Major Studios

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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“Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation” Joins Disney+ Anime Library

Magically summoning to this world on October 29th, Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation debuts exclusively on Disney+ and Hulu, based on the 2020 mobile game Disney Twisted-Wonderland localized to North America in 2022.
Haylie Baker|October 5, 2025
“Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation” Joins Disney+ Anime Library

“Zootopia 2” Sneak Preview: What We Learned About the Disney Sequel

Animation Scoop had the chance to screen 30 minutes of Zootopia 2, and speak with directors Jared Bush and Byron Howard, head of Animation Chad Sellers and heads of Story Carrie Liao and David VanTuyle. We were also treated to a Q&A with composer Michael Giacchino conduced by Tom MacDougall, president, Walt Disney Music.
Avatar photoBill Desowitz|September 29, 2025
“Zootopia 2” Sneak Preview: What We Learned About the Disney Sequel

INTERVIEW: Checking In For “Paris & Pups”

Paris Hilton is venturing into the world of family animation — executive producing a new series inspired by her own life: Paris & Pups. Here's the Animation Scoop interview.
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|September 23, 2025
INTERVIEW: Checking In For “Paris & Pups”

INTERVIEW: The Heart Of “Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie”

A popular DreamWorks Animation series is coming to the big screen. Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie opens in theaters nationwide this Friday September 26th.
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|September 22, 2025
INTERVIEW: The Heart Of “Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie”

‘Toy Story’ 30th Anniversary: Part Two

In honor of Toy Story’s 30th anniversary and theatrical re-release on September 12, I spoke with five Pixar luminaries about their experiences making the first CG-animated feature and its continuing impact on the studio and the industry: Pete Docter (chief creative officer and three-time Oscar-winning director, who served as supervising animator), Bonnie Arnold (a producer, who later joined […]
Avatar photoBill Desowitz|September 10, 2025
‘Toy Story’ 30th Anniversary: Part Two

Warner Archive Announces “Tom and Jerry: The Golden Era Anthology (1940–1958)” Arriving on Blu-Ray in December

For the first time ever, all 114 theatrical shorts produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera during their years as part of the M-G-M studio’s cartoon department, are brought together in this one definitive collection.
Avatar photoJerry Beck|September 9, 2025
Warner Archive Announces “Tom and Jerry: The Golden Era Anthology (1940–1958)” Arriving on Blu-Ray in December

FIRST LOOK: Sony Pictures Animation “GOAT”

From Sony Pictures Animation, the artists that made KPop Demon Hunters, comes GOAT, an original action-comedy set in an all-animal world. Here's the first look trailer.