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Gilbert Gottfried, voice of Aladdin’s Iago, dies at 67
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 levels up to $71 million opening
Netflix takes over Blue Sky’s scrapped Nimona
The fur flies in the Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank trailer

The first trailer for Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank is now online, and can be viewed in the player above. The film has been in development purgatory for years as Blazing Samurai, but now has a different title. It charges into theaters this July. A hard-on-his-luck hound Hank (Michael Cera) finds himself in a […]

Kingdom Hearts IV announced as part of franchise’s 20th anniversary

In honor of the 20th anniversary since the release of the first game, Square Enix announced that there will be a fourth game to Kingdom Hearts, their wildly successful and mega popular video game franchise in partnership with Disney. It is the closing reveal in the video above that includes a look at upcoming mobile […]

Behold the “glory” of the Marmaduke trailer

The trailer for Netflix’s animated Marmaduke is now online, and it must be said, this looks like it might be the best movie of 2022. The production values rival those of Pixar, the animation is better than anything Disney has done, and it looks like it has a very sophisticated sense of humor (wait until you see […]

Soul adds Grammy to its awards haul

In addition to its Oscars, Annies, BAFTAs, and many more awards, Pixar’s Soul added a Grammy for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media to its haul. Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross won the trophy for the Soul: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, tying for the honor with the soundtrack for The Queen’s Gambit. Batiste, […]

The Bob’s Burgers Movie trailer promises mystery, meat and mayhem

A brand new trailer for The Bob’s Burgers Movie is now online, and can be viewed in the player above. As with the marketing for 2007’s The Simpsons Movie, much of the plot largely seems to be kept under wraps here, but there are still plenty of amusing gags. The film arrives in theaters this Memorial […]

Get groovy with the full Minions: The Rise of Gru trailer

It’s been a long time since we last had a trailer for Minions: The Rise of Gru–more than two years, as a matter of fact–but that finally changed today with the launch of a full preview, which you can watch in the player above. The latest in the billion dollar franchise is set to at long last […]

Scrat’s a dad in the Ice Age: Scrat Tales trailer

The trailer for Ice Age: Scrat Tales is now online, and you can check it out in the player above. Unlike the recent The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild, these shorts were actually produced by Blue Sky Studios before their doors were shut down for good last year. The shorts arrive on Disney+ this April. Ice […]

Why Flee deserves to win all three of its major Oscar categories
Beauty and the Beast team reflect on Oscar run in 1992
Animated Play-Doh movie in development from Hasbro
Fear the Puss in Boots: The Last Wish trailer if you dare

The first trailer for the long-delayed Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is now online, and you can check it out in the player above. The story looks action-packed and fun, but some audiences may be taken aback a notably more “stylized” animation style than the more realistic look of the previous Shrek films. The movie opens […]

Everything speeds up with the final Sonic the Hedgehog 2 trailer

The full trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is now online, and from the looks of things, it seems as though this installment is really going to ramp up the action. The first Sonic movie was well-received by critics and audiences, and was a big enough hit for Paramount to almost immediately greenlight a sequel. It zooms […]

The Mitchells vs. The Machines and Arcane lead Netflix domination of Annie Awards

The Mitchells vs. The Machines garnered 8 awards including Best Feature and Arcane swept all 9 awards it was nominated for including Best General TV Production in what was a big night for Netflix as animation on the streaming service won a total of 20 awards.