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

Independent

Set at the dawn of time, when dinosaurs and wooly mammoths roamed the earth, Early Man tells the story of how one plucky caveman unites his tribe against a mighty enemy and saves the day! Prioduced by Aardman Animation, directed by Nick Park and starring Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams and Timothy Spall. The […]

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Sony

Here’s a good look at Sony Animation’s feature adaptation of Beatrix Potter’s classic tale of a rebellious rabbit – Peter Rabbit. James Corden voices ‘Peter’, with Daisy Ridley, Margot Robbie and Sam Neill heading a voice cast for director (formerly known primarily as a live action director/producer) Will Gluck. Gluck is producing the film along […]

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Paramount

The beloved garden gnomes from Gnomeo and Juliet are back for a whole new mystery adventure in London. Directed by John Stevenson (Kung Fu Panda) this action-packed sequel features the voices of returning cast, James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Stephen Merchant and Ozzy Osbourne, plus Johnny Depp as Sherlock Gnomes, Chiwetel Ejiofor […]

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DreamWorks

On Monday evening during a preview screening of DreamWorks Trollhunters Part 2, creator and executive producer Guillermo del Toro announced that the world of Trollhunters will expand to become a trilogy of series called Tales of Arcadia. On the surface, Arcadia appears to be a slice of timeless Americana, but it is no ordinary town. […]

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Nickelodeon

Today marks the kick off of Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants: You Bring The Color week, the culmination of the past few months where fans have been submitting digitally colored frames from the opening sequence and the final scene of Friday’s black-and-white episode, “Squid Noir,” for a chance to be featured on air during next week’s premieres. […]

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