Since January 4th, the cable network (and over-the-air broadcast sub-channel) MeTV has been running a weekday hour of classic cartoons from the MGM, Warner Bros. and Paramount Popeye and Betty Boop libraries. Telecast at 7am and formatted as a vintage kids show, hosted by “cartoon curator” Bill Leff and his puppet companion “Toony, the Tuna”, […]
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New “Looney Tunes Cartoons” Drop on HBO Max Thursday, Jan. 21st
January 14th, 2021 
Jerry Beck Get ready for more mayhem because the Looney Tunes are back at it again with their newest batch of episodes premiering on HBO Max Thursday, Jan. 21st. Taz stars in his first full-length Looney Tunes Cartoons short when he takes on Bugs Bunny in a Roman coliseum. If Bugs makes it out of the arena, […]
Amy Friedman and Sundance Feniger Elevated To Key Kids Programming Posts at Warner Bros.
November 24th, 2020 Jerry Beck Amy Friedman has been named Head of Kids & Family Programming, Warner Bros., announced today by Tom Ascheim, President of Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics at Warner Bros., to whom she reports. In her newly created role, Friedman will oversee the creative and strategic guidance on kids and family programming for Cartoon Network and […]
TRAILER: Warner Bros. New Hybrid “Tom & Jerry” Movie
November 17th, 2020 Jerry Beck Coming to theaters in 2021 – a live action/animation Tom & Jerry theatrical feature. Directed by Tim Story (Fantastic Four, Think Like a Man, Barbershop) and produced by Chris DeFaria (The LEGO Movie 2, Ready Player One, Gravity). A Warner Animation Group presentation, Tom & Jerry will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures. Here’s […]
INTERVIEW: Composers Julie and Steven Bernstein Return For “Animaniacs” Reboot
November 16th, 2020 Jackson Murphy Fans of the classic animated series Animaniacs rejoice! The new reboot season premieres this Friday November 20th on Hulu. Married, Emmy-winning composers Julie and Steven Bernstein are back to score the latest antics of the Warner Brothers (and the Warner Sister). Steven Bernstein: When we heard the show was coming back, it was little by […]
TRAILER: The “Animaniacs” Reboot
October 21st, 2020 Jerry Beck 22 years of pent-up zaniness will be coming your way in all-new episodes of Animaniacs, premiering November 20th on Hulu. More good news: Steven Spielberg is back as exec producer, Warner Bros. Animation is handling the production, the original voice actors are back and its NOT in CG. And if that isn’t enough: 13-episodes are […]
Final Four Animation Panels of Virtual NYCC 2020
October 11th, 2020 Jackson Murphy It’s the last day of a very different New York Comic-Con. Let’s Yabba Dabba Doo this! Kicking off the Sunday panels: The Flintstones 60th Anniversary Celebration, moderated by actress Yvette Nicole Brown. To tie-in with this milestone for Primetime Network TV’s first animated series, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is releasing The Flintstones: The Complete Series […]
Holy Pre-School! Warners Producing “Batwheels” for Cartoon Network and HBO-Max
October 6th, 2020 Jerry Beck Buckle up and put on your capes! Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) is beginning production on Batwheels, a preschool animated action-adventure comedy series starring the most heroic and iconic vehicles from the DC universe. The upcoming series will air on Cartoon Network and HBO Max, as well as globally across all Cartoon Network platforms.
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INTERVIEW: Maxwell Atoms Treats Us To “Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!”
October 6th, 2020 Jackson Murphy Maxwell Atoms is the writer/director of the new Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! movie, available on DVD this Tuesday October 6th. This latest chapter in the long-running franchise sees the Mystery Inc. gang entangled in an All Hallows’ Eve caper… featuring some big-name stars and even an iconic DC Universe character. Jackson Murphy: What kind of influence […]
Warner Animation Group Teams with Bad Robot to Adapt Dr. Seuss
October 1st, 2020 Jerry Beck Warner Animation Group, the animated film production arm of Warner Bros. Pictures, and Dr. Seuss Enterprises L.P. announced plans to greatly expand their partnership to bring the iconic stories and characters of Dr. Seuss’ beloved books to life on screen. Bad Robot Productions has been tapped to adapt Oh, The Places You’ll Go! for the […]
Warner Bros. Animation Inks Overall Deal with Hugh Davidson
September 17th, 2020 Jerry Beck Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) has signed an exclusive, multi-year overall deal with Emmy Award–winning writer/actor/producer Hugh Davidson (Nobodies, Mike Tyson Mysteries, Robot Chicken). Under the terms of the pact, Davidson will develop, write and produce original animated projects — at WBA across all platforms, including premium/pay and basic cable channels, streaming/on-demand and digital platforms, and […]
Sam Register Promoted to President of Both Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network
August 28th, 2020 Jerry Beck WarnerMedia veteran and current President of Warner Bros. Animation Sam Register has been promoted to President of Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios, adding oversight of Cartoon Network Studios to his responsibilities, it was announced today by Tom Ascheim, President, Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics (GKYAC), to whom Register will report. […]
Posted in Cartoon Network, WB Animation (TV) Tags: Cartoon Network, Warner Bros. Animation No Comments » INTERVIEW: Eric Bauza on Voicing Bugs, Daffy and Marvin: “Insanely Intimidating and Nerve-racking”
May 29th, 2020 W.R. Miller Enamored with cartoons as a kid, Eric Bauza desired to be a cartoon-maker himself. He grew up in Scarborough, a borough of Toronto, where he attended Blessed Cardinal Newman Catholic High School, followed by Centennial College, graduating in radio, television, and film production. Bauza learned that Spümcø, John Kricfalusi’s studio in the U.S., needed interns […]
Posted in Warner Bros., WB Animation (TV) Tags: Eric Bauza, Looney Tunes Cartoons, Warner Bros. Animation No Comments » INTERVIEW: Bob Bergen Hams It Up for The “Looney Tunes”
May 26th, 2020 W.R. Miller After Mel Blanc, the actor voicing Porky Pig the most has been Bob Bergen, from Tiny Toon Adventures to Duck Dodgers to the new Looney Tunes Cartoons on HBOMax. As it turns out, Porky had inspired him to become a voice actor. Born in St. Louis, Bergen moved to Los Angeles to train and ply […]
Posted in Warner Bros., WB Animation (TV) Tags: Looney Tunes Cartoons, Warner Bros. Animation No Comments » Director Tony Cervone talks “Scoob!”
May 14th, 2020 Jackson Murphy Warner Bros. was originally going to release SCOOB! in theaters this weekend. But instead, they’re bringing it to the homes of millions of families with a release on VOD and Digital platforms. Director Tony Cervone is a lifelong animation admirer, and he’s thrilled to be sharing this new chapter of the Scooby Saga with fans […]
