Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.
When MGM decided to revive their iconic animated stars Tom and Jerry in 1961, they entrusted Rembrandt Studios, located in Prague, Czechoslovakia, with the job. Director Gene Deitch reportedly showed his animation team six T&J cartoons and then put them to work. This weekend, in 2021, when this brand new hybrid feature film Tom & […]
Alvin and the Chipmunks, Hop and The War with Grandpa director Tim Hill’s latest film is finally making waves in the U.S. Following a theatrical run in Canada last summer and a Netflix debut overseas in the fall, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run is premiering in the U.S. this Thursday March 4th on […]
The infamous Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their Golden Globe winners tonight – and included in the mix was the winner for Best Animated Feature. Pixar’s Soul won the top honor. Producer Dana Murray and director Pete Docter accepted the award and spoke remotely from home – genuinely shocked and thanking their collaborators at Pixar […]
“Best of Enemies. Worst of Friends.” This “tag line” on posters for the new live-action/animated movie Tom & Jerry, perfectly sums up the relationship the two have had since their debut almost 81 years ago. The world-famous cartoon cat and mouse continue their prominent role in animation history with this new film, debuting this weekend […]
Cartoon Network Studios has announced two key additions to its executive leadership team. Lauren Martinez joins the studio as Vice President, Series and long-time CNS producer, Kelly Crews has been promoted to Vice President, Production. The announcement was made today by Sam Register, President of Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios.
Gísli Darri Halldórsson is the director of Yes-People, one of 10 shorts vying to appear on this year’s Best Animated Short Film Academy Awards ballot. Halldórsson explains how he came-up with and made his quirky, relatable comedy in this Animation Scoop Email Q&A. Jackson Murphy: There are definitely a lot of “Yes-People” in society – […]
Disney and Pixar’s upcoming original feature film Luca is a fun and heartwarming story about friendship, stepping out of your comfort zone and two teenage sea monsters who experience a life-changing summer. Directed by Academy Award nominee Enrico Casarosa (La Luna) and produced by Andrea Warren (Lava, Cars 3), the first look teaser was dropped […]
Nickelodeon and Hasbro’s Entertainment One (eOne) have partnered to co-produce an original animated Transformers series (26 half-hour episodes), based on the iconic global property. In the action-comedy series, a new species of Transformers must find their place and purpose among Autobots, Decepticons, and the human family that adopts them. The series will premiere exclusively on […]
As the Oscar race heats-up, the directors of animated short film Traces are hoping for a nomination. Sophie Tavert Macian and Hugo Frassetto are thrilled their film is one of the 10 finalists in the category. They describe the making of this intense, visually intricate short in this Animation Scoop Email Q&A. This interview was […]
Nickelodeon is reuniting members of the original voice cast behind iconic toddlers Tommy Pickles, Chuckie Finster, Angelica Pickles, Susie Carmichael and Phil and Lil DeVille in the upcoming all-new Rugrats animated series. A reimagining of the classic ‘90s hit, the CG-animated series stars E.G. Daily (Tommy), Nancy Cartwright (Chuckie), Cheryl Chase (Angelica), Cree Summer (Susie) […]
