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

Nickelodeon Expands It’s Universe at 2022 Upfront Presentation

At its annual upfront presentation today, Nickelodeon revealed its overall strategy of universe expansion – including: SpongeBob SquarePants, with the pickup of a 14th season for the most-watched kids’ animated series for the last 20 consecutive years; PAW Patrol, with the greenlight of season 10 of the top-rated preschool series and the first-ever spinoff centering […]

Netflix Announces Jorge Gutierrez Next Feature “I, Chihuahua”

Jorge Gutierrez has set his next project with Netflix, the animated feature film I, Chihuahua, following last year’s release of the critically acclaimed Maya and the Three. Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias will produce and star. Netflix also debuted Concept Art (below) from the film. “After The Book of Life and the amazing experience on Maya and […]

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 […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

Nickelodeon Expands It’s Universe at 2022 Upfront Presentation

Netflix Announces Jorge Gutierrez Next Feature “I, Chihuahua”

TRAILER: Warner Bros. “King Tweety”

TRAILER: Disney’s “Sketchbook” Shows You How

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

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Jerry Beck

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