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Atiya Henry named Executive VP of Production for Disney Branded Television

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.”

DreamWorks Drops First ‘Forgotten Island’ Trailer About Friendship and Philippine Mythology

Bill 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

Jackson 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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Charles Solomon’s Review of “Trolls”

In Pixar’s Inside Out, Pete Docter and his crew reminded audiences of the human truth that even life’s happiest moments are inevitably tinged with sadness. The power and honesty of that message makes the theme of DreamWorks’ Trolls — that we’re all just chock full of happiness if we’ll just let it out–feel simple-minded. The […]

Charles Solomon|November 4, 2016

Disney Announces Voice Cast For “Big Hero 6” XD Series

Disney XD’s upcoming animated series Big Hero 6, based on Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Academy Award-winning feature film inspired by the Marvel comics of the same name, will reunite much of the original cast for its 2017 debut. Reprising their roles are: Maya Rudolph as Aunt Cass; Jamie Chung as no-nonsense, speed genius, Go Go; […]

Jerry Beck|November 3, 2016

Disney Begins Production on New “Muppet Babies” Series for 2018

Disney has begun production on a reimagined Muppet Babies television series, which chronicles the playroom antics of the beloved Kermit the Frog, Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Animal and Miss Nanny. A co-production between Disney Junior, Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media’s (DCPI) Content & Media group, and The Muppets Studio, the CG-animated series is slated […]

Jerry Beck|October 26, 2016

TEASER: Dreamworks’ “The Boss Baby”

Opening next March 31st 2017, DreamWorks Animation and director Tom McGrath (Madagascar) invite you to meet a most unusual baby. He wears a suit, speaks with the voice of Alec Baldwin, and stars in the animated comedy, DreamWorks’ The Boss Baby. The film is “a universal story about how a new baby’s arrival impacts a […]

Jerry Beck|October 17, 2016

FIRST LOOK TEASER: Guillermo del Toro’s Dreamworks/Netflix “Trollhunters”

Just released this morning, the teaser trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Netflix original series Trollhunters from DreamWorks TV Animation. Trollhunters is “an epic saga about a group of friends who discover a fantastical new world wrapped beneath their home town and who will face a battle between good and bad trolls”. All episodes will be available on […]

Jerry Beck|October 8, 2016

FIRST LOOK TEASER: Disney’s “Tangled: The Series”

The debut teaser trailer for Disney’s Tangled: The Series dropped online today. The show premieres on Disney Channel in 2017. This teaser spot will debut tonight, during the premiere of Disney Channel Original Movie The Swap (8:00 p.m., ET/PT). Here’s our first look:

Jerry Beck|October 7, 2016

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Dreamworks/Amazon Trailer: “The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle”