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‘Lilo & Stitch’ Co-Creator Chris Sanders Returns To Write Disney’s Live-Action Sequel
Disney brings back franchise co-creator Chris Sanders to write the live-action ‘Lilo & Stitch 2,’ following the billion-dollar success of the 2025 remake.
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Wacom Updates Its Cintiq Line With Slimmer Designs, 2.5K Displays, And Pro Pen Tweaks
Wacom’s new Cintiq models offer 2.5K resolution, reduced parallax, and a thinner design, targeted at pros seeking incremental upgrades to their setup.
Pictoplasma NYC 2025 Brings Global Character Design To Manhattan
The world’s leading celebration of character design returns to New York this fall, spotlighting boundary-pushing art, animation, and storytelling.
‘Bluey’ Is Growing Up: BBC Plots All-Ages Expansion For The Franchise As A Full-Fledged Lifestyle Brand
The BBC aims to turn ‘Bluey’ into a full lifestyle brand, reaching teens and adults as the hit preschool series becomes a global commercial powerhouse.
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Isn’t Holding Strong, It’s Getting Bigger: The First Netflix Film Ever To Hit A Viewing Peak In Its Fifth Week
Defying streaming norms, Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is gaining steam weeks after release, topping charts globally with its music, animation, and fandom power.
Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Scarlet’ To Screen At Venice And Toronto, Marking Prestigious Festival Double
Oscar-nominated director Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Scarlet’ will screen at Venice and Toronto ahead of its North American release on December 12.
‘South Park’s’ $1.5 Billion Streaming Coup: Inside The Landmark Deal Bringing The Show to Paramount+
Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s ‘South Park’ secures a $1.5 billion Paramount+ deal, ending months of legal drama and marking a major shift in streaming rights.
They’re Back Baby! Hulu Shifts ‘Futurama’ To Binge Release: Full Season 13 Drops September 15
Hulu will release all 10 episodes of ‘Futurama’ Season 13 on Sept 15, marking the show’s first full-season drop. First-look images are out now.
A24 Unleashes ‘Ne Zha 2’ Trailer As Chinese Box Office Titan Eyes Western Success
A24 debuts ‘Ne Zha 2’s’ English trailer; the record-breaking Chinese animated epic hits theaters in the US, Canada, and beyond on August 22.
‘The Treasure Of Barracuda,’ A 2D, Hand-Drawn Indie Pirate Adventure, Drops Its First English-Language Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)
The colorful kids and family feature will debut on September 26 in Spain, with international sales to be announced later.
‘We Wanted To Keep Him Familiar’: Rob LaDuca On Adapting Mickey For A New Generation Of Clubhousers
Disney TV legend Rob LaDuca (‘Aladdin the Animated Series,’ ‘Timon & Pumba’) on adapting ‘Mickey Mouse Clubhouse’ for a new generation.
‘Dog Alone’ Tops Anibar’s International Competition, ‘How’ Wins Best Balkan Title
Kosovo’s Anibar Festival wrapped July 20, spotlighting bold animated films tackling the future, human rights, and raw human connection.
‘Demon Slayer’ Made More In Japan Over Its Opening Weekend Than ‘Smurfs’ Managed From 59 Territories
Demon Slayer’s ‘Infinity Castle’ opened with $39.7M in Japan, crushing the ‘Smurfs’ reboot’s $36M global debut.
Kawaii-Spoofing Cyberpunk Cat-Noir Sequel ‘Tamala 2030’ Acquired For U.S. Theatrical By Deaf Crocodile And Cartuna
‘Tamala 2023: A Punk Cat in Dark’ blends kawaii culture with sci-fi surrealism. Distributed in North America by Deaf Crocodile and Cartuna.
U.S. Government Cuts $1.1 Billion In Funding For The Corporation For Public Broadcasting
Cuts to PBS Kids could drastically alter the U.S. animation landscape, disrupt children’s educational shows, and impact small studios nationwide.
‘Fans Just Ran With Him’: How A One-Off ‘Smalls’ Character Became Adult Swim’s Next Cult Favorite, Lil Daddy
Zae Jordan and Mandal’s ‘Lil Daddy’ debuts its first in a series of three ‘Smalls’ standalone shorts on YouTube today.
Netflix Is Developing A Live-Action ‘Captain Planet’ Series
Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way, Greg Berlanti’s Berlanti Productions, and Warner Bros. Television are producing the adaptation.
Illumination’s Next Billion-Dollar Franchise? The ‘Despicable Me’ And ‘Mario’ Studio Teams With Mattel On An Animated Barbie Feature
Illumination and Mattel team up for Barbie’s first animated theatrical film, aiming to build on the success of the 2023 live-action hit.
Don Hertzfeldt Curates ‘Animation Mixtape,’ A Feature-Length Anthology Of Shorts Coming To Theaters This Fall
Ink Films debuts with ‘Animation Mixtape,’ a 12-short anthology curated by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Don Hertzfeldt.
The Next ‘Arcane’? Fellow MOBA Game ‘Mobile Legends: Bang Bang’ Is Getting An Animated Adaptation
‘Ne Zha 2’ animation studio Base Media and The Little Black Book Studios are teaming with the game’s developer Moontoon Games on the adaptation.
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