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The world of Gorillaz has been brought to life in an 8-minute animated film, an homage to the aesthetic of animated features from the 1960s, the golden era of 2D animation.

Directed by Jamie Hewlett @hewll, Max Taylor @maxtaylordesign & Tim McCourt @tim_mccourt at The Line animation studio @thelineanimation.

“If particular visuals couldn’t be achieved in that era, then we didn’t do them. We processed our digital pencil work to mimic photocopy degradation. We scanned real paintings at high resolution and finished the details digitally. It was about capturing the tactile quality that only real materials give you.”

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“In a time of AI overload, this is our love letter to craftsmanship. We’re chasing the feel of pencil on paper. Paint on board. And all the imperfections that come with it.”

-Max Taylor

And to think, we could have had a full-length Gorillaz animated film in 2023 had Netflix not cancelled it.

~ by Fionnlagh on February 28, 2026.

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