Netflix is developing a CG-animated feature film Ultraman in partnership with Tsuburaya Productions and Industrial Light and Magic. Ultraman joins Netflix’s fast growing original slate of animated features which includes Academy Award nominated Klaus, Kris Pearn’s The Willoughbys, Academy Award Nominated Over the Moon from Glen Keane; as well as the Fall 2021 comedy Back […]
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TRAILER: Sony Pictures Animation “Wish Dragon”
May 12th, 2021 
Jerry Beck Add this to your “wish” list: Wish Dragon – the American/Chinese computer-animated co-production written and directed by Chris Appelhans. It’s the first film produced by Base Animation, a new animation studio that is part of the VFX firm Base FX. Produced by Sony Pictures Animation, the feature will makes its debut on Netflix, on June […]
Nickelodeon’s new CGI “Rugrats” Debuts May 27th on Paramount+
May 5th, 2021 Jerry Beck Paramount+, the streaming service from ViacomCBS, today revealed the trailer and key art for the all-new Rugrats, following the even bigger adventures born from the colorful imaginations of Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, Susie, and Angelica. Premiering exclusively Thursday, May 27th on Paramount+, and produced by the Nickelodeon Animation Studio, the reimagined babies continue to explore […]
“Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie” will Premiere on Netflix in June
April 27th, 2021 Jerry Beck Netflix today revealed that the latest installment in the hugely successful franchise, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie Part 1 & Part 2 will be premiering globally on Netflix (outside of Japan) on June 3, 2021. Created by Naoko Takeuchi and first serialized in Kodansha’s manga magazine ‘Nakayosi’ in December 1991, the stories of […]
Netflix Animated Films Summer Preview
April 27th, 2021 Jerry Beck Netflix is determined to conquer animation with sheer volume of diverse projects. Here is their line up of feature films to be released between now and the end of summer. Check out this rundown with new images and teaser trailers. First up: VIVO From Sony Pictures Animation comes VIVO, an animated musical adventure that follows […]
FINAL TRAILER: “Peter Rabbit 2”
April 27th, 2021 Jerry Beck Held up by the pandemic shut downs, Sony will finally release Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway in theaters on June 18th. Directed by Will Gluck (who directed the first one), the film is a sequel to 2018’s Peter Rabbit and is based on the stories of Peter Rabbit created by Beatrix Potter. The film stars […]
And the Oscar Goes to… Pixar’s “Soul” and “If Anything Happens I Love You”
April 25th, 2021 Jerry Beck In case you missed it – and it seems many did… This year’s Academy Award for Best Animated Feature went to Pixar’s Soul. Best Animated Short was awarded to “If Anything Happens I Love You”. Both films were indeed Oscar-worthy, but clearly the Academy adhered to its longtime traditions – favoring films that touch the […]
Season Three Full Trailer: “Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous”
April 22nd, 2021 Jerry Beck DreamWorks Animation is very excited to debut the full trailer for the highly-anticipated third season of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, premiering globally on Netflix May 21st, 2021. The trailer provides a peek into the campers uncovering more details of Dr. Wu’s secret research, and realizing that they must take fate into their own hands with […]
Pixar’s new short “22 Vs. Earth” goes to Disney+ Next Week
April 21st, 2021 Jerry Beck Ever wonder what new soul 22 has against Earth in Disney and Pixar’s hit 2020 feature film Soul? A new short from Pixar Animation Studios revisits the skeptical soul long before she ever met Joe Gardner. Debuting on Disney+ on Friday April 30th, 22 vs. Earth welcomes Tina Fey back to The Great Before as […]
Ava Duvernay’s “Wings Of Fire” Animated Event Coming to Netflix
April 20th, 2021 Jerry Beck Netflix today announced Wings of Fire, an animated event series for the whole family, based on the best-selling series of books, published by Scholastic, that have enthralled readers around the world with 14 million copies in print. The epic fantasy saga marks the first animated series from Academy Award Nominee and Emmy Award Winner Ava […]
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ANNIE AWARD WINNERS: “Soul” wins 7 “Wolfwalkers” win 5
April 16th, 2021 Jerry Beck Pixar’s Soul received seven Annie Awards during the 48th virtual awards ceremony Friday evening, winning top honors for Best Feature, Character Animation (Michal Makarewicz), Music (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste), Storyboarding (Trevor Jimenez), Writing (Pete Docter, Mike Jones, Kemp Powers), Best FX (Tolga Göktekin, Carl Kaphan, Hiroaki Narita, Enrique Vila, Kylie Wijsmuller) and Editorial […]
Watch The Annie Awards Live Stream Tonight – Here!
April 16th, 2021 Jerry Beck Asifa Hollywood is live streaming tonight’s Annie Awards ceremony – a virtual event this year – and you can watch or re-watch it here. The award ceremony’s multi-camera and audio set up covers the entire ceremony – the celebrations, the laughs, the flubs. You won’t miss a thing. It’s just like being there… only you […]
Cartoon Network Studios to Debut New Shorts Program “Cartoon Cartoons”
April 15th, 2021 Jerry Beck Cartoon Network Studios unveiled today Cartoon Cartoons, the next evolution of its prolific animated shorts program, signaling the studio’s largest commitment to animated shorts production to date. Cartoon Cartoons will be the studio’s first dedicated shorts program in over a decade with a mission to innovate the art of animated storytelling, showcase diverse stories, discover […]
MeTV to present “The Best of Bugs Bunny” May 3-7
April 14th, 2021 Jerry Beck The MeTV Network’s new morning show Toon In With Me celebrates America’s favorite ‘Wascally Wabbit’ with “The Best of Bugs Bunny Week.” Airing Monday, May 3rd thru Friday, May 7th at 7am ET/PT, hop aboard as Bill the Cartoon Curator, Toony the Tuna and the rest of the Toon In With Me gang present special […]
Peilin Chou Debuts “Awakening”
Awakening is a PSA directed by Oscar-nominated producer Peilin Chou (Over The Moon), in response to the rise in Asian violence across the country. As part of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and with the goal of inspiring and uplifting the community and beyond, Awakening features an exciting line-up of top Asian American animation […]