Jerry Beck

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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

HBO Max and Cartoon Network Composing “Bye Bye Bunny: A Looney Tunes Musical”

Bugs, Daffy, and the rest of the Looney Tunes gang will give their regards to Broadway in Bye Bye Bunny: A Looney Tunes Musical coming soon to HBO Max and Cartoon Network. From Warner Bros. Animation, the original animated family movie event will feature original dynamic song and dance numbers and new orchestrations from the […]

TRAILER: “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”

This fall, everyone’s favorite leche-loving, swashbuckling, fear-defying feline returns. For the first time in more than a decade, DreamWorks Animation presents a new adventure in the Shrek universe as daring outlaw Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for peril and disregard for safety have taken their toll. Puss has burned through eight of his […]

Genndy Tartakovsky Signs Exclusive Deal With Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios

Cartoon Network Studios (CNS) and Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) has set an exclusive multiyear cross-studio overall deal with Emmy Award-winning creator, producer, and director Genndy Tartakovsky. Under his deal, Tartakovsky will develop, create, and produce original animated programming at both CNS and WBA intended for a variety of audiences and for all television platforms, including […]

Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Planning Trilogy of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” Features

Nickelodeon and Paramount Animation announced during a presentation at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival that Lauren Montgomery (“Avatar: The Last Airbender,” “Voltron: Legendary Defender”) is attached to direct an untitled, animated Avatar film currently in development under the Avatar Studios banner. This will be the first of three planned Avatar films. Creators Bryan Konietzko, […]

TRAILER: “Bugs Bunny Builders” Breaks Ground July 25

Grab those hard hats and fasten that tool belt, a Looney construction crew is heading to town! Bugs Bunny Builders, the first Looney Tunes preschool show in over 20 years, premieres Monday, July 25 at 8:00 a.m. ET/PT on Cartoonito on Cartoon Network and Tuesday, July 26 on Cartoonito on HBO Max. The series will […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

HBO Max and Cartoon Network Composing “Bye Bye Bunny: A Looney Tunes Musical”

TRAILER: “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”

Genndy Tartakovsky Signs Exclusive Deal With Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios

Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Planning Trilogy of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” Features

TRAILER: “Bugs Bunny Builders” Breaks Ground July 25

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