From creator Jorge R. Gutiérrez (El Tigre, Book Of Life), Maya And The Three is a Netflix Animated Event told in nine epic chapters. Set in a fictional fantasy world, Maya And The Three is an adventure full of heart and humor, inspired by a rich, vibrant mixture of Aztec, Maya, and Inca mythology, and […]
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INTERVIEW: “The Loud House Movie” Director On Exploring Scotland Loud
Dave Needham directs new feature-length The Loud House Movie, which premieres this Friday August 20th on Netflix. The popular Nickelodeon family heads from Royal Woods to Scotland to learn more about their ancestry. I conducted Needham’s first interview about the film, which he hopes fans of the TV series embrace. (This Q&A was edited for […]
TRAILER: Netflix Animated LGBTQ+ Comedy “Q-Force”
Q-Force centers around Steve Maryweather, AKA Agent Mary (Sean Hayes), who was once the Golden Boy of the American Intelligence Agency (AIA), until he came out as gay. Unable to fire him, the Agency, headed up by Director Dirk Chunley (Gary Cole), sent him off to West Hollywood, to disappear into obscurity. Instead, he assembled […]
INTERVIEW: Marching To The Beat Of “Vivo” Drum
Kirk DeMicco received an Oscar nomination in 2014 with his co-director Chris Sanders for DreamWorks The Croods. Now DeMicco is the director of Sony Pictures Animation’s first-ever musical Vivo, which debuts this Friday August 6th on Netflix. DeMicco discusses working with songwriter and lead voice actor Lin-Manuel Miranda and the power of music in animation. […]
INTERVIEW: Megan Nicole Dong On Her Rainbow Road To “Centaurworld”
Centaurworld premieres this Friday July 30th on Netflix. The talented Megan Nicole Dong shares how she brought her life passions together to create a series with heroism, friendship, adventure, music and a key sense of belonging. Jackson Murphy: I’ve enjoyed the series so far. I’ll start right off the bat by saying that Greek Mythology […]
FIRST LOOK: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Vivo”
Netflix announced the morning that its musical feature (picked up from Sony Pictures Animation) Vivo will release globally on Netflix on August 6th, 2021. About the Clip: Vivo, a musically gifted kinkajou (aka a rainforest “honey bear”) embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to deliver a song to his cherished owner’s long-lost love, with […]
INTERVIEW: Creator Chris Nee On “Ridley Jones” And “We The People”
Chris Nee, creator of Disney’s Doc McStuffins and Vampirina, is now making a major impact at Netflix. She has several projects in the works for the streamer and two new series premiering this month: music event We the People (which debuted on July 4th) and family adventure Ridley Jones (which starts this Tuesday July 13th). […]
INTERVIEW: Reuniting With Peter Ramsey To Talk “We The People” Episode
I first interviewed Peter Ramsey in 2012 for his DreamWorks Animation feature Rise of the Guardians. We met-up at the Critics Choice Awards a couple months later. In 2018, Ramsey co-directed Sony’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which earned him an Academy Award. He’s one of the busiest and most respected guys working in animation today. […]
TEASER TRAILER AND FIRST LOOK: Netflix’s Aardman Holiday Special “Robin Robin”
Netflix has released the first look and teaser trailer for the upcoming stop-animation musical holiday special, Robin Robin, which will debut on the service on November 27th, 2021. The 30 minute special is produced for Netflix by the Oscar winning studio, Aardman Animation, based in Bristol, UK. The first look and teaser trailer coincides with […]
FIRST LOOK: Jorge R. Gutiérrez’ “Maya and The Three”
In a fantastical world filled with magic, a Mesoamerican-inspired warrior princess embarks on an epic quest to fulfill an ancient prophecy and save humanity from the vengeful gods of the underworld. So begins Director/Creator Jorge R. Gutiérrez’ Maya and The Three, a new film announced today at the Annecy Festival. Take a look below for […]
FIRST LOOK: Netflix’s newest preschool series “Ridley Jones”
Ridley Jones is Netflix’s newest preschool series, following six-year-old Ridley who, alongside her mother and grandmother, is a protector of the museum she calls home. Keeping the exhibits safe takes a real hero, especially when the lights go out and the exhibits — from Egyptian mummies to stampeding elephants — come to life! Throughout her […]
INTERVIEW: “Wish Dragon” Director On Dream Movie Coming True
Chris Appelhans is the writer and director of the animated adventure Wish Dragon. It’s about Din, a young man who looks to reconnect with an old friend with the help of a special genie dragon named Long. Wish Dragon is a Sony Pictures Animation feature that will be on Netflix this Friday June 11th. Appelhans […]
TRAILER: Netflix “America: The Motion Picture”
For, like, thousands of years, the origins of the United States of America have remained shrouded in mystery, lost to the sands of time. Who built this ‘country tis of thee,’ and why? Only the dinosaurs know… until now. For the first time in human history, the incredible, completely true story of America’s origins are […]
FIRST LOOK: Netflix “We The People”
Netflix today announced a new series premiering July 4th, We The People. Created by Chris Nee and Executive produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, Kenya Barris, Tonia Davis, and Priya Swaminathan, the series combines music and animation to educate a new generation of young Americans about the power of the people. We the People is […]
New CG Animated Feature Film “Ultraman” in Development at Netflix
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 […]