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2020 Primetime Emmy nominations revealed

The 2020 Primetime Emmy Award nominations were announced today. Animation-related categories are listed below. You can check out the the full list to find out how other shows of interest (such as The Little Mermaid Live and Star Trek: Picard) fared, as well as see how many additional nominations some of the titles listed below […]

West End production of Aladdin reportedly coming to Disney+
Mel Gibson’s role in Chicken Run sequel will be recast
Scoob coming to HBO Max next week
Peter Jackson’s Weta Digital launches animation division
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse sequel production underway
Kirk Wise reveals details of proposed Atlantis sequel
How Studio Ghibli went from streaming holdout to HBO Max star
Disney+ announces July release date for new series Muppets Now
Scoob! now available

Warner Animation Group’s Scoob opens today… but only on the screens in your house. It’s splitting the critics, earning a 53% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Their consensus: “Scoob! is fun enough for youthful viewers and some hardcore fans, but never quite solves the mystery of why audiences shouldn’t watch old episodes instead.” You can rent […]

Genndy Tartakovsky’s Popeye movie afloat with King Features
Kevin Smith hoping to reboot Clerks: The Animated Series at Hulu
AMC Theatres ban all Universal films in wake of Trolls World Tour
Some 2020 streamed films to be Oscar eligible

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that for this year only, streamed films will be eligible for Oscars. “Until further notice, and for the 93rd Awards year only, films that had a previously planned theatrical release but are initially made available on a commercial streaming or VOD service may qualify in […]

The Willoughbys

The Willoughbys is full of contradictions: a story that’s dark but sweet, animation that’s not top-notch but charming, and characters who are dysfunctional but likable. If this what we can expect from streaming services, sign me up!