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Today's episode includes: •   Netflix released the trailer of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew •   Netflix released the trailer of Steps •   Copper Pot Pics released the trailer of Don Bluth: Somewhere Out There •   Apu Nahasapeemapetilon returns to The Simpsons with Sunil Malhotra as the new voice •   Danny Trejo's son says his dad was tricked into starring in a pro-ICE movie produced by Daily Wire

Today's episode includes: •   Disney released the trailer of Hexed •   Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery merged to become Skydance •   Cartoon Network got the biggest leak with around 325GB of production material from over 30 of their shows •   Chris O'Neill (Oneyplays) filed a cease & desist against his victim to take down the evidence that he groomed her when she was a minor •   Drunken guests are banned from Walt Disney World for diving in Gran Fiesta Tour starring the Three Caballeros

Today's episode includes: •   Netflix and Skydance Animation released the trailer of Ray Gunn •   Forgotten Island started in 5th place at the box office on its opening weekend with less than $13 million •   Disney and Point Grey Pictures announced a Darkwing Duck revival series with a new cast •   Jeffery Katzenberg and Rob Minkoff are going into AI filmmaking •   Chris O'Neill (Oneyplays) was accused of grooming a minor in 2014

Today's episode includes: •   Netflix released the trailer of Steps •   LAIKA released the Final Trailer of Wildwood •   David Ellison is serious about making Paramount exit California if the merger with Warner Bros. doesn't happen •   Paramount settled the Antitrust lawsuit that was holding them back from merging with Warner Bros. Discovery

Today's episode includes: •   Kevin Schrek released the trailer of Animation Mavericks: The Forgotten Story of UPA •   Paramount+ released the trailer of Avatar: Seven Havens •   Nintendo released The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct •   Nintendo released the September 2026 edition of Nintendo Direct •   Creative differences are what's holding back The Muppet Show (2026) to become a full series

Today's episode includes: •   Ryan Gosling to produce a live-action Flintstones reboot starring Bamm-Bamm •   Dolly Parton, country music icon (1946 – 2026) •   Tim Curry, celebrated actor (1946 – 2026) •   Peter Cullen, voice actor of Optimus Prime and Eeyore (1941 – 2026) •   Sam Register is stepping down as the head of Warner Bros. Animation

Today's episode includes: •   Animator Michel Gangé released the trailer of his indie animated feature The Saga of Rex •   Laika released the trailer of Wildwood •   The trailer of Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse was leaked on Twitter •   Christian metal band Demon Hunter is suing Netflix for KPop Demon Hunters •   Niu Lai went from being China's worst animated feature to viral sensation

Today's episode includes: •   All the announcements for the live-action movies from Disney, Marvel and Lucasfilm at D23 2026 •   All the Disney Parks announcements at D23 2026 that were presented on Horizons: A Carousel of Progress •   All the announcements for the animated movies from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, and more

Today's episode includes: •   DreamWorks Animation released the teaser trailer of CoComelon: The Movie •   Disney+ released the trailer of Disney Worldbuilders •   Paramount CEO David Ellison wrote an op-ed on The New York Times to defend the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger •   Spider-Man: Brand New Day breaks record for the biggest domestic opening weekend in box office history with $360 million •   Animator Glen Keane was Rescued from Mummy Mountain in Arizona

Today's episode includes: •   Paramount+ released the teaser trailer of Avatar: Seven Havens •   Ketchup Entertainment released the final trailer of Coyote vs. ACME •   DC released the trailer of Clayface •   Brad Bird confirms that the characters will not age up in Incredibles 3 •   Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender was accused of using AI after controversial image shown at San Diego Comic Con

Today's episode includes: •   Marvel released the trailer of Avengers: Doomsday •   I was tricked into starring in the AI animated movie Lumivia: The Five Magical Wishes •   Coleman Domingo in talks to write a live-action spin-off film about The Princess and the Frog's Tiana •   Jorge Guitérrez calls out those who sent him death threats and doxxed him for his Punky Duck AI animated series •   YouTuber Alex Meyers faces backlash for his misogynistic review of Obsession

Today's episode includes: •   Paramount+ released the trailer of Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender •   Warner Bros. released the trailer of Dune: Part Three •  Disney's Moana (2026) underperformed at the box office with a $43 million opening weekend •   Netflix and Disney+ are changing tactics to get more engagement on streaming like Live TV and Free Tier •   Netflix, Sony and Paramount in talks to potentially buy Letterboxd

Today's episode includes: •   Paramount Pictures released the trailer of The Angry Birds Movie 3 •   Illumination and writer Mike White are being sued for allegedly stealing the idea of Migration from another writer •  Illumination released the teaser trailer of Not Alone •   Netflix released the trailer of Wonka's The Golden Ticket, featuring the AI voice of Gene Wilder •   Sony will no longer sell physical copies of PlayStation games starting in 2028

Today's episode includes: •   Warner Bros. Pictures Animation reveals upcoming lineups, including a new movie directed by VivziePop •   Genndy Tartakovsky will develop Heist Brothers and Conan the Barbarian at Cartoon Network Studios •   DreamWorks Animation released the new trailer of Forgotten Island •   Disney reveals Lilo & Scratch and Loving Dory, the animated shorts that will be in front of Hexed and Gatto •   Hasbro faces backlash for forcing Peppa Pig child actors to sign over their voices to AI

Today's episode includes: •   DreamWorks Animation released the teaser trailer of Shrek 5 •   Walt Disney Animation Studios released the teaser trailer of Hexed •   Brad Bird's Ray Gunn won't be getting a theatrical release as Netflix and Skydance Animation's partnership becomes complicated •   Daveigh Chase, the voice of Lilo in Lilo & Stitch (1990 – 2026) •   Universal Kids Resort is receiving negative early reactions and being compared to a prison