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‘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.
FIRST LOOK: Illumination’s “Minions & Monsters”

FIRST LOOK: Illumination’s “Minions & Monsters”

Avatar photoJerry Beck|
February 9th, 2026
Here's the trailer and poster for the next Minions masterpiece - from Illumination via Universal on July 1st.
Breaking Down the Bathhouse Battle in ‘KPop Demon Hunters’

Breaking Down the Bathhouse Battle in ‘KPop Demon Hunters’

Avatar photoBill Desowitz|
February 2nd, 2026
It's not surprising that the bathhouse battle is the third most popular scene from KPop Demon Hunters: the Netflix phenom and Best Animated Feature frontrunner from Sony Pictures Animation/Imageworks. It's colorful, funny, chaotic, and action-packed.

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Jack Black is Back in Dreamworks “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight”

Today on National Panda Day, Jack Black has announced on his Tik Tok that he will reprise his role as the ‘Kung Fu Panda’, Po, in the animated series Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight. When a mysterious pair of weasels set their sights on a collection of four powerful weapons, Po must leave his […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|March 16, 2022
Jack Black is Back in Dreamworks “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight”

TRAILER: Dreamworks “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”

For the first time in more than a decade, DreamWorks Animation presents a new adventure in the Shrek universe as daring outlaw Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for peril and disregard for safety have taken their toll. Puss has burned through eight of his nine lives, though he lost count along the way. […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|March 15, 2022
TRAILER: Dreamworks “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”

INTERVIEW: “Team Zenko Go” EP On A Mission To Do Good

I interviewed the talented Jack Thomas in 2019 for Dragons: Rescue Riders. Now he’s back as executive producer and showrunner of another fun DreamWorks series for families. Team Zenko Go, about a group of kids doing good deeds for others, premieres this Tuesday March 15th on Netflix. Jackson Murphy: How did the core theme speak […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|March 9, 2022
INTERVIEW: “Team Zenko Go” EP On A Mission To Do Good

TRAILER: Disney and Pixar’s “Lightyear”

A new trailer blasts off this morning for Disney and Pixar’s original sci-fi action-adventure Lightyear. Releasing June 17th, 2022, the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear—the hero who inspired the toy—follows the legendary Space Ranger on an intergalactic adventure. “Buzz’s world was always something I was excited about,” said director Angus MacLane. “In ‘Toy Story,’ […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|February 8, 2022
TRAILER: Disney and Pixar’s “Lightyear”

INTERVIEW: Going Down A New Rabbit Hole With “Alice’s Wonderland Bakery”

The Mouse House is presenting a new twist on the Alice in Wonderland story. CG, family-friendly series Alice’s Wonderland Bakery premieres this Wednesday Feb. 9 at 10:30am on Disney Channel and Disney Junior. Executive Producer Chelsea Beyl and Co-EP Frank Montagna invited me to a tea party over Zoom to discuss the delightful show. Jackson […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|February 3, 2022
INTERVIEW: Going Down A New Rabbit Hole With “Alice’s Wonderland Bakery”

TRAILER: “Looney Tunes Cartoons Valentine’s Extwavaganza!”

This Valentine’s Day, all you need is love and Looney Tunes Cartoons. Gather up your loved ones and join Bugs, Daffy, Porky and more of your Looney friends as they celebrate the most romantic day of the year in Looney Tunes Cartoons Valentine’s Extwavaganza!, a new special streaming Thursday, Feb. 3rd on HBO Max. In […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|January 25, 2022
TRAILER: “Looney Tunes Cartoons Valentine’s Extwavaganza!”

INTERVIEW: The “Batwheels” Arrive In Gotham City (And On TV)

The Dark Knight has some new help fighting crime. Family animated series Batwheels premieres this Monday Oct. 17 at 9am on Cartoonito and Cartoon Network, with episodes streaming Tuesday Oct. 18 on HBO Max. Co-Executive Producer Michael G. Stern and Supervising Producer Simon Smith suit up to discuss the vehicles, the style and the multi-generational […]