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Fox announced at its upfront presentation Monday that the upcoming animated series Krapopolis will become “the first-ever animated series curated entirely on the Blockchain,” per Deadline. The network will attempt to capitalize on the ever-growing popularity of NFTs with the launch of Blockchain Creative Labs, which will be responsible for creating a marketplace to sell one-of-a-kind minted digital goods, “ranging from […]
As promised, Saturday brought with it a new trailer for Space Jam: A New Legacy, the much-hyped sequel to the massively successful 1996 basketball comedy starring Michael Jordan. This time around, Malcolm D. Lee (Girls Trip) is in the director’s chair, with LeBron James—who also serves as a producer—in the starring role. As with Jordan […]
New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow is defending comments he made about the Looney Tunes character Pepe Le Pew in a column published this week following right-wing backlash. In his Wednesday piece, titled “Six Seuss Books Bore a Bias,” Blow references Le Pew in a series of comments about problematic cartoon characters before blasting six of […]
Fun fact: I’ve never seen an episode of Insecure or Game of Thrones. If you hand me the remote, my preference is to watch a cartoon or animated comedy series instead. Spongebob Squarepants, Rick and Morty, Mike Tyson Mysteries, Scooby Doo, Looney Tunes, Archer—I’ve seen and enjoyed them all. And, being of the opinion that […]
The Hollywood Reporter has learned that an animated Game of Thrones series is in the early stages of development at HBO Max. Even though meetings have been held with writers to map out how this “adult-leaning project” would expand upon the universe created by author George R.R. Martin, there is still a chance that this series […]
Tuck Tucker, best known for his contributions on Nickelodeon animated series, such as SpongeBob SquarePants and Hey Arnold!, died Tuesday. He was 59. Tucker’s family announced his passing on Facebook, per Deadline. “It is with a heavy and broken heart that the Tucker family announces the death of Tuck Tucker, father, husband, son, brother, and uncle,” Bailey […]
Pixar’s Soul will officially forego a theatrical release and go directly to Disney+ on Christmas Day. The animated film, featuring voice work from Jamie Foxx and Tiny Fey, was slated to hit theaters on November 20. “We are thrilled to share Pixar’s spectacular and moving ‘Soul’ with audiences direct to Disney+ in December,” Bob Chapek, Walt Disney Company CEO, said, per […]
Vanity Fair has learned that J.J. Abrams has signed on to produce a film adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ 1990 children’s book, Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Warner Animation Group envisions this movie, along with an adaptation of another one of the author’s previous books, Cat in the Hat, and a spin-off based on the mischievous duo popularly known as Thing One […]
The brand that owns the late daredevil Evel Knievel’s intellectual property rights (K&K Promotions, Inc.) has filed a lawsuit against Disney, Pixar, and other Disney-related entities over Toy Story 4‘s Duke Caboom. K&K’s contention, which you may have guessed if you’ve seen the 2019 film, is that Caboom is a blatant IP theft of the legendary […]
The latest installment of Pixar’s Spark Shorts series, Out, is the first project from the animation studio to feature an openly gay main character. Watch the trailer above. Now available on Disney+, the nine-minute short film follows the story of Greg, who struggles to come out to his parents ahead of his move to the city. When they show up […]
