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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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“Ears” to a Disney Masterpiece: “Dumbo’s” 80th Anniversary

There’s a scene in director Steven Spielberg’s oft-maligned comedy film 1941, where a hardened General, played by Robert Stack, goes into a movie theater that’s showing Dumbo. The staunch General’s joy at walking into the theater, his singing along with one of the film’s songs and his tears at watching a certain sequence are all […]
Avatar photoMichael Lyons|October 20, 2021
“Ears” to a Disney Masterpiece: “Dumbo’s” 80th Anniversary

CLIP: “Jellystone! Halloween Special”

Augie, Yakky, and Shag help an overworked Winsome Witch prepare for Halloween… but end up making things worse. Meanwhile Yogi, Cindy, Boo-Boo and all your favorite redesigned Hanna-Barbera characters are celebrating the spookiest time of year with an-all new Halloween-themed episode of Jellystone!; “Spell Book” promises tricks AND treats, and plenty of outrageous Halloween misadventures […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|October 20, 2021
CLIP: “Jellystone! Halloween Special”

TRAILER: Marvel’s “Hit-Monkey”

This is a story of a monkey on a mission. Check out the all new trailer and key art for Hulu Original series Marvel’s Hit-Monkey. Featuring the voices of Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso), George Takes (Star Trek) and Olivia Munn (X-Men: Apocalypse), the show premieres on November 17th, with all ten episodes. Here’s our first […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|October 18, 2021
TRAILER: Marvel’s “Hit-Monkey”

INTERVIEW: Disney Short Duo Takes Us “Far From The Tree”

Far From the Tree is a new hand-drawn Disney animated short film that will play before Encanto in theaters beginning November 24th. Following a successful debut screening through the Annecy festival earlier this year, director Natalie Nourigat (of Short Circuit entry Exchange Student) and producer Ruth Strother are thrilled to share their sweet raccoon story […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|September 30, 2021
INTERVIEW: Disney Short Duo Takes Us “Far From The Tree”

INTERVIEW: Previewing Disney’s Thanksgiving Feature “Encanto”

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 60th feature film is Encanto, from Oscar winning Zootopia directors Byron Howard & Jared Bush and co-director Charise Castro Smith. Encanto is about a young woman named Mirabel, who’s part of a large, diverse family that lives in a magical house. Each family member has a special gift, except Mirabel. She […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|September 29, 2021
INTERVIEW: Previewing Disney’s Thanksgiving Feature “Encanto”

INTERVIEW: Spooktacular Talk With “The Ghost And Molly McGee” Team

Disney’s newest hand-drawn animated series The Ghost and Molly McGee premieres this Friday October 1st at 9:40pm on Disney Channel. New episodes air Saturdays at 9am. It’s about a girl named Molly who moves with her family to a new neighborhood and into a haunted house. But she isn’t scared by the ghost inside (named […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|September 27, 2021
INTERVIEW: Spooktacular Talk With “The Ghost And Molly McGee” Team

NEW TRAILER: Skydance’s “Luck”

From Apple Original Films comes the story of Sam Greenfield, the unluckiest person in the world, who when she stumbles into the never-before-seen Land of Luck, sets out on a quest to bring some good luck home for her best friend. But with humans not allowed, her only chance is teaming up with the magical […]