Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois are among the most influential names working in animation today. Their record includes Lilo and Stitch for Disney and the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, with DeBlois directing the last two installments for DreamWorks. They have teamed up again for a highly regarded new film, The Wild Robot. DreamWorks […]
Archive for September, 2024
Spectrum Laboratory’s Magic, Musings, and Mad Science of Jorge Gutierrez
September 28th, 2024 
Jerry Beck “Thanks, autism!’ was a key takeaway excerpted directly from the educationally-focused September 26 Jorge Gutierrez one-man show at Victory Theatre Center in Burbank. The audience, comprised of audibly appreciative neurodivergent performing and visual artists from local adult day program Spectrum Laboratory, could not get enough of Gutierrez’s uplifting, autobiographical 450-slide presentation, animation career retrospective, and […]
INTERVIEW: “Gremlins: The Wild Batch” Even Wilder Than First Season
September 27th, 2024 Jackson Murphy Max’s Gremlins animated series had a successful season one with Secrets of the Mogwai. Season two, Gremlins: The Wild Batch, premieres Thursday October 3rd. Executive Producer and showrunner Tze Chun and fellow EP Brendan Hay preview what fans, including those who love the iconic movies, can look forward to from this fun group of characters […]
EVENT: 7th “Animation Is Film” Festival Announces 2024 Lineup
September 26th, 2024 Lauren Ashton The 7th annual Animation Is Film (AIF) festival, running from October 18-20 at TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood, has shared its 2024 lineup. Opening the festival is the North American premiere of The Colors Within, directed by Naoko Yamada (A Silent Voice) and distributed by GKIDS. Warner Bros. Animation’s The Day the Earth Blew Up: […]
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INTERVIEW: Matt Selman On “The Simpsons” At NYCC And New Season
September 23rd, 2024 Jackson Murphy Annie and seven-time Emmy-winning The Simpsons co-showrunner, executive producer and writer Matt Selman joins me for this new Animation Scoop Q&A to discuss Season 36 (which starts this Sunday Sept. 29 at 8pm on FOX) and the first-ever Simpsons panel presentation at New York Comic Con (Saturday Oct. 19 at 11:30am on the Main Stage). […]
INTERVIEW: “Twilight Of The Gods” Team On Action-Packed Series
September 20th, 2024 Jackson Murphy Zack Snyder, director of 300, Man of Steel and 2010 animated feature Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, is the creator and executive producer of new adult animated action series Twilight of the Gods, now streaming on Netflix. He joins fellow EPs Deborah Snyder and Wesley Coller to talk about the show and […]
Jared Bush Named Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios
September 19th, 2024 Jerry Beck Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jared Bush has been named Chief Creative Officer (CCO) of Walt Disney Animation Studios effective immediately, reporting to Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman Alan Bergman, while Jennifer Lee has decided to return to filmmaking full time to steward the Frozen franchise for the studio. Serving as Chief Creative Officer for Walt Disney Animation Studios […]
TRAILER: ‘Dog Man” Starring Pete Davidson, Isla Fisher, and Ricky Gervais From DreamWorks
September 17th, 2024 Lauren Ashton Part canine, part human- all hero. From the studio behind popular hits like Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, and The Boss Baby comes a thrilling new adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s bestselling Dog Man. After a brave police dog and his human handler are injured on the job, an unconventional but life-saving surgery […]
TRAILER: Netflix Reveals New Key Art for New Projects
September 12th, 2024 Lauren Ashton This morning, Netflix unveiled the key art for the highly anticipated animated series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, along with the official trailer and key art for Twilight of the Gods. In addition, Netflix announced its Netflix & Chills Halloween programming lineup, featuring new animated kids’ series The Bad Guys: Haunted Heist, Mighty […]
“An Almost Christmas Story” Set for Disney+
September 12th, 2024 Jerry Beck Disney Branded Television announced a new animated short-film for Disney+, An Almost Christmas Story, directed by David Lowery and produced by five-time Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón, that will premiere this fall. “An Almost Christmas Story” follows Moon, a curious young owl who unexpectedly finds himself stuck in a Christmas tree destined for Rockefeller Plaza. […]
WORLD PREMIRE: “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” will debut at AFI Fest, presented by Canva
September 6th, 2024 Lauren Ashton At this year’s upcoming AFI FEST, presented by Canva, the highly anticipated Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is set to make its world premiere. Aardman’s Academy Award-winning director Nick Park and Emmy-nominated director Merlin Crossingham are back with another exciting adventure in the “Wallace & Gromit” franchise. In this latest installment, Gromit fears that […]
