Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Writer, cartoon producer and author of more than 15 books on animation history. A former studio exec with Nickelodeon and Disney; currently on the faculty at both CalArts in Valencia and Woodbury University in Burbank, California.

Articles By Jerry Beck

WAG (Features)
Warner Bros. Pictures Animation (WBPA) welcomed filmmakers, creatives, and collaborators to its Burbank home on Tuesday night for a pre-Annecy open house, offering an early look at the studio’s upcoming slate and a chance to connect with the artists behind it. Now 250 employees strong with seven films in active production, WBPA is building out one of the most ambitious theatrical animation slates in the industry.
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DreamWorks

Universal Pictures, Moonbug Entertainment, Flywheel Media, Prime Focus Studios and DreamWorks Animation today debuted the first look and announced the all-star cast for CoComelon: The Movie set to arrive in theaters on Friday, February 19, 2027. The film’s cast includes SZA (One of Them Days), Ike Barinholtz (The Studio), Nicholas Hoult (Superman), Sarah Sherman (Saturday Night Live), Ego Nwodim (Saturday Night Live), Josh Johnson (The Daily Show), Matt Friend (Family Guy), Rhys Darby (Jumanji: […]

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WB Animation (TV)
Four WEBTOON fan-favorites, “The Wolf & Red Riding Hood”, “Vampire Family,” “Sable Curse,” and “Snow and Briar (And The Mirror of Seven Sins),” join broad slate of animated projects in development.
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Laika
LAIKA, the studio behind Coraline and ParaNorman, today unveiled the highly anticipated teaser trailer for Wildwood, its upcoming stop-motion feature film directed by Travis Knight.
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Events
The Muskegon Museum of Art is excited to announce HerStory of Animation: Mary Blair & Beyond, a groundbreaking exhibition that redefines the history of animation by shining a long-overdue spotlight on the women animators and artists behind many classic animated films.
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