Dan Abraham and Trent Correy have spent the past year completely immersed in the world of a certain lovable snowman. In quarantine, Correy animated the At Home with Olaf installment “Ice” and Abraham directed the special Frozen piece I Am With You. But right after Frozen II wrapped production last Fall, they collaborated on the […]
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Dan Povenmire Gives Us The Quick Elevator Pitch For His Newly Greenlit Disney Series “Hamster & Gretel”
October 12th, 2020 
Jerry Beck Disney Channel has ordered the sibling superhero comedy Hamster & Gretel from Emmy Award-winning Dan Povenmire (Phineas and Ferb). Povenmire will executive-produce the new animated series, which is inspired by his relationship with his younger sister. Povenmire’s most recent success is Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe, which premiered August 2020 on […]
Disney+ Celebrates An Icon’s Birthday with “The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse”
September 14th, 2020 Jerry Beck Mickey Mouse and friends are heading to Disney+ in the all new-animated shorts series, The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse. From the team behind Disney Channel’s Emmy Award-winning Mickey Mouse cartoon shorts, the new Disney+ original series will debut on Mickey’s birthday, Wednesday, November 18th, with two new shorts rolling out every Friday beginning November […]
Olaf Returns in a ‘Frozen’ Short: “Once Upon A Snowman”
September 9th, 2020 Jerry Beck What happened to Olaf within the moments after Elsa created him as she was “letting it go” and building her ice palace, and when Anna and Kristoff first meet him in the forest? And how did Olaf learn to love Summer? The previously untold origins of Olaf, the innocent and insightful, summer-loving snowman who melted […]
“Howard” – Disney Doc Salutes a True Hero of its Storybook Kingdom
August 14th, 2020 Greg Ehrbar Howard Ashman didn’t send giant slithery monsters into the clouds to save the earth, nor did he conquer hordes of intergalactic invaders. His triumphs are the stuff of dreams, the kind of accomplishments proven powerful by the test of time. Two-time Oscar nominee Don Hahn was determined to make sure no one forgot that. A […]
Disney+ to Debut “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” in 2021
July 13th, 2020 Jerry Beck Today Disney+ ordered its next animated series from Lucasfilm, Star Wars: The Bad Batch. Fresh off of the critically-acclaimed series finale of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the Disney+ original series will premiere on the streaming service in 2021.
