Today's episode includes: • Warner Bros. released the trailer of Supergirl • Netflix and Skydance Animation released the trailer of Swapped • The Super Mario Galaxy Movie earned a 5-Day worldwide opening of $372.5 million • Happy Feet will be turned into a stage musical • Jonathan Majors and JC Kilcoyne fell out a window during the filming of The Daily Wire's action movie
Apr 07, 2026•2 hr 25 min•Ep. 373
Today's episode includes: • Paramount releasaed the teaser trailer of PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie • DreamWorks Animation released the trailer of Forgotten Island • HBO Max released the trailer of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2027) and the backlash surrounding the series • OpenAI shuts down the Sora app and loses its $1 billion deal with Disney • Lebo M is suing Learnmore Jonasi for allegedly misinterpreting the lyrics to The Lion King's The Circle of Life on purpose...
Mar 30, 2026•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 372
Today's episode includes: • Aardman released the trailer of Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom • Disney released the trailer of Moana (2026) • THQ Nordic announced Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 on October 6 • The Bad Guys 2 editor sues DreamWorks Animation over anti-trans discrimination • Afroman wins lawsuit against police that he mocked in his music videos
Mar 23, 2026•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 371
Today's episode includes: • KPop Demon Hunters and The Girl Who Cried Pearls won the animation categories at the 98th Academy Awards • One Battle After Another and Sinners were the big winners of the 98th Academy Awards • Our review of the 98th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Conan O'Brien • Universal Pictures released the trailer of Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day • Fox orders two seasons of a Family Guy spinoff starring Stewie
Mar 16, 2026•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 370
Today's episode includes: • Cartoon Saloon released the teaser trailer of Kindred Spirits • Pete Docter reveals new movies in the works at Pixar and got backlash for his comment on removing LGBTQ+ themes in Elio • Nintendo and Illumination released the final trailer of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie • Paramount+ is making a 2D Garfield series starring Lamorne Morris • Nimona director Troy Quane and Heidi Jo Gilbert will direct The Wild Robot Escapes
Mar 09, 2026•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 369
Today's episode includes: • Smiling Friends creators are ending the series after two more episodes of Season 3 • BBC and the BAFTAs may have deliberately kept John Davidson shouting the N-word during the broadcast • The Ellison family, who also owns Paramount, acquires Warner Bros. Discovery for $110 billion • Disney is updating their plans for Villains Land in Walt Disney World to be "Bigger and Bolder" • RUMOR: John Lasseter's leadership is ruining Skydance Animation...
Mar 02, 2026•2 hr 17 min•Ep. 368
Today's episode includes: • Lucasfilm released the trailer of The Mandalorian and Grogu • Pixar released the trailer of Toy Story 5 • Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein and KPop Demon Hunters will be added to the Criterion Collection • I Am Frankelda will be released globally on Netflix later this year • Gooseworx deletes her reddit account after being harassed over her creative choices on The Amazing Digital Circus
Feb 23, 2026•2 hr 17 min•Ep. 367
Today's episode includes: • Amazon Prime Video released the teaser trailer of Spider-Noir • GKIDS got the North American rights to Allegro Non Troppo and Bruno Bozzetto's filmography • Sony Pictures Animation scrapped Matt Braly and Rebecca Sugar's Thai-inspired movie • Snafu Pictures is reviving I, Chihuahua with Jorge Gutierrez • Tubi is adding many Cartoon Network and Hanna-Barbera shows in March
Feb 16, 2026•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 366
Today's episode includes: • Netflix released the teaser trailer of The Adventures of Cliff Booth • Illumination released the trailer of Minions and Monsters • Catherine O'Hara, the actress featured in Home Alone and The Nightmare Before Christmas (1954 – 2026) • Adobe cancelled plans to shut down Animate after facing backlash • Josh D'Amaro will be The Walt Disney Company's next CEO
Feb 09, 2026•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 365
Today's episode includes: • Disney+ released the trailer for The Muppet Show (2026) • LAIKA's Wildwood to be released in theaters on October 23 • Nintendo and Illumination released the Yoshi trailer of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie • Butch Hartman opens a new 2-Day convention called Hart Con that costs $1500 to register • The AMPAS announced the Oscar nominations for the 98th Academy Awards
Jan 26, 2026•2 hr 17 min•Ep. 364
Today's episode includes: • Jorge R. Gutiérrez will direct the Speedy Gonzales movie • Scott Adams, the disgraced racist creator of Dilbert (1957 – 2026) • Roger Allers, co-director of The Lion King and Open Season (1949 – 2026) • Persistence of Vision director Kevin Schreck is making a documentary called Animation Mavericks: The Forgotten Story of UPA • Keegan-Michael Key confirms that Hotel Transylvania 5 is in the works
Jan 20, 2026•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 363
Today's episode includes: • KPop Demon Hunters wins Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards • Elio and KPop Demon Hunters lead the 53rd Annie Awards with 10 nominations each • Wish Dragon 2 to be released in Summer 2027, but Sony and Netflix are currently not involved • Jack Black reveals that he rejected the role of Syndrome from The Incredibles and regrets it • Steve Whitmire received backlash for a blog about The Muppets and how they're currently handled...
Jan 12, 2026•2 hr 32 min•Ep. 362
Today's episode includes: • 5. What RUINED ILoveKimPossibleALot • 4. The Awards go to Flow • 3. KPop Demon Hunters Mania • 2. Ne Zha 2: The New Animation Champion • 1. Netflix Buys Warner Bros.
Jan 05, 2026•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 361
Today's episode includes: • Warner Bros. released the teaser trailer of Supergirl • Jeff Garcia, the voice of Sheen in Jimmy Neutron (1975 – 2025) and Jim Ward, the voice of Doug Dimmadome in The Fairly Odd Parents (1959 – 2025) • Rob Reiner, the director of The Princess Bride, A Few Good Men, This is Spinal Tap and more (1947 – 2025) • Disney is making a live-action spin-off Gaston movie • Disney invests $1 billion on OpenAI's video platform, Sora
Dec 15, 2025•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 360
Today's episode includes: • Sony Pictures Animation released the trailer of GOAT • Interview with Britton Payne, founder of The Autism Scene and the AuSPEC Awards, where aspiring autistic writers could win an opportunity to work in animation • Zootopia 2 broke several records on its opening weekend during American Thanksgiving • The nominations for the 83rd Golden Globes were announced • Netflix will acquire Warner Bros. Discovery for $82.7 billion
Dec 09, 2025•2 hr 26 min•Ep. 359
Today's episode includes: • Pixar released the trailer of Hoppers • The Asylum released the trailer of A Winnie the Pooh Christmas • Sonic the Hedgehog producer Neal H. Moritz in talks to produce a live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie • A Christian school in England bans children from singing the songs of KPop Demon Hunters • 35 movies are eligible to be nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 98th Academy Awards
Nov 24, 2025•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 358
Today's episode includes: • Disney released the teaser trailer of Moana (2026 live-action remake) • Pixar released the teaser trailer of Toy Story 5 • Paramount Pictures released the trailer of The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants • Illumination and Nintendo released the teaser trailer of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie • Disney CEO Bob Iger said that he plans to include an AI generator on Disney+ that could make short-form videos
Nov 17, 2025•2 hr 22 min•Ep. 357
Today's episode includes: • Lionsgate released the teaser trailer of Michael (2026) • New information revealed about the upcoming Animation Lookback: Blue Sky Studios • Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone and Cole Escola are making a Miss Piggy movie • Korean animation studio RedRover to produce K-Pop animated movie and The Nut Job 3 • Coca-Cola faces backlash for using AI for their holiday commercial for the second year in a row
Nov 10, 2025•2 hr 17 min•Ep. 356
Today's episode includes: • Laika released the first look of Wildwood • Crash and Eddie may not appear in Ice Age: Boiling Point, according to Seann William Scott • Warner Bros. Discovery is for sale after Paramount failed to acquire the company • The Looney Tunes cartoons entered the Top 10 most viewed shows on Tubi • Sony Pictures Animation and Netflix are making The Mitchells vs. The Machines 2
Oct 27, 2025•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 355
Today's episode includes: • Jim Carrey in talks to star in the live-action Jetsons movie with Colin Trevorrow in talks to direct • Drew Struzan, the legendary movie poster artist (1947 – 2025) • Universal Kids Resort will feature areas based on Shrek, Minions, SpongeBob SquarePants and more • Walt Disney Animation Studios reveals new animated short Verse at Animation is Film Festival • Laika is expanding to live-action, shorts, television and possibly sequels after having their 20th anniversary...
Oct 20, 2025•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 354
Today's episode includes: • Paramount Pictures released the trailer of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 – Lost in New Jersey • Tron: Ares had a worse opening than Morbius with $33.5 million • Disney announced new audio animatronics for Frozen Ever After, Zootopia: Better Zoogether! And Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets • The live-action remake of Tangled is back in production and may get Scarlett Johansson to play Mother Gothel • Lackadaisy will become a full series with t...
Oct 13, 2025•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 353
Today's episode includes: • Disney+ released the trailer of Disney Twisted Wonderland: The Animation • Netflix released the trailer of The Twits • Hamish Steele, the creator of Dead End: Paranormal Park, was a targeted of a hate campaign by Elon Musk and Libs of TikTok • Actors and Unions are condemning AI actress Tilly Norwood • ILoveKimPossibleALot fails to hold accountability for the Saberspark controversy
Oct 06, 2025•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 352
Today's episode includes: • Netflix released the trailer of In Your Dreams • Universal Pictures released the final trailer of Wicked: For Good • Walt Disney Animation Studios released the final trailer of Zootopia 2 • Atomic Cartoons is making Surf's Up: The Series • Jirard Kahlil (The Completionist) addressed and apologized for what happened during the Open Hand Foundation controversy
Sep 29, 2025•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 351
Today's episode includes: • Disney received backlash for suspending Jimmy Kimmel Live! after Trump and FCC chairman Brendan Carr demanded him to be cancelled for his "comments" on Charlie Kirk
Sep 24, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 350
Today's episode includes: • Warner Bros. to release Tom and Jerry: The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958) on Blu-Ray and DVD this December • Paramount Skydance is preparing bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery • Disney is working on a Zootopia stage musical • Swabbies, the lost 1985 Disney short starring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck & Goofy, was released on YouTube • Nintendo Direct announced The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, Pokémon Pokopia and more...
Sep 15, 2025•2 hr 20 min•Ep. 350
Today's episode includes: • Marvel released the trailer of Marvel Zombies • Adult Swim released the trailer of Smiling Friends (Season 3) • Nelvana stopped production as Corus continues to struggle • YouTube to host hundreds of episodes of Sesame Street, along with exclusive videos and workshops from Sesame Workshop • Greg Cipes claimed to be fired from his role of Beast Boy in Teen Titans Go! because of his Parkinson's diagnosis
Sep 08, 2025•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 349
Today's episode includes: • Glitch released the trailer of Knights of Guinevere • Snoop Dogg says he's scared to go to the movies after seeing the same sex kiss in Lightyear with his grandson • Sony Pictures and Netflix in talks for a deal to make the sequel to KPop Demon Hunters • Nickelodeon, Disney Jr., Family Channel and more shut down in Canada • Disney announced Hexes, Ice Age: Boiling Point, and new info on Toy Story 5, Zootopia 2 and more at Destination D23...
Sep 01, 2025•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 348
Today's episode includes: • SpindleHorse released the trailer for the pilot of Homestuck • Sony Pictures Animation is planning a Spider-Punk movie with Daniel Kaluuya co-writing • Shrek 5 got delayed to June 30, 2027, the week after Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse • Sony Pictures missed out on KPop Demon Hunters' success by only getting $20 million profit from the movie • Teen mom arrested for leaving a baby in a hot car while she went to watch Smurfs...
Aug 18, 2025•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 347
Today's episode includes: Sony Pictures Animation released the teaser trailer of GOAT Walt Disney Animation Studios released the trailer of Zootopia 2 James Cameron talked to Disney about making an animated Avatar movie Netflix is planning sequels, a series, a stage musical and considered a live-action remake of KPop Demon Hunters The Wizard of Oz's AI-altered version at the Las Vegas Sphere received backlash from movie fans...
Aug 04, 2025•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 346
Today's episode includes: 20th Century released the trailer of Avatar: Fire and Ash The Magic of Disney Animation will return to Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2026 Paramount and Trey Parker & Matt Stone reached a $1.5 billion deal for the streaming rights of South Park Coyote vs. Acme, Avatar: Seven Havens, The Mighty Nein, Family Guy specials and more are featured at this year's San Diego Comic Con
Jul 28, 2025•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 345