Animation Scoop had the amazing opportunity to speak with the Executive Producers of SpongeBob SquarePants, Vincent Waller and Marc Ceccarelli, as well as Screen Novelties Producer Chris Finnegan, Producer and Co-director Seamus Walsh, and Producer and Co-director Mark Caballero. We discussed the timelessness of Stop Motion Animation and how wonderfully it lends itself to the […]
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INTERVIEW: The Making Of “Sandy’s Country Christmas” Now Streaming On Paramount+
December 3rd, 2024 
Lauren Ashton 
Posted in Adult Swim, Asifa, Disney Feature, Disney XD, Illumination, Midwell, Netflix, News, Nickelodeon, Obituaries, Pixar, Universal, WAG (Features), WB Animation (TV) 
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INTERVIEW: Time For “Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”
August 2nd, 2024 Jackson Murphy New animated series Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, starring the voice actors from last summer’s hit movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, premieres next Friday August 9th on Paramount+. Co-Showrunners Chris Yost and Alan Wan share insights on this fresh chapter in the ‘heroes in a half shell’ saga. (This Animation Scoop […]
CBS Studios Releases Official Trailer and Key Art For “Star Trek: Prodigy”
June 20th, 2024 Lauren Ashton Today, CBS Studios released the official trailer and key art for the upcoming season of their original series, STAR TREK: PRODIGY. On Monday, July 1st, the successful project will premiere 20 episodes on Netflix in select countries worldwide. The streaming platform currently offers the entirety of the first season.
INTERVIEW: Jeff Fowler On “Knuckles” And “Sonic 3”
April 22nd, 2024 Jackson Murphy 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 […]
INTERVIEW: Time To Explore New “DORA” Series
April 8th, 2024 Jackson Murphy One of Nickelodeon’s most iconic characters is headlining a new series — this time in CG. “DORA” premieres this Friday April 12th on Paramount+. Executive Producer and showrunner Rich Magallanes explains what goes into making sure the returns of Dora, Boots and Swiper are satisfying for fans of the original Dora the Explorer show and […]
INTERVIEW: Start Spreading The News About “Blue’s Big City Adventure”
November 14th, 2022 Jackson Murphy Blue and Josh are taking The Big Apple by storm in Nickelodeon’s new musical movie Blue’s Big City Adventure, premiering this Friday November 18th on Paramount+. Steve and Joe return to the Blue’s Clues franchise to join in on the fun. I spoke with director Matt Stawski about the film from my own Thinking Chair! […]
INTERVIEW: In The Driver’s Seat For “Transformers: EarthSpark”
November 7th, 2022 Jackson Murphy New CG animated series Transformers: EarthSpark premieres this Friday November 11th on Paramount+. (You can also watch the one-hour debut episode Friday at 4pm on Nickelodeon.) EarthSpark comes from EP Ant Ward and Co-EP Dale Malinowski. They spoke with me for this Animation Scoop Q&A about how some legendary characters — and whole-hearted new ones […]
INTERVIEW—Two Stars of Star Trek: Prodigy: Brett Gray and Ella Purnell
October 21st, 2022 W.R. Miller What do you do if you live on a prison asteroid run by a megalomaniacal warden, and you uncover an abondoned starship capable of near-transwarp speeds? Do you take it? 17-year-old Dal R’El does, with the help of his fellow adolescent escapees including Gwyndala, 17-year-old daughter of the warden. So off the kids race toward […]
INTERVIEW—Two Janeways, One Voice: Kate Mulgrew
October 17th, 2022 W.R. Miller With the next half-season of Star Trek: Prodigy about to premiere, Paramount+ invited journalists to interview some of the cast — including Kate Mulgrew — allowing a behind-the-microphone peek at the voiceover process. Mulgrew reprises her role as Kathryn Janeway from Star Trek: Voyager, who stars in Prodigy as Hologram Janeway aboard an experimental high-warp […]
TRAILER: Nickelodeon’s Reboot “The Fairly Oddparents: Fairly Odder”
February 23rd, 2022 Jerry Beck Paramount+ today released the official trailer and key art for its upcoming original series The Fairly Oddparents: Fairly Odder. All 13 episodes of the debut season will be available to stream beginning Thursday, March 31, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Nordics and Latin America. Combining live action and animation, The Fairly Oddparents: […]
INTERVIEW: Make Way For “Big Nate” The Great
February 15th, 2022 Jackson Murphy Nickelodeon’s newest animated series is based on a popular comic and book franchise from Lincoln Peirce. Big Nate, about a 6th Grader ready to take on the world… or at least his middle school… premieres this Thursday Feb. 17 on Paramount+. Executive Producers John Cohen and Mitch Watson discuss how the show makes the grade. […]
TRAILER: Nickelodeon’s “Big Nate” Going To Paramount+
January 11th, 2022 Jerry Beck Paramount+, the streaming service from ViacomCBS, today released the official trailer and key art for its upcoming animated original series Big Nate, based on the best-selling children’s books and comic strip written and drawn by acclaimed author and cartoonist Lincoln Peirce. The first eight episodes of the series will be available to stream beginning Thursday, […]
INTERVIEW: Walt Becker On Dog-Gone Fun Experience Making “Clifford The Big Red Dog”
November 5th, 2021 Jackson Murphy Paramount’s new live-action/CG Clifford the Big Red Dog feature film opens in theaters this Tuesday Nov. 9 and also streams on Paramount+ starting Wednesday Nov. 10. Director Walt Becker discusses designing the look of this Clifford and adding a chapter to the iconic character’s legacy. (This Animation Scoop Q&A was edited for length and clarity.) […]
Paramount+ Renews “Rugrats” For Second Season
September 21st, 2021 Jerry Beck Paramount+, the streaming service from ViacomCBS, today announced the renewal of the original series RUGRATS for a second season (13 episodes) in the U.S., Latin America, Australia and Canada, with more adventures from the colorful imaginations of Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, Susie, Phil and Lil. The all-new RUGRATS first premiered on Paramount+ in May and the […]
INTERVIEW: “Paw Patrol: The Movie” Duo On Paw-some New Feature
August 16th, 2021 Jackson Murphy Paw Patrol is the latest popular Nickelodeon animated series to get the feature film treatment. You can see Paw Patrol: The Movie in theaters, and watch it on Paramount+, starting this Friday August 20th. Director Cal Brunker and co-writer Bob Barlen (Escape From Planet Earth, The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature) discuss amping up […]
