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Musa Brooker of Six Point Harness on Creating Superhero Animals for ‘The Boys’

Ramin Zahed - July 19, 2022

Among the many cool surprises of the third season of The Boys was the revelation of Black Noir's (Nathan Mitchell) imaginary cartoon friends, which...

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Roger Black and Waco O’Guin Give Us an Intergalactic Tour of Their New Show ‘Farzar’

Ramin Zahed - July 14, 2022

Fans of Roger Black and Waco O’Guin’s particular brand of humor and animation have a big treat ahead this Friday when their new show...

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Marcel’s Fleischer Camp to Direct Disney’s Live-Action ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Pic

Ramin Zahed - July 14, 2022

Dean Fleischer Camp is moving from Marcel the Shell to Stitch the Alien. Deadline reports that the director of this summer’s acclaimed stop-motion feature...

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Robert Valley to Animate the Life & Times of Broadway’s Billy Rose

Ramin Zahed - July 12, 2022

Acclaimed animation artist Robert Valley, who is best known for his Oscar-nominated short Pear Cider and Cigarettes, and the acclaimed “Zima Blue” and “Ice”...

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Exclusive: Weta FX Whiz Mark Gee on Making Peacemaker’s Eagly Soar

Ramin Zahed - July 11, 2022

Eagly, the clever, compassionate and lively sidekick to John Cena’s Christopher Smith character in HBO Max’s well-received series Peacemaker, is one of the most...

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Exclusive: Genndy Tartakovsky Discusses the Prehistoric Perfection of ‘Primal’ S2

Ramin Zahed - July 11, 2022

***This interview was conducted for the upcoming August '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 322)*** When Genndy Tartakovsky’s five-time Emmy-winning series Primal premiered on Adult...

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Exclusive: The ‘Pearl Dog’ Directors on Creating Poetry in Motion for Their AI-Powered Short

Ramin Zahed - July 7, 2022

An unnamed narrator recounts his pursuit of an animal that appears mysteriously one night on the beach in the new animated short Pearl Dog....

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Illumination’s ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Melts 4th-of-July B.O. Records

Ramin Zahed - July 2, 2022

C’est bananas! Universal/Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru proved to be a big triumph at the box office with a four-day opening record of $125.1...

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Exclusive: Penner & Festa Talk About Their New Short ‘Dede and Sam’

Ramin Zahed - July 1, 2022

Actor/writer Jonathan Penner’s upcoming animated short Dede and Sam centers on the charming friendship between legendary wrestling star and actor Andre The Giant (André...

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Exclusive: Director Masashi Ando on ‘The Deer King’ and the Lasting Appeal of 2D Animation

Ramin Zahed - July 1, 2022

The lushly animated fantasy The Deer King marks the feature directorial debut of Masashi Ando (co-director with Masayuki Miyaji), one of the most respected...

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‘Baymax!’ Creators Discuss the Return of the Loveable Healthcare Robot

Ramin Zahed - June 30, 2022

Everyone’s favorite huggable, inflatable, personal healthcare robot is back. Baymax, the beloved character introduced in Disney’s Oscar-winning 2014 feature Big Hero 6, is the...

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Critics Praise ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’s Funny Jokes and Lovable Sidekicks

Ramin Zahed - June 29, 2022

Lightyear, The Bob’s’ Burgers Movie and Marcel the Shell with Shoes On have new animation competition this Friday as Universal/Illumination’s much-anticipated Minions: The Rise of...

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‘Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe’ Scores Like Awesome Reviews (Heh, Heh)!!

Ramin Zahed - June 24, 2022

If you plan to check out Mike Judge’s latest movie Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe this weekend on Paramount+, we have some good...

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A New CG ‘Caillou’ is Being Re-Animated by WildBrain and Peacock

Ramin Zahed - June 24, 2022

The little bald boy is coming back in CG! WildBrain and NBCUniversal’s streamer Peacock are producing a new 52 x 11-minute Caillou series. Peacock...

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Stephane Berla Discusses the Making of Stunning ‘King of Sea’ Music Video

Ramin Zahed - June 24, 2022

French director Stephane Berla’s beautiful and haunting new music video for Kwoon’s “King of Sea” caught our attention thanks to its poetic visuals and ...

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Wolfgang Puck and Genius Brands Are Cooking Up a New Animated Show

Ramin Zahed - June 24, 2022

Celeb chef Wolfgang Puck is getting ready to get into the animation kitchen with Genius Brands International. The world-renowned chef and philanthropist is working...

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TV News Bytes: ‘Total Drama Island,’ ‘LooLoo Kids,’ ‘Naked Mole Rat’ & ‘Sunny Bunnies Sing-Along’

Ramin Zahed - June 23, 2022

The Beeb Needs Total Drama Kids entertainment specialist CAKE has announced a deal with the BBC for six seasons of Fresh TV’s award-winning animated Total...

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Watch: West End Films Offers a New Look at ‘Lamya’s Poem’

Ramin Zahed - June 23, 2022

West End Films has released a new trailer for the 2D-animated feature Lamya’s Poem, a poignant pic about a 12-year-old Syrian refugee who finds...

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Exclusive: ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’ Shines in His Feature-Length Movie

Ramin Zahed - June 23, 2022

***This article originally appeared in the 35th Anniversary Issue of Animation Magazine (June-July '22, No. 321)*** In August of 2010, director Dean Fleischer-Camp and his...

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DreamWorks Unleashes Final Season Trailer for ‘Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous’

Ramin Zahed - June 23, 2022

And the dinos keep on chomping! DreamWorks Animation has released the full trailer for the Annie Award-winning Netflix series Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous. The show,...

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