Witch and distributed by Netflix)
- Mike the Hero (2021) (An adult animated series claimed that he was approached to the series starring Mike. The series was streaming on Netflix)
- Fireboy and Watergirl (2022) (Little Witch announced a computer animated film called Fireboy and Wategirl as part of the 5-picture deal with Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures. the company made it own Disney and Pixar film Elemental (2023) directed by Peter Sohn)
- The Fireguys (2022) (A film based on the one of Mario enemies was the animated television series The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! by DIC Entertainment, Saban Entertainment and Nintendo)
- The Haunted Academy (2022) (Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures and Little Witch Pictures began production an animated horror comedy film. the film was later revived and eventually fast-tracked by Sony Pictures Animation and EuropaCorp Animation with Matt Braly as the director)
- The Legend of the Crystal Shards (2023) (Little Witch announced an animated fantasy film. The films set in a magical kingdom and fictional Italian country named Miezzomula. A hero named Luigi and the princess named Felicia. Luc Besson were slated to produce the project.)
- The Passion of the Christ, Apocalypto and Hacksaw Ridge (TBA) (Over the next few years Isaac, Besson and Spielberg offered occasional film remake updates, including the possible involvement of Adam Sandler, Zack Isaac and Tobey Maguire and plot ideas including about the Mel Gibson's original films. Development was halted when Icon Productions rights to Gibson's property.)
Production[]
Little Witch Pictures outsources their computer-animated films' production to other studios such as Mikros Animation and Cinesite.
Related productions[]
All films listed are produced by DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, Netflix Animation, Illumination, Reliance Entertainment, Amblin Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Nickelodeon Movies, Paramount Animation and Sony Pictures Animation distributed by Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures and Netflix unless noted otherwise.
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
- Abominable (2019)
- 1917 (2019)
- The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
- The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)
- Wonder Park (2019)
- Dora and the Lost of Gold (2019)
- Playing with Fire (2019)
- Trolls World Tour (2020)
- The Croods: A New Age (2020)
- The Turning (2020)
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
- Scoob! (2020)
- Spirit Untamed (2021)
- The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021)
- Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021)
- Stillwater (2021)
- Sing 2 (2021)
- Tom & Jerry (2021)
- Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
- PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021)
- The Loud House Movie (2021)
- The J Team (2021)
- The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
- Wish Dragon (2021)
- Vivo (2021)
- Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021)
- The Bad Guys (2022)
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
- Easter Sunday (2022)
- Trunk Train: The Movie (2022)
- The Good House (2022)
- The Fabelmans (2022)
- Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
- DC League of Super-Pets (2022)
- Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022)
- Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (2022)
- Blue's Big City Adventure (2022)
- Football Fantasy (2022)
- Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022)
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
- Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken (2023)
- The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)
- Trolls Band Together (2023)
- Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
- Leo (2023)
- Maestro (2023)
- Migration (2023)
- The Color Purple (2023)
- Zoey 102 (2023)
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)
- PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023)
- Good Burger 2 (2023)
- Under the Boardwalk (2023)
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
- Orion and the Dark (2024)
- The Tiger's Apprentice (2024)
- Bob Marley: One Love (2024)
- Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
- IF (2024)
- The Wild Robot (2024)
- Despicable Me 4 (2024)
- Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024)
- The Casagrandes Movie (2024)
- The Garfield Movie (2024)
- Twisters (2024)
- Hitpig (2024)
- Transformers One (2024)
- Gladiator 2 (2024) (produced by DreamWorks Pictures, Scott Free Productions and Red Wagon Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures)
- 10 Lives (2024)
- Ozi, Voice of the Forest (2024)
- The Ark and the Aardvark (2025)
- Monkeys of Mumbai: The Legend of Raj and Deepu (2025)
- The Hanazuki Movie (2025) (produced by Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Hasbro and Entertainment One and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing)
- How to Train Your Dragon live-action remake (2025) (produced by DreamWorks Pictures and Marc Platt Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures)
- Dog Man (2025)
- A Starlit Journey: The Birth of Hope (2025)
- The Bad Guys 2 (2025)
Upcoming short films[]
- A Long Time Ago: In A Studio Far Away - Celebrating 10 Years (2027) (released with Trulli Tales: The Movie)
Upcoming television series[]
Animated television series[]
- Kung Fu Wa!: Rebooted (2024)
- Little Gadot: Tales of Kung Fu Wa! (2024)
- Weather Heroes: Tales of Kung Fu Wa! (2025)
- Letter Tales (2025)
- Shuriken Academy (2025)
- Tainainbo and the Guardians of the Amazon (2025)
- Salma and Bruno (2025)
- Mauro and Lola (2025)
- Mortadelo y Filemón (2025) (produced by Ánima, Skydance Animation Madrid, Warner Bros. Animation, Televisión Española, Canal+ and Televisió de Catalunya and distributed by NBCUniversal International Networks and Warner Bros. International Television)
- Santiago and the Secret Classroom of Noobs (co-produced by Warner Bros. Animation and aired on Cartoon Network) (2025)
- Learning with Pibby (2026)
- Mutant Island (2026)
- Super Zimo (2026)
- Tai Chi Chasers (2026)
- Teamo Supremo (2026)
- The Disgusting Monsters Brand New Groove (2027)
- Lani: Bring It On! (TBA)
- Rise of the Battletoads (TBA)
Live-action television series[]
- Niro Ionik: Unlimited (TBA) (produced by Amblin Entertainment and EuropaCorp and distributed by Universal Television through NBCUniversal Syndication Studios)
- Saturday Late Night Show with Zack Isaac (distributed by Netflix)
Trivia[]
- Little Witch Pictures combines live-action with animation.
- Little Witch Pictures with MPAA ratings in the United States, rated G, PG, PG-13 and R.