Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.
Genndy Tartakovsky’s R-rated, 2D Fixed has finally arrived on Netflix (streaming August 13) after a rapturous reception at Annecy. The raunchy yet sweet canine sex comedy, from Sony Pictures Animation and New Line Cinema, needed rescuing after Warner Bros. Discovery shelved it. Recall that they did the same with Coyote vs. Acme and The Day […]
On August 8th, 2025, GKIDS announced its newly acquired theatrical and home entertainment rights for The Legend of Hei 2, the Chinese animated fantasy adventure by its original creator, MTJJ, with animation produced by studio Hanmu Chunhua, also known as HMCH. Following its domestic release on July 18th, The Legend of Hei 2 has had […]
Call for Entries for the 53rd Annie Awards were announced today. Next year’s ceremony is set for Saturday, February 21, 2026, at UCLA’s Royce Hall. For up-to-the-minute event details and deadlines, please visit the Annie Awards website at: https://www.annieawards.org. Honoring excellence in the field of animation, the 53rd Annie Awards cover 37 categories including Animated […]
“It’s not the action, it’s the distraction.” Animated movie buffs will find a joyful surfeit of both in the new DreamWorks flick The Bad Guys 2, a sequel to the 2002 hit that surpasses it in almost every way. Every primary and a few secondary characters return in a snappy heist film that has enough […]
Executive Producer Sean Coyle and Co-EP / Story Editor James Eason-Garcia discuss the characters, visuals and cinematic inspirations of new animated series Marvel’s Iron Man and His Awesome Friends, premiering Monday Aug. 11 on Disney Jr. and Tuesday Aug. 12 on Disney+. (This Animation Scoop Q&A was edited for length and clarity. Image Credits: Disney.) […]
ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum will host its eighth salon event – Mr. In-Between: My Life in the Middle of the Animation Revolution with animator Bill Kroyer on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at 11am PST on Zoom: To join the Zoom, please click on this link.
Walt Disney Animation Studios has dropped the new trailer and poster for Zootopia 2, their upcoming big-screen adventure hitting theaters on November 26th. This time around, Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (voiced by Jason Bateman) are back as rookie cops. The partnership, however, starts to wobble when Chief Bogo (Idris Elba) […]
Coming up this August, in a five day event from the 7th to 11th, Heritage will pay tribute to its everlasting relationship with Disney animation history through The Art of Disney Signature Auction with over 1,600 pieces from the culturally significant animation studio. The Daniel Shak Platinum Collection takes the lead in this auction, as […]
The second annual Collision Awards officially ended on July 22nd with the announcing of its winners. Many anime titles available in Crunchyroll’s library have celebrated big wins across more than 10 categories altogether, including Gold, Silver, and Audience Choice awards. Each title’s respective achievements are detailed below.
Director Seth Worley took his 2020 short Darker Colors and expanded it out to the new feature-length film Sketch, which opens in theaters nationwide on Wednesday August 6th. It’s a live-action movie with some distinct animated characters, as the drawings of a girl named Amber come to life in powerful ways. (This Animation Scoop Q&A […]
