Disney XD

INTERVIEW: The Making Of “Sandy’s Country Christmas” Now Streaming On Paramount+
Animation Scoop had the amazing opportunity to speak with the Executive Producers of SpongeBob SquarePants, Vincent Waller and Marc Ceccarelli, as well as Screen Novelties Producer Chris Finnegan, Producer and Co-director Seamus Walsh, and Producer and Co-director Mark Caballero. We discussed the timelessness of Stop Motion Animation and how wonderfully it lends itself to the […]
INTERVIEW: Raise The Woof For “Pupstruction”

INTERVIEW: Raise The Woof For “Pupstruction”

Avatar photoJackson Murphy|
June 5th, 2023
New animated family series Pupstruction premieres Wednesday June 14th at 8am on Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney+. Creator Travis Braun, Executive Producer Victor Cook and Supervising Director Abigail Nesbitt tell me how they built this show (through story, characters, education and entertainment), in this Animation Scoop Q&A. (This interview was edited for length and […]
INTERVIEW: Taking On “Hailey’s On It!”

INTERVIEW: Taking On “Hailey’s On It!”

Avatar photoJackson Murphy|
May 30th, 2023
Television duo Nick Stanton and Devin Bunje (writers on Disney live-action series Zeke and Luther) now team-up as creators and executive producers of a new animated comedy for The Mouse House. Hailey’s On It!, starring Auli’i Cravalho (Moana) as the title character, premieres Thursday June 8th at 8pm on Disney Channel and Disney XD. Episodes […]

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Voice Cast and First Look at “Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur”

Disney Television Animation has announced the cast of its latest series Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. Based on Marvel’s hit comic books, the show follows the adventures of 13-year-old super-genius Lunella Lafayette and her 10-ton T-Rex, Devil Dinosaur. After Lunella accidentally brings Devil Dinosaur into present-day New York City via a time vortex, the […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|February 10, 2021
Voice Cast and First Look at “Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur”

INTERVIEW: Saddle Up For Disney’s “Dino Ranch”

Matt Fernandes is the creator of the new animated family series Dino Ranch. It premieres this Monday January 18th at 12:30pm on Disney Junior. Fernandes discusses inspirations (including some you may not expect) and why this is the perfect time for an animated series that brings two big worlds (westerns and dinos) together. Matt Fernandes: […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|January 13, 2021
INTERVIEW: Saddle Up For Disney’s “Dino Ranch”

INTERVIEW: 2021 Off To A Roaring Start with Disney’s “Gigantosaurus”

Olivier Lelardoux, Senior VP of Cyber Group Studios, is the series director of the Disney Junior animated series Gigantosaurus. Season 2 premieres today and new episodes air Mondays at 8:55am. Lelardoux talks about what goes into making the dino show in France, America… and over modern technology. Jackson Murphy: What initially attracted you to Jonny […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|January 4, 2021
INTERVIEW: 2021 Off To A Roaring Start with Disney’s “Gigantosaurus”

Disney’s Zombies “Addison’s Moonstone Mystery” Animated Shorts

The Disney Channel is gearing up for an eight-episode series of animated shorts, based off their hugely popular Disney Channel Original Movie franchise, ZOMBIES, whose most recent movie premiered as the #1 cable telecast of 2020 with nearly 5 million viewers. Titled, Addison’s Moonstone Mystery, the shorts premiere on Friday October 16th (7:54 p.m. EDT/PDT) […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|October 15, 2020
Disney’s Zombies “Addison’s Moonstone Mystery” Animated Shorts

Dan Povenmire Gives Us The Quick Elevator Pitch For His Newly Greenlit Disney Series “Hamster & Gretel”

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 […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|October 12, 2020
Dan Povenmire Gives Us The Quick Elevator Pitch For His Newly Greenlit Disney Series “Hamster & Gretel”

Final Four Animation Panels of Virtual NYCC 2020

It’s the last day of a very different New York Comic-Con. Let’s Yabba Dabba Doo this! Kicking off the Sunday panels: The Flintstones 60th Anniversary Celebration, moderated by actress Yvette Nicole Brown. To tie-in with this milestone for Primetime Network TV’s first animated series, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is releasing The Flintstones: The Complete Series […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|October 11, 2020
Final Four Animation Panels of Virtual NYCC 2020

INTERVIEW: Dan Povenmire Returns With New Dynamic Duo “Hamster & Gretel”

Phineas and Ferb’s Dan Povenmire is unveiling a new Disney animated series creation. Superhero family comedy Hamster & Gretel premieres this Friday August 12th at 9:30pm on Disney Channel. Another new episode airs Saturday morning at 9:30. Povenmire discusses how his own family influenced the look, feel and casting of the characters — and reflects […]