Month: March 2021 – page 2

Puss in Boots 2, The Bad Guys coming from DreamWorks Animation in 2022
Nickelodeon teases Paw Patrol: The Movie at Kid’s Choice Awards
Rescue Rangers begins filming
First teaser trailer for Spirit Untamed unleashed

From DreamWorks: “An epic adventure about a headstrong girl longing for a place to belong who discovers a kindred spirit when her life intersects with a wild horse, Spirit Untamed is the next chapter in the beloved story from DreamWorks Animation. Lucky Prescott (Isabela Merced, Dora and the Lost City of Gold) never really knew […]

Japan’s mega-blockbuster Demon Slayer coming to US theaters in April
Acclaimed animator Yasuo Otsuka passes away at 89
Chris Rock sitcom Everybody Hates Chris getting animated reboot
Raya & the Last Dragon soaring onto disc in May
Nominations for the 93rd Oscars announced

After a weird year for movies, cinema in 2020 has finally almost reached its end with the nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards being revealed. Leading the animated entries is Soul, with three nominations. The full list follows. The Oscars will be held on Sunday, April 25, 2021, and will be televised live on ABC […]

Puppetoon Movie Volume 3 fundraiser launches

Coming soon after the acclaimed release of The Puppetoon Movie: Volume 2, producer Arnold Leibovit has set up his crowdfunding page for the next volume. This is not a typical pre-order, but rather an opportunity to contribute directly to support the restoration of the films and help to preserve the legacy of George Pal. Donors […]

Live-action Powerpuff Girls series casts its three leads
The Croods: A New Age

Everyone’s favorite stone-age family — no, not that one! — are back for more of the same.

Raya And The Last Dragon

Raya and The Last Dragon had potential. A unique setting, an interesting foundation, amazing animation. Squandered because they thought we wanted a princess with a totally outrageous paradigm rather than a hero on the regular.

Nickelodeon greenlights The Patrick Star Show

Nickelodeon has given the official greenlight to The Patrick Star Show (13 episodes), the second spinoff of the number-one animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. Produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio, The Patrick Star Show is a family sitcom starring Patrick and the rest of his family as they are constantly disrupted by Patrick’s wild whims and surreal […]

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run

Sponge On The Run, has a few of the not-so-secret ingredients that made the franchise so popular. But over twenty years removed from its launch, this outing has gone stale.

First season of Star Trek: Lower Decks coming to disc in May
Is Pepe Le Pew next in line for cancellation?
Why Disney’s handling of Raya has the industry “greatly concerned”
Minions: The Rise of Gru pushed back an entire year

Universal’s Minions: The Rise of Gru has been pushed back…again. The movie has been pushed back an entire year, and will now open on July 1st, 2022. It had originally been set for release last summer. The theatrical industry, of course, has been suffering greatly since the pandemic broke out a year ago, with the […]

Annie Award nominations announced