Walt Disney is a larger-than-life figure, almost mythological in stature like Paul Bunyan or Pecos Bill. When I was an official Media Representation for the 100 Years of Magic celebration in 2001 at Walt Disney World, I went through some intensive training to be able to field in a “Disney way” questions from the media […]

A Yeti is convinced that the elusive creatures known as “humans” really do exist. That’s the log line for Smallfoot, a forthcoming animated comedy from our friends at the Warner Animation Group. Co-directed by Karey Kirkpatrick (Over The Hedge, Chicken Run) and Jason Reisig (Trolls), written by Kirkpatrick based on a story by Sergio Pablos […]

A little more than a year after DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls danced into theaters, earning nearly $350 million worldwide, the gang is back in a new TV special. Trolls Holiday premieres Friday night on NBC and then out on DVD on Tuesday. The special is directed by Joel Crawford, who definitely can’t stop the feeling of […]

Disney’s Big Hero 6 won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2015. Big Hero 6: The Series gets its launch this Monday November 20th at 8pm on Disney Channel and Disney XD with the one-hour movie “Baymax Returns.” Animation veteran Nick Filippi is the series’ executive producer and supervising director. Jackson Murphy: “Baymax Returns” […]

Audrey Diehl has joined the creative team at Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) and has been named Vice President, Series. The announcement was made today by Sam Register, President, Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Digital Series. Reporting to Register, Diehl will develop new animated programming for the Studio and will also oversee select current shows for […]

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. […]