Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.
DreamWorks’ upcoming film, The Wild Robot, directed by Chris Sanders (How to Train Your Dragon, The Croods, Lilo & Stitch) and led by Head of Story Heidi Jo Gilbert (Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Turbo, The Croods: A New Age), takes Peter Brown’s book from the page and onto the screen. During the Annecy […]
The groundbreaking hand-drawn animation of Studio Ponoc’s The Imaginary is heightened by first-of-their-kind techniques of light and shadow. The Imaginary is based on the beloved and award-winning novel of the same name by A.F. Harrold and illustrated by Emily Gravett (Bloomsbury Publishing). Netflix will debut the film on July 5th. Here’s our first look:
AppleTV+ and showrunner/EP Bobs Gannaway (of Monsters at Work) have adapted author Tony DiTerlizzi’s popular books for the new animated adventure series WondLa, premiering Friday June 28th. Gannaway previews the exciting first season and more. (This Animation Scoop Q&A was edited for length and clarity.) Jackson Murphy: Congratulations on this. It is incredibly immersive. Bobs […]
Seven shorts comprise the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival “Animated Shorts Curated by Whoopi G” presentation. This excellent, diverse group, selected by Academy Award winner Whoopi Goldberg, screened for the first time in-person earlier today and will play again on June 13th and 15th. The filmmakers of all seven shorts have shared Exclusive Statements with Animation […]
“When is Season Six showing?” That’s what The Dragon Prince fans want to know. They clamor for it in podcasts, social media and conventions. And no wonder: Season Five ended with many compelling questions. What’s to be done about the sinister Startouch Elf, Aaravos? Will he possess Prince Callum again? Will Callum sacrifice himself to […]
Animated action dramedy feature Ultraman: Rising is going to be one of the biggest at-home hits of the summer. You can watch it starting next Friday June 14th on Netflix. Emmy-winning director Shannon Tindle (of Lost Ollie and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends) and Emmy & Annie-nominated co-director John Aoshima (of DuckTales and Gravity Falls) […]
ASIFA-Hollywood will be co-sponsoring the ‘ASIFA Global Meet and Greet’ mixer on Wednesday, June 12 at 7:30 p.m. CST at Espace Détente in MIFA during the weeklong annual Annecy International Animation Film Festival, June 9-15. This mixer is co-sponsored with ASIFA Hellas and ASIFA China. Attending this year’s festival on behalf of ASIFA-Hollywood are Interim […]
I’m giving Animation Scoop one final look “inside” Pixar before their latest movie is “out” in theaters next week. Here are my conversations with four more makers of Inside Out 2. (These interviews were combined and edited for length and clarity.) Jackson Murphy: What do you want to say to the teens of 2015 and […]
Chris and Shane Houghton celebrate six years of Big City Greens success for The Mouse House with a new feature-length film. Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation premieres this Thursday June 6th at 8pm on Disney Channel and is available on Disney+ starting this Friday June 7th. In this new Animation Scoop Q&A, the Houghtons […]
For nearly 100 years, she’s remained a cultural icon. Soon, Comic-Con Museum visitors will be able to immerse themselves in the worldwide debut of Becoming Betty Boop, a Comic-Con Museum exclusive and original exhibit opening on Thursday, June 27. In collaboration with Fleischer Studios, Comic-Con Museum curated this one-of-a-kind multimedia exhibit to take fans on […]
