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

TRAILER: Warner Bros. “King Tweety”

Animation’s cutest “widdle” canary, Tweety, learns he’s a royal descendant and the next in line to the throne in King Tweety a brand-new, full-length animated family film, set for release on Digital and DVD on June 14th, 2022 by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, King Tweety finds Tweety, Sylvester and Granny […]

TRAILER: Disney’s “Sketchbook” Shows You How

Wanna learn how to draw the Genie from Aladdin directly from Eric Goldberg? Or how to sketch “Simba” from The Lion King from animator Mark Henn? Disney+ invites you to do that in a one-of-a-kind all-new, six-part Original Series called Sketchbook which begins streaming April 27th. From Supper Club and in partnership with Walt Disney […]

Jack Black is Back in Dreamworks “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight”

Today on National Panda Day, Jack Black has announced on his Tik Tok that he will reprise his role as the ‘Kung Fu Panda’, Po, in the animated series Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight. When a mysterious pair of weasels set their sights on a collection of four powerful weapons, Po must leave his […]

TRAILER: Dreamworks “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”

For the first time in more than a decade, DreamWorks Animation presents a new adventure in the Shrek universe as daring outlaw Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for peril and disregard for safety have taken their toll. Puss has burned through eight of his nine lives, though he lost count along the way. […]

Netflix Sets Fall 2022 For Henry Selick’s “Wendell And Wild”

From the delightfully wicked minds of Henry Selick and Jordan Peele, comes WENDELL & WILD, an animated tale about scheming demon brothers Wendell (Keegan-Michael Key) and Wild (Peele) – who enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat Elliot – a tough teen with a load of guilt – to summon them to the Land of the […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

TRAILER: Warner Bros. “King Tweety”

TRAILER: Disney’s “Sketchbook” Shows You How

Jack Black is Back in Dreamworks “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight”

TRAILER: Dreamworks “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”

Netflix Sets Fall 2022 For Henry Selick’s “Wendell And Wild”

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