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Disney Remembers It Owns ‘Kingdom Hearts’ Franchise, Finally Greenlights Anime Series
Disney has greenlit a ‘Kingdom Hearts’ anime series with Tetsuya Nomura, more than two decades after shelving its first TV pilot.
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Netflix’s Theatrical Animation Ambitions Take Monumental Step Forward With 47-Day Global ‘Charlie Vs. The Chocolate Factory’ Window
Netflix’s animated Wonka film will receive a 47-day theatrical window, raising new questions about the release planned for Brad Bird’s ‘Ray Gunn.’
Hidive Expands Fall Anime Slate With ‘Nia Liston’ And ‘Tetsuryo,’ Extends MBS Deal
The two October additions include a battle-hungry warrior reborn as a noblewoman and a slice-of-life series about Japanese railway culture.
Netflix’s ‘DANG!’ Gets Trailer, Sets September Release Date
Stephanie Hsu, Poppy Liu, and Andrew Law voice three dysfunctional siblings in the Titmouse-animated comedy from ‘The Good Place’ veterans.
YouTube Is Doubling Its Monetization Threshold, And New Indie Animators Could Be Hit Hardest
YouTube is doubling the watch-hour and Shorts-view thresholds for new channels to earn ad revenue, creating a particularly difficult hurdle for indie animators.
Epic Spaceman On Solo-Building One Of YouTube’s Top Science Channels, Making The Universe Comprehensible, And Rejecting GenAI
Toby Lockerbie explains how he turned self-taught animation and VFX skills into one of YouTube’s top science channels, and why genAI has no place in his videos.
Disney And TikTok Strike Deal To Bring Fan-Made Short-Form Videos To Disney+
Months after its OpenAI Sora deal collapsed, Disney is partnering with TikTok to bring fan-made shorts featuring its characters and franchises to Disney+.
Don Hertzfeldt’s Films Find A New Streaming Home At Dropout
Dropout has acquired a collection of Don Hertzfeldt films, including ‘Rejected’ and ‘World of Tomorrow,’ with Annecy-winner ‘Paper Trail’ arriving September 1.
‘There’s No Place Like Home, Snoopy’ Takes Apple TV+’s Peanuts Into Longer-Form Storytelling
EP Mark Evestaff discusses the creative evolution behind the new special and honoring Charles Schulz’s vision for the beloved characters.
‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ Is Coming To The Criterion Channel With Its Pre-Netflix English Dub
The complete anime series, ‘The End of Evangelion,’ and ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth’ will stream September 1 with the classic English dub.
Crunchyroll And Starz Launch Discounted Streaming Bundle On Prime Video
Crunchyroll and Starz have launched a new Prime Video Channels bundle priced at $16.99 per month, a 27% discount on the two services.
‘Avatar: Seven Havens’ Gets First Teaser And October Premiere Date
‘The Legend of Korra’ follow-up series follows Earthbender Pavi through a shattered world where the new Avatar is feared as humanity’s destroyer.
‘Swapped’ Becomes Netflix’s No. 10 Original Movie Of All Time With 11 Days To Climb Higher
With 139.8 million views and 11 days still to climb, Nathan Greno’s Skydance feature gives animation two films in Netflix’s all-time top ten.
Disney Jr. And French AI Animation Outfit Animaj Quietly Release ‘Ozzy Fox’ On YouTube
Created by Jennifer Oxley and developed by ‘Pocoyo’ creator Guillermo García-Carsí, the preschool series has drawn nearly 800,000 views in its first two days.
Netflix Used GenAI Workflows On Nearly 300 Titles This Year So Far
Most of the work occurred in post-production, as Netflix increasingly turns to AI to create complex shots faster and at a lower cost.
‘Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender’ Moves Up Release Date, Unveils Trailer For Those Who Skipped The Leak
Paramount+ will stream the first Avatar Studios feature in July, months ahead of schedule, following the film’s widely circulated April leak.
‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners II’ Takes Us Back To Night City In Brutal First Trailer
Netflix debuts Studio Trigger’s first ‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners II’ trailer, with showrunner Bartosz Sztybor returning for the new series.
‘Helluva Boss’ Sets October Return, ‘Invincible’ Lands S6, And More News From Prime Video’s First-Ever Annecy Studio Focus Panel
The streamer also previewed new footage from ‘The Mighty Nein,’ ‘Vox Machina,’ and ‘Batman: Caped Crusader,’ while highlighting ‘Conan.’
Netflix Shares New Images, Release Date For Brad Bird’s ‘Ray Gunn’: Early Looks At ‘Ghostbuster,’ Wonka Projects
New footage, release plans, and creative insights highlighted a festival presentation centered on noir, ghosts, and Wonka.
Crunchyroll Looks Beyond Japanese Anime, Eyes European Collaborations Like ‘The Wolf,’ ‘Dreamland’
The streamer says France is a key growth market as it expands beyond Japan with projects from Xilam, Ellipse, and La Chouette.