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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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Meet The Animators and Films of Disney’s “Short Circuit”

A new collection of animated shorts debuts on Disney+ next Friday, Jan. 24. “Short Circuit” is an experimental program that began in 2016 at Walt Disney Animation Studios. The concept: anyone in any department could send a blind email pitch (no name attached). If accepted, the filmmakers could work with anyone at the studio to […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|January 17, 2020
Meet The Animators and Films of Disney’s “Short Circuit”

Creator Radford Sechrist and Exec Producer Bill Wolkoff discuss “Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts”

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts is a new DreamWorks Animation series debuting January 14th on Netflix. Creator Radford Sechrist and Executive Producer Bill Wolkoff discuss the fantastical series, which they can’t wait for viewers to explore: Jackson Murphy: Rad, is it true that you wanted to do something along the lines of “Game of […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|January 8, 2020
Creator Radford Sechrist and Exec Producer Bill Wolkoff discuss “Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts”

INTERVIEW: Creator Dana Terrace on Disney’s “The Owl House”

The Owl House is the new highly-anticipated animated adventure series premiering this Friday Jan. 10th at 8:45pm on Disney Channel. Creator Dana Terrace is excited for animation and fantasy fans to journey into an incredible world for a 19-episode first season. Dana Terrace: I’m a big fan of old, medieval art. So the general look […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|January 6, 2020
INTERVIEW: Creator Dana Terrace on Disney’s “The Owl House”

REVIEW: Blue Sky’s “Spies In Disguise”

If you have seen the trailer or commercials for Blue Sky Animation’s latest film, you know everything you need to know: A super-suave spy is turned into a pigeon by a nerdy kid who works for the same government agency. They team up to take down a bad guy and foil his nefarious plot. That’s […]
Avatar photoMartin Goodman|December 30, 2019
REVIEW: Blue Sky’s “Spies In Disguise”

Executive Producers Tim Hedrick and Bret Haaland “Fast and the Furious: Spy Racers”

The “Fast and the Furious” franchise is getting animated with DreamWorks’ new series Fast & Furious: Spy Racers, premiering Dec. 26th on Netflix. Executive Producers Tim Hedrick and Bret Haaland share insights on their family-friendly entry in this saga – and working with Vin Diesel. Jackson Murphy: Were you fans of the “Fast & Furious” saga […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|December 23, 2019
Executive Producers Tim Hedrick and Bret Haaland “Fast and the Furious: Spy Racers”

Universal and Dreamworks Announce Exclusive Deals With “Dragon’s” Dean DeBlois

Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation today announced that the studios have entered into production agreements with Dean DeBlois, the Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning filmmaker behind DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, which has collectively grossed more than $1.6 billion globally, and his recently formed Anvil Pictures banner. Universal will have a first-look […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|December 18, 2019
Universal and Dreamworks Announce Exclusive Deals With “Dragon’s” Dean DeBlois

A “Short” Christmas Greeting: Mickey’s Good Deed

When fans of Mickey Mouse look for the perfect, classic way to celebrate Christmas with the iconic star, they usually turn to the 1952 short, Pluto’s Christmas Tree, or the “From All of Us to All of You” episode of the Disneyland TV Show, or even 1983’s featurette, Mickey’s Christmas Carol. However early in his […]