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

Warner Bros. Animation Makes Exclusive Deal With Wellesley Wild

Emmy-nominated writer/producer Wellesley Wild (Family Guy) has signed an exclusive, multi-year overall deal with Warner Bros. Animation (WBA). Under the terms of the pact, Wild will develop, write and produce new animated projects — for both adult, kid and family audiences — at WBA across all platforms, including premium/pay and basic cable channels, streaming/on-demand and […]

TEASER for TRAILER of “Minions: The Rise of Gru”

This summer, from the biggest animated franchise in history and global cultural phenomenon, comes the untold story of one 12-year-old’s dream to become the world’s greatest supervillain, in Minions: The Rise of Gru. The feature – directed by Kyle Balda – opens on July 3rd. In the meantime, because we know you can’t wait, here […]

The Women of “Klaus”

In case you haven’t seen this great featurette on Klaus highlighting the diversity and gender parity on the film, please take a look. It features producers Jinko Gotoh and Marisa Roman – and actress Rashida Jones. The film was majority women behind the scenes – their mission to prioritize inclusion resulted in one of the […]

Jenny Marchick Named Head of Development, Features for Dreamworks Animation

DreamWorks Animation has named Jenny Marchick Head of Development for the feature film division. The appointment, effective February 3rd, was announced by Kristin Lowe, Chief Creative Officer, Features for DreamWorks. In this role, Marchick will build the DreamWorks slate of animated feature films. She is tasked with finding and developing projects as well as identifying […]

TRAILER: “Norm of the North: Family Vacation”

Embark on an e-NORM-ous family adventure when Norm of the North: Family Vacation arrives on DVD and On Demand Feburary 25th from Lionsgate. From writers Alec Sokolow (Toy Story, Cheaper by the Dozen, Garfield: The Movie), Elie Choufany (TV’s “Arabs in Space”), and director Anthony Bell (Alpha and Omega, The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania!), the […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

Warner Bros. Animation Makes Exclusive Deal With Wellesley Wild

TEASER for TRAILER of “Minions: The Rise of Gru”

The Women of “Klaus”

Jenny Marchick Named Head of Development, Features for Dreamworks Animation

TRAILER: “Norm of the North: Family Vacation”

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