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South Park‘s rapid-fire production schedule means that any notable gaffe in the wider culture triggers a countdown clock until it comes up in the conversation of foul-mouthed grade schoolers. LeBron James is not immune, as Trey Parker and Matt Stone echoed LeBron’s pro-China language in the words of the routinely terrible Eric Cartman. Cartman was […]
The first animated movie of the fall season, DreamWorks Animation’s Abominable, has landed at No. 1 at the box office, grossing $20.9 million during its opening weekend. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Abominable filmmaker Jill Culton is the first woman to be credited as the lead director and writer of an animated Hollywood studio picture. The kid-friendly […]
On Friday anime company Funimation shot up to the top spot in the Twitter trending column which, as most of you probably know, is often not a good thing. The cause of this particular bout of virality was a string of leaked voice work that recorded some Dragon Ball Z actors (which appears to have […]
During the D23 Expo, Disney’s Pixar revealed the details for their upcoming film Soul. The film will be directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker and Pixar CCO Pete Docter (Up, Inside Out), according to Deadline. House Mouse announced the movie will star Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey with a setting in New York City as well as cosmic realms. Soul will also feature Phylicia Rashad, Daveed Diggs, […]
Richard Williams, the celebrated animator behind Who Framed Roger Rabbit, has died at the of 86. His family announced he died Friday at his home in Bristol, England, following a battle with cancer. Williams began his career in the 1950s, working on shorts and features like The Return of the Pink Panther, The Pink Panther Strikes Again, A Lecture […]
A suspected arson attack on Japanese anime studio Kyoto Animation has left at least 33 dead and dozens injured. The Japan Times reports that a 41-year-old suspect has been arrested following the fire, which is the deadliest mass murder incident in Japan since the 2001 Myojo 56 building fire. People at the scene told police that they […]
A “casting couch”-styled blooper scene originally attached to the end of Toy Story 2 has been removed from the latest release of the Pixar classic. Deadline reported early Wednesday that Disney had scrubbed the scene, which shows Stinky Pete (voiced by Kelsey Grammer) from the recent 4K/Blu-ray/etc. re-release of the 1999 film. While Disney hasn’t publicly […]
The Lion King director Jon Favreau is just as excited about Beyoncé being in the film as everyone else. In a new interview with Fandango, he revealed that hearing her sing “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” was “definitely extremely memorable.” He added that “all of us just listened to it over and over. And she […]
The Daria-Universe is delivering a new spinoff series with the help of Tracee Ellis Ross, centered around the intelligent, sharp-witted character Jodie Landon. As one of the only African American characters in the show, Jodie felt compelled to scholastically rise above the rest and helped shape a generation of women. As Ross aptly noted, “Jodie was woke before […]
After years of speculation and rumors, it has finally been confirmed that The Boondocks will return to TV. On Wednesday, Variety reported that Sony Pictures Animation has announced a host of new projects slated to be released in 2020, including a Boondocks “reimagining.” Fans may fear the terminology means the studio will smooth out the show’s trademark edginess, but the partnership is actually a rekindled […]
