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Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.

Spider-Ham

Spider-Ham (Peter Porker) is a superhero appearing in Marvel Comics. The character is an anthropomorphic pig and is a parody version of Spider-Man. He was created by Larry Hama, Tom DeFalco, and Mark Armstrong.

KENEDA

Kaneda, the leader of a motorcycle gang in Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic anime feature AKIRA (1988).

Daffy Duck

Daffy Duck was created by Tex Avery for Leon Schlesinger Productions. He has appeared in cartoon series such as Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, in which he is usually depicted as a foil for either Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, or Speedy Gonzales.

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Atiya Henry named Executive VP of Production for Disney Branded Television

Atiya Henry named Executive VP of Production for Disney Branded Television

Avatar photoJerry Beck|
March 25th, 2026
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.”
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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 […]
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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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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
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INTERVIEW: Ramone Hamilton: Bawk, Bawk, Bagawking for “The Chicken Squad”

INTERVIEW: “Chicken Squad” EP On Egg-celent New Family Series

Tom Rogers, Emmy-winning writer on Elena of Avalor, is now the executive producer of The Chicken Squad. The new series based on the popular books premieres this Friday May 14th at 7:30pm on Disney Junior. Rogers is excited for the show’s launch… on what just happens to be National Dance Like a Chicken Day. (This […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|May 12, 2021
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INTERVIEW: “Chicken Squad” EP On Egg-celent New Family Series

INTERVIEW: Pixar’s “Luca” Makers Preview Summertime Feature

Get ready to head to Italy this summer for Pixar’s new feature Luca. It debuts June 18th on Disney+. I’ve screened 30 minutes so far and look forward to seeing the entire film soon. Academy Award nominated director Enrico Casarosa (La Luna), producer Andrea Warren (Cars 3) and effects supervisor Jon Reisch (The Good Dinosaur) […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|April 28, 2021
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INTERVIEW: Pixar’s “Luca” Makers Preview Summertime Feature

Season Three Full Trailer: “Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous”

DreamWorks Animation is very excited to debut the full trailer for the highly-anticipated third season of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, premiering globally on Netflix May 21st, 2021. The trailer provides a peek into the campers uncovering more details of Dr. Wu’s secret research, and realizing that they must take fate into their own hands with […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|April 22, 2021
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Season Three Full Trailer: “Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous”

Pixar’s new short “22 Vs. Earth” goes to Disney+ Next Week

Ever wonder what new soul 22 has against Earth in Disney and Pixar’s hit 2020 feature film Soul? A new short from Pixar Animation Studios revisits the skeptical soul long before she ever met Joe Gardner. Debuting on Disney+ on Friday April 30th, 22 vs. Earth welcomes Tina Fey back to The Great Before as […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|April 21, 2021
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Pixar’s new short “22 Vs. Earth” goes to Disney+ Next Week

Ava Duvernay’s “Wings Of Fire” Animated Event Coming to Netflix

Netflix today announced Wings of Fire, an animated event series for the whole family, based on the best-selling series of books, published by Scholastic, that have enthralled readers around the world with 14 million copies in print. The epic fantasy saga marks the first animated series from Academy Award Nominee and Emmy Award Winner Ava […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|April 20, 2021
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Ava Duvernay’s “Wings Of Fire” Animated Event Coming to Netflix
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INTERVIEW: “Trolls Holiday In Harmony” Directors On New TV Special

DreamWorks Animation just announced a third Trolls feature film that will open in theaters in November 2023. For now, the studio is giving us a new half-hour treat. Trolls Holiday in Harmony premieres this Friday Nov. 26 at 9pm on NBC. The special (featuring the voices of Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake and Kenan Thompson) is […]