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Atiya Henry named Executive VP of Production for Disney Branded Television
Henry will oversee all aspects of production for Disney Branded Television’s portfolio of award-winning animated and live-action programming for Disney+, Disney Jr. and Disney Channel, including titles such as “Descendants,” “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” and “Phineas and Ferb.”
DreamWorks Drops First ‘Forgotten Island’ Trailer About Friendship and Philippine Mythology

DreamWorks Drops First ‘Forgotten Island’ Trailer About Friendship and Philippine Mythology

Avatar photoBill Desowitz|
March 25th, 2026
The trailer dropped today for DreamWorks Animation’s Forgotten Island (Universal, September 25), the studio’s first embrace of Filipino culture about friendship and memory. The comedy-adventure follows two lifelong friends who grow up together in the ’90s in the Philippines — Jo (singer H.E.R./Gabriella Wilson) and Raissa (Liza Soberano) — and the stakes of potentially growing […]
Illumination Highlights Heading Into Second “Mario” Movie

Illumination Highlights Heading Into Second “Mario” Movie

Avatar photoJackson Murphy|
March 24th, 2026
16 years after the first "Despicable Me", Illumination is widely regarded as one of the powerhouses in animation, in large part thanks to "Mario" and those Minions... some of the most iconic animated characters of all time.

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Illumination and Universal Reveal All-Star Voice Cast for “Minions and Monsters”

The voice cast of Minions & Monsters features Academy Award winner Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg, Zoey Deutch, and Trey Parker, co-creator of South Park. 
Avatar photoLauren Ashton|March 16, 2026
Illumination and Universal Reveal All-Star Voice Cast for “Minions and Monsters”

INTERVIEWS: “Ted” Cast On Season 2 And Voice Acting

Seth MacFarlane’s Ted event series returns for Season 2, with all eight episodes premiering this Thursday March 5th on Peacock. The iconic bear and the Bennett family are once again caught-up in hilarious ’90s-set hijinks… that are even more outrageous this time. Max Burkholder, who plays John (the younger version of Mark Wahlberg’s character in the movies), […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|March 5, 2026
INTERVIEWS: “Ted” Cast On Season 2 And Voice Acting

Disney’s “Songs In Sign Language” To Debut On Disney+ April 27

Three songs from recent Walt Disney Animation Studios features are reimagined and animated in American Sign Language in collaboration with Deaf West Theatre.
Avatar photoJerry Beck|March 5, 2026
Disney’s “Songs In Sign Language” To Debut On Disney+ April 27

“Zootopia 2” Officially The Highest-Grossing US Release of 2025

The milestone marks the second consecutive year that The Walt Disney Studios has delivered the #1 domestic release. Disney has alsodelivered 3 of the Top 4 Domestic Releases of 2025 (Zootopia 2; Lilo & Stitch; Avatar: Fire and Ash).
Avatar photoJerry Beck|February 25, 2026
“Zootopia 2” Officially The Highest-Grossing US Release of 2025

‘GOAT’: How Director Tyree Dillihay Got Animated About Basketball

For director Tyree Dillihay (Bob's Burgers), GOAT began as an animal basketball concept  in 2018 at Sony Pictures Animation. It grew into his passion project about roarball.
Avatar photoBill Desowitz|February 12, 2026
‘GOAT’: How Director Tyree Dillihay Got Animated About Basketball

FIRST LOOK: Illumination’s “Minions & Monsters”

Here's the trailer and poster for the next Minions masterpiece - from Illumination via Universal on July 1st.
Avatar photoJerry Beck|February 9, 2026
FIRST LOOK: Illumination’s “Minions & Monsters”

Atiya Henry named Executive VP of Production for Disney Branded Television

Henry will oversee all aspects of production for Disney Branded Television’s portfolio of award-winning animated and live-action programming for Disney+, Disney Jr. and Disney Channel, including titles such as “Descendants,” “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” and “Phineas and Ferb.”