Garazeb Orrelios. A name to be feared within the Galactic Empire. A walking engine of destruction, he loves smashing stormtroopers, the “bucket-heads.” He will do whatever it takes to avenge his people, the Lasats, whom the Empire has nearly exterminated. But as his story in Star Wars Rebels comes to a close, he finds that […]
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INTERVIEW: Steve Blum, the Vocal Muscle of Zeb—and others—in “Star Wars Rebels”
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USC, UCLA, CAL ARTS and Women In Animation Announce Women’s Animation Symposium
July 26th, 2018 Jerry Beck Academic powerhouses USC, UCLA and CalArts, along with Women In Animation (WIA), have partnered to create Breaking the Glass Frame: Women and Animation, Past, Present, Future; a symposium designed to empower women and LGBTQ+ people by spotlighting female contributions to the field of animation and exploring solutions to sexual harassment, bias and lack of diversity […]
Talking HBO’s “Animals” With It’s Exec Producers/Directors Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano
July 23rd, 2018 Jackson Murphy There are conventional ways to get into the world of animated TV – and then there’s how Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano have done it. The two friends started in the advertising business, created a side hustle with a cartoon short, became film festival darlings and then caught the eye of Hollywood. The third season […]
FIRST LOOK: Dreamworks Netflix “She-Ra and the Princess of Power”
July 16th, 2018 Jerry Beck DreamWorks Animation Television and Netflix today unveiled a first look of the highly-anticipated Netflix original series She-Ra and the Princess of Power, as well as the fall premiere date of November 16th. The images reveal several main characters from the upcoming series, including Adora and the titular She-Ra voiced by Aimee Carrero (Elena of Avalor), […]
TRAILER: “Ruben Brant, Collector”
July 15th, 2018 Jerry Beck Now this is what we are looking for. Ruben Brandt, Collector, which will have its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival next month. The feature was directed by Milorad Krstić, and produced by Peter Miskolczi, Radmila Roczkov, Hermina Roczkov, János Kurdy-Fehér and Krstić. It was written by Krstić, with original music composed by Tibor […]
FIRST LOOK: Paramount’s “Wonder Park”
July 9th, 2018 Jerry Beck Here’s our first look at Wonder Park, the first film from the in-house Paramount Animation studio, run by Don Hahn and Karen Rosenfelt (the film will be released under the Nickelodeon Movies banner). It tells the story of a magnificent amusement park where the imagination of a wildly creative girl named June comes alive. Here’s […]
Disney Announces $1 Million Donation to UN’s “Girl Up”
July 9th, 2018 Jerry Beck Disney today announced a new global project giving 21 talented young women from different corners of the globe the chance to make digital shorts telling the stories of inspiring female role models. The #DreamBigPrincess series will be shared across Disney’s global media platforms as part of a campaign to unlock up to a $1 million […]
Peter Hastings on Producing Dreamworks/Netflix “The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants”
July 9th, 2018 Jackson Murphy Peter Hastings is the 6-time Emmy-winning animation writer and producer of Pinky and the Brain, Animaniacs and the Kung Fu Panda series. Now, he soars to new heights as the executive producer of DreamWorks’ The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants, premiering this Friday, July 13th on Netflix. Jackson Murphy: When you initially found out you […]
“Hotel Transylvania 3”: Q&A with Producer Michelle Murdocca
July 6th, 2018 Jackson Murphy Back in 2003 Michelle Murdocca said goodbye to live-action visual effects work and joined the world of feature film animation. Over her 15 years at Sony Pictures Animation Murdocca has produced the first two Open Season movies and all three Hotel Transylvania films, including the latest – Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, which opens July […]
