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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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“Molly McGee” and “M.O.D.O.K.” Debut Footage at NYCC @Home

Two highly anticipated animated series had “first look” presentations at the virtual New York Comic-Con today. First up: Disney TV Animation’s The Ghost and Molly McGee. The virtual panel of the upcoming Disney Channel series included the animatic version of the title sequence, a scene from the second episode and previews of some of the […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|October 9, 2020
“Molly McGee” and “M.O.D.O.K.” Debut Footage at NYCC @Home

INTERVIEW: “Soul” Team on Their Ambitious Upcoming Disney/Pixar Feature

The past two Pixar animated films from director Pete Docter have earned him Oscars. His latest, Soul, will debut December 25th on Disney+, becoming the first Pixar entry to premiere on the Mouse House’s streaming service. Docter, co-director Kemp Powers and producer Dana Murray discuss the film’s production schedule, story inspirations and lead voice actor, […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|October 9, 2020
INTERVIEW: “Soul” Team on Their Ambitious Upcoming Disney/Pixar Feature

INTERVIEW: Maxwell Atoms Treats Us To “Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!”

Maxwell Atoms is the writer/director of the new Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! movie, available on DVD this Tuesday October 6th. This latest chapter in the long-running franchise sees the Mystery Inc. gang entangled in an All Hallows’ Eve caper… featuring some big-name stars and even an iconic DC Universe character. Jackson Murphy: What kind of influence […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|October 6, 2020
INTERVIEW: Maxwell Atoms Treats Us To “Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!”

Warner Animation Group Teams with Bad Robot to Adapt Dr. Seuss

Warner Animation Group, the animated film production arm of Warner Bros. Pictures, and Dr. Seuss Enterprises L.P. announced plans to greatly expand their partnership to bring the iconic stories and characters of Dr. Seuss’ beloved books to life on screen. Bad Robot Productions has been tapped to adapt Oh, The Places You’ll Go! for the […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|October 1, 2020
Warner Animation Group Teams with Bad Robot to Adapt Dr. Seuss

UPDATED WITH TRAILER: Universal “The Croods: A New Age”

Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods: A New Age will move up from December 23th, 2020, to Wednesday, November 25, 2020 in a wide release. Will it play theaters – or go to streaming? No one can say – but the studio is determined to go head to head with Pixar’s Soul and become […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|September 17, 2020
UPDATED WITH TRAILER: Universal “The Croods: A New Age”

Disney+ Celebrates An Icon’s Birthday with “The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse”

Mickey Mouse and friends are heading to Disney+ in the all new-animated shorts series, The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse. From the team behind Disney Channel’s Emmy Award-winning Mickey Mouse cartoon shorts, the new Disney+ original series will debut on Mickey’s birthday, Wednesday, November 18th, with two new shorts rolling out every Friday beginning November […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|September 14, 2020
Disney+ Celebrates An Icon’s Birthday with “The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse”

Looney Tunes Cartoons Debuts New Trailer For Season 2 – Premiering July 8

Bugs, Daffy, Porky Tweety and more of your favorite Looney Tunes are serving up an all-new season of mayhem in season two of Looney Tunes Cartoons premiering Thursday, July 8th on HBO Max. In the first batch of new episodes, Bugs hops to the basketball court for an ultimate game of streetball; Porky spends a […]