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Animaniacs 27th anniversary celebrated with behind-the-scenes sneak peek at revival

To mark the 27th anniversary of the premiere of the original series, Warner Bros. has posted a brief behind-the-scenes video of the forthcoming revival of Animaniacs, which can be viewed above. The video focuses on Rob Paulsen (Yakko and Pinky), Jess Harnell (Wakko), Tress MacNeille (Dot), and Maurice LaMarche (Brain) reprising their respective characters alongside […]

Sam Elliot to succeed Adam West as Mayor on Family Guy
New rumor suggests that Soul could skip theaters
Disney admits handling of Mulan has “generated a lot of issues”
Wonder Woman 1984 pushed back to Christmas
Olaf “backstory” to be introduced in Disney+ short Once Upon a Snowman
Creator confirms sudden cancellation of The Venture Bros.

Jackson Publick, creator of the long-running and popular adult swim series The Venture Bros., announced through Twitter today that the series had been cancelled. Unfortunately, it’s true: #VentureBros has been canceled. We got the highly disappointing news a few months ago, while we were writing what would have been season 8. We thank you, our […]

Why the end credits of Mulan have Disney under fire
Chadwick Boseman dies; Marvel hero of Black Panther was 43
Joe Ruby, co-creator of Scooby-Doo, has died at 87
Behind-the-scenes look at visualizing the world of Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina

Critical Role Productions have released the latest behind-the-scenes video on the making of the forthcoming animated series Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina. This featurette takes a look at how the show’s setting, the continent of Tal’Dorei in the world of Exandria, is being visualized for animation by the production studio Titmouse. Spotlighted are […]

Your favorite Madagascar characters are babies in A Little Wild

The trailer for Madagascar: A Little Wild is now online, and yes, it will be about the characters from the popular DreamWorks Animation franchise when they were babies (and venturing out into the city, even though that seemed like something they hadn’t done before as adults in the first film!). It premieres on Peacock and […]

Netflix announces cast for Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion animated musical Pinocchio

PRESS RELEASE Hollywood, Calif. – August 19, 2020 Netflix announced today the cast of Academy Award winner Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming stop-motion animated musical feature Pinocchio. Newcomer Gregory Mann will star as Pinocchio with Ewan McGregor as Cricket and David Bradley (Harry Potter franchise, Game of Thrones) as Geppetto. Other cast includes Academy Award winner […]

The return of Puppetoons

When 1987’s The Puppetoon Movie was finally released to Blu-ray in 2013, it was met with wide acclaim. It was both an animation event and a much-deserved, loving tribute to film pioneer George Pal. Now, prepare for the second volume of these amazing Pal creations, coming soon in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack!