animation
Stephanie Beatriz, Keith David, Alex Brightman Lead ‘Hazbin Hotel’ Voice Cast
Stephanie Beatriz, Keith David and Alex Brightman are set to star in Prime Video’s upcoming adult animated dark comedy Hazbin Hotel. The full voice cast — along with a teaser of an original song — were revealed during New York Comic Con on Saturday. Erika Henningsen, Kimiko Glenn, Blake Roman and Amir Talai were also announced […]
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Adam Sandler’s Aging Animated Lizard Helps a School Class Navigate the Challenges of Growing Up in ‘Leo’ Trailer
Adam Sandler’s aging class pet is on a mission to live his last days in the world beyond his elementary school terrarium, but upon escaping, finds something even better with his students in the first full trailer for Leo. On Thursday, Netflix released the first full trailer for the animated musical, which also stars Bill […]
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‘My Love Affair With Marriage’ Review: An Animator’s Tough and Zingy Musical Exploration of Womanhood
With a voice cast led by Dagmara Domińczyk, New York-based Latvian filmmaker Signe Baumane delves into traditional gender roles, the biochemistry of romance, and recent Eastern European history.
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Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Jennifer Lee Talks ‘Frozen 3,’ ‘Wish’ and Relying on ‘Cinderella’ as an Escape When She Was Bullied in School
The latest on Frozen 3, thoughts on the upcoming Wish and her memories of how watching Cinderella helped her when she used to get bullied in school where among the topics Jennifer Lee, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ chief creative officer and writer and director on the Frozen films, discussed in London on Thursday. In a BFI London Film […]
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Netflix Announces Hot Wheels, ‘Wizard of Oz’ and Universal Monsters-Inspired Preschool Series, Sets ‘CoComelon Lane’ Premiere (Exclusive)
Netflix has revealed the premiere date and trailer for its first CoComelon original, ordered more episodes of Gabby’s Dollhouse and announced three preschool series set in the worlds of Hot Wheels, The Wizard of Oz and Universal’s classic monsters. CoComelon Lane, the streamer’s first foray into original programming with Moonbug Entertainment, will debut its first […]
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Netflix Drops First Looks at ‘Tomb Raider,’ ‘Devil May Cry’ Anime and New Series From ‘Logan’ Co-Writer Michael Green
Lara Croft is back in action in a first look at Legendary Television’s all new Tomb Raider anime series. On Wednesday, Netflix revealed Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft has landed a 2024 release while debuting a brief teaser for the anticipated title. The sneak peek, which features Croft taking (breathy) aim with a […]
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Katy Perry Joins ‘Peppa Pig’ Voice Cast in Guest Role
Pop megastar Katy Perry has joined the voice cast for the popular Peppa Pig animated kids series for Hasbro set to celebrate its 20th anniversary next year. Perry will have a guest voice role in one episode of the 3-part Peppa Pig Wedding Party Special set to premiere in spring 2024. She will voice […]
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Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ to Open Animation Is Film Festival
Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron from Studio Ghibli will open the 6th edition of the Animation is Film Festival, which will run Oct. 18-22 in Hollywood. And the closing night will mark the Los Angeles premiere of Aardman’s Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. Presented by Netflix, Dawn of the Nugget will be […]
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‘Hair Love’ Spinoff ‘Young Love’ Tackles Black Millennial Parenthood in First Trailer
Max has debuted the first trailer for Young Love, the series spinoff of Matthew A. Cherry’s Oscar-winning Hair Love short. The two-minute teaser for the 12-episode, animated expansion produced in partnership with Sony Pictures Animation features Scott Mescudi (Kid Cudi) as music producer Stephen Love, Issa Rae as natural hair vlogger Angela Young, and Brooke Monroe Conaway […]
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Toronto: Tatiana Maslany-Voiced Animated ‘Butterfly Tale’ Flies to ScreenX Format Release (Exclusive)
Pink Parrot Media has secured a ScreenX format release for the 3D animated family feature Butterfly Tale, which is voiced by Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany and Mena Massoud (Aladdin). Korea’s CJ 4DPLEX and Canadian producer Carpe Diem partnered to show the animated feature in the 270-degree panoramic ScreenX format in North America and internationally. […]
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Annapurna Animation Expands With ‘Nimona’ Team; Announces Pair of Upcoming Features
Following the release of its first animated feature, Nimona, Annapurna Animation has brought on director Nick Bruno and producer Julie Zackary to join their creative leadership team while expanding its upcoming feature slate to include an adaptation of video game Stray, along with Foo, an original title from Ice Age helmer and Blue Sky co-founder […]
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‘Praise Petey’ Showrunner on Bringing Cults and Romance to Freeform’s First Adult Animated Series
In Freeform’s adult animated comedy Praise Petey, New York “It” girl Petey St. Barts (Annie Murphy) becomes a southern cult leader after a father she never knew dies and leaves her his rather complicated legacy. That includes an entire working town, a throng of comet-obsessed cult members and one hot (and morally superior) redneck named […]
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