Studio Ponoc and Netflix have created a multi-film partnership to bring animated features from Studio Ponoc to Netflix members around the world, with Netflix becoming the exclusive streaming home of upcoming Studio Ponoc films. First up out of this partnership is Studio Ponoc’s new animated feature film, The Imaginary, to be released worldwide later this […]

Rob David is the executive producer of Netflix’s Masters of the Universe: Revolution. All five episodes are now streaming. David, who’s also Mattel’s Vice President, Content Creative, joins me for this Non-Spoiler Animation Scoop Q&A to talk about what continues to make MOTU an animation event. (This interview was edited for length and clarity.) Jackson […]

Robert Marianetti and David Wachtenheim direct the new Netflix animated family feature Leo, starring the voice of Adam Sandler in the title role. It debuts this Tuesday November 21st. In this Animation Scoop Q&A, learn what makes Leo one of the holiday season’s must-see comedies. (This interview was edited for length and clarity.) Jackson Murphy: […]

The cat – or should we say chicken – is finally out of the bag. Sure to ruffle feathers once more is the return of Melisha Tweedy, better known as Mrs. Tweedy and Ginger’s arch nemesis in the stop-motion animated sequel, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. Catch a first glimpse of Mrs. Tweedy, voiced […]

Let’s go to Japan in the 1600’s and meet an incredibly skilled swordmaster who’s hiding her true identity while also being a badass. It’s the new adult animated series Blue Eye Samurai, premiering Friday November 3rd on Netflix. Creators, writers and EPs Amber Noizumi and Michael Green (who are also wife and husband) join me […]

Canadian actress Paula Burrows stars in The Dragon Prince as a Moonshadow Elf, a kingdom’s High Councilor, and a parrot named Berto. On July 22, she added “pirate” to her repertoire. During the Dragon Prince panel at San Diego Comic-Con, she and her colleague, Boone Williams, bounded on stage and demanded Netflix show Season 5 […]