Month: August 2020

DC FanDome Online Event Recap

Read our quick recap of the one-of-a-kind online fan event, including coverage of Wonder Woman 1984, The Batman, and Zack Snyder’s Justice League.

Chadwick Boseman dies; Marvel hero of Black Panther was 43
Ashley Tisdale on returning to Phineas and Ferb for new movie Candace Against the Universe
Joe Ruby, co-creator of Scooby-Doo, has died at 87
Behind-the-scenes look at visualizing the world of Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina

Critical Role Productions have released the latest behind-the-scenes video on the making of the forthcoming animated series Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina. This featurette takes a look at how the show’s setting, the continent of Tal’Dorei in the world of Exandria, is being visualized for animation by the production studio Titmouse. Spotlighted are […]

Cartoon Saloon’s Wolfwalkers to premiere at TIFF next month before Apple TV+ debut
Your favorite Madagascar characters are babies in A Little Wild

The trailer for Madagascar: A Little Wild is now online, and yes, it will be about the characters from the popular DreamWorks Animation franchise when they were babies (and venturing out into the city, even though that seemed like something they hadn’t done before as adults in the first film!). It premieres on Peacock and […]

Ben Affleck, Michael Keaton will both reprise roles as Batman in The Flash
Netflix announces cast for Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion animated musical Pinocchio

PRESS RELEASE Hollywood, Calif. – August 19, 2020 Netflix announced today the cast of Academy Award winner Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming stop-motion animated musical feature Pinocchio. Newcomer Gregory Mann will star as Pinocchio with Ewan McGregor as Cricket and David Bradley (Harry Potter franchise, Game of Thrones) as Geppetto. Other cast includes Academy Award winner […]

The return of Puppetoons

When 1987’s The Puppetoon Movie was finally released to Blu-ray in 2013, it was met with wide acclaim. It was both an animation event and a much-deserved, loving tribute to film pioneer George Pal. Now, prepare for the second volume of these amazing Pal creations, coming soon in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack!

Mulan for $30? Disney’s big streaming gamble
Disney claims Mulan will still go to theaters in China
Animaniacs reboot set to premiere in November on Hulu
Walt Disney Company posts first quarterly loss in almost 20 years
Tom Hanks in talks to play Geppetto in Disney’s live-action Pinocchio
Why Disney may have “no idea” what they’re doing with Mulan