Netflix is developing a CG-animated feature film Ultraman in partnership with Tsuburaya Productions and Industrial Light and Magic. Ultraman joins Netflix’s fast growing original slate of animated features which includes Academy Award nominated Klaus, Kris Pearn’s The Willoughbys, Academy Award Nominated Over the Moon from Glen Keane; as well as the Fall 2021 comedy Back […]
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REVIEW: “The Mitchells vs. The Machines”
May 10th, 2021 
Martin Goodman Hot dog, especially if it’s a pug! Sony Animation’s The Mitchells vs. The Machines is finally out by way of Netflix, and it’s one of the best animated family films to hit the screens in quite some time. The producing team of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) are proving to be […]
“Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie” will Premiere on Netflix in June
April 27th, 2021 Jerry Beck Netflix today revealed that the latest installment in the hugely successful franchise, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie Part 1 & Part 2 will be premiering globally on Netflix (outside of Japan) on June 3, 2021. Created by Naoko Takeuchi and first serialized in Kodansha’s manga magazine ‘Nakayosi’ in December 1991, the stories of […]
Netflix Animated Films Summer Preview
April 27th, 2021 Jerry Beck Netflix is determined to conquer animation with sheer volume of diverse projects. Here is their line up of feature films to be released between now and the end of summer. Check out this rundown with new images and teaser trailers. First up: VIVO From Sony Pictures Animation comes VIVO, an animated musical adventure that follows […]
INTERVIEW: Mike Rianda Gears-Up For Debut Of “The Mitchells Vs. The Machines”
April 26th, 2021 Jackson Murphy Mike Rianda is the director of Sony’s new animated movie The Mitchells vs. the Machines, which premieres this Friday April 30th on Netflix. Rianda, who also voices son Aaron Mitchell in the film, discusses the significance of the title, working with Oscar winner Olivia Colman, incorporating Furbys and more! Jackson Murphy: This movie has been […]
Season Three Full Trailer: “Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous”
April 22nd, 2021 Jerry Beck DreamWorks Animation is very excited to debut the full trailer for the highly-anticipated third season of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, premiering globally on Netflix May 21st, 2021. The trailer provides a peek into the campers uncovering more details of Dr. Wu’s secret research, and realizing that they must take fate into their own hands with […]
Ava Duvernay’s “Wings Of Fire” Animated Event Coming to Netflix
April 20th, 2021 Jerry Beck Netflix today announced Wings of Fire, an animated event series for the whole family, based on the best-selling series of books, published by Scholastic, that have enthralled readers around the world with 14 million copies in print. The epic fantasy saga marks the first animated series from Academy Award Nominee and Emmy Award Winner Ava […]
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No Comments » INTERVIEW: Ryan Crego Overjoyed To Share “Arlo The Alligator Boy”
April 12th, 2021 Jackson Murphy My first interview for Animation Scoop, back in July 2016, was with Ryan Crego. At the time, he was the executive producer of DreamWorks Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh series. Now he’s given Netflix a new, original, hand-drawn animated musical. Arlo the Alligator Boy debuts this Friday April 16th, and Crego can’t wait for […]
TRAILER: Sony’s “The Mitchells Vs. The Machines”
April 3rd, 2021 Jerry Beck Coming to Netflix on April 30th, from the humans at Lord/Miller who brought you Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and The LEGO Movie comes The Mitchells vs. The Machines, an animated action-comedy about an ordinary family who find themselves in the middle of their biggest family challenge yet… saving the world from the robot apocalypse. Directed […]
INTERVIEW: “Bombay Rose” Director Gitanjali Rao on New Painted Feature
March 8th, 2021 Jackson Murphy Like 2017’s Oscar nominated Loving Vincent, Bombay Rose is a completely painted animated feature. This new romantic drama from director Gitanjali Rao is now streaming on Netflix. Rao discusses the making of the movie and how it might impact Hollywood and Bollywood over the next several years. Jackson Murphy: This is one of the most […]
INTERVIEW: Elizabeth Ito On Her Visionary “City Of Ghosts”
March 4th, 2021 Jackson Murphy City of Ghosts premiering this Friday March 5th on Netflix. It’s unlike anything on television or streaming services right now: an animated docu-style series about a group of kids looking for ghosts around Los Angeles. They interview some interesting people who provide unique perspectives about the city and their passions. This “appropriate for the whole […]
Netflix announces new animated musical feature “Sulwe” based on Lupita Nyong’o’s Book
February 18th, 2021 Jerry Beck Netflix announced a new animated musical feature, Sulwe, based on the book by Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o’ with illustrations by Vashti Harrison; SULWE is a #1 New York Times bestselling picture book published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Netflix to Develop Feature and Series based on “Redwall” Books
February 10th, 2021 Jerry Beck Brian Jacques’ Redwall book series will be reimagined on screen thanks to a rights deal between Penguin Random House Children’s UK and Netflix. Chronicling the adventures of the heroic animals that inhabit the forest haven of Redwall Abbey, the Redwall books have sold in excess of 30 million copies and been translated into more than […]
Netflix Announces Animated Feature: Minkyu Lee’s “The Witch Boy”
January 28th, 2021 Jerry Beck Netflix’s newest animated musical feature was announced today, and it is The Witch Boy. Directed by Oscar-nominated director Minkyu Lee (Adam and Dog), the film is based on the NYT best selling graphic novel series of the same title by Molly Knox Ostertag. Three-time Grammy Award nominated band Haim is attached to write music for […]
Netflix Acquires Worldwide Rights to Sony Animation’s “The Mitchells vs. The Machines”
January 21st, 2021 Jerry Beck Netflix has acquired worldwide rights (excluding China) to The Mitchells vs. The Machines (formerly Connected) from Sony Pictures Animation. The original animated comedy is produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller whose film, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, won the 2019 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The film stars Danny McBride, Abbi Jacobson, Maya Rudolph, […]
