Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.
To celebrate their five-year anniversary, Baobab Studios are proud to announce that for the first time, they are publishing a compilation of over 230 pieces of never-before-seen art that went into the making of their award-winning projects. Entitled The Art of Baobab: The Beginning and written by Jacob Johnston with a foreword by Baobab co-founder […]
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 […]
Netflix is debuting three new animated short films over the next month and a half that they will also be putting up for major awards consideration. The first is If Anything Happens, I Love You, directed by Michael Govier and Will McCormack. The two discuss their intentions and emotions behind the short, which is about […]
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 […]
Paul Rudish is the executive producer of The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse. The new series starring the classic gang premieres this Wednesday November 18th (Mickey’s Birthday) on Disney+. Rudish’s connections to the Mouse (and the House of Mouse) are pretty swell. Jackson Murphy: What is your first memory of Mickey Mouse? Paul Rudish: My […]
Each year, around this time, Disney fans and animation enthusiasts will always be reminded that November 18th is Mickey Mouse’s birthday. And, if the birthday is a milestone (as it was two years ago for his 90th), the inundation of marketing and merchandising really ramps up. So, why the big deal? Plenty of animated characters […]
Doug Unplugs is a new DreamWorks Animation series premiering tomorrow, November 13th, on AppleTV+. It’s based on author Dan Yaccarino’s book, Doug Unplugged, and centers on a sweet, fun friendship between a robot boy and a human girl. Executive Producers Jim Nolan and Aliki Theofilopoulos have wholeheartedly invested themselves in this show and hope it […]
The latest feature from Cartoon Saloon, Wolfwalkers, is opening in select theaters this Friday November 13th and will be available on AppleTV+ December 11th. It’s the magical, powerful story of two girls destined to share in each other’s lives. Two-time Oscar nominated director Tomm Moore (The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea) and co-director […]
In The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse, it’s nothing but fun and excitement for Mickey and his best pals – Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and Pluto – as they embark on their greatest adventures yet, navigating the curveballs of a wild and zany world where the magic of Disney makes the impossible possible. Each seven-minute […]
A new My Little Pony series has galloped onto the Discovery Family Channel. New episodes of Pony Life air Saturdays at 11:30amET. Emily Thompson, Vice President of Global Brand Management at Hasbro shares her thoughts on the latest installment in the long-running franchise. (This interview was conducted as an Email Q&A.) Jackson Murphy: What were […]
