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Atiya Henry named Executive VP of Production for Disney Branded Television
Henry will oversee all aspects of production for Disney Branded Television’s portfolio of award-winning animated and live-action programming for Disney+, Disney Jr. and Disney Channel, including titles such as “Descendants,” “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” and “Phineas and Ferb.”
DreamWorks Drops First ‘Forgotten Island’ Trailer About Friendship and Philippine Mythology

DreamWorks Drops First ‘Forgotten Island’ Trailer About Friendship and Philippine Mythology

Avatar photoBill Desowitz|
March 25th, 2026
The trailer dropped today for DreamWorks Animation’s Forgotten Island (Universal, September 25), the studio’s first embrace of Filipino culture about friendship and memory. The comedy-adventure follows two lifelong friends who grow up together in the ’90s in the Philippines — Jo (singer H.E.R./Gabriella Wilson) and Raissa (Liza Soberano) — and the stakes of potentially growing […]
Illumination Highlights Heading Into Second “Mario” Movie

Illumination Highlights Heading Into Second “Mario” Movie

Avatar photoJackson Murphy|
March 24th, 2026
16 years after the first "Despicable Me", Illumination is widely regarded as one of the powerhouses in animation, in large part thanks to "Mario" and those Minions... some of the most iconic animated characters of all time.

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NY COMIC CON: The Highly Anticipated Return Of “Phineas And Ferb”

One of the biggest New York Comic Con 2024 panels was a showcase of the return of legendary Disney animated series Phineas And Ferb. The characters are a year older in the new season, premiering in 2025 on Disney Channel and Disney+. The spirit, music and humor that made the previous seasons so beloved are […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|October 19, 2024
NY COMIC CON: The Highly Anticipated Return Of “Phineas And Ferb”

Ketchup To Release “The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie” February 2025

Ketchup Entertainment announced today the wide North American release date for its latest theatrical acquisition, The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, which is slated for Friday, February 28th, 2025. The critically-acclaimed film produced by Warner Bros. Animation made its world premiere to a sold-out enthusiastic, international audience at the prestigious Annecy […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|October 17, 2024
Ketchup To Release “The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie” February 2025

INTERVIEW: Building “BE@RBRICK”

A new DreamWorks animated series BE@RBRICK, based on Medicom Toy’s figures, premieres this Friday March 21st on AppleTV+. Showrunner, EP and writer Meghan McCarthy joins me to talk about the show’s vision, themes, music and spirit. (This Animation Scoop Q&A was edited for length and clarity.) Jackson Murphy: In addition to this, you have worked […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|March 17, 2025
INTERVIEW: Building “BE@RBRICK”

INTERVIEW: Spooky Season Treat “Mighty Monsterwheelies”

DreamWorks Mighty Monsterwheelies (a collaboration with Lemon Sky and Doberman) morphs classic movie monsters and monster trucks, creating a fun group of characters and episodes for families as we approach Halloween. It premieres Monday October 14th on Netflix. Kyel White developed the series and serves as story editor. Stephanie Simpson is the four-time Emmy-winning executive […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|October 9, 2024
INTERVIEW: Spooky Season Treat “Mighty Monsterwheelies”

TRAILER: Disney’s Live Action/CG “Lilo & Stitch”

Here’s our first look at Lilo & Stitch, the eagerly anticipated live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 animated classic, which will open exclusively in theaters May 23, 2025. A wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family. Take a peek:
Avatar photoJerry Beck|March 12, 2025
TRAILER: Disney’s Live Action/CG “Lilo & Stitch”

INTERVIEW: Eric Bauza and Candi Milo on Blowing Up the Earth … Sort of

One of the remarkable aspects about the new Warner Bros. animated feature, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, is that it has no marquee-value celebrities.  No sports stars.  No flavor-of-the-month comedians.  Just two veteran voiceover actors performing the leads:  Eric Bauza and Candi Milo.  And both have an impressive array of […]
Avatar photoW.R. Miller|March 12, 2025
INTERVIEW: Eric Bauza and Candi Milo on Blowing Up the Earth … Sort of

VIDEO INTERVIEW: Pierre Perifel on The Bad Guys 2

This summer, Animation Scoop attended the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival and met with filmmakers from around the world. Ahead of DreamWorks’ highly anticipated The Bad Guys 2 (coming to theaters on August 1st), I sat down with director Pierre Perifel to talk about the film’s distinct visual style, specificity of character movement, and […]