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Berk comes to life in How to Train Your Dragon live-action teaser trailer

Universal Pictures has released a first look at the live-action remake of the beloved DreamWorks animated franchise, which will feature returning talents in front of and behind the camera.

D23 Expo 2024 Exclusive

Dan and Randall recap the biennial Disney event, including coverage of the Disney Entertainment and Experiences Showcases, the Disney Legends ceremony, Donald Duck and The Muppets anniversary celebrations, and Disney at the New York World’s Fair retrospective.

An Almost Christmas Story soars in delightful trailer

Disney has launched the trailer for An Almost Christmas Story, which can be viewed above. The third in a trilogy of holiday-themed shorts produced for Disney+ by Academy Award winning filmmaker Alfonso CuarĂ³n (Gravity, Roma), the animated tale is inspired from the 2020 true event of Rocky, an owl that had been discovered and rescued […]

Watch it all burn in epic full trailer to Arcane season two

Riot Games, Fortiche, and Netflix have launched the full trailer to the climatic second season of Arcane, which can be viewed above. The groundbreaking, award-winning animated series based on the League of Legends video game will bring the tragic story of Jinx, Vi, Caitlyn, and the other inhabitants of Piltover and Zaun to a heart-stopping […]

2024 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive

An exclusive recap of the annual convention, including coverage of X-Men ’97, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Hazbin Hotel, The Wild Robot, the 35th anniversary of Kiki’s Delivery Service, and LiSA.

Watch the dramatic season two teaser trailer for Arcane

The universally acclaimed game-changing animated series based on the League of Legends video game will return for a heart-wrenching second and final season in November 2024.

2023 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive

An exclusive recap of the annual convention, including coverage of The Owl House, the Sand Land world premiere, Tiny Toons Looniversity, Critical Role, Fleischer Studios, and the X-Men Hellfire Gala.

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Honor Among Thieves doesn’t just succeed in being an excellent adaption of Dungeons & Dragons. It rolls a critical success on being downright fun!

An Animated History of Dungeons & Dragons Adaptations

Make a history check with this exploration of the few adaptations of Dungeons & Dragons that made it to the screen ahead of the upcoming theatrical adventure.

Watch Disney’s first Oswald The Lucky Rabbit short in 95-years

For the first time in 95-years, Disney has produced an Oswald The Lucky Rabbit animated short, which can be viewed above. Simply titled Oswald The Lucky Rabbit, it was developed and released as part of the company’s 100 Years of Wonder festivities ahead of the official 100th anniversary. The one-minute short was directed by Eric […]

Watch the stunning making of Arcane series Bridging the Rift

Below is a five-episode documentary series released by Riot Games called Bridging the Rift. It chronicles the development of Arcane, the groundbreaking animated series based in Riot Games’ League of Legends video game that has gone on to garner near universal acclaim and accolades, including the Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, since the first […]

D23 Expo 2022 Exclusive

An exclusive recap of Disney’s convention, including coverage of the Studio Showcase, Disney Legends, Disney Princess – The Concert, and the anniversary presentations of Tron and The Muppet Christmas Carol.

Watch the stunning Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Prologue

Sunrise has made available publicly the full Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Prologue, which can be viewed above courtesy of Sunrise’s Gundam.Info YouTube channel. The 25 minute feature establishes the setting and some of the backstory to the forthcoming Gundam series, which is the first mainline title in the franchise since Iron-Blooded Orphans […]