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Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.

Spider-Ham

Spider-Ham (Peter Porker) is a superhero appearing in Marvel Comics. The character is an anthropomorphic pig and is a parody version of Spider-Man. He was created by Larry Hama, Tom DeFalco, and Mark Armstrong.

KENEDA

Kaneda, the leader of a motorcycle gang in Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic anime feature AKIRA (1988).

Daffy Duck

Daffy Duck was created by Tex Avery for Leon Schlesinger Productions. He has appeared in cartoon series such as Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, in which he is usually depicted as a foil for either Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, or Speedy Gonzales.

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Bill Desowitz has been covering the Animation industry since the early 2000s for Animation Magazine, Animation World Network, IndieWire, and Animation Scoop. He is also the author of James Bond Unmasked (Spies Publishing), which chronicles the first 50 years of 007’s evolution, and includes exclusive interviews with all six Bond actors.
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‘Ray Gunn’ Preview & First Trailer: How Brad Bird and His Team Created a Retro-Futuristic Sci-Fi Noir

Ray Gunn was intended to be Bird's first movie 30 years ago, but it was rejected by Turner Feature Animation and Warner Bros. for being too risky and too adult, and the director pivoted to The Iron Giant (1999), which many now considered this country's last great 2D movie. We talked to Brad about this.
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‘Forgotten Island’: How DreamWorks Made a Love Letter to Filipino Culture and Mythology

For DreamWorks directors and best friends Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado (Puss in Boots: The Last Wish), Forgotten Island offered an opportunity to make an original movie that was a wildly imaginative love letter to their shared Filipino culture and mythology.
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‘Wildwood’ Set Visit & Final Trailer: Laika Previews its Most Ambitious Stop-Motion Fantasy Adventure

Wildwood, Laika's sixth stop-motion animated movie (opening Oct. 23 from Fathom), but first set in its hometown of Portland, offers its boldest, darkest, and most ambitious fantasy adventure. We have the new trailer - and we recently visited the studio for a behind-the-scenes set visit.
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After embracing sci-fi shenanigans in Farmageddon, Aardman pivoted to Halloween hijinks for Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom.
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Tech takes center stage in Andrew Stanton's Toy Story 5. Stanton, who finally takes the directing reins after co-writing the previous four films, leans into the life cycle of toys as it pertains to the relationship between time and tech.
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