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: “Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life”

Today, Disney+ revealed the opening title sequence and key art for the original series Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life, now premiering Wednesday, July 28. Comprised of three seven-minute stories, each episode follows two tiny troublemakers, Chip and Dale, trying to live the good life in a big city park while having giant-sized, sky-high adventures. Nervous […]

Fred Seibert and DeZerlin Entertainment Join Forces To Create “Hot Pot! Cartoons”

Legendary animation maestro Fred Seibert and DeZerlin Entertainment, a China-based animation IP development house, have joined forces in a first-ever effort to bring promising Chinese animation talent and animated content to the West. Hot Pot! Cartoons will reach out across all of China to draw out the most innovative and imaginative Chinese creators from animation, […]

TRAILER: DreamWorks “Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans”

In DreamWorks’ Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans, Arcadia may look like an ordinary town but it lies at the center of magical and mystical lines that makes it a nexus for many battles among otherworldly creatures including trolls, aliens and wizards. Now the heroes from the hit series Trollhunters, 3Below and Wizards, team-up in their […]

FIRST LOOK: Jorge R. Gutiérrez’ “Maya and The Three”

In a fantastical world filled with magic, a Mesoamerican-inspired warrior princess embarks on an epic quest to fulfill an ancient prophecy and save humanity from the vengeful gods of the underworld. So begins Director/Creator Jorge R. Gutiérrez’ Maya and The Three, a new film announced today at the Annecy Festival. Take a look below for […]

“The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” Anime Feature Coming Warner Bros. Animation

Twenty years after delivering the award-winning The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, based on the iconic books by J.R.R. Tolkien, New Line Cinema has partnered with Warner Bros. Animation to produce an original anime feature directed by acclaimed filmmaker Kenji Kamiyama that will plunge fans into a legendary battle that helped shape Middle-earth and set […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

TRAILER: “Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life”

Fred Seibert and DeZerlin Entertainment Join Forces To Create “Hot Pot! Cartoons”

TRAILER: DreamWorks “Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans”

FIRST LOOK: Jorge R. Gutiérrez’ “Maya and The Three”

“The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” Anime Feature Coming Warner Bros. Animation

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