AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Recent Episodes
Mat Brunet
Hosted by Mat Brunet (aka AniMat from the YouTube channel ElectricDragon505), AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast tells the latest news happening throughout the week in the field of animation and what he has to say regarding those insane events. The podcast is live on Twitch every Saturday at 2pm EST, which includes interacting with the audience and occasional special guests.
Today’s episode includes:
• Aniventure released the first look of Andy Serkis’ Animal Farm
• Universal Pictures released the trailer for Wicked: For Good
• Warner Bros. Discovery is splitting from its TV networks to form two companies
• Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s relationship ends in a bitter online fight against each other
• TheMysteriousMrEnter released a new video releasing new information about the Saberspark controversy
Today’s episode includes:
- Netflix released the teaser trailer of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein
- Hulu reveals the intro to the revival of King of the Hill and Toby Huss as the new voice of Dale Gribble
- Cocomelon is moving form Netflix to Disney+ in 2027
- The Criterion Collection announced that they will release Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs on September 30th
- A Slashfilm article suggests the lack of competition and no need for risks is what’s causing kids’ media to lose quality
Today’s episode includes:
- Hulu released the 2nd trailer of Predator: Killer of Killers
- Netflix released the trailer of KPop Demon Hunters
- Disney released the teaser trailer of Zootopia 2
- Lilo & Stitch (2025) earned biggest Memorial Day opening weekend with $183 million
Today’s episode includes:
- Paramount Pictures released the 2nd trailer of Smurfs (2025)
- DC released the 2nd trailer of Superman (2025)
- DreamWorks Animation released the 2nd trailer of The Bad Guys 2
- Sesame Street will be airing new episodes on Netflix and PBS on the same day
- Bloomberg article reveals how Cartoon Network is struggling to survive under David Zaslav
Today’s episode includes:
- DreamWorks Animation released the trailer of Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie
- Saberspark denies the allegations of sexual assault from ILoveKimPossibleALot’s video
- Aardman announced the 3rd Shaun the Sheep movie called The Beast of Mossy Bottom for 2026
- Peacock announced an animated series based on Seth MacFarlane’s Ted
- The Walt Disney Company announced their 7th theme park in Yas Island in Abu Dhabi
Today’s episode includes:
- Hulu released the trailer of Predator: Killer of Killers
- CinemaCon 2025 featured announcements for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, John Wick animated prequel, and more
- DreamWorks Animation announced Forgotten Island from Puss in Boots: The Last Wish directors for 2026
- Genndy Tartakovsky’s R-rated 2D movie Fixed will be released on Netfix this summer
- Star Wars Celebration Japan reveals updates on upcoming movies and animated shows from the franchise
Today’s episode includes:
- Ketchup Entertainment officially bought the rights to Coyote vs. Acme from Warner Bros.
- Netflix orders a live-action Scooby-Doo prequel series
- Reports are blaming Rachel Zegler for Disney’s Snow White (2025) failing at the box office
- Voice actor Jacob Takanashi gets backlash for playing the voice of Kinich in Genshin Impact while the actors are on strike
- AI generated images that replicate the Studio Ghibli style goes viral
Today’s episode includes:
- Interview with the author of Bright & Shiny: A History of Animation at Award Shows (Volume 1)
- Pixar released the trailer of Elio
- Disney and Pixar announced Coco 2 for 2029
- Ketchup Entertainment in talks with Warner Bros. to acquire the rights to Coyote vs. Acme
- The lost pilot episode of Family Guy was found
Today’s episode includes:
- Briarcliff Entertainment released the trailer of Sneaks
- Warner Bros. Discovery removes all the classic Looney Tunes cartoons from Max
- Disney released the teaser trailer of Freakier Friday
- Disney held a press-less premiere for their live-action remake of Snow White
- Disney released the trailer of Lilo & Stitch (2025)
Today’s episode includes:
- George Lowe, the voice of Space Ghost (1957 – 2025)
- Sesame Workshop allegedly fired many Sesame Street employees after forming a union
- Walt Disney Animation Studios officially unionized with The Animation Guild
- Jon Favreau to write and produce an Oswald the Lucky Rabbit series for Disney+
- Lost Media Busters found the trailer of the cancelled live-action Powerpuff Girls CW reboot
Today’s episode includes:
- Flow wins Best Animated Feature at the Oscars
- Anora wins Best Picture and four additional categories at the Oscars
- The review of the 97th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Conan O’Brien
- Disney cancelled Tiana, the planned Disney+ series based on The Princess and the Frog
- DreamWorks Animation released the cast announcement of Shrek 5
Today’s episode includes:
- Warner Bros. released the trailer of The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
- BET+ released the trailer of Lil Kev, an adult animated series about Kevin Hart’s childhood
- Ne Zha 2 beats Inside Out 2 at the box office to become the highest grossing animated film of all time
- Nickelodeon announced Avatar: Seven Havens, a new animated series set in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Dr. Eggman voice actor Mike Pollock got backlash for encouraging fans to use slurs
Today’s episode includes:
- God’s Gang will release a new miniseries called We Didn’t Start the Fire, featuring a cast of autistic actors
- Bright Sun Films released the trailer of Stolen Kingdom
- Universal released the trailer of How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
- Pixar’s Elio will be delayed by a week to June 20
- Disney is taking steps back from policies related to diversity, equality and inclusion
Today’s episode includes:
- Netflix released the trailer of Plankton: The Movie
- Universal Pictures released the trailer of Jurassic World Rebirth
- Paramount Pictures released the trailer of Smurfs
- Marvel released the teaser trailer of The Fantastic Four: First Steps
- The Wild Robot is the top winner at the 52nd Annie Awards with 9 wins
Today’s episode includes:
- nWave Studios released the teaser trailer of Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
- The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were announced
- Warner Bros. Discovery’s lawsuit against Paramount for the streaming rights to South Park will go to trial
- Pixar CCO Pete Docter admits that Soul is not popular because it was released directly onto Disney+
- Warner Bros.’ fighting game, MultiVersus, is shutting down on May 30
Today’s episode includes:
- Pixar released the trailer of Win or Lose
- Animator Buck Woodall is suing Disney for $10 billion for allegedly ripping off his project to create Moana
- TikTok ban turns out to be a PR stunt for Donald Trump
- RUMOR: Nelvana may shut down due to parent company, Corus Entertainment, being over $1 billion in debt
- Nintendo Switch 2 was announced as Nintendo’s next console, coming later this year
Today’s episode includes:
- Flow wins Best Animated Feature at this year’s Golden Globes
- Wildfires burned down thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area
- Universal changes the release dates of Shrek 5 and Minions 3
- Mark Zuckerberg removes fact-checking and hate speech policies on Facebook, Instagram and Threads
- The Dirty Bubble from SpongeBob SquarePants is accused of running the Los Angeles Chargers’ season
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Today’s episode includes:
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- The Arrest of Kyle Carrozza
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- The Animation Guild’s New Deal
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- The Heroes We Lost
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- The Skydance/Paramount Merger
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- Inside Out 2’s Box Office Records
Today’s episode includes:
- Ketchup Entertainment released the teaser trailer of The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
- Sony denies rumors that they’re ending their Spider-Man cinematic universe
- Michael Gracey in talks with Disney to direct the live-action remake of Tangled
- Rashida Jones, Will McCormack and Michael Govier will write the next Tom & Jerry movie for Warner Bros. Pictures Animation
- Warner Bros. Discovery ends contract to host new episodes of Sesame Street
Today's episode includes:
- The nominations for the 82nd Golden Globes were announced
- Muppet History ends after creator Joshua Gillespie was called out for using the platform to sexual harass women
- Disney released the trailer of Snow White (2025)
- Director Barry Jenkins admits that all-digital movies are “not his thing” after working on Mufasa: The Lion King
- Dana Ledoux Miller revealed on the podcast The Writers Panel how Disney turned the Moana series into Moana 2
Today’s episode includes:
- Pamela Hayden, the voice of Milhouse, is retiring from The Simpsons
- 31 movies are eligible for the Best Animated Feature category for the 97th Academy Awards
- Disney confirms that the Monsters, Inc. area will replace Muppet*Vision 3D at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Moana 2 breaks the record for having the biggest 5-day debut at the box office with $221 million
- The animatic of the Lost “Disney Princess” segment for Fantasia 2000 was discovered
Today’s episode includes:
- Paramount Pictures released the 2nd trailer of Sonic the Hedgehog 3
- Netflix released the trailer of Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
- Pixar released the trailer of Dream Productions and the teaser trailer of Elio
- Universal Pictures released the teaser trailer of How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
- DreamWorks Animation released the trailer of The Bad Guys 2
Today’s episode includes:
- Disney released the final trailer of Mufasa: The Lion King
- Disney receives backlash over refusing to air an episode of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur that discusses Brooklyn’s trans identity
- Coca-Cola faces backlash for using AI to create this year’s Christmas commercials
- Disney announced Ice Age 6 for 2026
- Piglet’s Big Game become viral for being compared to a survival horror game
Today’s episode includes:
- Sony Pictures released the trailer of Paddington in Peru
- Netflix released the trailer of Spellbound
- Robert Zemeckis claims that Disney would’ve never make Who Framed Roger Rabbit today because of Jessica Rabbit
- Interstellar 5555 will be rereleased as a 4K remaster, but it was upscaled using AI
- Universal Pictures is producing 3 live-action Lego movies
Today’s episode includes:
- Netflix released the trailer of That Christmas
- Max released the trailer of DC’s Creature Commandos
- Twitter (X) updates the block feature so that the people you blocked can still see your posts
- RUMOR: The Walt Disney Company may announce a major AI initiative
- Paul King will direct a Prince Charming movie, starring Chris Hemsworth, for Disney
Today’s episode includes:
- Netflix and Adult Swim released the trailers of Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld and Invincible Fight Girl respectively
- Walt Disney Animation Studios released the Special Look of Moana 2
- Sony Pictures Classics released the teaser trailer of Sylvain Chomet’s The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol
- Velma is cancelled after two seasons
- DreamWorks Animation is making The Wild Robot 2
Today’s episode includes:
- Disney+ released the trailer of Music by John Williams
- Paramount is making a live-action/CG hybrid movie adaptation of Rugrats
- Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and DC Studios announced Dynamic Duo, the origin story of the Robins, Dick Grayson and Jason Todd
- Studios are talking with focus groups with superfans of major franchises to combat toxic fandoms
- Joker: Folie à Deux flops on its opening weekend with bad word of mouth and a $40 million at the box office
Today’s episode includes:
- Pixar released the trailer of Dream Productions, the Inside Out Disney+ Series
- The Wild Robot has a strong opening weekend at the box office with $35 million
- PhantomStrider (almost) quit YouTube
- Sony Pictures Animation open to collaborating with other studios with Genndy Tartakovsky’s Black Knight and Fixed
- The Muppets, Fraggle Rock and Sesame Street celebrated Jim Henson’s birthday with a crossover video
Today’s episode includes: ⦁ DreamWorks Animation released the trailer of Dog Man ⦁ Former Pixar employees reveal the stressful working conditions when making Inside Out 2 ⦁ Jared Bush named Walt Disney Animation Studios’ new CCO, while Jennifer Lee is working full-time on Frozen 3 and Frozen 4 ⦁ Lionsgate teams up with Runway to use AI technology to save money ⦁ Saturday Night faces backlash for portrayal of Jim Henson as a loser
Today’s episode includes:
- Warner Bros released the teaser trailer of A Minecraft Movie
- Adult Swim released the trailer of Uzumaki
- Mattel released the teaser trailer of Barney’s World
- Mindy Kaling is producing an original movie at Paramount Animation
- James Earl Jones (1931 – 2024)
Today’s episode includes:
- Les Bons Clients released the trailer of the documentary Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
- Warner Bros. released the trailer of The Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim
- Paramount Pictures released the trailer of Sonic the Hedgehog 3
- Hot Ones episode featuring Donald Duck received backlash for not crediting animators
- Inside Out 2 surpassed The Lion King (2019) at the box office, officially making it the highest grossing animated film of all time
Today’s episode includes:
- Interview with the creator of the cartoon-themed board game Unscrewed: It All Falls Apart [Sponsored]
- Mattel and Illumination in talks to produce an animated Barbie movie
- Disney allegedly said man cannot sue them for wife’s passing because he had a Disney+ account
- Marvel and X-Men ’97 creator Beau DeMayo feud over why he got fired
- Rumors that Disney may replace Muppet*Vision 3D with the newly announced Monsters, Inc. area make fans worried
Today’s episode includes:
- The Disney Parks announcements
- The Marvel & Star Wars announcements
- The Walt Disney Studios (live-action films) announcements
- The Walt Disney Animation Studios & Pixar announcements
Today’s episode includes:
- THQ Nordic released the Gameplay trailer of Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed
- Netflix released the teaser trailer of Spellbound
- The complicated relationship between Netflix and Skydance Animation
- Paramount released the 2nd trailer of Transformers One
- The Animation Guild will prepare a pre-negotiation rally on August 10
Today’s episode includes:
- Max released the teaser of DC’s Creature Commandos
- Warner Bros. released the trailer of Joker: Folie À Deux
- Robert Downey Jr. will return to the MCU as Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday
- SAG-AFTRA is going on strike against video game companies to protect their jobs against AI
- Inside Out 2 surpassed Frozen 2 at the worldwide box office
Today’s episode includes:
- Netflix released the trailer of Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
- DreamWorks Animation announced Shrek 5 for July 2026
- Illumination announced Minions 3 for 2027 as Despicable Me becomes the first animated franchise to cross $5 billion at the box office
- Donald Trump was almost assassinated by one of his supporters
- Mighty Magiswords creator Kyle A. Carrozza was arrested for possession of child pornography
Today’s episode includes:
- Adult Swim reveals Japanese and English cast of Uzumaki
- Despicable Me 2 and Inside Out 2 are leading the summer box office
- DNEG, the studio behind the visuals of Dune and The Garfield Movie, received $200 million to invest in AI
- Skydance Media acquires Paramount Global for $8 billion
Today’s episode includes:
- Amazon Prime Video released the trailer of Batman: Caped Crusader
- Disney announced the release date and Collector’s Edition of Epic Mickey: Rebrushed
- Inside Out 2 surpassed $1 billion at the box office
- Kartoon Studios is making their own Winnie the Pooh franchise with the help of AI
- Eddie Murphy said that DreamWorks Animation is working on Shrek 5 and a Donkey spin-off movie
Today’s episode includes:
- Netflix released the teaser trailer of Arcane: Season 2
- DreamWorks Animation released the 2nd trailer of The Wild Robot
- Amazon Prime Video released the trailer of Sausage Party: Foodtopia
- Inside Out 2 breaks the record of the 2nd biggest opening for an animated feature
- Cartoon Network reveals new series of Regular Show, Adventure Time, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends and more at Annecy
Today’s episode includes:
- Paramount+ released the trailer of Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Focus Features released the trailer of Piece by Piece
- John Lasseter’s alleged bad health is complicating the Skydance-Paramount deal
- Pixar veteran Andrew Stanton will direct Toy Story 5
- Netflix announced many animated movies and shows coming in 2024 and 2025, including the Plankton movie, Motel Transylvania and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Today’s episode includes:
- Disney released the teaser trailer of Moana 2
- Bloomberg article says that the fate of Pixar depends on the success of Inside Out 2
- Paramount and Skydance agreed to a merger deal
- Sony Pictures Animation announced GOAT, a sports comedy with Stephen Curry producing
- Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerra wants to use AI to cut down film costs
Today’s episode includes:
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Movie and The Garfield Movie are tied during the worst Memorial Day box office weekend in around 30 years
- Richard Sherman (1928 – 2024)
- Disney lays off around 175 employees at Pixar Animation Studios
- Disney is making a Club 33 movie with Darren Lemke writing the script
- Alt-Right YouTuber Nick Rekieta and his wife were arrested for drugs and firearm possession
Today’s episode includes:
- Illumination Entertainment released the 2nd trailer of Despicable Me 4
- Netflix released the trailer of Ultraman: Rising
- Francis Ford Coppola released the teaser trailer of Megalopolis
- Warner Bros. Discovery announced they are making more Lord of the Rings movie, including The Hunt for Gollum
- Nicolas Cage will star in a Spider-Man Noir live-action series for Amazon Prime Video
Today’s episode includes:
- Nicktoons released the trailer of The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish
- Skydance Media and Sony might have failed to acquire Paramount Global
- Weigel Broadcasting Co. announced MeTV TOONS, which plans to be the ultimate TV channel dedicated to classic cartoons
- Mufasa: The Lion King director Barry Jenkins defends his movie on Twitter
- Dan Schneider sues the producers of Quiet on Set for defamation
Today’s episode includes:
- Disney+ released the trailer of Jim Henson: Idea Man
- Mano Animation Studios released the trailer of The Glassworker
- DreamWorks Animation’s The Wild Robot will be delayed by a week
- Sony delays Kraven the Hunter and Karate Kid
- My experience acting in CBS’ Ghosts
Today’s episode includes:
- Marvel released the trailer of Deadpool & Wolverine
- Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop’s showrunners, Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec, will write the Space Mountain movie for Disney
- Quentin Tarantino scrapped The Movie Critic, which would’ve been his final film
- Sony is considering to buy Paramount with the help of Apollo
- Paramount released the trailer of Transformers One
Today’s episode includes:
- Adult Swim released the trailer of Smiling Friends (Season 2)
- Warner Bros. released the teaser trailer of Joker: Folie à Deux
- Netflix released the trailer of Thelma the Unicorn
- Paramount reveals new info about their upcoming animated movies at CinemaCon
- Paramount announced a film adaptation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin that will be R-rated
Today’s episode includes:
- Netflix released the trailer of Good Times (2024)
- GKIDS released the trailer of MARS EXPRESS
- DreamWorks Animation announced The Bad Guys 2 for 2025
- Paramount+ is removing 10 Nickelodeon shows, including Blue’s Clues & You! and Rugrats (2021)
- Universal reveals details of How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk, one of the lands of the upcoming Epic Universe in Orlando, Florida
Today’s episode includes:
- SAG-AFTRA approves new contract for TV Animation that includes a raise and protection against AI
- The filmmakers behind Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey are making a whole cinematic universe called the ‘Poohniverse’
- A Popeye live-action movie is in the works
- Warner Bros. revealed the cast and the release date for The Cat in the Hat (2026)
- Dan Schneider, Josh Peck and the cast of Ned’s Declassified got backlash over their responses to Quiet on Set
Today’s episode includes:
- Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball (1955 – 2024)
- Warner Bros. Discovery is shutting down Rooster Teeth
- DreamWorks Animation released the trailer of The Wild Robot
- Pixar released the trailer of Inside Out 2
- Kung Fu Panda 4 co-director reveals the production of Kung Fu Panda 4 and why some characters only had silent cameos
Today’s episode includes:
- WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko wins Best Animated Short
- The Boy and the Heron wins Best Animated Feature
- Oppenheimer wins 7 Oscars, including Best Picture, and the other winners
- My Review of the 96th Academy Awards Ceremony
Today’s episode includes:
- Disney released the trailer of Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed
- Sony released the new trailer of The Garfield Movie
- A Willy Wonka experience in Glasgow was so bad that the police were called
- Warner Bros. may have cancelled Coyote vs. Acme as part of their $115 million tax write-down
- Warner Bros. Discovery may not be merging with Paramount Global
Today’s episode includes:
- Walt Disney Animation Studios released the trailer of Iwájú
- Marvel Animation released the trailer of X-Men ‘97
- Marvel revealed the cast of The Fantastic Four, including Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards
- Chris Stuckmann got backlash for his reason to not review Madame Web
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse won 7 Annie Awards, including Best Animated Feature
Today’s episode includes:
- Paramount+ released the trailer of the Knuckles series
- 20th Century released the trailer of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
- Marvel Studios released the teaser trailer of Deadpool & Wolverine
- Disney announced Moana 2 and its release date of November 2024
- Warner Bros. wants to cancel Coyote vs. Acme (again) after rejecting offers and executives skipped seeing the movie
Today’s episode includes:
- Mark Gustafson (1959 – 2024) and Carl Weathers (1948 – 2024)
- The post of Sesame Street’s Elmo asking how people are doing went viral
- Peacock released the trailer of Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024 Netflix series) will remove Sokka’ sexism from the original show
- Universal Orlando revealed the first look of Epic Universe, the third theme park of the resort
Today’s episode includes: Netflix released the trailer of Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024 series) Illumination released the trailer of Despicable Me 4 Pharrell Williams announced Piece By Piece, his animated Lego biography coming later this year Mattel and Jennifer Lopez are producing a Bob the Builder animated feature starring Anthony Ramos The nominations for the 96th Academy Awards were announced
Today’s episode includes:
- Netflix released the 2nd trailer of DreamWorks’ Orion and the Dark
- SAG-AFTRA and Replica Studios signs agreement to allow AI voices of union actors to be used in video games
- The nominations for the 51st Annie Awards were announced
- YouTuber Verbalase is rumored to go bankrupt after Hazbin Hotel controversy
- YouTubers like MatPat, Tom Scott, MeatCanyon, CaptainSparklez and more announced that they are retiring
Today’s episode includes: 5. Super Mario Mania 4. The Downfall of Justin Roiland 3. The Unexpected Rise of Elemental 2. Coyote vs. Warner Bros. Discovery 1. Hollywood on Strike
Today’s episode includes:
• DreamWorks Animation released the trailer of Kung Fu Panda 4
• Amazon Prime Video released the trailer of Hazbin Hotel
• Pixar’s Soul, Luca and Turning Red will be coming to theaters in 2024
• Lady and the Tramp and ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas are added to this year’s National Film Registry preservation list
• The 2024 Golden Globes nominations were announced
Today’s episode includes:
• Peacock released the trailer of ted (2024 series)
• Disney has no movies that made over $1 billion at the box office in 2023
• Disney cancels The Muppets Mayhem after one season
• Machine Media Advisors plan to reboot Ferngully: The Last Rainforest
• Elon Musk tells advertisers who quit Twitter for his antisemitism to ‘Go F*** Yourself’
Today’s episode includes:
• Netflix released the trailer of Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
• Netflix released the trailer of Pokémon Concierge
• How Coyote vs. Acme was saved from being cancelled
• Disney CEO Bob Iger confirms that Frozen 4 is in the works
• Amazon Prime Video released the trailer of Merry Little Batman
Today’s episode includes:
• The Actors’ Strike is officially over as SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP reached a tentative deal
• Pixar released the trailer of Inside Out 2
• Netflix released the trailer of Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024)
• Sony Pictures released the trailer of The Garfield Movie
• Nintendo confirmed that they are making a movie based on The Legend of Zelda with Sony Pictures
Today’s episode includes:
• Disney buys the rest of the stake to fully acquire Hulu for $8.61 billion
• Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 2, Elio, the live-action remakes of Snow White and How to Train Your Dragon and more are delayed
• Apple and WildBrain Studios are making a new Peanutes feature with the team behind The Peanuts Movie
• Skybound Entertainment is rebooting Spike & Mike Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation
• Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023) had a record-breaking opening with $80 million
Today’s episode includes:
• The Big Update to AniMat’s Crazy Cartoon Cast
• Disney released Once Upon a Studio to commemorate the company’s 100th anniversary
• Skydance Animation broke up with Apple to sign a multi-year deal with Netflix
• SAG-AFTRA receives backlash for rules about Halloween costumes during the strike
• YouTube temporarily suspends SSSniperwolf’s monetization after she doxxed Jacksfilms
Today’s episode includes:
• Twice Different released the trailer of Winnie’s Hole, an independent horror game based on Winnie the Pooh
• DreamWorks Animation will lay off 70 employees while starting a partnership with Sony Pictures Imageworks
• Writers will not be returning to The Drew Barrymore Show after scabbing controversy
• Elon Musk announced that he wants to remove the action buttons and their counts from Twitter
• DreamWorks Animation announced The Wild Robot, their next animated feature directed by Chris Sanders
• New WGA contract reveals that writers will receive everything they asked for during the strike
• The Golden Globes will have 2 new categories: Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy and Best Blockbuster Feature
• Dan Harmon talks about his friendship with Justin Roiland and how Rick and Morty destroyed it
Today’s episode includes:
• Pixar’s Elemental is most viewed movie premiere on Disney+ of 2023
• The Writers’ Strike is over after the WGA and AMPTP reached a tentative agreement
• Paramount Animation announced they are making Superworld, based on the book of the same name
• YouTuber Johnny 2 Cellos calls out AI channels for stealing his content and others’
Today’s episode includes:
• Netflix renews the live-action adaptation of One Piece
• Drew Barrymore pauses talk show’s return after receiving backlash for scabbing
• Stoner Cats, the NFT-back animated series starring Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher, is fined for $1 million for misleading investors
• Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland has a history of pursuing young female fans, including underage girls
• Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door HD, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Princess Peach: Showtime! And more announced on Nintendo Direct
Today’s episode includes:
• Miranda Richardson returns as Mrs. Tweedy in Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
• Phil Lord and Chris Miller responds to the toxic working conditions of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Annapurna Animation is developing several new movies, including a film adaptation of Stray
• The problem with Rotten Tomatoes and why Hollywood is still dependent on the site
• Future projects announced for Walt Disney World and the Disney Parks at Destination D23
Today’s episode includes:
• Barbie is Warner Bros.’ highest-grossing film in history with nearly $1.4 billion
• Disney, Bob Iger, Bob Chapek and more, are sued for allegedly hiding streaming losses from investors
• SAG-AFTRA will vote for a second actors’ strike to go against video game companies
• Late-Night show hosts team up to create Strike Force Five, a podcast on Spotify meant to fund out-of-work late-night staff
Today’s episode includes:
• Disney to release The Mandalorian (Season 1 & 2), WandaVision and Loki on 4K UHD and Blu-ray
• The Muppets Take Manhattan will be the first Muppet movie to be released in 4K Ultra HD
• The AMPTP hires new PR firm as they still try to make a deal with the actors and writers on strike
• Warner Bros. is delaying Dune: Part Two, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Today’s episode includes:
• My Tonsillectomy Story Part 1: Before the Surgery
• My Tonsillectomy Story Part 2: After the Surgery
• Florida governor Ron DeSantis wants Disney to drop the lawsuit against him because he has “moved on”
• Nintendo announced that Charles Martinet is stepping down from bring the voice of Mario
• Elon Musk wants to remove the Block feature from Twitter/X
Today’s episode includes:
• Sony delays Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, Kraven the Hunter, Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2, and more
• Paramount may no longer release original animated movies in theaters
• Sarah Silverman blasts actors who are working on independent films during the strike
• Disney will no longer release physical media like DVDs and Blu-rays in Australia
Today’s episode includes:
• Illumination released the trailer of Migration
• Barbie and Oppenheimer broke several box office records on their opening weekend
• FOX released the trailer of Krapopolis
• Elon Musk rebrands Twitter as X
• How the SAG-AFTRA Strike almost prevented me from making movie reviews
Today’s episode includes:
• Netflix released the trailer of The Monkey King
• Warner Bros. released the trailer of Wonka
• SAG-AFTRA, the American union for actors, joins the WGA to go on strike
• CEOs of Hollywood studios receive backlash for comments about the strike, including wanting writers to lose their homes
• Pixar’s Elemental surpassed The Flash at the box office with over $311 million globally
Today’s episode includes:
• Netflix released the trailer of Miraculous: Ladybug and Cat Noir, The Movie
• Article claims John Lasseter’s firing is why Pixar’s movies are struggling
• Freeform released the trailer of Praise Petey
• GQ article that criticized Warner Bros. Discovery David Zaslav removed possibly because of conflict of interest
• Sony Pictures released the trailer of Napoleon
Today’s episode includes:
• Hulu released the trailer of Futurama (2023)
• Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken earned only $5.2 million during its opening weekend
• Twitter will temporarily limit how many tweets you can read daily
• Infinity Train creator Owen Dennis is making an Among Us animated series
• Universal Pictures released the trailer of Five Nights at Freddy’s
Today’s episode includes:
• Hulu released the trailer of Season 4 of Solar Opposites
• Anonymous animators revealed the toxic work environment during the production of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Wanrer Bros. Discovery in talks to sell around half of its music assets from Film & TV for $500 million
• Nintendo Direct (June 2023) reveals Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Super Mario RPG, Detective Pikachu Returns, and more
Today’s episode includes:
• Pixar released the teaser trailer of Elio
• Pete Docter feels that Pixar ‘trained audiences’ to watch Pixar movies at home instead of theaters
• Netflix released the trailer of Nimona
• DreamWorks Animation announced Orion and The Dark, a new animated feature to be released on Netflix in 2024
• Disney’s upcoming animated series Primos received backlash over racist theme song
Today’s episode includes:
• Paramount Pictures released the trailer of ‘PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie’
• Twitch received backlash for new policies that may threaten streamers’ revenue
• Preston Mutanga, a 14-year old high schooler, animated the Lego scene alone in ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’
• Warner Animation Group is rebranded to Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, and announced The Cat in the Hat and Meet the Flintstones
• Disney announced ‘Once Upon a Studio’, an animated short that features over 400 Disney characters to honor the company’s 100 anniversary
Today’s episode includes:
• Paramount Animation released the trailer of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse producers tease a live-action Miles Morales movie
• The Little Mermaid (2023)’s profitability in question after underperforming at international box office
• Disney fires 75 Pixar employees, including Lightyear director Angus MacLane and animator Galyn Susman
• The Story of the Most Toxic and Insane Fan I Ever Had
Today’s episode includes:
• Disney+ will be removing content and be the subject of a lawsuit against Bob Chapek and other Disney executives
• Disney is shutting down Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, the expensive Walt Disney World hotel
• Blumhouse released the teaser trailer of Five Nights at Freddy’s
• Netflix released the teaser trailer of Nimona
• A Florida teacher is under investigation for showing Disney’s Strange World to her class
Today’s episode includes:
• Disney is changing strategies with streaming including pulling out content from Disney+ and possibly selling Hulu to Comcast
• Linda Yaccarino will become Twitter’s new CEO while Elon Musk will stay and do the same thing that he does now
• Max released the trailer of Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
• Max released the trailer of Clone High
• The cast of Donkey Kong Country reunite for an animated short by Alex Henderson
There may be no show this week, but that won’t stop me from talking about the biggest strike in Hollywood since 2007, and discuss about everything you want to know like why are they striking, how this affects you and how AI plays a significant role here.
Today’s episode includes:
• Walt Disney Animation Studios released the teaser trailer of Wish
• The Walt Disney Company is suing Florida governor Ron DeSantis over retaliation
• Boat Rocker and Bay Mills Studios are developing an R-rated Christopher Robin comedy series
• Netflix announces its lineup of animated films over the next 18 months, including Nimona and Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
• The Super Mario Bros Movie is the first animated movie to make $1 billion at the box office since Frozen 2
Today’s episode includes:
• Cartoon Network released the trailer of Tiny Toons Looniversity
• Johnathan Majors was dropped by his manager and PR weeks after his arrest
• Twitter officially removes legacy verified Blue Checks as Elon Musk’s businesses continue to fail
• Disney is drowning in controversy over the casting of the Lilo & Stitch remake
Today’s episode includes:
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie broke the record of the highest grossing movie based on a video game of all time
• Nintendo released the final trailer of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Disney+ released the trailer of The Muppets Mayhem
• Max released the trailer of Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
• Warner Bros. Discovery’s stocks went down after revealing new info on Max, the new version of HBO Max
Today’s episode includes:
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie broke the record for the biggest 5-day opening weekend with $377.6 million
• Sony Pictures Animation released the 2nd trailer of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• HBO Max released the trailer of Clone High
• Lucasfilm released the trailer of Star Wars: Visions Volume 2
• Dwayne Johnson and Disney announced the live-action remake of Moana
Today’s episode includes:
• The Pokémon Company released the trailer of Pokémon Horizons: The Series
• Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey was pulled out from Hong Kong theaters two days before release and no one knows why
• The Simpsons is credited for predicting Florida parents for being angry at Michelangelo’s David
• Justin Roiland’s domestic abuse charges were dropped
Today’s episode includes:
• James Gunn will direct Superman: Legacy
• Twitch CEO, Emmett Shear, steps down
• Sesame Street faces backlash for introducing Cookie Monster NFT
• Jeff “Swampy” Marsh returns to Phineas and Ferb revival
• DreamWorks Animation released the trailer of Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken
Today’s episode includes:
• Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio won Best Animated Feature and The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse won Best Animated Short
• Do we need the Best Animated Feature category?
• The Other Winners of the 95th Academy Awards
• The 95th Academy Awards Ceremony Review
• Disney released the trailer of The Little Mermaid (2023)
Today’s episode includes:
• Indie animation studio Boldbird Studios called out for toxic behavior towards workers and child labor
• Paramount and Nickelodeon released the teaser trailer of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
• Disney released the teaser trailer of The Haunted Mansion (2023)
• Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation released the trailer of Agent Elvis
• Disney+ released the trailer of Peter Pan & Wendy
Today’s episode includes:
• Canadian channel Teletoon will be rebranded to become Cartoon Network
• Media publishers are removing Dilbert comics from their platform after creator Scott Adams’ racist comments
• Warner Bros. Discovery is suing Paramount Global over disputes of the streaming rights of South Park
• Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio received 5 wins at the 50th Annie Awards
Today’s episode includes:
• Netflix released the trailer of The Magician’s Elephant
• Puffin Books is updating several Roald Dahl titles to include a less offensive language
• Susan Wojcicki steps down as the CEO of YouTube
• Disney is updating their plans on releasing their content for Marvel, Star Wars and animation
• Universal is making a live-action How to Train Your Dragon movie to be released in 2025
Today’s episode includes:
• Marvel released the trailer of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
• Disney announced Frozen 3, Toy Story 5 and Zootopia 2
• Justin Roiland almost never worked on Rick and Morty, Solar Opposites and Koala Man for years outside of voices
• Mattel is bringing back Barney the Dinosaur in 2024
• Nintendo Direct reveals new information about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Pikmin 4, Metroid Prime Remastered and more
Today’s episode includes:
- Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation released the teaser trailer of Agent Elvis
- Hulu is reviving King of the Hill
- Viewers are divided over MrBeast’s new video where he cured 1000 people of their blindness
- Aardman, Cartoon Saloon, Studio La Cachette and more are making shorts for Star Wars: Visions Vol. 2
- James Gunn and Peter Safran reveal their plans for Chapter 1 of the rebooted DC Universe
Today’s episode includes:
- The nominations for the 95th Academy Awards were announced
- Justin Roiland dropped from Adult Swim, Hulu and Squanch Games after domestic abuse charges
- Disney is developing a stage adaptation of Pixar’s Coco
- RUMOR: Universal is developing a live-action How to Train Your Dragon movie
Today’s episode includes:
- Avatar: The Way of Water surpasses $2 billion at the global box office
- Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio lead the nominations for the 50th Annie Awards
- Disney+ released the trailer of The Mandalorian Season 3
- Disney in talks with Joachim Rønning to direct Tron: Area, starring Jared Leto
- Netflix announced The Magician’s Elephant and Leo, starring Adam Sandler, to be released this year
Today’s episode includes:
- Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio wins Best Animated Feature at the 80th Golden Globe Awards
- Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland is charged with domestic violence
- Disney is reviving Phineas and Ferb with the show’s co-creator Dan Povenmire
- Universal is making a smaller theme park in Frisco, Texas and a permanent horror experience in Las Vegas
- Twitter thread calls out animation fans who treat animation studios like the Console Wars
Today’s episode includes:
- Hulu released the trailer of Koala Man
- Chris Williams will create a sequel to The Sea Beast and an original fantasy animated feature
- Mindy Kaling will not return as Disgust for Inside Out 2
- Hundreds of Looney Tunes cartoons and half of The Flintstones are removed from HBO Max
- Warner Bros executives may keep Ezra Miller as The Flash for James Gunn and Peter Safran’s reboot of the DC cinematic universe
Today’s episode includes:
- Turning Red over Bad Takes
- The Animation Disillusion of Netflix
- Lost & Found
- The Bob Chapek Saga
- Warner Bros. Discovers Disaster
Today’s episode includes:
- Sony Pictures Animation released the trailer of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- James Gunn is writing a new Superman movie that won’t star Henry Canvill
- Twitter banned links to other social media platforms for one day after Elon Musk had his most controversial week
- The Little Mermaid (1989), Iron Man, Carrie and more are added to the National Film Registry in the Library of Congress
- The Pokémon anime will retire Ash Ketchum in 2023 and introduce new protagonists in the next series
Today’s episode includes:
- The Nominations for the 80th Golden Globe Awards were announced
- The Game Awards was briefly interrupted by a ‘troll’ who nominated Bill Clinton for Game of the Year
- DC Cinematic Universe will go through major changes as Black Adam will lose up to $100 million
- The Academy released the list of eligible movies for the Best Animated Feature category for the 95th Oscars
Today’s episode includes:
- Illumination Entertainment released the 2nd trailer of The Super Mario Movie
- Marvel released the trailer of Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3
- Disney+ released the trailer of Night at the Museum: Kahmhnrah Rises Again
- Lucasfilm released the trailer of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
- Cartoon Brew received backlash for doxxing Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar with controversial article
Today’s episode includes:
- Why Disney’s Strange World had a disappointing opening weekend of $18.6 million at the box office
- 20th Century released the 2nd trailer of Avatar: The Way of Water
- DreamWorks Animation reveals new 30-second logo that honors some of the studio’s movies
- The makers of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey are working on a horror movie based on Bambi
- Atlas Film distribution released the trailer of The Mean One, the Grinch-themed Horror parody
Today’s episode includes:
- Bob Iger returns to The Walt Disney Company to replace Bob Chapek as the CEO
- Pixar released the trailer of Elemental
- Netflix released the trailer of Sonic Prime
- CBC Gem released the trailer of Stay Tooned, hosted by Eric Bauza
- Twitter may shut down permanently in the near future after most employees refused Elon Musk’s ultimatum and quit
Today’s episode includes:
- Kevin Conroy, the voice of Batman in Batman: The Animated Series (1955 – 2022)
- Netflix released the trailer of Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
- Netflix released the trailer of Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
- Marcel the Shell with Shoes On and Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood are eligible to be nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars
- Oculus creator Palmer Luckey created a VR headset that would kill the player if they lose in a video game
Today’s episode includes:
- Logan Miller (ToucanLDM) announced his new animated series, Amazement Park
- Universal Orlando will close several rides to make way for new family entertainment
- Disney+ released the trailer of Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
- Walt Disney Animation Studios released the trailer of Zootopia+
- Henry Selick is tired of people calling The Nightmare Before Christmas a “Tim Burton” movie
Today’s episode includes:
- James Gunn and Peter Safran will lead DC Studios at Warner Bros. Discovery
- Jules Bass, co-founder of Rankin/Bass Productions (1935 – 2022)
- Amazon Prime Video orders Sausage Party: Foodtopia series for 2024
- Elon Musk officially owns Twitter and is starting to break his promises to his far-right fans
Today’s episode includes:
- Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros. Animation will merge as Warner Bros. Discovery removes 125 jobs to cut costs
- Angela Lansbury (1925 – 2022)
- Bayonetta voice Hellena Taylor did not return for Bayonetta 3 because she received a low pay offer
- Former Rooster Teeth employee called out company for workplace harassment
- Activists threw soup at a Van Gogh painting to protest against fossil fuels
Today’s episode includes:
- Illumination and Nintendo released the teaser trailer of The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- HBO Max released the teaser trailer of Velma
- Velma is confirmed gay in Trick or Treat Scooby Doo
- Netflix released the trailer of Wendell & Wild
- The Academy rejects Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood from being nominated for Best Animated Feature
Today’s episode includes:
- Marvel released the trailer of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Netflix released the trailer of My Father’s Dragon
- Peacock released the trailer of I Love You, You Hate Me, the 2-Part docuseries about the hatred of Barney the Dinosaur
- Disney is in the works on a movie starring Figment from Journey into Imagination
- Warner Bros. Discovery is getting sued for possibly lying to their shareholders about the number of HBO Max subscribers
Today’s episode includes:
- Kyle McCarley was fired as the lead voice in Mob Psycho 100 for suggesting to Crunchyroll to work with SAG-AFTRA
- Twitch faces backlash for announcing pay cuts to their top streamers
- YouTubers can soon monetize their content that uses licenced music
- Illumination Entertainment opens adult-oriented label called Moonlight
- Disney released the trailer of Strange World
Today’s episode includes:
- Disney’s The Little Mermaid (2023) is receiving racist attacks for casting Halle Bailey as Ariel
- Disney and Sony announced release dates to their upcoming movies
- RUMOR: Comcast may consider buying Warner Bros. Discovery to merge it with NBCUniversal
- UK network Channel 5 was showing The Emoji Movie instead of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral
- Nintendo Direct announces The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Pikmin 4, Fire Emblem: Engage and more
Today’s episode includes:
- Disney’s Live-Action movies, Marvel, Lucasfilm and Avatar announcements
- Disney & Marvel Games Showcase announcements
- Disney Branded Television and Disney+ announcements
- Disney Parks announcements
- Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar announcements
Today’s episode includes:
- Kiwi Farms, a hate group website for stalkers and harassers, is close to shutting down for good
- Legendary Entertainment, the studio behind Dune and the Monsterverse, could be leaving Warner Bros. Discovery
- Warner Bros. executives regret making Zack Snyder’s Justice League
- Jagged Edge Productions and ITN Studios released the trailer of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
Today’s episode includes:
- Six Warner Bros. Animation projects, including Batman: Caped Crusader, will be shopped instead of airing on HBO Max
- There may be a small chance that Batgirl and Scoob: Holiday Haunt could get released
- Disney+ released the trailer of Pinocchio (2022)
- Roku released the trailer of Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
- China changes ending of Minions: The Rise of Gru to say that Wild Knuckles ends up in jail
Today’s episode includes:
- Disgraced voice actor Vic Mignogna lost the appeal to his 3-year court case and now owes around $500 000 to the defendants
- Netflix released the teaser trailer of Wednesday Addams
- Severin released the teaser trailer of Birdemic 3: Sea Eagle
- Warner Bros. Discovery is removing many unscripted and animated shows from HBO Max
Today’s episode includes:
- DreamWorks Animation announced Kung Fu Panda 4 for March 8, 2024
- Tangled: The Series co-showrunner Chris Sonnenburg will be one of the heads of The Daily Wire’s animation department
- Netflix released the trailer of Bee and Puppycat: Lazy in Space
- Nickelodeon released the gameplay trailer of SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake
- Warner Bros. is considering to cancel The Flash (2023) as Ezra Miller’s behavior gets worse
Today’s episode includes:
- Warner Bros. Discovery reveals their new streaming platform that will combine HBO Max and Discovery+
- Warner Bros. Discovery cancels Batgirl, Scoob!: Holiday Haunt, and several other projects for their new streaming platforn
- Netflix released the trailer of Season 1 (Part 2) of The Cuphead Show
- Adult Swim released the first look of Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm
- Jared Leto and Jaime Lee Curtis will play the Hatbox Ghost and Madame Leota respectfully in The Haunted Mansion (2023)
Today’s episode includes:
- John Lasseter’s return with Luck still controversial amongst the animation industry
- Disney+ released the trailer of Cars on the Road
- XYZ released the trailer of Claydream, the documentary about Will Vinton
- Netflix released the teaser trailer of Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
- An anonymous user uploaded the entire animatics of Sony’s cancelled Popeye movie
Today’s episode includes:
- All the animation announcements at San Diego Comic Con 2022
- Marvel released the teaser trailer of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe is rebooting The Powerpuff Girls and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends with Craig McCracken
- Netflix acquires Animal Logic, the studio behind The Lego Movie and Happy Feet
- Sesame Place received backlash over a Rosita costume character snubbing two black kids
Today’s episode includes:
- Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh! (1961 – 2022)
- Genndy Tartakovsky confirms that he started production on his R-Rated 2D animated feature, Fixed
- Apple TV+ released the trailer of Luck
- Netflix released the trailer of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
- ABC announced a live-action/animated two-hour special of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in honor of the movie’s 30th anniversary
Today’s episode includes:
- Minions: The Rise of Gru beat Lightyear’s record of the biggest opening weekend for an animated film since Frozen II with $108.5 million
- A Salon article exposes how culture wars and anti-woke YouTube channels are a gateway to the alt-right and extremism
- Disney+ released the teaser trailer of Hocus Pocus 2
- Adult Swim released the teaser trailer of Primal (Season 2)
- Disney announced Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, the Princess and the Frog update to Splash Mountain, for late 2024
Today’s episode includes:
- Peacock will have a new CG Caillou series along with 5 specials
- TheOdd1sOut and Netflix team up for the animated series Oddballs
- Sony’s Kraven the Hunter (2023) will turn the villain into an animal lover
- Chris Sanders was a little bit frustrated that Frozen got the praise for its depiction of sisterhood instead of Lilo & Stitch
Today’s episode includes:
- Lightyear earned $51 million on its opening weekend at the box office
- Todd Phillip’s Joker: Folie à Deux will be a musical with Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn
- Genndy Tartakovsky signs multiyear deal with Cartoon Network and Warner Bros. Animation
- DreamWorks Animation released the 2nd trailer of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
- The Lost “Wicked Witch of the West” episode of Sesame Street was discovered and leaked online
Today’s episode includes:
- Netflix released the trailer of The Sea Beast
- Sony Pictures announced they’re rereleasing Spider-Man: No Way Home on the big screen called The More Fun Stuff Version
- Sony Pictures Animation is working on a Ghostbusters animated movie and an animated series with Netflix
- Warner Bros. head of kids and family programming, Amy Friedman, faces backlash over commenting that “Girls often graduate out of animation”
- Disney doesn’t know why the highly expensive Star Wars Galactic Cruiser hotel is not making enough money
Today’s episode includes:
- Disney released the teaser trailer of Strange World
- Disney+ released the teaser trailer of Pinocchio (2022)
- Pokémon released the second trailer of Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet
- Disney and Star Wars social media accounts call out racist attack against Obi-Wan Kenobi star Moses Ingram
- Morbius was re-released this weekend because of the “Morbin’ Time” meme…and bombed at the box office again
Today’s episode includes:
- Lucasfilm released the teaser trailer of Star Wars: Andor
- Star Wars Celebration 2022 reveals new trailers and info about Andor, Tales of the Jedi, The Mandalorian season 3 and more
- Robot Chicken co-creator Seth Green had his NFTs stolen and cannot make his new show without them
- Winnie the Pooh will be turned into an R-rated slasher called Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
Today’s episode includes:
- Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022) receives backlash for the similarities between Sweet Pete and Peter Pan (1953) star Bobby Driscoll
- Marvel Studios signs deal to use Stan Lee’s likeness in their movies, series and more
- Disney+ released the 2nd trailer of Baymax!
- Scooby-Doo will have an adult animated series with Velma and a preschool show called Scooby-Doo! and the Mystery Pups
- YouTube will allow viewers to skip to the “most replayed” part of videos
Today’s episode includes:
- Details revealed for Animation Lookback: The Muppets
- Pixar revealed their next movie for Summer 2023, Elemental
- Apple TV+ released the teaser trailer of Luck
- US senator proposes bill to limit copyright protection by 56 years meant to attack Disney
Today’s episode includes:
- 20th Century released the teaser trailer of Avatar: The Way of Water
- Disney+ released the trailer of Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Warner Animation Group released the 2nd trailer of DC League of Super-Pets
- The voice cast of Netflix’s Sonic Prime was revealed, including Derek Mack as Sonic
- Cartoon Brew is up for sale and is looking for a new owner
Today’s episode includes:
- Disney+ released the 2nd trailer of Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)
- Tokyo Disneyland will update Tomorrowland and Space Mountain for 2027
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will be the biggest animated production yet
- The film adaptation of Wicked will be split into 2 movies
- The Simpsons Disney+ short When Billie met Lisa receives backlash for continuity error about Homer
Today’s episode includes:
- Florida governor Ron DeSantis strips Walt Disney World of its special self-governing status
- Netflix Animation faces backlash after an article reveals how the studio is detracting creators with their data
- Elon Musk buy Twitter for $44 billion
- Pixar released the 2nd trailer of Lightyear
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is delayed to June 2, 2023
Today’s episode includes: * Gilbert Gottfried (1955 – 2022) * Warner Bros. may have given up on the Fantastic Beasts movies due to controversies from J.K. Rowling and Ezra Miller * Coinbase is producing a film trilogy based on the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs * TheMysteriousMrEnter received major backlash for having the worst take on Pixar’s Turning Red
Today’s episode includes:
- Phil Lord & Chris Miller calls out The Academy for not taking animation seriously
- Will Smith is banned from attending the Oscars for 10 years
- Paramount Pictures released the trailer of Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
- Netflix released the trailer of Marmaduke (2022)
- Netflix and Annapurna are reviving Blue Sky Studios’ Nimona
Today’s episode includes:
- Estelle Harris (1928 – 2022)
- Ron Howard and Brian Grazer are making a Jim Henson documentary
- Disney+ released the trailer of Ice Age: Scrat Tales
- Illumination released the trailer of Minions: The Rise of Gru
- Netflix released the teaser trailer of The Sea Beast
Today’s episode includes:
- The Windshield Wiper won the Oscar for Best Animated Short
- Encanto won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature
- The Oscar winners, including CODA winning Best Picture
- The Review of the Oscars telecast
- Will Smith slaps Chris Rock on the Oscars stage over a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith
Today’s episode includes:
- Former Blue Sky employees talked reveals that Disney disapproved of the same-sex kiss scene in the cancelled Nimona
- Pixar’s Lightyear will include a same-sex kiss from a significant character
- DreamWorks released the trailer of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
- Warner Bros. released the trailer of King Tweety
- Disney received backlash for hosting a racist high school drill team’s performance in Walt Disney World
Today’s episode includes:
- The Mitchells vs. The Machines and Arcane are the big winners of the 49th Annie Awards
- Netflix released the trailer of Green Eggs and Ham: The Second Serving
- Paramount released the final trailer of Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Disney CEO Bob Chapek apologized for not denouncing Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill sooner
Today’s episode includes:
- Netflix announced The Cuphead Show “Season 2” will be released this Summer
- Netflix released the trailer of Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood
- Funimation is moving all of its content onto Crunchyroll
- Disney+ announced The Muppet Mayhem starring The Electric Mayhem and Lilly Singh
- Disney CEO Bob Chapek refuses to denounce Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill
Today’s episode includes:
- DreamWorks Animation released the 2nd trailer of The Bad Guys
- Paramount+ released the trailer of The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder
- HBO Max released the trailer of Gaming Wall Street
- Disney announced a new collection of Disney+ shorts called Ice Age: Scrat Tales
- The Academy receives backlash for the choice of not broadcasting 8 categories
Today’s episode includes: * Disney+ released the trailer of Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers * Disney announced Storyliving by Disney, a brand of residential communities run by The Walt Disney Company * Brad Bird to direct Ray Gunn at Skydance Animation * John DiMaggio responds to not reprising his role as Bender in the Futurama revival * Many new announcements of what’s to come on Paramount+ between now and 2025
Today’s episode includes: * The nominations for the 94th Academy Awards were revealed * Pixar released the trailer of Lightyear * Disney cancelled the Beauty and the Beast (2017) prequel series * Futurama is being revived at Hulu without John DiMaggio * Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Mario Strikers: Battle League and more were revealed in Nintendo Direct
Today’s episode includes: * The Masked Singer sparked backlash for having Rudy Giuliani revealed as a contestant * Nickelodeon and Paramount will be producing multiple movies based on The Smurfs * Sony Pictures cancelled The Boondocks reboot * Disney+ picks up Sony’s Goosebumps series * Japanese companies like Toei and Sho-Pro are attacking YouTubers with their own copyright laws
Today’s episode includes:
- Disney will make changes to the dwarfs with their live-action remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Media like Fox News is creating false outrage about Minnie Mouse wearing pants
- Tennessee school board received backlash over their ban on the Holocaust graphic novel, Maus
- Lionsgate released the trailer of Pinocchio: A True Story
- Why Disney does not own Scrat from Ice Age
Today’s episode includes: * Netflix released the trailer of The Cuphead Show * Encanto’s ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’ beats Frozen’s ‘Let It Go’ as the highest-charting Disney animated song since 1995 * Aardman revealed new info for Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget and the 2nd Wallace & Gromit movie * Roku is making a Weird Al Yankovic biopic starring Daniel Radcliffe * Microsoft acquires Activision for $68.7 billion
Today’s episode includes:
- 20th Century Studios released the trailer of The Bob’s Burgers Movie
- Troy Baker received backlash for associating himself with AI powered voice NFTs
- Disney will be making more Ice Age and Rio movies for Disney+
- Disney announced The Santa Clause limited series starring Tim Allen for Disney+
- Figment popcorn bucket are causing lines at EPCOT that go up to 7 hours
Today’s episode includes:
- Encanto wins Best Animated Feature at the 79th Golden Globe Awards
- Pixar’s Turning Red will be skipping theaters and will be a Disney+ exclusive
- Netflix is developing a Scott Pilgrim anime series
- Sesame Street’s Elmo and his hatred for Zoe’s pet rock Rocco
- Why Encanto’s We Don’t Talk About Bruno is not the Oscar contender for Best Original Song
Today’s episode includes:
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5 Cowboy BeFlop: The Rise and Fall of Netflix’s Live-Action Remake Series of Cowboy Bebop
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4 The Chris Pratt Casting: The Reactions to Chris Pratt as Mario and Garfield
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3 Cancel Culture Mania: How “Cancel Culture” Became the Most Overused Term of the Year
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2 Sony’s Streaming Plan: Sony Pictures’ $3 Billion Deal with Netflix & Disney+
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1 Blue Sky Studios (1987-2021): Saying Goodbye to the Studio that brought us Ice Age and The Peanuts Movie
Today’s episode includes:
- Spider-Man: No Way Home has the 2nd biggest domestic opening weekend in history with $260 million
- DreamWorks Animation released the trailer of The Bad Guys
- Adult Swim released the trailer of Smiling Friends
- The National Film Registry adds WALL-E and Walt Disney’s Flowers & Trees to the Library of Congress
- Tara Strong faces backlash for her involvement with Ornamental, a movie that’ll be fully funded by NFTs and blockchains
Today’s episode includes:
- The nominations for the 79th Golden Globe Awards were announced
- Paramount Pictures released the trailer of Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Walt Disney Animation Studios revealed Strange World, their next movie releasing in Thanksgiving 2022
- Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop is cancelled after one season
- TotallyNotMark had more than 150 videos taken down by Toei Animation because of how they abuse YouTube’s copyright system
Today’s episode includes:
- Sony Pictures Animation released the first look at Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One)
- John Musker and Ron Clements are working at Warner Animation Group on DC’s Metal Men
- The Animation Guild is demanding higher wages for writers with #NewDeal4Animation
- The Jim Henson Company is teaming up with VeVe to launch a new collection of NFTs based on Labyrinth
- 26 movies are eligible for Best Animated Feature for the 94th Academy Awards
Today’s episode includes:
- Legendary Broadway composer-lyricist, Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021)
- Warner Animation Group released the trailer of DC League of Super Pets
- Paramount released the trailer of Rumble, which will now be a Paramount+ exclusive on December 15th
- Illumination Entertainment founder Chris Meledandri defends casting Chris Pratt as Mario in the upcoming Super Mario Bros. movie
- Encanto opens with $40.3 million on its 5-day Thanksgiving weekend, but is that a good thing?
Today’s episode includes:
- Pixar released the trailer of Turning Red
- Warner Bros. Games reveals Multiversus, the Super Smash Bros.-style game featuring Warner Bros. IPs
- Diana: The Musical stars and producer defends musical after receiving massive backlash
- Rust script supervisor, Mamie Mitchell, is suing Alec Baldwin and producers
- The legacy and the real identity of Jack the Ripper
- Disney released many major announcements during Disney+ Day
- Disney and VeVe released Disney Golden Moments, a Disney NFT Collection
- Disney announced an update for Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland for 2023
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy creator Maxwell Atoms reveals that he’s in bad terms with Adult Swim president
- YouTube is hiding the dislike count from the public across its website
Today’s episode includes:
- Conservatives attack Sesame Street and Big Bird for promoting vaccinations to children
- PAW Patrol is getting a sequel movie for October 2023 and a spin-off series
- Netflix released the trailer of Back to the Outback
- Warner Bros. Animation released the trailer of Tom and Jerry: Cowboy Up
- US President Joe Biden’s newly passed Infrastructure Bill could signal the end of NFTs
Today’s episode includes:
- Pixar released the teaser trailer of Lightyear
- Netflix released the trailer of Cowboy Bebop (2021)
- Lucasfilm released the trailer of The Book of Boba Fett
- RUMOR: Warner Bros. is developing a Super Smash Bros. style fighting game with its popular IPs called Multiversus
- Adult Swim released the animated short Come and Learn with Pibby!
Today’s episode includes:
- Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins accidentally died on the set of Alec Baldwin’s Rust
- Disney+ released the trailer of Diary of a Wimpy Kid
- Hulu released the trailer of Season 2 of Animaniacs
- Facebook is going to rebrand the company and change its name
Today’s episode includes:
- Warner Bros. released the trailer of The Batman
- Bruce Timm promises that Batman: Caped Crusader is more Batman: The Animated Series than Batman: The Animated Series
- Zelda Williams tells people to stop sending her the ROBIN Test Footage video
- DreamWorks Animation reveals Dragons: The Nine Realms, a new animated series based on How to Train Your Dragon set in the modern times
- David Gordon Green to direct Happiest Place on Earth, a Disney+ movie about the creation of Disneyland
Today’s episode includes:
- Sora form Kingdom Hearts is the last DLC fighter of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- GKIDS announced Cartoon Saloon’s Irish Folklore Trilogy Blu-ray set, which includes the exclusive Blu-ray of Wolfwalkers
- The new trailer of Koati, a new 2D animated film, was released
- Universal Studios Florida will permanently close Shrek 4D on January 2022
- An article on The Hollywood Reporter reveals the complex relationship of Disney heads Bob Iger and Bob Chapek
Today’s episode includes:
- Disney released the trailer of Encanto
- eOne released the trailer of Fireheart
- China is censoring cartoons and TV shows aimed for kids that don’t push their agenda
- Scarlett Johansson and Disney settled their Black Widow lawsuit
- Fans are freaking out that Hotel Transylvania: Transformania did not get released on October 1st
Today’s episode includes:
- Nintendo revealed the release date and cast of Illumination’s Super Mario movie, including Chris Pratt as Mario
- Disney+ released the trailer of Muppets Haunted Mansion
- Disney announced new content for Disney+ Day, including shorts based on Luca and Olaf form Frozen
- Netflix released the trailer of Inside Job, the next animated series by Gravity Falls’ Alex Hirsch
- Nintendo announced new games and updates on Nintendo Direct including Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Bayonetta 3
Today’s episode includes:
- Travis Knight will direct Laika’s next stop motion animated feature, Wildwood
- Disneyland’s Roger Rabbit Car Toon Spin is getting an update with Jessica Rabbit as the leading role
- Disney received backlash over FastPass replacement, Disney Genie+
- Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will be the temporary hosts of Jeopardy for the rest of 2021
- Denis Villeneuve sparks controversy over calling the Marvel movies “Cut and Paste”
Today’s episode includes:
- Warner Bros. released the trailer of The Matrix Resurrections
- Epic Games is selling their animated short Bug Therapy at TIFF
- Nickelodeon president Brian Robbins in talks to become the head of Paramount Pictures
- Disney will start releasing movies like Eternals and Encanto exclusively in theaters
- Owen Wilson and Rosario Dawson join the cast of The Haunted Mansion reboot
Today’s episode includes:
- WildBrain announced 5 new Caillou CG Specials for 2022
- Cartoon Network announced a new Sunday block called ACME Night
- Disney released the trailer of The Ghost & Molly McGee
- DreamWorks Animation released the trailer of The Croods: Family Tree
- Frank Oz claims Disney won’t let him come back to the Muppets as Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy and more
Today’s episode includes:
- Ed Asner, the voice of Carl Fredricksen from Pixar’s Up (1929 – 2021)
- Disney announced that they are making a Jungle Cruise 2
- Netflix released the teaser trailer of Maya and the Three
- Disney+ released the trailer for Dug Days and HBO Max released the trailer of Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs
- Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer breaks Avengers: Endgame’s record for the most views in 24 hours
Today’s episode includes:
- Mike Richards steps down from hosting Jeopardy 9 days after he got the job
- The Addams Family 2 changes plans to be released in theaters and on digital rental the same day
- HBO Max announced Adventure Time spin-off series Fionna and Cake
- Disney+ released the trailer of Star Wars: Visions
- OnlyFans will ban sexually explicit content on its platform
Today’s episode includes:
- Sony officially bought Crunchyroll for $1.2 billion and will combine it with Funimation to create one major anime service
- Mike Richards and Mayim Bialik are named the new hosts of Jeopardy
- Netflix released the trailer of My Little Pony: A New Generation
- Netflix released the trailer of Q-FORCE
- Hotel Transylvania: Transformania is skipping theaters and moving exclusively to Amazon Prime Video
Today’s episode includes:
- Far-right groups are using cancel culture to attack Muppet Babies for the episode Gonzo-rella
- Crunchyroll released the trailer of High Guardian Spice
- Tangent Animation, the studio behind Next Gen and Maya and the Three, shuts down
- Walt Disney Animation Studios opens a new studio in Vancouver
- South Park is getting renewed up to season 30 and is getting 14 Paramount+ movies in a new $900 million deal
Today’s episode includes:
- Arthur is ending in 2022 on its 25th season
- HBO Max released the trailer of The Prince
- Netflix released the trailer of I <3 Arlo
- Netflix released the trailer of Sony Pictures Animation’s Vivo
- Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney for releasing Black Widow on Disney+
Today’s episode includes:
- Gerry McGrory’s experience on being an animator on Space Jam: A New Legacy
- Disney+ released the trailer of Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life
- Netflix and Lucifer’s Joe Henderson are making a Pokémon live-action series
- Disney announced new SparkShorts from Pixar and new Goofy cartoons from Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Nickelodeon announces a Baby Shark movie and a season 2 of Baby Shark’s Big Show!
Today’s episode includes:
- Veteran animator Dave Alvarez was not credited for his work on Space Jam: A New Legacy
- Pixar released the teaser trailer of Turning Red
- Universal and Netflix extends their deal for exclusive streaming rights to the DreamWorks Animation and Illumination movies
- Matthew A. Cherry and Chaz Bottoms are making a new animated musical series for Cartoon Network called Battu: An Animated Musical
- Nickelodeon released the trailer of Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
Today’s episode includes:
• Jason Szwimer starts a new podcast called Finding D.W., where he meets up with the actors that played D.W. in Arthur
• Disney released the trailer of Encanto
• Marvel released the trailer of Marvel Studios’ What If…?
• MGM released the trailer of The Addams Family 2
• Le Pacte released the trailer of Where is Anne Frank
Today’s episode includes:
- DreamWorks’ Me and My Shadow may have been cancelled because Jeffrey Katzenberg didn’t like it
- Toei Animation will use AI to create their backgrounds and coloring
- Paramount Pictures released the trailer of Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)
- Disney released the special look of Star Wars: Visions
- A Kickstarter campaign for a documentary about Dingo Pictures recently launched
Today’s episode includes:
- Illumination Entertainment released the trailer of Sing 2
- Syfy released the trailer of Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo meets Courage the Cowardly Dog
- HBO Max released the trailer of Jellystone!
- Disney and Scarlett Johansson are making a movie based on the Tower of Terror
- Filmmakers reveal how they toned down Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame to a G-rating
Today’s episode includes:
- Five Nights at Freddy’s creator Scott Cawthon retires to escape backlash over donations that promote bigotry
- Disney picks up African animated anthology film Kizazi Moto for Disney+ in 2022
- Netflix released the trailer of Johnny Test (2021)
- Hotel Transylvania: Transformania moves its release date to October 1st, competing against Dune and The Addams Family 2
- Warner Bros. won’t let Batman get down on Catwoman in Harley Quinn
Today’s episode includes:
- Ubisoft revealed Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope and more
- Square Enix revealed Guardians of the Galaxy, Babylon’s Fall and more
- Xbox and Bethesda revealed Starfield, Halo: Infinite, Redfall and more
- Nintendo revealed The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2, Metroid Dread, Tekken’s Kazuya for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and more
Today’s episode includes:
- 20th Century Studios released the trailer of Ron’s Gone Wrong
- Disney released the trailer of Monsters at Work
- XYZ Films released the teaser trailer of ClayDream, the Will Vinton documentary
- Warner Bros. announced Tom & Jerry in New York for HBO Max
- Netflix revealed new info on He-Man, Cuphead, Cowboy Bebop and more during Geeked Week
Today’s episode includes:
- Netflix released the trailer of America: The Movie
- Netflix released the trailer of We The People
- Charades released the international trailer of Mamoru Hosoda’s Belle
- Paramount released the trailer of PAW Patrol: The Movie
- Disney announced Cruella 2
Today’s episode includes:
- Samuel E. Wright, the voice of Sebastian from The Little Mermaid (1946 – 2021)
- Disney announced Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Adaptation coming to Times Square in October
- J. Abrams admits that he didn’t have a plan when making the Star Wars sequel trilogy
- The Boss Baby: Family Business will be released in theaters and on Peacock in July
- CW’s Powerpuff will have to rework on its pilot
Today’s episode includes:
- WarnerMedia and Discovery will merge in a $43-billion deal
- RUMOR: Amazon is in talks to acquire MGM in a $9-billion deal
- Dan Harmon’s Krapopolis and Toonbox’s Take My Muffin will be the first Blockchain animated series, which will be fueled by NFTs
- Nickelodeon is making a SpongeBob spin-off movie starring Sandy Cheeks
- Warner Bros. announced new DC and Adult Swim shows, including Batman: Caped Crusader and Smiling Friends
Today’s episode includes:
- Hollywood is turning against the Golden Globes and the HFPA
- Netflix released the trailer of Sony Pictures Animation’s Wish Dragon
- Netflix announced a CG-animated feature of Ultraman
- Adult Swim are making movies of The Venture Bros., Metalocaypse and Aqua Teen Hunger Force
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show is ending in 2022
Today’s episode includes:
- News media claims that the “True Love’s Kiss” scene from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is causing controversy…when it actually isn’t
- Nintendo is hinting that they want to make more animated projects based on their IPs
- Paramount+ released the trailer of Rugrats (2021)
- Disney announced the new Disney+ Halloween special, Muppets Haunted Mansion
Today’s episode includes:
- Netflix will release Sony Pictures Animation’s Vivo
- Disney released the trailer of Luca
- Pixar animators are upset that their movies are sent straight to Disney+
- Oscars producers refused to let Anthony Hopkins accept his Best Actor award on Zoom
- Lionsgate released the trailer of Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park
Today’s episode includes:
• Soul won for Best Animated Feature and If Anything Happens I Love You won for Best Animated Short
• Nomadland wins Best Picture and talking about other winners
• Review of the 93rd Academy Awards show
Today’s episode includes:
- The Winners of the 48th Annie Awards, including Soul with 7 wins and Wolfwalkers with 5 wins
- Cartoon Network is bringing back Cartoon Cartoons as their new shorts program
- Netflix released the trailer of Godzilla Singular Point
- Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo to write a movie about the evil stepsisters from Cinderella for Disney
- Avatar: The Last Airbender’s YouTube channel teases new series is coming soon
Today’s episode includes:
- Netflix is the exclusive streaming home of Sony Pictures
- Warner Bros. released the trailer of Space Jam: A New Legacy
- Screen Media Films released the trailer of Street Gang, a documentary about Sesame Street
- Mark Elliott, the voice of Disney trailers (1939 - 2021)
- Wonder Street is making an animated film based on the marshmallow candies Peeps
Today’s episode includes:
- Talking about the making of Animation Lookback: Walt Disney Animation Studios +
- Answering questions regarding the series
- Highlights from across the series, including animations
- What is the next Animation Lookback?
Today’s episode includes:
- Disney’s Cruella and Black Widow will be released in theaters and Disney+, while Pixar’s Luca is now a Disney+ exclusive
- The U.S. Department of Justice started an antitrust review over Sony buying Crunchyroll
- The SpongeBob SquarePants episode “Mid-Life Crustacean” and “Kwarantine Krab” are no longer available
- Lindsay Ellis deleted her Twitter over controversial takes on Raya and the Last Dragon and Soul
- Disneyland announces new expansion that will include new rides, restaurants and shops
Today’s episode includes:
- The nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards
- DreamWorks Animation released the trailer of Spirit Untamed
- Netflix released the trailer of Arlo the Alligator Boy
- Nickelodeon revealed a lot of new release dates for their animated content like movies and series
- Alberta’s “Energy War Room” is trying to cancel Bigfoot Family for saying that oil companies are evil
Today’s episode includes:
- Pepe Le Pew is claimed to be the next “Cancel Culture Victim”
- Several Disney animated classics are not available on kids’ profiles on Disney+
- Raya and the Last Dragon had a weak box office opening, but it doesn’t mean that it’s a flop
- James Cameron’s Avatar reclaimed its position as the highest-grossing film of all time
- Sony Pictures Animation is making an animated musical called K-Pop: Demon Hunters
Today’s episode includes:
- Soul wins Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score at the 78th Golden Globe Awards
- Soul and Wolfwalkers lead the nominations for the 48th Annie Awards
- Minions: The Rise of Gru delayed to July 1, 2022
- 6 lesser-known Dr. Seuss books will no longer be published due to racist imagery
- Lola Bunny has a new look for Space Jam: A New Legacy and the Internet doesn’t find her attractive enough
Today’s episode includes:
• ViacomCBS revealed many announcements for Paramount+
• Disney released the trailer of Luca
• Hasbro and eOne reveals the first look of G5 My Little Pony
• Disney and Ron Moore are developing a Magic Kingdom TV Universe, starting with a S.E.A. series
Today’s episode includes:
- Disney released the trailer of Cruella
- What’s missing and edited in The Muppet Show on Disney+
- Warner Bros. announced their preschool block Cartoonito, along with other animation announcements
- Warner Bros. released the trailer for Mortal Kombat (2021)
- Splatoon 3, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD and more revealed during the February 2021 edition of Nintendo Direct
Today’s episode includes:
- Disney shuts down Blue Sky Studios
- Gina Carano fired from The Mandalorian after anti-semitic post on Instagram
- Clone High and a Velma spin-off series are coming to HBO Max
- Netflix and Patrick McHale are adapting Redwall into a movie and a series
- New Line Cinema and Nicole Kassell are remaking The Wizard of Oz
Today’s episode includes:
- The nominations to the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards were announced
- Netflix, MGM and RatPac Entertainment want to make a movie based on the GameStop Stocks Saga
- Christopher Plummer (1929 - 2021)
- Netflix is teaming up with Sega, WildBrain and Man of Action for Sonic Prime
- Vincent Waller confirms that Stephen Hillenburg was aware of Kamp Koral
Today’s episode includes:
- Disney released the trailer of Raya and the Last Dragon
- The promo for Season 25 of Thomas & Friends was leaked
- Billy Crystal revealed an update on Monsters at Work, including a possible release date
- Disney announced a new update for the Jungle Cruise at Disneyland and Walt Disney World
- Predicting the Nominations for Best Animated Feature for the 93rd Academy Awards
Today’s episode includes:
• The Muppet Show will be on Disney+ on February 19
• Warner Bros. sets Wonka for 2023 with director Paul King
• Fortnite creator Epic Games to create their first animated feature with Gilgamesh
• MGM, Sony and Disney delay more movies across 2021 and 2022
• Netflix buys Sony’s The Mitchells vs. The Machines (previously called Connected)
Today’s episode includes:
• Nickelodeon released the preview of Kamp Koral
• Chicago Bears’ Cordarrelle Patterson said F&%K on Nickelodeon’s NFL Wild Card broadcast
• Netflix revealed their lineup for 2021, including their animated projects
• People are freaking out over the proportions of the girl from Disney’s 2016 short film Inner Workings
• Screen Media Films released the trailer of Willy’s Wonderland, where Nicolas Cage fights FNAF-style animatronics
Today’s episode includes:
- Why I talk about Politics in my videos (The Riot at the US Capitol)
- Caillou will no longer air on PBS Kids
- Netflix released the trailer for Craig McCracken’s Kid Cosmic
- Chris Miller tells people not to blame The Lego Movie for the existence of the upcoming Rubik’s Cube movie
- Danish channel DR sparks controversy with John Dillermand, an animated series about a man with a long shlong
Today’s episode includes:
- Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical
- The Most Competitive Award Season for Best Animated Feature
- Sony Buys Crunchyroll
- The Mass Movie Exodus
- Trolls Home Tour
Today’s episode includes:
- Shrek was added to the National Film Registry
- Nickelodeon will feature SpongeBob SquarePants, All That and more to help families watch NFL
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar writes about the reality of “Cancel Culture” and self-destructing celebrities
- Disney chairman Bob Iger and DreamWorks Animation founder Jeffery Katzenberg are considered for U.S. Ambassador roles
- Shigeru Miyamoto presented a preview of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan
Today’s episode includes:
- Major announcements revealed at Disney Investor Day 2020
- Christopher Nolan attacks WarnerMedia for their decision of releasing Warner Bros.’ 2021 movies to both theaters and HBO Max
- Sony buys Crunchyroll for nearly $1.2 billion
- DreamWorks Animation to adapt Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man into an animated feature
- Thousands of TikTok fans are making a musical based on Ratatouille
Today’s episode includes:
- DuckTales (2017) will officially end after its 3rd season
- Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train beat Titanic to become the 2nd highest grossing movie of Japan
- Alan Menken & Glenn Slater will write the songs for the Broadway adaptation of Animal Farm
- Academy is still considering to make the Oscars in 2021 to be in-person
- Warner Bros. to release all their movies in 2021 both in theatres and on HBO Max
Today’s episode includes:
• DreamWorks Animation released the trailer of The Boss Baby: Family Business
• Animaniacs (2020) faces backlash over Johnny Depp joke
• Acclaimed Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde announced his retirement
• Discussion about Bio’s upcoming project on the history of Anne Bonny
Today’s episode includes:
- Warner Animation Group released the trailer of Tom & Jerry (2021)
- Jeff Fowler to direct a live-action/animation hybrid of The Pink Panther
- The Charlie Brown holiday specials will also be airing on PBS
- Universal and Cinemark make a deal about how movies will be distributed in theaters and on VOD
- Disney is considering to move many of their big movies to Disney+
Today’s episode includes:
• Alex Trebek, the host of Jeopardy! (1940-2020)
• NBC announced a live TV special of Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical
• Netflix announced their new animated movie musical Arlo the Aligator Boy and its sequel series I <3 Arlo
• Disney hires Jon M. Chu as the director of the live-action remake of Lilo and Stitch
• Disney+ released the trailer of Inside Pixar
Today’s episode includes:
- The History of Bugs Bunny sawing off Florida
- Disney+ released the trailer of the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
- Baby Shark is the most viewed video on YouTube
- Patrick McHale reveals that he’s working on a spiritual successor of Over the Garden Wall
- Disney’s handling of the Muppets exposed with lack of diversity, underpayments and what actually happened to Steve Whitmire
Today’s episode includes:
- Sean Connery (1930–2020)
- HBO Max announced Tiny Toons reboot, a new Genndy Tartakovsky series and more
- Crunchyroll released the trailer of Onyx Equinox
- Netflix announced a new animated series called My Dad The Bounty Hunter
- Lawsuit against Amazon reveals that you don’t fully own the movies you buy digitally on Amazon Prime Video
Today’s episode includes:
- Quibi will officially shut down
- Disney released the trailer of Raya and the Last Dragon
- Hulu released the trailer of Animaniacs (2020)
- The Charlie Brown Holiday specials will be streaming on AppleTV+ instead of airing on television after 54 years
- California to reopen theme parks with very strict guidelines and they hate them
Today’s episode includes:
- The Walt Disney Company is making Disney+ their top priority
- Disney released the second trailer of Soul
- Sony Pictures Animation and Matthew A. Cherry to develop a new animated feature called Tut
- Nickelodeon released the first look image of Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years
- Universal Home Entertainment released the trailer of Bobbleheads: The Movie
Today’s episode includes:
- Pixar’s Soul will be released on Disney+ this Christmas
- Soul co-director Kemp Powers confirms that there will be a documentary on the making of Soul
- Cartoon Network announced We Baby Bears, a reboot to We Bare Bears coming in 2021
- Warner Bros. Animation announced Batwheels, a preschool series based on DC vehicles coming to Cartoon Network and HBO Max
- Disney hires Jory Harold to write a Space Mountain movie
Today’s episode includes:
• Disney hires Barry Jenkins to direct the sequel to The Lion King (2019)
• Disney lays off 28 000 employees from Disneyland and Walt Disney World
• Episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force and The Boondocks found missing on HBO Max due to cultural sensitivities
• Warner Animation Group and J.J. Abrams will turn Dr. Seuss’ Oh, The Places You’ll Go! Into an animated film
• Nintendo announces new updates for the Pokémon Sword/Shield and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Today’s episode includes:
- Universal released the trailer of The Croods: A New Age
- Disney delays several movies including Black Widow and West Side Story, but not Soul
- Evel Knievel’s son sues Disney for Toy Story 4’s Duke Caboom
- Netflix cancels The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
- Chuck E. Cheese opens entertainment division in the hopes to make an animated series and movie
• Disney announced The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse for Disney+
• Lee Isaac Chung will write and direct the live-action remake of Your Name
• New details revealed about The Boss Baby: Family Business and Hotel Transylvania 4
• Black Widow, Soul, The Croods: A New Age and Connected are changing plans on their release date
• How Tenet might’ve hurt movie theatres than actually help them
Today’s episode includes:
- Mulan (2020) faces backlash for giving special thanks to a Muslim concentration camp
- Disney announced Once Upon A Snowman, an animated short that tells the origins of Olaf from Frozen
- Apple released the teaser trailer to Wolfwalkers
- The Venture Bros. has been cancelled, but Adult Swim might want to continue the story
- Don Bluth opens a new animation studio called Don Bluth Studios
Today’s episode includes:
• Nintendo announced many Mario-related games, including Super Mario 3D All-Stars
• Netflix released the trailer of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous
• Mulan (2020) will be available for everyone on Disney+ 3 months after its initial release
• Nick Jr. is pulling Made in Maddie for looking too similar to Hair Love
• TheMysteriousMrEnter faces backlash for attacking fan on Discord
Today’s episode includes:
- The CW is developing a live-action Powerpuff Girls series
- Warner Bros released the trailer for The Batman
- Joe Ruby, co-creator of Scooby-Doo (1933–2020)
- Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon gains a new writer, new directors and Kelly Marie Tran
- Disney hires Katie Dippold to write a new Haunted Mansion movie
Today’s episode includes:
- Netflix sparks outrage after the controversial marketing of Cuties
- Stuart Baker was fired from starring in Squidbillies after racist and misogynistic comments towards Dolly Parton
- HBO Max released the trailer of Class Action Park
- Hulu released the trailer of Madagascar: A Little Wild
Today’s episode includes:
- Nickelodeon announced The Patrick Star Show, the next SpongeBob SquarePants spin-off series
- Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko quit the live-action Netflix series of Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Garth Davis to direct the next Tron movie starring Jared Leto
- Disney+ will release Th Lego Star Wars Holiday Special in November
- Kissanime and kissmanga permanently shut down their websites
Today’s episode includes:
- Comedy Central is rebooting The Ren & Stimpy Show
- Vertical Entertainment released the trailer of Robin’s Wish, a documentary on the last days of Robin Williams
- Netflix released the trailer of Hoops
- Hasbro is removing a controversial Trolls World Tour doll because of a badly placed button
- Mulan (2020) to be released on Disney+ for $29.99 instead of theatres
Today’s episode includes:
- Pixar announced Luca, an upcoming animated feature coming in 2021
- AMC Theatres and Universal made a deal to release movies in PVOD 17 days after presenting them on the big screen
- Gravitas Ventures released the trailer of Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story
- The SpongeBob SquarePants prequel series Kamp Koral to be released on CBS All Access in 2021
- Alan Menken earned his EGOT status with his Emmy win for Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure
Today’s episode includes:
- Movies are being rescheduled again, including Tenet and Mulan delayed indefinitely
- White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany lied about PAW Patrol getting canceled
- Quibi will release a new animated series called Futha Mucka, starring Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson
- Skydance Animation will make their debut with 2 animated films for 2022
- Disney Legend Ruthie Tompson turns 110 years old
Today’s episode includes:
- Disney released the trailer of Howard, a Disney+ documentary on Howard Ashman
- Grant Imahara, co-host of Mythbusters (1970-2020)
- Tony Cervone confirmed that Velma from Scooby-Doo! is a lesbian
- Richard Linklater is working on his next animated feature Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Adventure
- Hong Kong Disneyland temporarily shuts down due to the pandemic, but not Walt Disney World
Today’s episode includes:
- Julia Sawalha revealed she will not return as Ginger in Chicken Run 2
- Jude Law in talks with Disney to play as Captain Hook in Peter Pan & Wendy
- HBO Max ordered Young Love, an animated series based on the Oscar-winning short Hair Love
- Netflix to release Wizards, the final series of the Tales of Arcadia saga on August 7
- A Medium article went viral for exposing the systemic racism and sexism at Pixar Animation Studios
Today’s episode includes:
- Quibi released the trailer of Your Daily Horoscope
- Warner Bros. Animation released the trailer of Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!
- Nickelodeon and Point Grey Pictures are making an animated movie reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- ViacomCBS is reviving Beavis and Butt-Head and Clone High
- Dilbert creator Scott Adams falsely claims that the Dilbert series was cancelled because he’s white
Today’s episode includes:
- Disney released the trailer for the Disney+ series Muppets Now
- Netflix released the trailer of Over the Moon
- Joel Schumacher (1939–2020) & Kelly Asbury (1960–2020)
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run is skipping theatres and will be a CBS All Access exclusive in early 2021
- Disney is retheming Splash Mountain to The Princess and he Frog
Today’s episode includes:
- Netflix reveals details on The Cuphead Show at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival
- Netflix will release Animal Crackers on July 24
- Nickelodeon will release a new series of The Smurfs in 2021
- AMC Theatres will require guests to wear face masks after backlash of not making them mandatory
- The Pokémon Company revealed New Pokémon Snap
Today’s episode includes:
- Elmer Fudd will no longer have his gun in Looney Tunes Cartoons
- HBO Max temporarily removed Gone With The Wind from its streaming service
- Warner Bros. delays movies like Matrix 4, Wonder Woman 1984, Godzilla vs. Kong and more
- Disneyland and Disney California Adventure will reopen on July 17th
- Fans are demanding Disney to re-theme Splash Mountain to The Princess and the Frog
Today’s episode includes:
- Studio Ghibli revealed their next movie, Aya to Majo, will air on NHK at the end of 2020
- Richard Adams’ family wins court case against Martin Rosen for infringing copyright of Watership Down
- Analysts criticize the launch of HBO Max as an “opportunity lost”
- Director Kirk Wise revealed the plot twist of the cancelled sequel to Atlantis: The Lost Empire
- Sega announced the Game Gear Micro that will feature a one-inch screen
Today’s episode includes:
- The arsonist that attacked Kyoto Animation is arrested
- Gravitas Ventures will release the documentary Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story in August
- Scott Derrickson will direct the Labyrinth sequel and Apple orders a Fraggle Rock reboot series
- Walt Disney World and SeaWorld announce their reopening plans for the summer
- Paramount Pictures announced they are making Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Today’s episode includes:
- HBO Max is going to release the Snyder Cut of Justice League (2017) in 2021
- Universal Orlando and Legoland Florida are planning to reopen in June
- Tuca & Bertie is moving to Adult Swim for a season 2 in 2021
- LEGO released the trailer of LEGO Monkie Kid
- Cartoon Network released the trailer of We Bare Bears Movie
Today’s episode includes:
- Genndy Tartakovsky is reviving his Popeye movie without Sony Pictures Animation
- Toshio Suzuki gives an update on Hayao and Goro Miyazaki’s movies at Studio Ghibli
- Disney’s Frozen will not reopen on Broadway when the shutdown ends
- Disney’s Hamilton movie will be released this July on Disney+ instead of October 2021 in theatres
Today’s episode includes:
- Taika Waititi will direct and co-write the next Star Wars movie
- The Russo Brothers promise to bring something new to their live-action remake of Disney’s Hercules
- Seth Rogen and Sarah Silverman will star in the HBO Max adult animated series Santa Inc.
- CBSViacom CEO Bob Bakish says The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run might not be released in theatres
- Disney reopened Shanghai Disneyland on May 11
Today’s episode includes:
- Trolls World Tour earned almost $100 million in VOD rentals
- Theatre owners are upset with Universal’s VOD release of Trolls World Tour
- Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg will make another adult animated feature based on the podcast Bubble
- Toy Story 4’s Josh Cooley will direct an animated Transformers prequel
- The Russo Brothers will produce a live-action remake of Disney’s Hercules
Today’s episode includes:
- Scoob will be released digitally on May 15
- Warner Bros. released the trailer of Looney Tunes Cartoons
- Universal signed a 5-year deal with LEGO Group to create the next Lego movies
- Sony Pictures announced a live-action film adaptation of One Punch Man
- Sony Pictures reschedules their 2020-2022 lineup
Today’s episode includes:
- Bob Iger returns as CEO of Disney to protect the company from the Coronavirus pandemic
- Pixar’s Soul and Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon got delayed
- Gene Deitch (1924-2020)
- Universal says Trolls World Tour has the highest VOD opening day and weekend release ever
- Disney released the trailer of Prop Culture
Today’s episode includes:
- Disney is making a live-action remake of Robin Hood for Disney+
- Will Trolls World Tour’s straight-to-VOD release impact the movie industry?
- Netflix released the trailer of The Midnight Gospel
- FXX announced that season 11 of Archer is delayed
- A VFX artist of Cats (2019) confirmed that the “Butthole Cut” is real
Today’s episode includes:
- Many summer movies are being delayed to late 2020 and even 2021
- Julie Bennett, the voice of Cindy Bear (1932-2020)
- Digital Media Rights launched RetroCrush, a free streaming service showing anime from 1970s, 80s & 90s
- Netflix’ docuseries Tiger King sparks new interests in the disappearance of Carole Baskin’s ex-husband, Don Lewis
Today’s episode includes:
- Scoob! and In The Heights have been delayed due to the Coronavirus pandemic
- GKIDS got the North American distribution rights to Lupin the 3rd: The First
- Netflix released the trailer of The Willoughbys
- Hulu released the trailer of Solar Opposites
- Netflix is making a live-action Dragon’s Lair movie starring Ryan Reynolds
Today’s episode includes:
- Trolls World Tour will be released digitally on the same day it hits theatres
- Disney delays Black Widow and more due to the Coronavirus pandemic
- Illumination Entertainment delays Minions: The Rise of Gru due to disruption in postproduction
- Analysts claim that Apple could consider buying Disney
- RUMOR: There could be a “Butthole Cut” of Cats (2019)
Today’s episode includes:
- Pixar released the trailer of Soul
- Apple TV released the trailer of Central Park
- Disney released the 2nd trailer of The Jungle Cruise
- The impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the entertainment industry
Today’s episode includes:
- Sony Pictures Animation released the trailer of Connected
- Warner Bros. released the final trailer of SCOOB!
- Taika Waititi will create 2 animated series based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for Netflix
- Disney will make a Beauty and the Beast (2017) prequel series starring Gaston and Lefou for Disney+
Today’s episode includes:
- Bob Chapek is the new CEO of The Walt Disney Company
- Disney is moving the Love, Simon series from Disney+ to Hulu
-
MeToo movement was the influence for not including Li Shang in Mulan (2020)
- James Mangold could possibly replace Steven Spielberg as director of Indiana Jones 5
- Paramount Animation released the trailer of Rumble