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Nathan Greno's Swapped (from Skydance Animation, streaming May 1st on Netflix) is a body-switching movie with a difference: there are no humans.
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WAG (Features)
After enduring years of catastrophic product failures at the hands of ACME, Inc., a tenacious, unemployed coyote spearheads an unhinged......
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AppleTV+
My Brother the Minotaur is a new animated series premiering this Friday April 24th on AppleTV. I asked creator Donal......

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Netflix
Kit Connor and Taika Waititi star in a brand new adventure set in modern day London, Charlie Vs. The Chocolate Factory. It's coming to Netflix in 2027 - and here is our first look.
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AppleTV+
Apple TV debuted the trailer for “My Brother the Minotaur,” an all-new animated adventure series set to premiere globally on Friday, April 24, from Academy Award-nominated animation studio Cartoon Saloon.
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Wonkybot
Wonkybot Entertainment announced today that legendary actress Sarah Douglas, best known for her iconic roles in Superman and Superman II, has joined the voice cast of its animated comedy series The Swines, created by writer/director Stewart St John.
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Animated Feature Releases 2026

Animation Educators Forum
The application deadline is Friday, May 22, 2026, and recipients will be announced in mid-June. Awards will range from US $1,000 to a maximum of US $5,000 per applicant.
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Netflix
Stranger Things: Tales From '85 is set in between seasons two and three — during the winter of that year — with the kids from Hawkins, Indiana on some of their most thrilling and emotional adventures ever. It premieres Thursday April 23rd, and we talked to show runner Eric Robles.
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Heritage
April 4th sale realized $216,514 with 100% sell-through, led by classic Hanna-Barbera production art. The details are here.
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Netflix

Skydance Animation has announced Ray Gunn, an all-new animated feature directed by Brad Bird and slated for release in 2026. The film is directed by Brad Bird, who also created the original story and co-wrote the screenplay with Matthew Robbins. Ray Gunn is produced by John Lasseter, Brad Bird, Lisa Beroud, David Ellison and Dana Goldberg for Skydance […]

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A journalist in Shanghai learns more about the love story between a man and a mermaid in the new anime feature ChaO. GKIDS is releasing the comedy adventure, with some moving dramatic elements, in theaters nationwide this Friday April 10th. Director Yashuhiro Aoki and character designer and supervising animation director Hirokazu Kojima join me for this […]

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Crunchyroll
On March 25, I spoke with Matranga and Tipton at a press junket sponsored by Crunchyroll, celebrating the 30thanniversary of the Trigun franchise.
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Netflix
A buddy comedy about a small woodland creature (voiced by Academy Award-winning Michael B. Jordan) and a majestic bird (voiced by Juno Temple) — natural sworn enemies of The Valley — who suddenly swap bodies and must team up. On Netflix starting May 1st on Netflix. Here's the trailer.
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