Something unexpected happened in movie theaters during December of 1996. The latest big-budget family film or potential Oscar contender, prevalent during this season, were pushed aside in favor of a pair of famous animated, teenage lazy slackers, who spent the majority of their time on their couch, watching TV, tossing out the phrases: “Cool!” and […]

Paramount’s new live-action/CG Clifford the Big Red Dog feature film opens in theaters this Tuesday Nov. 9 and also streams on Paramount+ starting Wednesday Nov. 10. Director Walt Becker discusses designing the look of this Clifford and adding a chapter to the iconic character’s legacy. (This Animation Scoop Q&A was edited for length and clarity.) […]

Paramount Pictures today announced that Ramsey Naito will be leading its animation division as President, Animation & Development, Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation. Mireille Soria, President of Paramount Animation, is leaving the organization. Says Paramount Pictures President and Chief Executive Officer Brian Robbins, “Ramsey is one of the savviest executives and creative minds in our […]

Paw Patrol is the latest popular Nickelodeon animated series to get the feature film treatment. You can see Paw Patrol: The Movie in theaters, and watch it on Paramount+, starting this Friday August 20th. Director Cal Brunker and co-writer Bob Barlen (Escape From Planet Earth, The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature) discuss amping up […]

PAW Patrol: The Movie is an upcoming American Canadian computer-animated adventure comedy film directed by Cal Brunker, based on the children’s television series PAW Patrol created by Keith Chapman. The film follows the pups who are called to Adventure City to save it from Humdinger before he destroys the bustling metropolis. The voice cast will […]

As of 2021, SpongeBob SquarePants had hit the skids. New episodes of the wildly popular Nickelodeon series (now in its 21st year) had dribbled down to a sporadic trickle, and with creator Steve Hillenburg gone, the fire seemed to have died. Several veterans of John Kricfalusi’s old Spumco outfit (aided by other veteran writers and […]