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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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TRAILER: Warner Bros. New Hybrid “Tom & Jerry” Movie

Coming to theaters in 2021 – a live action/animation Tom & Jerry theatrical feature. Directed by Tim Story (Fantastic Four, Think Like a Man, Barbershop) and produced by Chris DeFaria (The LEGO Movie 2, Ready Player One, Gravity). A Warner Animation Group presentation, Tom & Jerry will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures. Here’s […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|November 17, 2020
TRAILER: Warner Bros. New Hybrid “Tom & Jerry” Movie

INTERVIEW: “Doug Unplugs” Exec Producers on Their Electric New Series

Doug Unplugs is a new DreamWorks Animation series premiering tomorrow, November 13th, on AppleTV+. It’s based on author Dan Yaccarino’s book, Doug Unplugged, and centers on a sweet, fun friendship between a robot boy and a human girl. Executive Producers Jim Nolan and Aliki Theofilopoulos have wholeheartedly invested themselves in this show and hope it […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|November 12, 2020
INTERVIEW: “Doug Unplugs” Exec Producers on Their Electric New Series

INTERVIEW: “The Mighty Ones” Creators Bring Outdoor Antics Into Living Rooms

“You can never out-weird nature. There’s so much cool stuff going on down there once you look.” That’s how co-creator Sunil Hall teases the new DreamWorks animated series The Mighty Ones, which debuts this Monday November 9th on Hulu and Peacock. Hall co-created this comedy with Lynne Naylor. It’s about four tiny talking nature creatures, […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|November 6, 2020
INTERVIEW: “The Mighty Ones” Creators Bring Outdoor Antics Into Living Rooms

TRAILER: Dreamworks “The Mighty Ones”

It isn’t easy being small, but backyard pals “The Mighty Ones” — aka Rocksy, Twig, Leaf, and Very Berry—see their tiny world as one huge, never-ending adventure. Created and executive produced by animation veterans ​Sunil Hall​ (​Pickle and Peanut, The Mighty B!)​ and ​Lynne Naylor ​(​Samurai Jack, The Ren & Stimpy Show), the 10-episode first […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|October 27, 2020
TRAILER: Dreamworks “The Mighty Ones”

FIRST LOOK TEASER: Disney’s “Raya and The Last Dragon”

Check out the exciting, new teaser trailer for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Raya and the Last Dragon featuring Kelly Marie Tran as the voice of Raya, a lone warrior whose mission is to track down the legendary last dragon in a bid to save Kumandra and unite its lands. The film, from directors Don Hall […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|October 21, 2020
FIRST LOOK TEASER: Disney’s “Raya and The Last Dragon”

The Mouse That Roared: The 25th Anniversary of “Runaway Brain.”

Mickey Mouse. One of film’s most iconic animated characters. Instantly recognizable in his trademark yellow-buttoned-red shorts or any of his iconic roles: Steamboat Willie, The Sorcerers Apprentice, Bob Cratchit in Mickey’s Christmas Carol, Julius the Monster…wait…what?!? Often forgotten and seldom discussed, Mickey did turn in one of his most daring performances as a wild-eyed, fang-toothed […]
Avatar photoMichael Lyons|October 15, 2020
The Mouse That Roared: The 25th Anniversary of “Runaway Brain.”

Universal Unveils 2021 “Universal Animation Writers Program”

Universal Filmed Entertainment Group today announced the writers selected to participate in the newly launched 2021 Universal Animation Writers Program, a first-of-its-kind animation writing program for both feature film and television content. The Studio is proud to welcome its inaugural group of participants: Shari Coleman, Kiana Johnson, Senibo Myers, David Ngo and Joe Winters. These […]