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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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INTERVIEW: New “Ice Age” Era Begins With “The Adventures Of Buck Wild”

Some of the most well-known animated characters of all-time are making a comeback. The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild — the sixth feature film in the beloved franchise — premieres this Friday January 28th on Disney+. Manny, Sid and Diego return, but the main focus this time is on Crash and Eddie. They say […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|January 24, 2022
INTERVIEW: New “Ice Age” Era Begins With “The Adventures Of Buck Wild”

HBO Max Reveals Official Trailer for Looney Tunes Cartoons Season 4

Starting off the New Year right, Bugs, Daffy, Porky, Tweety and all of your favorite Looney Tunes return with a jam-packed new season of Looney Tunes Cartoons streaming Thursday, Jan. 20th on HBO Max. In this new batch of episodes, Elmer Fudd tries to arrest Bugs Bunny, Tweety Bird goes to the Grand Canyon and […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|January 12, 2022
HBO Max Reveals Official Trailer for Looney Tunes Cartoons Season 4

TRAILER: “The Bob’s Burgers Movie”

20th Century Studios has released the trailer and new poster for The Bob’s Burgers Movie, which will open in U.S. theaters on May 27th, 2022. The Bob’s Burgers Movie showcases voice talent which includes Kristen Schaal, H. Jon Benjamin, John Roberts, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, Larry Murphy, Zach Galifianakis, Kevin Kline, and David Wain. The […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|January 10, 2022
TRAILER: “The Bob’s Burgers Movie”

REVIEW: “DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms” – More Questions Than Answers. So Far

When it comes to dragons, there’s no stopping DreamWorks Animation. Based on the best-selling How to Train Your Dragon novels by Cressida Cowell, the franchise has so far spawned three feature films with a combined box-office take of $1.6 billion worldwide, five short films, a “Snoggletog Log” video and a 118-episode TV series collectively titled […]
Avatar photoW.R. Miller|December 22, 2021
REVIEW: “DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms” – More Questions Than Answers. So Far

INTERVIEW: Open Your Eyes And Heart To “Dragons: The Nine Realms”

Dragons: The Nine Realms is a new DreamWorks series premiering this Thursday Dec. 23 on Hulu and Peacock. Showrunner and executive producer John Tellegen gives me the 411 on this contemporary entry in the beloved franchise. Jackson Murphy: I have wonderful memories of seeing the first How to Train Your Dragon movie when it came […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|December 20, 2021
INTERVIEW: Open Your Eyes And Heart To “Dragons: The Nine Realms”

INTERVIEW: Director Garth Jennings Makes Triumphant Return With “Sing 2”

Illumination’s Sing 2 is the highly-anticipated follow-up to their blockbuster 2016 musical hit. The main voice cast is back, along with director Garth Jennings. Sing 2 opens in theaters this Wednesday Dec. 22. In this Animation Scoop Q&A, Jennings discusses trying to top the original, bringing Bono on board, and the franchise’s cool connection to […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|December 16, 2021
INTERVIEW: Director Garth Jennings Makes Triumphant Return With “Sing 2”

DreamWorks Animation To Give VFX Insights at VIEW Conference 2022

VIEW Conference has announced the participation of the visual effects supervisors responsible for the some of the wizardry behind two of DreamWorks Animation’s latest animated features, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and The Bad Guys. In DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming contemporary fairy tale sequel “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” Antonio Banderas returns as the […]