Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Writer, cartoon producer and author of more than 15 books on animation history. A former studio exec with Nickelodeon and Disney; currently on the faculty at both CalArts in Valencia and Woodbury University in Burbank, California.

Articles By Jerry Beck

TEASER POSTER: “How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”

Coming March 1st 2019, DreamWorks Animation highly anticipated culmination of one of the most popular animated franchises in film history, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. Here’s a first look at the new teaser poster.

Sony Sets Miller/Lord’s “The Mitchells Vs. The Machine” for 2020

Get ready for The Mitchells Vs. The Machine, Sony Pictures Animation’s new CG feature coming to theaters January 10th, 2020. The film is an original animated comedy from producers Chris Miller and Phil Lord (The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street). The Mitchells are a dysfunctional but loving family whose road trip is interrupted by a […]

Warner Bros. Animation Rebooting “Thundercats” For Cartoon Network in 2019

It’s time again to feel the magic and hear the roar! Production is currently underway on ThunderCats Roar, an all-new, animated sci-fi action comedy series from Warner Bros. Animation. Bursting with over-the-top action and razor-sharp comedy, ThunderCats Roar boasts fresh and vibrant character designs along with a dynamic storytelling tone that promises to reignite the […]

ANIME TRAILER: “Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle”

Humanity’s desperate battle to reclaim the Earth from Godzilla continues. The key to defeating the King of the Monsters may be Mechagodzilla, a robotic weapon thought to have been lost nearly 20,000 years ago. Part 2 of the new anime Godzilla trilogy from Toho (and destined for Netflix here in the US). Godzilla: City on […]

Second Season of Disney’s “Big City Greens” Ordered Ahead of Series June 18th Debut

Disney Channel has ordered a second season of animated comedy-adventure series Big City Greens, about a mischievous and optimistic country boy who moves to the big city with his wildly out of place family, ahead of its series debut, Monday June 18th (9:30 a.m. EDT/PDT), on Disney Channel, DisneyNOW and Disney Channel VOD. The series […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

TEASER POSTER: “How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”

Sony Sets Miller/Lord’s “The Mitchells Vs. The Machine” for 2020

Warner Bros. Animation Rebooting “Thundercats” For Cartoon Network in 2019

ANIME TRAILER: “Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle”

Second Season of Disney’s “Big City Greens” Ordered Ahead of Series June 18th Debut

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