Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.
Amy Schatz is the eight-time Emmy-winning director of the new animated special The Runaway Bunny. This adaptation of the classic book, featuring new renditions of classic songs, is now streaming on HBO Max. Schatz discusses the casting, music and animation choices that went into making this, as well as the themes people of all ages […]
Nickelodeon debuted Baby Shark’s Big Show! in December with a special holiday episode. Now the official series premiere of the fun family musical comedy series is this Friday March 26th at 12:30pm. Co-executive producer Whitney Ralls takes me behind the sea-nes. Jackson Murphy: I want to tell you a quick story: The first time I […]
One of the big hits of the last decade, Kohei Horikoshi’s “My Hero Academia” (2014) has sold more than 30 million books worldwide. The TV series is in its fifth season, and the eagerly awaited third feature will debut this summer. Horikoshi set “Academia” in an alternate world where many children are born with “Quirks:” […]
Emmy-nominated producer Pete Browngardt has signed an exclusive, multiyear cross-studio overall deal with Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) and Cartoon Network Studios (CNS). Under this pioneering overall deal, Browngardt will develop and produce original animated programming at both WBA and CNS, allowing maximum creative flexibility to develop original material and access to the extensive character and […]
The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman is also well-known for his Invincible comic book series, an adult, grounded look at the superhero world. It’s now a new Amazon Prime Video series with a truly star-studded voice cast. The first three episodes of Invincible premiere this Friday March 26th, and Kirkman is humbled by this opportunity […]
The First Easter Rabbit, the Rankin Bass’ T.V. Special from 1976, plays almost like a “greatest hits” from the Studio synonymous with Holiday specials. It does what the Studio is known for: providing an “origin story” for an iconic holiday figure (in this case, the Easter Rabbit). Additionally, there are other Rankin/Bass “hallmarks,” such as […]
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that nominations for its 93rd Annual Academy Awards. The 5 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their producers and directors: Best Animated Feature nominees are: Onward (Pixar) D: Dan Scanlon Over The Moon (Netflix) D: Glen Keane Soul (Pixar) D: Pete […]
Two-and-a-half years after I spoke with Matthew Beans about DreamWorks series Trolls: The Beat Goes On!, he’s now the executive producer of sequel series TrollsTopia. The musical comedy adventures feature characters introduced in CG film Trolls World Tour. Season 2 of TrollsTopia debuts this Thursday March 18th on Hulu and Peacock, and Beans can’t stop […]
Anyone who thought of leprechauns as cute little creatures that bring good luck has never seen the 1951 Warner Brothers Short, The Wearing of the Grin. As it does feature leprechauns, many may consider it the perfect fare to watch as we head into St. Patrick’s Day…but it also has a darkly comedic tone that […]
For the Love of Lola
The latest Battle of the Century on social media in a never-ending series of them is animation related. Of course, competing social media factions will raise hell over any issue that can be seen under a microscope or picked up by tweezers, and such scraps can go on for days until the next cause celebre […]