DreamWorks Drops ‘Abominable and The Invisible City’ Season 2 Trailer
The Annie-Award-winning animated series returns to Hulu and Peacock March 29 with all-new wild and woolly adventures featuring Chloe Bennet reprising her role as ‘Yi’ and Tenzing Trainor as ‘Jin.’
Exclusive Clip: ‘Bob’s Burgers – What A (April) Fool Believes’
In the all-new episode airing March 19 on FOX, Mr. Fischoeder challenges Bob to successfully prank him on April Fool's Day or lose his lease.
DreamWorks Animation Releases Open Source ‘MoonRay’
Previously announced at SIGGRAPH 2022, the production renderer is now available, in an industry standard CMake environment, complete with a new documentation website, restructured libraries, reduced dependencies, and referenced open source packages.
Titmouse Shows Car Culture - and Racoons - Lots of Love in ‘Super Turbo Story Time’
For executive producers Chris Prynoski and Daniel C. Katz, both long-time automotive and animation nerds, MotorTrend TV’s new series brings their two passions together for the first time; the live-action / 2D show premiered yesterday, March 14, across the brand’s TV and streaming platforms.
Podcast EP 200: Everything Terry Ibele's Been Doing Since Animation School
Happy Anniversary!!! The Toronto-based stop-motion and 2D animator and podcast host celebrates his 200th episode with his friend Sheldon Koufman turning the table, interviewing Ibele with a look at everything he’s been up to since quitting animation school during the pandemic.
‘Katak the Brave Beluga’ Named Co-Winner of FIFEM’s The Audience Prize
The Canadian 3D animated feature earned $1M at the Canadian box office in its first 10 days; film follows the story of a young Beluga whale as he sets out to find his long-lost grandfather.
Jenna Ortega in Talks to Star in ‘Beetlejuice 2’
The ‘Wednesday’ actress may just be Tim Burton’s next muse now that rumors are swirling she may play Lydia Deetz’s daughter in the upcoming spooky sequel.
Soccer Star Augustine ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha Gets the Animated Treatment
The new 3DCG series follows the Nigerian footballer as an 11-year-old superpowered kid as he and his rag-tag team of friends work to win a tournament for his school; project is the first animated show for African streamer Showmax.
Disney Legend Rolly Crump Passes at 93
The Imagineer, named a Disney Legend in 2004, was a key designer for the ‘Haunted Mansion,’ ‘Enchanted Tiki Room,’ ‘Adventureland Bazaar,’ and ’It’s a Small World’ attractions at Disneyland.
Ukrainian Feature ‘Mavka. The Forest Song’ Gets Global Theatrical Run
Animagrad’s animated film, based on a Ukrainian fairytale, celebrates traditional Slavic music, costumes, and design, and will debut in over 80 countries this year.
DreamWorks Drops Trailer for ‘The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib’ Season 2
In the new sophomore outing, Boss Baby and Tina work to launch their own company while outsmarting adversary Crispin Biscuit; 16 new episodes hit Netflix April 13.
‘The Little Mermaid’ Official Trailer Makes Oscar Telecast Debut
Witness the impressive shot-for-shot trailer for the faithful upcoming adaptation of Disney’s classic animated musical starring Halle Bailey as Ariel; the film swims into theaters May 26.
‘Peppa Pig’ Expands with Disney+ Across EMEA
The new streaming partnerships bring the popular preschool animated series to 19 new markets in an additional 25 languages.
Voice Cast for ‘The Flintstones’ Animated Sequel ‘Bedrock Revealed
The adult comedy from FOX Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, set two decades after the original series, stars executive-producer Elizabeth Banks as Pebbles.
‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,’ ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Take Home Oscar Gold
The two hit films cap their awards season dominance with wins for Best Animated Feature and Best Visual Effects, respectively, on a night that also saw ‘The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse’ win for Best Animated Short Film and ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ snag four Oscars, including Best Cinematography and Best Production Design.
WATCH Final Trailer for ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’
Based on the world of Nintendo’s ‘Mario’ games, the film from Illumination and Nintendo invites audiences into a vibrant, thrilling new universe, only in theaters on April 5.
Prime Video Rescues ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ After HBO Max Axing
Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves’ wayward DC show, influenced by the 1990s ‘Batman: The Animated Series,’ has been picked up for at least two seasons by Amazon after it was cut loose in last year’s Warner Bros. Discovery programming bloodletting.
Demente Animation Drops ‘The Go-Go Brothers’ Trailer
Guadalajara, Mexico-based studio teams up with series creators Michel Montijo and Steve Skrovan on a new animated kids’ series about three young brothers who travel with their parents and a spirit guide, capturing scary legendary creatures so children everywhere can have sweet dreams.
‘Supergirl’s Melissa Benoist to Voice Teela on ‘Masters of the Universe: Revolution’
The titular superhero Kara Danvers/Kara Zor-El in the hit CW show joins the follow-up to Kevin Smith’s Emmy-nominated animated series, premiering globally on Netflix in 2024.
Apple TV+ Shares ‘Eva the Owlet’ Trailer
Based on the popular book series by award-winning author Rebecca Elliot, the new animated kids' series follows a cheeky, creative young owl with big ideas and an even bigger personality; the show hits the streamer March 31.
Podcast EP 199: How Andy Coyle Made ‘Don't Walk Home Alone After Dark’
Only one more to go before we hit 200!!! But for 199, the Canadian animation director, best known for his work on the Annie Award-winning Netflix series ‘Hilda,’ discusses how he created his viral YouTube series - all in his spare time!
The Rookie Awards 2023 Competition Now Open
The 13th annual global contest for aspiring creative media and entertainment artists is accepting entries now through June 1.
‘She Creates Change’ 6-Episode Animated Miniseries Aims to Promote Gender Equality
Emmy-winner Martha Adams spearheads the project from global education program Room to Read and Nexus Studios, directed by a collective of diverse women including Siqi Song, Neeraja Raj, Bonnie Taylor Forsyth, Hannah Lau-Walker, Prashanti Aswani and Claudia Chinyere Akole.
Preorder ‘Cars’ Special Edition SteelBook
Celebrate Disney's 100th anniversary with re-releases of classic films from Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm studios – take an exclusive first look at the unique ‘Cars’ edition design.
‘Titina’: A Polar Hero’s Story Resurfaces Through the Eyes of a Tiny Terrier
A new 2D animated feature co-production from Norway’s all-women owned Mikrofilm and Belgian producer Vivi Film tells the real-life tale of Roald Amundsen and Umberto Nobile’s 1926 airship expedition to the North Pole that included the Italian engineer’s feisty little dog.
