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From the Archives: The Animated News Weekly
After some excavation deep into the embarrassingly cluttered AV archives, we discovered some long lost content: the newsletters we published in the years after our 2003 launch!… |
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Animation Addicts 100th Episode Spectacular
Learn more about The Rotoscopers! Morgan, Mason, and Chelsea are celebrating the 100th episode of the Animation Addicts Podcast by coming together for the first time ever! Join them as… |
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The Fraggles are Back to the Rock in full trailer for reboot series
A full trailer for Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock is now online, and can be checked out in the player above. Although a reboot series, most fans will probably… |
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Paramount+ reveals song from upcoming new Dora series, ¡Somos Familia!
…work together to overcome many obstacles while being challenged by the sneakiest fox, Swiper (Marc Weiner). Kathleen Herles, the original voice of Dora the Explorer, returns to the new series… |
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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… |
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Giselle is an evil stepmother in the full Disenchanted trailer
…(Amy Adams) and Robert (Patrick Dempsey) wed, but Giselle has grown disillusioned with life in the city, so they move their growing family to the sleepy suburban community of Monroeville… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #51: Corpse Bride – Studio Jiggling
Learn more about The Rotoscopers! The fans voted and for this year’s annual Rotoscopers spook-tacular, they dive into the macabre world of Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride. https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADV7625478821.mp3 Highlights: • News:… |
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Get ducky with the new Migration trailer
…trip, via New York City, to tropical Jamaica. As the Mallards make their way South for the winter, their well-laid plans quickly go awry. The experience will inspire them to… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #99: Minions – It is what it is, Just go with it!
…Illumination Entertainment. Minionese and their language. Is it the mother of all languages? Minions discussion at the physical therapy office. The awesome villain family and VillainCon! How do you like… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #80: Big Hero 6 – Do Not Even Compare it To Frozen
…the beginning. • Let’s talk about the Big Hero 6 gang. We need more of them! • Baymax was adorable. Much more lovable than Olaf. Great sidekick character who morphed… |
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Watch the emotional teaser trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
…this first look is largely somber, reflecting the unexpected passing of star Chadwick Boseman in 2020 (even the Marvel Studios logo is presented differently here to fit the tone). The… |
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The Bad Guys opens
DreamWorks’ The Bad Guys opens today in 4,008 theaters according to The Numbers. The film is a hit with critics, earning 85% at Rotten Tomatoes. Their consensus: “Fast-paced, funny, and… |
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The eye-popping trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is here
…Their new friend April O’Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them…. |
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Watch the first (and very brief) teaser for Vivo
A (very short) teaser for Sony Pictures Animation’s Vivo has been released, and you can check it out in the player above. The preview comes after the announcement that the… |
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Addams Family 2 teaser trailer spooks the internet
The first teaser trailer for The Addams Family 2 is now online, and it can be watched in the player above. Unsurprisingly, it reveals absolutely nothing about the sequel’s plot…. |
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Tom Hanks makes a wish in the new Pinocchio trailer
The first trailer for Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of Pinocchio is now online. Despite being a Disney+ release, this certainly looks like a full theatrical film from what’s shown here,… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #79: An American Tail – How Many Bands Have a Thunder Tube?
…production. • Talk of the figurative and literal meaning of “cats”. • How we feel of Fievel as a main character. • Classic Don Bluth scariness in the ocean. •… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #105: Hotel Transylvania 2 – “I Love Your Chocolate Cereal!”
Learn more about The Rotoscopers! The Rotoscopers get together for episode 105 of the Animation Addicts Podcast, where they review Sony’s 2015 animated film Hotel Transylvania 2. https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADV2749569777.mp3 Highlights General… |
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The Owl House creator Dana Terrace addresses show’s early cancelation
Earlier this year, fans of Disney Channel’s popular fantasy comedy The Owl House were disappointed to learn that the show’s third and final season had been severely cut down from… |
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The Thor: Love and Thunder trailer is loaded with colorful mayhem
…expect it to. It also features the first look at Christian Bale’s villain. The movie launches into theaters this July. Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Thor goes on a… |
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Things get freaky in the Wendell and Wild trailer
…out in the player above. It’s his first movie since 2009’s Oscar-nominated Coraline. Filled with all of the weirdness you would expect from the people involved, Wendell and Wild (which… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #74: We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story
…Story (1993) • The early ’90s were the era of the dinosaur. • Vorb tops the list for annoying side character. • Is this movie just a giant commercial for… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #32: Mulan – Yodeling Huns
…over the years, crazy curls, plastic surgery. • Main Discussion: Disney’s Mulan. • Basic info, what are the directors doing now?, “This movie’s awesome!” • Animation laws of the universe:… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #59: A Monster in Paris – Don’t Judge This Flea by Its Cover
In the latest edition of their podcast, Morgan and Chelsea jump right in to the discussion of the unconventional and under-appreciated French film, A Monster in Paris!… |
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Indy returns for one final ride in the Dial of Destiny trailer
…more or less keeps the plot a secret (also, what happened to Marion? Indy did marry her at the end of the last movie!). The anticipated release arrives this summer…. |
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The Wild Robot opens
DreamWork’s The Wild Robot opens today in 3,962 theaters, according to The Numbers. The film has a phenomenal 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Their consensus: “A simple tale told with… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #42: Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strike’s Back
…tie-ins. • Untold Story of Mewtwo, is Mewtwo still considered the most powerful Pokémon?, stupid scientists just working for a paycheck, Mewtwo’s appearance in the anime in Giovanni’s gym, •… |
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Inside Out 2 opens
…up to its predecessor’s emotional intelligence”. There’s a wide range of predictions on how the the movie will do at the box office this weekend. Box Office Pro puts it… |
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New Tom & Jerry poster advertises “a major commotion picture”
…finest hotel on the eve of “the wedding of the century,” forcing the event’s desperate planner to hire Tom to get rid of him, in director Tim Story’s Tom &… |
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New clip from upcoming The Willoughbys
…Jane Krakowski, Séan Cullen and Ricky Gervais. “Convinced they’d be better off raising themselves, the Willoughby children hatch a sneaky plan to send their selfish parents on vacation. The siblings… |
