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Back to your regularly scheduled newsletters. This week saw familiar franchises make their return, exciting original films build major industry momentum, and one messy legal fight that could have major implications for independent, digital-native creators.
We spoke with the creative team behind Adventure Time: Side Quests about recapturing the spirit of Finn and Jake’s earliest adventures while giving the series an aesthetic all its own. We also caught up with Laika chief marketing officer David Burke, who talked us through the company’s larger distribution strategy as Wildwood gets closer to theaters.
It was also a busy week for trailers. We premiered the exclusive trailer for Annecy work-in-progress standout Igi, Illumination unveiled the first teaser for its next original feature Not Alone, Netflix offered a brutal early look at Cyberpunk: Edgerunners II, and Paramount introduced audiences to The Angry Birds Movie 3.
We also dug into the increasingly murky ownership dispute surrounding the YouTube phenomenon Skibidi Toilet, where competing copyright claims have left DaFuq!?Boom in the passenger seat when it comes to the future of his viral creation.
