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Disney Channel star Zendaya cast in Spider-Man reboot
Zootopia director Byron Howard shows how to draw Nick Wilde

Following up on how to draw Judy Hopps, one of the directors of Zootopia Byron Howard shows fans of all ages how to draw Nick Wilde.

Zootopia director Byron Howard shows how to draw Judy Hopps

With the release of Zootopia in full swing, one of the film’s directors Byron Howard shows fans of all ages how to draw main character Judy Hopps.

First look at 1980s and Nickelodeon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles teaming up

Comics Alliance has posted a preview clip of the upcoming episode to Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles entitled Trans-Dimensional Turtles, which will air on Sunday, March 27 at 11am (EST/PST). It will feature the turtles of the present series teaming up with the turtles from the original 1987 series. As being reported by Comics Alliance, […]

Open Season: Scared Silly bringing together old and new faces for franchise’s 10th anniversary

This past week, Sony Pictures Animation hosted a special press event at their studio in Culver City, California to promote Open Season: Scared Silly – and Animated Views was there!

Star vs The Forces of Evil gets early season 3 pick-up on Disney XD
Open Season: Scared Silly director David Feiss shows how to draw Elliot

As part of the 10th anniversary of the release of the first Sony Pictures Animation feature Open Season, the film’s head of story and director of the upcoming Open Season: Scared Silly David Feiss shows fans of all ages how to draw Elliot.

Disney Infinity 2016 figures previewed: Marvel Battlegrounds play set, new characters announced

Disney Interactive has launched a new video series that will preview upcoming information, characters, and play sets for Disney Infinity. The first episode, covering Spring 2016, provides an inside look at the Marvel Battlegrounds play set and confirms the Baloo figurine to coincide with the release of The Jungle Book.

Walt Disney apologized for Fantasia in uncovered Oscar speech from 1942
DreamWorks Animation launching TV channel in Singapore
Netflix continues anime push with Perfect Bones
Sword Art Online: The Beginning to immerse players in virtual reality world

IBM Japan has announced the development of Sword Art Online: The Beginning, a virtual reality massively multiplayer online role-playing program that plans to immerse players into the game similarly to how it is portrayed in the anime series. Gematsu has translated the information to detail that the project will utilize a new computing software called […]

How Colossus was brought to life in Deadpool

Wired has put together a brief look at how the fully computer generated character Colossus was realized by visual effects house Digital Domain in the super hero box-office hit Deadpool.

Watch the LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures announcement trailer

LEGO employee Perdita Thomas posted on her YouTube channel the official announcement trailer for the forthcoming Disney XD animated series LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures. The series is set to premiere sometime in 2016.

Watch 30-second preview of new and returning Disney XD animated shows

Here is a 30-second preview that aired during the Gravity Falls series finale promoting new and returning animated shows to air on Disney XD in 2016. The returning shows highlighted are Star vs. The Forces of Evil and Future-Worm! The new shows highlighted are Monty Murphy’s Law starring “Weird Al” Yankovic and LEGO Star Wars: […]

Brad Breeck talks about composing the music to Gravity Falls
Watch the first LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises short Poe to the Rescue

Disney has been kind enough to post in full the first LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises short Poe to the Rescue, which aired immediately after the Gravity Falls series finale on Disney XD.