Tag Archives: Animation

San Diego Comic-Con is back. After two years of low-key, virtual conventions, the pop culture event has returned with a bang. Marvel, Warner Bros., and many, many more are in attendance – so expect big reveals a-plenty over the next few days.  Below, we’ve rounded up the absolute must-watch panels …

The latest of Disney’s live-action remakes has landed its director. Per Variety (opens in new tab), filmmaker Dean Fleischer Camp will be helming the new version of Lilo & Stitch. Camp is best known for his work on the acclaimed animated comedy Marcel the Shell With Shoes On for A24. …

Lightyear, the Toy Story spin-off all about Space Ranger Buzz, doesn’t feature Tim Allen returning to his iconic role – and producer Galyn Susman has explained why.  While Allen voiced the character in all four Toy Story films, this time around, he just wasn’t the right fit. Instead, the former …

The upcoming Super Mario Bros. movie has been delayed by almost four months, with Nintendo announcing a new release date of April 2023. “This is Miyamoto,” game director Shigeru Miyamoto tweeted (opens in new tab) from the Nintendo account. “After consulting with Chris-san [Meledandri], my partner at Illumination on the …

A new Netflix report suggests multiple “high profile” projects have been cancelled in the streamer’s animation division. As per The Wrap (opens in new tab), an adaptation of Bone – the comic series starring the animated Bone cousins who are run out of Boneville – has been scrapped. The project …

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Part 1 has been delayed by Sony. The sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was originally set for October 7, 2022. It’s now been pushed to June 2, 2023 – a delay of eight months. A shift in the multi-verse.🕸 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – June …

A new preview for the next episode of South Park shows the animated comedy getting topical once again – this time dealing with the prospect of a new Cold War and nuclear attacks.  In the brief teaser, PC Principal questions the number of Nuclear Emergency Drills Mr. Mackey has been …

A new month means new movies and shows on Netflix – and we’re spoilt for choice this February. When it comes to Netflix Originals, there are plenty of new series to get stuck into. Historical epic Vikings: Valhalla arrives on our screens this month, along with drama Inventing Anna, which is …

The Cuphead Show has debuted its first trailer – and we’ve even got a Netflix release date for the upcoming animated game adaptation. Say hello to Mugman and Cuphead, the two protagonists from Studio MDHR’s ultra-tough run-and-gun platformer. In the animated series, the pair can be found on Inkwell Isles …

Marvel has announced a Spider-Man animated series as part of Disney Plus Day. The series is titled Spider-Man: Freshman Year, and is described as “an animated series that follows Peter Parker on his way to becoming Spider-Man in the MCU, with a journey unlike we’ve ever seen and a style …