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The Indie Pipeline Behind Duncan Jones's 'Rogue Trooper"
20+ hour, 4+ min ago (1716+ words) By Jamie Lang | 06/29/2026 6: 01 am | Be the First to Comment! At the Annecy Festival this week, while much of France was watching the national team play a World Cup match, hundreds of animation fans packed into Bonlieu Sc'ne Nationale for one…...
Studio Ghibli Promotes Kenichi Yoda To Company President
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (209+ words) By Jamie Lang | 05/22/2026 5: 45 am | Be the First to Comment! In its continued evolution towards a post-founders era, Studio Ghibli has announced that longtime Nippon TV executive Kenichi Yoda will take over as the studio's next president and representative director, effective…...
Tom Kane, Star Wars And 'Powerpuff Girls' Voice Actor, Dies At 64
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (348+ words) By Jamie Lang | 05/19/2026 7: 45 am | 0 Tom Kane, whose fatherly, authoritative voice became a fixture of American animation, video games, and the Star Wars universe over a career that spanned more than three decades, died on Monday at age 64 following complications from…...
'Star Heist': An Indie Animated Tribute For May The 4th
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (585+ words) By Jamie Lang | 05/04/2026 10: 11 am | Be the First to Comment! A scrappy, far from scruffy, fan-driven short called Star Heist dropped today for May the 4th, made entirely outside the Lucasfilm machine by a small crew of Spanish animation professionals working between…...
'Solo' Animated Adaptation Trailer Unveiled By Hampa Studio
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (638+ words) By Jamie Lang | 04/17/2026 9: 28 am | Be the First to Comment! Spanish animation outfit Hampa Studio has given Cartoon Brew exclusive access to a striking proof-of-concept trailer for a proposed feature adaptation of Solo, the Spanish cult comic created by Oscar Mart'n....
Brad Bird's "Ray Gunn' Unveils First Look, Star-Studded Cast
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (263+ words) By Jamie Lang | 04/09/2026 7: 00 am | 1 Skydance Animation and Netflix have unveiled a trio of first-look stills for Ray Gunn, a long-gestating passion project from two-time Academy Award winner Brad Bird (The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Ratatouille), and announced a high-profile voice…...
Pixar Plans Originals And 'Monsters,' 'Incredibles,' 'Coco' Films
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (290+ words) By Jamie Lang | 03/09/2026 2: 11 pm | Be the First to Comment! Pixar is doubling down on original storytelling following the breakout success of Hoppers, while keeping some familiar franchises in the pipeline, too. Another notable project is the studio's first full musical,…...
Cartoon Saloon Reveals Trailer for "Kindred Spirits" Feature
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (608+ words) By K'vin Giraud | 03/04/2026 7: 39 am | Be the First to Comment! Ahead of the pitch, Cartoon Brew spoke with Moore and Ruby and shared an exclusive extended trailer of their project, currently in development. "I knew about the bond between Irish and…...
The Animation Guild Weighs In On Disney, Open AI Relationship
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (386+ words) By Jamie Lang | 12/12/2025 7: 01 am | Be the First to Comment! The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839, has officially chimed in on the recent announcement of a billion-dollar partnership between The Walt Disney Company and Open AI, under which Disney content would be…...
Webtoon And Warner Bros. Animation set 10-Series Adaptation Slate
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (341+ words) By Jamie Lang | 11/13/2025 7: 34 am | Be the First to Comment! Webtoon Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) are joining forces on one of the largest webcomic-to-animation pipelines yet. The companies announced plans to co-produce 10 animated series based on popular Webtoon titles,…...