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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: Director Joe Mateo On “Blush” And Tribeca Premiere

Emmy-winning animator Joe Mateo was at Disney for 25 years. But he left the Mouse House to work for a newbie in the animation space: Skydance. Mateo has directed his first animated short for the studio, Blush, which will be on AppleTV+ later this year. It’s about an astronaut who visits a planet and soon […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|June 9, 2021
INTERVIEW: Director Joe Mateo On “Blush” And Tribeca Premiere

TRAILER: Locksmith’s “Ron’s Gone Wrong”

20th Century Studios’ Ron’s Gone Wrong, the first theatrical release from the U.K.-based CG animation studio Locksmith Animation, will open in theaters worldwide – via the Walt Disney Company – on October 22nd, 2021. The animated comedy adventure, which stars Zach Galifianakis, Jack Dylan Grazer, Olivia Colman, Ed Helms and Justice Smith, is a touching […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|June 8, 2021
TRAILER: Locksmith’s “Ron’s Gone Wrong”

Patrick Stump composes Marvel’s first Pre-School series “Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends”

Grammy Award-nominated musician Patrick Stump, lead singer of the multiplatinum-selling rock band Fall Out Boy, will perform the theme song for Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends. Stump also serves as songwriter and composer for the series, which is the first full-length Marvel series for preschoolers. The theme song, which was also written and produced […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|June 8, 2021
Patrick Stump composes Marvel’s first Pre-School series “Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends”

INTERVIEW: Director Elaine Bogan Unleashes “Spirit Untamed”

DreamWorks Animation is opening two new animated movies in theaters over a five-week period. Sequel The Boss Baby: Family Business debuts on July 2nd. But first up – this Friday June 4th – is Spirit Untamed. Director Elaine Bogan re-imagines the popular Netflix Spirit: Riding Free TV series with this epic and heartwarming feature. She […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|May 31, 2021
INTERVIEW: Director Elaine Bogan Unleashes “Spirit Untamed”

Cartoon Network announces ‘Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam’ Original Movie

The Teen Titans are planning a slam dunk Father’s Day weekend with the premiere of Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam, an 80-minute original movie that follows the DC Super Heroes as they watch and offer hilarious commentary on the classic 1996 live-action/animated sports comedy film, Space Jam starring basketball legend Michael Jordan, Bugs Bunny […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|May 27, 2021
Cartoon Network announces ‘Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam’ Original Movie

INTERVIEW: Ramone Hamilton: Bawk, Bawk, Bagawking for “The Chicken Squad”

Need help from a team of anthropomorphic animals? Try Disney. They’ve got The Rescuers, Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers, The Lion Guard, and their latest fur-and-feather brigade: The Chicken Squad, based on the children’s book series by Doreen Cronin. These friendly neighborhood tykes excel at rescuing cats from trees, solving mysteries like who trampled the […]
Avatar photoW.R. Miller|May 14, 2021
INTERVIEW: Ramone Hamilton: Bawk, Bawk, Bagawking for “The Chicken Squad”

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 […]