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First look image and new cast and plot details on Emojimovie

From the Sony Pictures Animation press release: Sony Pictures Animation announced today that Emmy and Tony award winner James Corden (Into the Woods) and Emmy nominee Ilana Glazer (Broad City) would join previously announced T.J. Miller (Deadpool) to lead the cast of summer 2017’s animated comedy Emojimovie: Express Yourself. Emojimovie: Express Yourself unlocks the never-before-seen […]

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William Shatner to voice Two-Face in new Batman animated film
Watch the first trailer for DreamWorks’ Trollhunters

Netflix has launched the first trailer for their upcoming animated series from DreamWorks and filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, Trollhunters. The first season features one of the last performances by Anton Yelchin before his passing in June, voicing main character Jim Lake Jr. Also featured in the cast are del Toro regular Ron Perlman, Kelsey Grammer, […]

Watch the first trailer for Tangled: The Series

A new (and extremely brief) trailer for Tangled: The Series has just been released and can be viewed in the player below. It will premiere on the Disney Channel sometime in 2017.

Why Peanuts is seeing a surge in popularity after 65 years
Beauty and the Beast gets PG rating

Box Office Mojo is reporting that Disney’s upcoming remake of Beauty and the Beast has officially been rated PG for “action violence, peril, and some frightening images.” The anticipated release opens everywhere in March.

Aardman previews 2018 release Early Man

Nick Park will direct Aardman Animation’s Early Man, set for release in 2018. More details available on their official website and Twitter account.

Disney’s live-action Mulan coming November 2018
New A Monster Calls poster revealed
Tim Burton’s history in animation
Fan-made animation imagines an Indiana Jones cartoon
Arrrrr! Watch the first trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

The first teaser for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales premiered tonight during Fear the Walking Dead and can now be watched in the player below. The much anticipated release opens everywhere May 26th.

Watch the latest trailer for Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale

Aniplex has released the latest trailer for the forthcoming Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale. The film will be set two years after the second season of the anime series. It will be directed by Tomohiko Ito, who was primary director on the anime series, and will be written by Ito and original franchise […]

Postmodern Jukebox covers Family Guy theme song

Postmodern Jukebox–a YouTube channel that performs “vintage” versions of modern pop songs–just did a cover of the theme song for Family Guy. And given series creator Seth MacFarlane’s love of classic show tunes, it seems safe to say he’d give it his seal of approval. Family Guy airs Sundays on Fox.

Variety goes in-depth on Jeffrey Katzenberg in nine articles

With his departure from DreamWorks Animation last month, Variety has taken the opportunity to look in-depth at the life and career of Jeffrey Katzenberg in these nine articles: How Jeffrey Katzenberg Became Leader of the Animation Revolution My Ride-Along With (the Unemployed) Jeffrey Katzenberg How Jeffrey Katzenberg Made a Huge Impact on Show Business Jeffrey […]

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Darth Maul returns in new Star Wars Rebels clip

A new clip from Star Wars Rebels has just made its way online, and it features the return of one of the franchise’s most popular villains. The episode will air on Disney XD this Saturday.

A brief history of animation and live action onscreen together