25 years after the release of the original Space Jam, the Looney Tunes are back with a new basketball superstar, LeBron James, for sequel Space Jam: A New Legacy. It opens in theaters and debuts on HBO Max this Friday July 16th. Director Malcolm D. Lee, of live-action comedy hits The Best Man, Girls Trip […]
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INTERVIEW: Malcolm D. Lee Welcomes Us To “Space Jam: A New Legacy”
July 12th, 2021 
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Looney Tunes Cartoons Debuts New Trailer For Season 2 – Premiering July 8
June 23rd, 2021 Jerry Beck Bugs, Daffy, Porky Tweety and more of your favorite Looney Tunes are serving up an all-new season of mayhem in season two of Looney Tunes Cartoons premiering Thursday, July 8th on HBO Max. In the first batch of new episodes, Bugs hops to the basketball court for an ultimate game of streetball; Porky spends a […]
Cartoon Network announces ‘Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam’ Original Movie
May 27th, 2021 Jerry Beck The Teen Titans are planning a slam dunk Father’s Day weekend with the premiere of Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam, an 80-minute original movie that follows the DC Super Heroes as they watch and offer hilarious commentary on the classic 1996 live-action/animated sports comedy film, Space Jam starring basketball legend Michael Jordan, Bugs Bunny […]
Ava Duvernay’s “Wings Of Fire” Animated Event Coming to Netflix
April 20th, 2021 Jerry Beck Netflix today announced Wings of Fire, an animated event series for the whole family, based on the best-selling series of books, published by Scholastic, that have enthralled readers around the world with 14 million copies in print. The epic fantasy saga marks the first animated series from Academy Award Nominee and Emmy Award Winner Ava […]
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MeTV to present “The Best of Bugs Bunny” May 3-7
April 14th, 2021 Jerry Beck The MeTV Network’s new morning show Toon In With Me celebrates America’s favorite ‘Wascally Wabbit’ with “The Best of Bugs Bunny Week.” Airing Monday, May 3rd thru Friday, May 7th at 7am ET/PT, hop aboard as Bill the Cartoon Curator, Toony the Tuna and the rest of the Toon In With Me gang present special […]
WarnerMedia Resurrects Legendary Hanna-Barbera Name For Its European Studio
April 7th, 2021 Jerry Beck WarnerMedia is revitalizing one of the most storied names in animation history, establishing Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe (previously Cartoon Network Studios Europe, operating from Great Marlborough Productions) as its flagship television animation studio within EMEA. The new studio name was announced today by Tom Ascheim, President, Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics (GKYAC). Sam […]
TRAILER: “Space Jam: A New Legacy”
April 3rd, 2021 Jerry Beck Welcome to the Jam! NBA champion LeBron James goes on an epic adventure alongside Bugs Bunny with the animated/live-action Space Jam: A New Legacy, from director Malcolm D. Lee and an innovative filmmaking team including Ryan Coogler and Maverick Carter. The Warner Bros. film will be available on HBO Max for 31 days after theatrical […]
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Cartoon Network Studios Bolsters Executive Team
February 26th, 2021 Jerry Beck Cartoon Network Studios has announced two key additions to its executive leadership team. Lauren Martinez joins the studio as Vice President, Series and long-time CNS producer, Kelly Crews has been promoted to Vice President, Production. The announcement was made today by Sam Register, President of Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios.
INTERVIEW: Director Tim Story On His New Hybrid “Tom & Jerry” Movie
February 22nd, 2021 Jackson Murphy Tim Story has directed big studio films starring A-listers Kevin Hart, Samuel L. Jackson, Ice Cube, Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon and Jessica Alba. But Story’s latest movie may have the two biggest stars of his career: Tom & Jerry. Warner Bros.’ new live-action/animated family comedy debuts in theaters and on HBO Max this Friday February […]
Kim Howitt Joins WarnerMedia Kids & Family as Senior Creative Executive
February 18th, 2021 Jerry Beck Kim Howitt has been named Senior Creative Executive for WarnerMedia Kids & Family, it was announced today by Amy Friedman, Head of Kids & Family Programming, Warner Bros. In the new role, Howitt will oversee the creative development of third-party animation, co-production, and live-action across preschool, kids, and family. Based in New York, Howitt will […]
WarnerMedia Kids & Family to Debut “Cartoonito” Preschool Programming Block on Cartoon Network
February 17th, 2021 Jerry Beck WarnerMedia Kids & Family released today plans to launch Cartoonito, a new preschool programming block built to support each child’s unique potential, set to debut on Cartoon Network and HBO Max this fall. In addition to today’s greenlight of Bugs Bunny Builders, it was announced today that titles including Mush-Mush & the Mushables and Thomas […]
Amy Friedman and Sundance Feniger Elevated To Key Kids Programming Posts at Warner Bros.
November 24th, 2020 Jerry Beck Amy Friedman has been named Head of Kids & Family Programming, Warner Bros., announced today by Tom Ascheim, President of Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics at Warner Bros., to whom she reports. In her newly created role, Friedman will oversee the creative and strategic guidance on kids and family programming for Cartoon Network and […]
TRAILER: Warner Bros. New Hybrid “Tom & Jerry” Movie
November 17th, 2020 Jerry Beck Coming to theaters in 2021 – a live action/animation Tom & Jerry theatrical feature. Directed by Tim Story (Fantastic Four, Think Like a Man, Barbershop) and produced by Chris DeFaria (The LEGO Movie 2, Ready Player One, Gravity). A Warner Animation Group presentation, Tom & Jerry will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures. Here’s […]
INTERVIEW: Maxwell Atoms Treats Us To “Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!”
October 6th, 2020 Jackson Murphy Maxwell Atoms is the writer/director of the new Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! movie, available on DVD this Tuesday October 6th. This latest chapter in the long-running franchise sees the Mystery Inc. gang entangled in an All Hallows’ Eve caper… featuring some big-name stars and even an iconic DC Universe character. Jackson Murphy: What kind of influence […]
For the Love of Lola
The latest Battle of the Century on social media in a never-ending series of them is animation related. Of course, competing social media factions will raise hell over any issue that can be seen under a microscope or picked up by tweezers, and such scraps can go on for days until the next cause celebre […]