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Disney Helped Derail DreamWorks-Hasbro Merger Talks

Troubling new details about the abruptly-halted merger talks between DreamWorks Animation and Hasbro have been revealed.

Artist Rights

Ed Catmull on Wage-Fixing: “I Don’t Apologize for This”

The wage-theft scheme run by big animation studios is finally receiving some mainstream media attention after a significant piece was published today by Bloomberg News.

Feature Film

Lucasfilm Announces Surprise Animated Feature ‘Strange Magic’

Disney-owned Lucasfilm dropped a bombshell on the film world this morning: "Strange Magic," a new previously-unannounced animated feature based on a story by George Lucas, will be released into theaters by Disney's Touchstone Pictures label on January 23, 2015.

Artist of the Day

Artist of the Day: Miki Montllo

Today we look at the work of Miki Montllo, Cartoon Brew's Artist of the Day!

Business

Disney CEO Bob Iger Needs Our Help to Get His $60 Million Bonus

Last week Bob Iger said that he had signed a two-year contract extension that will allow him to remain as CEO and chairman of the Walt Disney Company until June 2018.

Untold Tales

‘Mouse in Transition’: Rodent Detectives and Studio Strikes (Chapter 11)

"Basil of Baker Street" by novelist Eve Titus was an illustrated children's book centered on a mouse who fancied himself an ace detective. The mouse resided (naturally enough) inside the walls of 31 Baker Street in London, home of a human-sized ace detective, the name of whom escapes me.

Shorts

A ‘Usagi Yojimbo’ Stop Motion Short Film—And Possibly A Feature

Stan Sakai's much-admired comic book "Usagi Yojimbo" is being developed as a feature film.

Events

7 Quirky Animation and Comic-Related Programs At This Year’s San Diego Comic-Con

Comic-Con International: San Diego is almost upon us, and the organizers have released the event's mammoth program schedule. The madness, taking place from July 24-27, includes hundreds of panels, discussions, art demos, and screenings, with everyone from Buzz Aldrin to Betty White getting their moment to shine.

Business

Sony Animation Is Promoting ‘The Smurfs’ Early and Often

The all-CG "Smurfs" reboot won't be released until 2016, but you wouldn't know that from the aggressive manner in which Sony Pictures Animation is promoting the film.

Awards

‘Peg + Cat’ and ‘Peter Rabbit’ Top 41st Daytime Emmy Creative Arts Awards

The 41st Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy Awards were held last Friday in Los Angeles. The big winners in the animation categories were the PBS series "Peg + Cat" and the Nick series "Peter Rabbit," which each picked up three awards.

Anime

Katsuhiro Otomo’s Omnibus ‘Short Peace’ Opens in US Theaters Next Week

Next Friday, April 18th, Katsuhiro Otomo's "Short Peace" will make its U.S. theatrical debut.

Books

Seth MacFarlane’s First Novel Will Be Released Tomorrow

Seth MacFarlane can do anything: create animation, make live-action features, sing, act, produce live-action sitcoms and science documentaries, host the Oscars, and add to that list now, write novels. Of course, whether he does any of it well is another question.