I’m giving Animation Scoop one final look “inside” Pixar before their latest movie is “out” in theaters next week. Here are my conversations with four more makers of Inside Out 2. (These interviews were combined and edited for length and clarity.) Jackson Murphy: What do you want to say to the teens of 2015 and […]

Disney Branded Television has announced the acquisition of  Messi and the Giants from Sony Music Vison and Sony Pictures Television (Kids). With inspiration taken from football celebrity Lionel Messi, the new animated show follows Leo, an Argentine kid who is suddenly taken from his world and sent to a new one—an epic alternate universe that […]

Chris and Shane Houghton celebrate six years of Big City Greens success for The Mouse House with a new feature-length film. Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation premieres this Thursday June 6th at 8pm on Disney Channel and is available on Disney+ starting this Friday June 7th. In this new Animation Scoop Q&A, the Houghtons […]

From December 14th-17th in Dallas, Texas, Heritage Auctions presents an exciting event for animation and Disney enthusiasts alike. Once again, the world’s largest collectibles auctioneer offers a special event that features rare, one-of-a-kind, very remarkable pieces of history. Check out some of the curator’s picks ahead of next week’s auction. Jim’s Picks Jim Lentz | […]

  PARIS, France ­– Each year, the Annecy Internation Animated Film Festival features brilliant animated projects that enchant audiences around the world. The festival is known for hosting incredible emerging talent and trends in the field of animation, and this year will be no different as Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, and Disney […]

New CG half-hour special Mickey and the Very Many Christmases, from writers Tom Rogers and Rachel Ruderman (The Chicken Squad), puts a Mouse House holiday twist on a classic comedy movie. It premieres this Sunday Dec. 1 at 7pm on Disney Jr. and begins streaming Monday Dec. 2 on Disney+. (This Animation Scoop Q&A was […]