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INTERVIEW: Ninja Turtles Holiday Power In “Chrome Alone 2”
Kent Seki, the cinematographer of 2023 animated feature Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, has directed the new holiday short Chrome Alone 2 — Lost in New Jersey. Seki dives into the making of the short, which is Oscar qualified and will screen in theaters nationwide with The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants starting December 19th.
INTERVIEW: A Jolly Holiday With “A PAW Patrol Christmas” 

INTERVIEW: A Jolly Holiday With “A PAW Patrol Christmas” 

Avatar photoJackson Murphy|
November 18th, 2025
Executive Producer Laura Clunie, Senior VP of Development, Current Series & Feature Film at Spin Master, shares highlights of the new holiday special "A PAW Patrol Christmas" premiering Friday Nov. 28 at 8pm on CBS, plus a preview of next summer's theatrical "Dino Movie".
INTERVIEW: Sing A Happy Song With “Smurfs”

INTERVIEW: Sing A Happy Song With “Smurfs”

Avatar photoJackson Murphy|
July 18th, 2025
I first spoke with Chris Miller in 2011 for the release of his Academy Award nominated DreamWorks feature Puss in Boots. He returns to the animation director’s chair for Paramount’s new Smurfs, which is now playing in theaters nationwide. Just a few hours after I saw the film, we reconnected for a conversation about how […]

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INTERVIEW: Jeff Fowler On “Knuckles” And “Sonic 3”

Academy Award nominee Jeff Fowler (of the animated short “Gopher Broke”) directed the blockbuster first two installments in the “Sonic the Hedgehog” film franchise. He returns for “Sonic 3” (in theaters this December) and also serves as executive producer and director of the first episode of new spinoff series Knuckles. The six-episode event, with the […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|April 22, 2024
INTERVIEW: Jeff Fowler On “Knuckles” And “Sonic 3”

TEASER: Paramount’s “The Tiger’s Apprentice”

Paramount+ today announced that the service’s next original movie – the star-studded animated family film The Tiger’s Apprentice – will premiere on the service Friday, February 2, in the U.S. The film’s availability in additional international Paramount+ markets will be announced at a later date. The service also unveiled a teaser trailer for the upcoming […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|December 7, 2023
TEASER: Paramount’s “The Tiger’s Apprentice”

INTERVIEW: Singing The Praises Of “Baby Shark’s Big Movie”

Nickelodeon’s popular Baby Shark’s Big Show expands to feature-length format for the hilarious and heartwarming Baby Shark’s Big Movie. It premieres this Friday December 8th on Paramount+. Writer Whitney Ralls and director Alan Foreman join me for this Animation Scoop Q&A to talk about the film they hope earns wave reviews from families this holiday […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|December 4, 2023
INTERVIEW: Singing The Praises Of “Baby Shark’s Big Movie”

TRAILER: Nickelodeon’s “Baby Shark’s Big Movie”

Nickelodeon, Paramount+ and The Pinkfong Company today released the official trailer and key art for Baby Shark’s Big Movie, the first-ever feature-length original animated movie based on the globally beloved preschool property. The upcoming musical adventure is set to debut Friday, December 8, at 12 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon and stream on Paramount+ in the […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|November 14, 2023
TRAILER: Nickelodeon’s “Baby Shark’s Big Movie”

INTERVIEW: “PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie” Duo On Big, Bold Sequel

A little over two years after Nickelodeon’s popular “PAW Patrol” gang hit the big screen in their first theatrical film, sequel PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie opens nationwide this Friday September 29th. Returning writer Bob Barlen and director Cal Brunker discuss being inspired by superhero movies and Top Gun: Maverick, working with the talented voice […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|September 28, 2023
INTERVIEW: “PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie” Duo On Big, Bold Sequel

INTERVIEW: “Dora And The Fantastical Creatures” Brings Animated Explorer To Theaters

Beginning this Friday September 29th, you can see a brand new CG “Dora the Explorer” short in theaters before showings of Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie. Dora and the Fantastical Creatures features Dora and Boots on a colorful, wholesome quest to retrieve important orbs stolen by (who else?) Swiper. The short serves as an introduction […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|September 26, 2023
INTERVIEW: “Dora And The Fantastical Creatures” Brings Animated Explorer To Theaters

TRAILER: Smurfs In Theaters July 18th, 2025

Paramount Animation has released a new trailer for SMURFS, which will make its debut in theaters this summer. Check out the new trailer with a special shoutout from Rihanna: