Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.
Actor Kevin Conroy, the most beloved voice of Batman in the animated history of the character, died Thursday at age 66 after a short battle with cancer. A noted stage, film and television performer, Conroy rose to unparalleled voice acting fame as the title character of the landmark Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1996). He would […]
Netflix’s Scrooge: A Christmas Carol is scheduled to debut on December 2nd, and today, Netflix has released a new trailer, key art, and images. “It’s been a fascinating challenge to adapt such a beloved and often-told story. I think this version will give those who know A Christmas Carol all the things they expect, but […]
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro reinvents Carlo Collodi’s classic tale of the wooden marionette in a new stop-motion feature, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio. Directed by del Toro and Mark Gustafson (Fantastic Mr. Fox) the film premieres in theaters today (November 9th) in selected cities and on Netflix on December 9th. Here’s the final trailer:
In 2023, Netflix plans to release a new holiday-themed special based on DreamWorks’The Bad Guys. The Bad Guys premiered on Netflix on November 1st of this year as a part of an animated license deal with Universal. From October 31-November 6th, the animated feature topped Netflix’s weekly Top 10 Films in the US. The film […]
Starting today you can check out six all-new shorts on Disney+ celebrating the feisty, fun and heartwarming characters from one of Disney Animation’s most popular recent films, the Oscar-winning Zootopia. Josie Trinidad and Trent Correy are the directors of Zootopia+. Nathan Curtis serves as the producer. All three spoke with me for this Animation Scoop […]
Crunchyroll’s One Piece Film Red, a film by Toei Animation, opened in theaters across North America, Germany and Australia/New Zealand this past weekend. The anime film has been well received by audience members and critics during its phenomenal opening weekend, leaving the film with an “A” on CinemaScore and 95% Rotten Tomatoes. One Piece Film, […]
Alice M. Davis, whose delightfully detailed and meticulously researched costume designs for the landmark “It’s a Small World” and “Pirates of Caribbean” rides at Disneyland died peacefully surrounded by family and friends on November 3, 2022 at her Los Angeles home. She was 93. A pioneer at WED Enterprises, now known as Walt Disney Imagineering, […]
New CG animated series Transformers: EarthSpark premieres this Friday November 11th on Paramount+. (You can also watch the one-hour debut episode Friday at 4pm on Nickelodeon.) EarthSpark comes from EP Ant Ward and Co-EP Dale Malinowski. They spoke with me for this Animation Scoop Q&A about how some legendary characters — and whole-hearted new ones […]
Aqua Teen Hunger Force aired its series finale in the summer of 2015. For creators Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro, that could’ve meant the end of these iconic characters. But a phone call from WB early on in the COVID pandemic changed everything. Willis and Maiellaro serve as directors on the new feature-length Adult Swim […]
On November 17th, new episodes of DreamWorks’Dragons: The Nine Realms will be available on Hulu and Peacock. Inspired by the hit How To Train Your Dragon films, this series features the voice talents of Jeremy Shada, Julia Stiles, Haley Joel Osment, Marcus Scribner, Aimee Garcia, Ashley Liao, Lauren Tom, Keston John, Justina Machado and D’arcy […]
