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Julie Bowen is set to star in and executive-produce Taste, a new sitcom that is now in development at NBC.

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[Editor’s Note: The below piece was originally published on November 20, 2018. It has since been updated.]

Evaluating animated TV can be tricky. Not only is animation a medium that crosses a wide range of genres, but so many of our earliest memories in front of a screen are tied to an animated series, short, or special, and that impermeable nostalgia can be difficult to penetrate with typical critical tools like reason, logic, and other objective criteria. Some shows just click. They hit at the right time and capture a blossoming imagination. When it comes to ranking animated series, you’re not just analyzing TV shows. You’re critiquing childhoods.

Of course, animation is also one of the more expansive TV subsets, with dozens of different tones and styles that make comparisons often feel like apples and oranges. There are cartoons, anime, short films, short series, short films turned into short series, web series, adult-oriented animation, and that’s before digging into all the individual genres, like...

Exclusive: Emmy Award winner Ben Schwartz has joined the 20th Century feature Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice as part of the ensemble cast, which includes Vince Vaughn, James Marsden, Eiza Gonzalez, Jimmy Tatro and Arturo Castro.

The film is a buddy action comedy from writer and director BenDavid Grabinski set in the criminal underworld. Character names and descriptions have yet to be revealed.

Deadline first reported in May that 20th Century landed the project following a heated bidding war. Andrew Lazar is producing.

Schwartz received an Emmy Award in 2009 for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special for his collaboration with host Hugh Jackman’s opening number in ABC’s 81st Annual Academy Awards. He has an additional three nominations for both acting and writing.

His recent TV credits include Lord & Miller’s AppleTV+ miniseries The Afterparty and the Greg Daniels and Steve Carell Netflix series Space Force, both...

In addition to the Marvel and Star Wars titles on Disney+, parents also have the newly added Hulu titles as well.

To say that Disney+ is a good streaming service for kids seems like a fairly obvious thing to point out. However, when you dive deeply into the streamer and its library, you get a sense of just how vast its array of programming is for all members of the entire family. Disney+ is a real winner for homes with children of every age, not only because of the volume and variety of kids’ titles available, but because of the number of shows and movies for parents to watch after they put the kiddos to bed.

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Exclusive: Emmy Award-winning actor Joe Morton and Catherine Tate have joined the Fox Entertainment comedy series Going Dutch cast in heavily recurring roles opposite series star and executive producer Denis Leary.

The single-cam comedy follows arrogant loudmouth U.S. Army “Colonel Patrick Quinn” (Leary), who after an epically unfiltered rant, is reassigned to the Netherlands, where he is punished with a command position at the least important army base in the world. After serving with distinction in every warzone of the last three decades, he now finds himself in charge of a base with no guns, no weapons, and no tactical purpose.

Instead, it has a Michelin-star level commissary, top-notch bowling alley, and the best (and only) fromagerie in the U.S. Army. Surrounded by a diverse group of underdogs, the colonel tries to reinstall military discipline and professionalism with the help...

The 1973 musical “The Rocky Horror Show,” immortalized in the 1975 film “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” is getting a side-scrolling video game adaptation. “The Rocky Horror Show Video Game” is set for release next month across major consoles and Steam for computer platforms, timed to the Halloween spooky season.

Befitting the musical nature of “Rocky Horror,” the project even includes chiptune versions of songs from the films — including, but of course, the “Time Warp.” The game features 8-bit-styled graphics bringing the show’s sets and characters to life, combining ’80s nostalgia with the show’s ’70s retro vibes in the release from FreakZone Games and Metal X Entertainment/Bit Bot Media.

“‘The Rocky Horror Show’ is a unique experience that transcends traditional entertainment, and we wanted to bring that magic to gamers — whether they’re already fans of the IP or discovering it for the first time,” producer Joshua Viola said in a Thursday statement.

Beetlejuice isn’t the most kid-friendly source material. The two main characters are a couple who tragically died in a car accident and now have to learn to cope with being dead. The titular character — who only occupies 17 minutes of screentime — is an evil, unscrupulous ghost that tricks the main characters into letting him torture an innocent, if annoying, family. He also, most horrifically of all, nearly marries a 16-year-old girl against her will.

Still, in the ‘80s and ‘90s, it was perfectly normal to adapt an adult film into a Saturday morning kids cartoon. Which is why Beetlejuice, despite its subject matter, was ripe for an animated adaptation. Of course, things had to be toned down. The Maitlands (Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis in the film) were removed entirely, and all references to “the afterlife” were substituted with “the neitherworld.” Beetlejuice himself would also become less nefarious and more of a goofy,...

“Hot Ones” is getting animated with a special guest: iconic Disney character Donald Duck. As he takes on wings and special Disney-themed sauces, the character also faces questions about his history, “DuckTales, “Darkwing Duck” and more.

“To close things out with your beak on fire and duck-sized brain slow-roasting in hot sauce, I want to hit you with some rapid-fire questions about some of your animated cohorts,” “Hot Ones” host Sean Evans says to Donald Duck right after he scarfs down a cauliflower wing, which was dipped in the ultimate hot sauce of his run, “Straight Out of Hades.”

“Are you and Darkwing Duck related?” Evans said, shooting off his inquiries.

“On ‘DuckTales,’ your Uncle Scrooge gets a lot of the limelight. Do you all resent his wealth and power?” Evans continued. But, overcome by the power of the sauce, the normally loquacious (if hard to understand) Donald finds himself unable to answer.

Welcome to the latest instalment of a brand-new feature here on Nerdly, where one of our comic gurus, Ian Wells, delves into comics history and dissects Comics Interview, the long-running journal of interviews and criticism from David Anthony Kraft (Dak).

Up Front

In the Up Front this month Dak comes up with the idea of doing an opinion poll for Comics Interview. This doesn’t feel like a conventional opinion poll as Dak doesn’t set any specific questions. Instead, he is looking for readers to tell him what have been their favourite interviews and who they would like to be interviewed. The replies will play out in the letters pages so that might see me shine more of a spotlight there in the coming months. In the last few months, the Up Front has dropped off, not really offering much to the magazine.

From Comics to Screenplays

Firstly I...

Sorry to the new Futurama, Rugrats and whatever other beloved animated series is getting a reboot next, but according to cartoon fans, you’ll never beat Beavis and Butt-Head.

When a room full of studio executives decides to revive a beloved and nostalgic franchise that hasn’t been touched in decades, the reboot is simultaneously a safe move from a business standpoint and a creative risk that can ruin all the longstanding goodwill that the suits are about to turn into easy dollar signs. This is especially apparent in animation, wherein the nature of the medium allows showrunners to bring back all the original characters and acting talent that made the show’s first run a success without having to delve into the uncanny valley with awful de-aging technology, while the fanbases for animated shows somehow tend to be the most passionate, opinionated and hostile to change of any internet following.

In recent years, Fortnite has positioned itself as one of the most popular games in terms of reach and collaboration with other franchises. Each new season of this game introduces a wave of new crossovers that fans enjoy. The title appears to be planning to continue using this strategy in the future.

Epic Games regularly conducts community surveys to find out what types of collaborations they would like to see in the game. During one of these surveys, a vast array of potential collaborations for the game in the upcoming months emerged.

Collaborations in Fortnite Will Become Increasingly Numerous

With names ranging from the popular thrash metal band Metallica to virtually the entire Marvel universe, Fortnite has proven it dominates any kind of collaboration in the world of video games.

Unreal Engine has transformed this popular game into a sandbox, allowing players to create their own game modes and experiment...

[Editor’s Note: this list was originally published in March 2018. It has since been updated with new entries.]

It’s easy to think of the kind of stories that get told in the comic book world as just one genre or tone, but as seen below, graphic novels, comic strips, and other sequential art have offered up an incredible range of storytelling. And these stories have been inspiring great TV shows for years, even before superhero stories dominated the box office.

There were plenty of options that nearly made the list, like the WB’s “Smallville,” which squandered its early potential after running just a few seasons too long. Because one of the most exciting things about these stories is that there’s a rich variety to choose from.

With editorial contributions from Liz Shannon Miller, Ben Travers, and Hanh Nguyen.

27. “DuckTales” ‘DuckTales’©Disney Channel/courtesy Everett / Everett Collection

Yes, really, “DuckTales” is based on a comic book. Scrooge McDuck and his nephews Hughie, Dewey, and Louie come...

Developed by the independent studio Delta Shore Games, Fallen Leaf seeks to capture the adventurous spirit of classic Nintendo platformers. The game follows Leaf and Petal, siblings who find themselves embroiled in an unexpected quest after accidentally releasing an imprisoned judge named Xankulos.

With the help of a magic gauntlet bestowed by an allied sorcerer, the duo must work to undo the mistakes while unraveling mysteries about the lore of the land.

Over colorful pixelated worlds, players guide Leaf and other unlockable heroes through levels that pay homage to retro greats like Mega Man and Duck Tales through clever trap layouts and hidden nooks.

With its charming characters, beautifully retro graphics, and focus on providing a fun challenge, Fallen Leaf invites exploration of a nostalgia-tinged kingdom that offers both gameplay depth and areas just begging to be stumbled upon.

The Heroes of Fallen Leaf

The tale of Fallen Leaf follows siblings Leaf and Petal,...

Lori Petty and Bobby Moynihan have been added to the cast of CBS’ upcoming “NCIS” prequel series “NCIS: Origins.” The thesps will join a cast that also features Austin Stowell, Kyle Schmid, Tyla Abercrumbie, Mariel Molino, Diany Rodriguez and Caleb Foote, with Mark Harmon serving as narrator.

In the series, Petty will play Dr. Lenora Friedman, “a seasoned pathologist at the San Diego Medical Examiner’s Office. As comfortable around the dead she is the living, her passion for the job is infectious.” And Moynihan joins as Woodrow “Woody” Browne, “the wildly overworked senior chemist and director of the Nis Forensic Lab, who compensates for his lack of sleep with an offbeat sense of humor.”

“NCIS: Origins” began production this past Monday; the show premieres on Monday, Oct. 14 at 9 p.m. Et. The series revolves around young Leroy Jethro Gibbs in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS. “In the series,...

For millions of Japanese viewers as well as countless fans across the globe, the Ultraman franchise, pitting a giant superhero against giant kaiju creatures of all shapes and breeds, has been a popular staple since it was first launched as a TV series in the 1960s.

But for this critic and likely many other viewers, especially in the U.S., the new English-language feature-length version, Ultraman: Rising, will be their first encounter with a character who’s been taking flight for over a half a century in live-action, animated and manga formats.

The experience is not unlike discovering Star Wars for the first time by watching the 2015 J.J. Abrams movie, whose Jedis and Storm Troopers won’t ring much of a bell if you haven’t seen the earlier ones. Still, the the team behind this endearing if familiar Ultraman reboot does a good job at ushering us into a...

Perhaps the most overlooked series in the "Star Trek" canon ("Short Treks" and "Very Short Treks" notwithstanding), "Star Trek: The Animated Series" may be accepted as the final two years in the U.S.S. Enterprise's five-year mission. "Star Trek: Tas" debuted on September 8, 1973, four years after the cancelation of "Star Trek," to reunite the original cast and writers to explore Starlfeet's adventures in a 30-minute, animated format. The animation was provided by Filmation, the studio that had previously overseen multiple Batman and Superman cartoons, Archie cartoons, "Gilligan's Island" spinoffs, and which would go on to produce the ultra-popular "Fat Albert," "The Groovy Goolies," "BraveStarr," and "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe." Filmation shows were popular among kids, but their animations tended to be stiff and inexpressive. The most prominent feature of "Star Trek: Tas" is how static it looks.

However, the shortened runtime forced the writers of "Tas...

Over the past few years, we’ve been teased with the return of Darkwing Duck. Thanks to the DuckTales reboot, we got a small taste of it, but a full-on series never materialized. Thankfully, Dynamite Comics is working to make sure Drake Mallard’s adventures live on.

This week, Dynamite launched a Darkwing Duck Graphic Novel Collection Kickstarter. Considering the character has been out of the public’s eye for a while, fans came out in droves to blow past the $25K funding goal in minutes!

As of this writing, the amount pledged for the graphic novel omnibus has surpassed $133,000, with 860+ backers. There are still 28 days to go!

Darkwing Duck fans will get an exclusive collection of old and new comic books! If you remember the comics from the early and mid-1990s, they’re included along with the newer adventures of the Terror That Flaps in the Night.

Some...

With breakout hits like “Big City Greens,” “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” and “Phineas and Ferb,” Disney Television Animation has been setting the gold standard in kids’ animation for

40 years.

Dtva was formed on the heels of challenging outcomes with features “The Fox and the Hound” and “The Black Cauldron.” Initially, Dtva was restricted from using established Disney legacy characters, but nevertheless had huge successes with new shows like “The Wuzzles” and “Adventures of the Gummi Bears,” both of which became popular in syndication.

As time went on, Dtva was able to use its limited rights to create shows like “DuckTales” and “Tale Spin,” which featured Disney characters. Today, the slate has evolved to include shows that travel across Disney’s streaming, linear and digital platforms, including Disney+, Disney Channel, Disney Xd, Disney Junior and Disney Channel YouTube. Short-form programs like “Chibi Tiny Tales,” which re-creates a selection of...

Ben Schwartz is "excited about everything" in 'Sonic the Hedgehog 3'.The 42-year-old actor voiced the role of Sega's flagship character in the first two films based on their iconic gaming franchise and ahead of the third instalment - which is due for release in December - he has teased that the movie will be "influenced" by 2001's 'Sonic Adventure 2'. He told Screen Rant: " I'm not going to give you specifics, but I will say the movie's definitely influenced by, at the very least, that game. You can also see it even in the logo, you kind of already see that, or the music that was playing during aspects of that logo reveal. So, there's definitely influence from Sonic Adventure 2, as well as other games. I can't tell you how excited I am about everything. "Jim Carrey is going to be extraordinary [as Dr. Robotnik], Jeff Fowler has brought it times 1000 directing it.

To celebrate the upcoming broadcast of My Adventures With Superman's season 2 premiere, Adult Swim and Toonami have released a new clip from the first episode, which sees Superman face off against Amanda Waller, Deathstroke, Atomic Skull, and some Task Force X foot soldiers.

In particular, the video shows the terrible schemes Waller is willing to enact in order to protect the planet from Superman and other possible Kryptonian invaders.

While Waller's actions are definitely inexcusable, they might ultimately prove to be necessary as the season 1 finale hints that Spoiler: [General Zod] will soon return in season 2 to attack the Earth.

Are you excited for season 2 of My Adventures with Superman? Let us know in the comment section below.

Season 2 will be the big test for the show, as it was initially greenlit with a two-season order. Although a second season was always planned, a third season is probably not in...

To celebrate the upcoming broadcast of My Adventures With Superman's season 2 premiere, Adult Swim and Toonami have released a new clip from the first episode, which sees Superman face off against Amanda Waller, Deathstroke, Atomic Skull, and some Task Force X foot soldiers.

In particular, the video shows the terrible schemes Waller is willing to enact in order to protect the planet from Superman and other possible Kryptonian invaders.

While Waller's actions are definitely inexcusable, they might ultimately prove to be necessary as the season 1 finale hints that Spoiler: [General Zod] will soon return in season 2 to attack the Earth.

Are you excited for season 2 of My Adventures with Superman? Let us know in the comment section below.

Season 2 will be the big test for the show, as it was initially greenlit with a two-season order. Although a second season was always planned, a third season is probably not in...

It is well known that in the entertainment industry, there are far more rejected ideas and concepts for movies and shows than ones that are eventually made. Disney is no stranger to this, as many of its early or canceled concepts have become well-known within the fandom. The trouble is that many of those concepts are locked away in a vault, never to be seen by the general public.

Now, in a series of massive online leaks, multiple pilots, sporty bibles, and show concepts give fans a look at what could have been for some of their favorite shows and what we never got to see. These leaks include not only Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon projects but also Disney Channel/Disney Xd shows.

Breaking: The pilot for Gravity Falls has been Found in dazzling 1080p (HD)!

Watch it here: https://t.co/sgmxJpWefj pic.twitter.com/G43k5v1GPI...

35 years ago, Nintendo gifted gamers everywhere with the Game Boy. After helping rescue the struggling home console market with the Nes, Nintendo made the bold decision to try to pursue the dream of playing high-quality games on the go. Against considerable odds, they quickly showed that true handheld gaming was no longer just a neat idea or occasional distraction. The Game Boy would go on to revolutionize the handheld gaming scene in ways that are still being felt today.

For as incredible as the design of the Game Boy hardware was (at least relative to its time), the device obviously wouldn’t have made it far if it wasn’t for the quality of its exclusive games. You undoubtedly know some of their names, but the history of the Nintendo Game Boy is truly defined by a wide variety of titles that showcased all of the qualities that leave us...

Disney is celebrating the 100th episode of its original bite-sized series “Chibi Tiny Tales” on Saturday, April 13 on Disney Channel YouTube. The momentous episode features “Phineas and Ferb’s” infamous villain Dr. Doofenshmirtz who creates a ray that turns everything into cake. Will Perry the Platypus be able to give the evil scientist his just desserts?

Fans can also watch All 100 “Chibi Tiny Tales” featuring favorite Disney characters from “Duck Tales,” “Big City Greens,” “Amphibia,” “High School Musical,” “Descendants,” and more, in one extended episode on Sunday, April 14 beginning at 7:00 a.m. Pdt.

The popularity of Chibi has also expanded into its own long-form spin-off series, “The Chibiverse” on Disney Channel and Disney+. The season two finale airs Saturday, July 20 with more “Phineas and Ferb” where Perry the Platypus gets a voice for the very first time.

Saban Films announced today the acquisition of worldwide rights to the upcoming comedy The 4:30 Movie, directed and written by Kevin Smith.

Set in the summer of 1986, The 4:30 Movie is a coming-of-age story about three sixteen-year-old friends who spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local multiplex. But when one of the guys also invites the girl of his dreams (Siena Agudong) to see the latest comedy, each of the teens will learn something serious about life and love before the credits roll.

Set in the mobile phoneless, social media-free era of the ’80s, Smith shot The 4:30 Movie at his Smodcastle Cinemas in New Jersey—the same movie theater he haunted every weekend as a teenager. Two years ago, Smith and his co-owners saved the century-old Atlantic Highlands bijou from demolition, renaming it after his podcast theater.

The cast features an all-star ensemble that includes Ken Jeong,...

Nibbler the Nibblonian first appeared on "Futurama" in the episode "Love's Labours Lost in Space", wherein Leela (Katey Sagal) assumed he was a poor, lost animal that merely needed a home. She put an adorable red cape on him and outfitted him with a diaper. Nibbler had a voracious appetite and could consume many, many, many times his own body weight in pork products in a single day. Nibbler would then poop out perfectly round spheres of solidified dark matter that, quite conveniently, could serve as starship fuel.

It was later revealed that Nibbler was, in fact, Lord Nibbler, an impossibly ancient being -- born around 274 Bce -- who could speak in a clear, deep voice. He belonged to a species that possessed fleets of tiny, adorable warships and who were occasionally kidnapped and farmed for their fuel-pooping abilities. For years, whenever someone saw Nibbler speak, he could activate his...

Our favorite blue hedgehog is on its way! Sonic the Hedgehog is one of the fan-favorite franchises to have made its way out of the video game world and into the film industry. After all, who doesn’t love seeing iconic characters brought to life with such fun-filled storylines?

Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

Back in 2022, plans for a third movie in the saga were announced, even before Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was released in theatres. Ever since then, fans of the super-fast hedgehog have been waiting for any kind of updates regarding the third film. And now, there is finally good news for the fans who loved seeing actor Ben Schwartz playing the titular character.

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Moves Forward

Idris Elba and Ben Schwartz as Knuckles and Sonic in Sonic the Hedgehog 2

The man behind the face of Sonic recently took...

At the start of Matt Groening's and David X. Cohen's 31st-century sci-fi sitcom "Futurama," the alcoholic robot Bender (John Dimaggio) sounded a little bit more like a drunken vagrant. He slurred his speech more and seemed less able to concentrate. As the show progressed, Bender became more self-assured, like the guy at the bar who — after his fourth shot of Jim Beam — is 100% confident he could thrash the bouncer. Bender became egotistical in addition to being a drunken criminal. On DVD commentary tracks, the makers of "Futurama" have said that Bender, in being a robot, allowed them more explicit depictions of violence and vice; a human character cannot drink a gallon of rotgut whiskey and smoke four cigars simultaneously, but a robot can. The Fox censors are weird.

Prior to "Futurama," Dimaggio only had a few credits to his name. His first gig was playing ancillary voices in...

I love cartoons. Specifically cartoon series from the 80’s and 90’s. Whenever someone asks me what my favorite childhood cartoon is, I always say there are two. The first is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and the second is Darkwing Duck. I was the biggest fan of the masked mallard, and who wouldn’t be? He was brave, smart, egotistical, and accident-prone but would persevere against evil. He had a killer costume and cool equipment to fight bad guys. He had an awesome rogue’s gallery that was a bit of a joke but also surprisingly formidable. The cartoon was also not afraid to show its love for classic superhero comics at a time when the general public didn’t understand it. It even broke through the Iron Curtain at the height of the Cold War. But does this cartoon from the early 90’s still hold up? Is it a silly...

Raising Hope and The Big Bang Theory actress Kate Micucci says she’s on her way to recovery after undergoing surgery for lung cancer.

Micucci shared a video over the weekend in which, sitting in a gown inside her hospital room, she revealed that she was recovering following a procedure to remove the cancer. The nearly one-minute update saw a smiley Micucci jokingly calling her TikTok update a “SickTok” and at one point playfully asking, “Why am I still talking? Because I’m on drugs.”

The multihyphenate also shared footage of her walking around the hospital hallways and eating a hospital food spread featuring Frosted Flakes, while she assured fans she was going to be Ok.

“I’m in the hospital, but it’s because I had lung cancer surgery yesterday. They caught it really early,” she said. “It’s pretty weird because I’ve never smoked a cigarette in my life.

Ultraman is back.

The character, created by Eiji Tsuburaya in 1966 with the “Ultra Q” and “Ultraman” television series, is back in a brand-new animated feature called “Ultraman Rising.” It’s due out next year but you can watch the trailer above.

In “Ultraman Rising,” baseball superstar Ken Sato, the new Ultraman, “quickly finds more than he bargained for as he’s forced to raise the offspring of his greatest foe,” according to the official synopsis. The trailer shows him battling a huge monster and then effectively adopting the monster’s child, which puts him at odds with his persona as creature-slaying titan. There’s a wonderful moment in the trailer where Ken shrinks down to his human size but the baby still towers above him.

The voice cast for the animated feature includes Christpher Sean, Gedde Watanabe, Tamlyn Tomita, Keone Young and Julia Harriman. Shannon Tindle, creator of Netflix’s fantastic “Lost Ollie,...

This one hurt.

Freevee’s Bosch: Legacy opened Season 2 this week with a simple title card that dedicated the episode “In Loving Memory of Our Friends Annie Wersching and Lance Reddick,” two alumni of the original Bosch series who both died earlier this year.

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Wersching, who played Officer Julia Brasher on Bosch (as a series regular in Season...

Disney’s “Gargoyles” are coming back, TheWrap has learned.

The beloved animated series, which ran in syndication on weekday afternoons for three seasons from 1995 to 1997, is set to return, this time as a live-action series for Disney+ from James Wan’s Atomic Monster, writer Gary Dauberman (who wrote all three “Annabelle” movies) and Disney Branded Television. Dauberman is attached as writer, executive producer and showrunner on the new series.

“Gargoyles,” which centered on a band of monstrous warriors who, long ago, were encased in stone and cursed to stay that way unless they were lifted above the clouds, find themselves awoken in modern day Manhattan after a billionaire zealot placed them atop his latest towering skyscraper. (They remain stone during the day but become flesh-and-blood at night.) The Gargoyles then have to figure out what life in the contemporary world is like, while also attempting to rid New York City of some of its crime.

Monsters at Work executive producer Kevin Deters revealed the second season guest cast today at New York Comic-Con, along with a sneak peek screening ahead of its debut in 2024.

Season two guest stars reprising their roles from the Monsters Inc. franchise include Aubrey Plaza (The White Lotus) as Claire Wheeler, Nathan Fillion (ABC’s The Rookie) as Johnny Worthington III, and Bobby Moynihan (Saturday Night Live) as Chet Alexander.

Additional guest cast includes Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus), Rhys Darby (Our Flag Means Death), Janelle James (Abbott Elementary), Jenifer Lewis (ABC’s black-ish), Ali Wong (Beef), Bowen Yang (Saturday Night Live), Paula Pell (Saturday Night Live), Danny Pudi (Community), Cody Rigsby (Peloton instructor, Author, TV personality), Jimmy Tatro (ABC’s Home Economics), Danny Trejo (Machete), Joe Lo Truglio (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and Alan Tudyk (Resident Alien).

The series stars Billy Crystal (Mike Wazowski), John Goodman (James P Sullivan aka Sulley), Ben Feldman...

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The 1980s was a golden era for TV animation. It was the decade of Thundercats, Inspector Gadget, Transformers, Ducktales, The Smurfs, He-Man and The Masters of the Universe, Care Bears, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Yet arguably, the best of them all was The Real Ghostbusters.

The show arrived at a time when studios were eager to translate box office gold into something palatable for younger audiences. It didn’t always quite go to plan, of course, as short-lived and ill-advised animated incarnations of everything from Rambo to The Karate Kid can attest.

But The Real Ghostbusters was different, running for 140 episodes across seven seasons.

It was a little different from the film. For one thing, the title had to be tweaked due to a dispute with Filmation, who was making an animated version...

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The original 1980s Ninja Turtles cartoon intro song described Leonardo quite simply as “Leonardo leads” and Mutant Mayhem is ready to expand on that. In the new film, the Turtles’ father Splinter tells Leonardo that he has “honor.” He does his best to keep the others out of trouble but is still a teenager after all, which means his role as leader comes with a lot of anxiety. Out of all the Turtles, Leonardo is the most okay with living in the sewer until he meets reporter April and discovers his desire to be a part of the human world… And his crush on April.

Nicolas Cantu is no stranger to being the leader, bringing his voice to the titular lead character of The Amazing World of Gumball. He’s also voiced Dak in several How to Train Your Dragon animated series, been...

Lance Reddick’s unexpected death in March 2023 halted a thriving acting career that consisted of many memorable performances, including several voice-over gigs on TV series like “Castlevania,” “Duck Tales” and “Rick and Morty.” In addition to half a dozen mid-production projects, his legacy could include a posthumous Emmy victory in honor of his vocal work on the Amazon Prime Video animated series “The Legend of Vox Machina.” After Chadwick Boseman, who won the 2022 Best Character Voice-Over prize for “What If…?” two years after his death, Reddick would be the second posthumous recipient of any voice acting Emmy.

Reddick joined the recurring cast of “The Legend of Vox Machina” in its second season, which concluded less than a month before he died. His character, Thordak, is the leader of a group of dragons known as the Chroma Conclave, whose destructive plans are encumbered by the heroic, interspecific members of Vox Machina.

Warner Bros. Pictures Animation has hired Shane Prigmore to serve as Senior Creative Advisor for the newly relaunched film unit under President Bill Damaschke.

In addition to advising on creative development for Wbpa’s ambitious production slate, Prigmore will also direct a film for the unit. He will be based at the studio’s HQ in Burbank, reporting directly to Damaschke.

A veteran of Skydance Animation, Walt Disney Television Animation, DreamWorks Animation, and Laika, the Annie Award winner returns to Warner Bros. more than two decades after the company gave him his start on the seminal animated classic The Iron Giant.

Prigmore’s announcement comes just as Damaschke has outlined his strategy for the newly relaunched features animation division to energize its legacy IP and develop partnerships with artists and creators worldwide to foster a slate of original storytelling resonant with global audiences of all ages.

“Shane is a trusted...

Angry Birds are flying over to Prime Video, which has picked up an animated children’s series based on the popular video game.

Featuring the voices of Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows), Kate Micucci (Steven Universe, DuckTales), Dominic Monaghan (Lost) and Nasim Pedrad (Saturday Night Live), Angry Birds Mystery Island will follow new Hatchlings Mia, Rosie and Buddy, and a foreign-exchange piglet named Hamylton.

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The 1990s: the decade when teal squiggles and purple triangles reigned supreme. Or at least, that's what our collective memory has assigned to the period's romanticized style guide.

The '90s were formative for the medium of animation. On the silver screen, Disney animated musicals dominated the box office and awards seasons, while studios like Pixar and DreamWorks debuted their first feature films. On the small screen, the animation revolution continued in what we can now look back on as a unique convergence of passing generations. The Disney Afternoon programming block crested the wave of its success, oodles of beloved Nicktoons busted onto the scene, Cartoon Network launched, and some of today's longest-running animated series populated airwaves for the very first time.

Attempting to rank the best 90s cartoons is a nearly impossible task. Everyone has their favorites, whether we're talking about precious childhood shows or foundational barrier-breakers in adult animation.

Animation, in general, still doesn't get the respect it deserves, although things are changing for the better on that front thanks to folks like Guillermo del Toro (whose mantra that animation is an artistic medium and not a genre for kids has become a rallying cry among us animation lovers). But it's not just animation itself that's regarded as being inferior to live-action. Voice acting is a form of creative expression that requires just as much specialized skill and practice as live-action acting, if not more so. As we've seen time and time again, big-name stars and A-listers who are relative novices to the animation game are rarely a satisfying substitute for veteran voice actors — and certain roles simply demand the sort of expertise you can only really gain from years of voice-only performances.

Despite this, the biggest actors in Hollywood are steadily invited to try their hand at playing animated characters,...

Nicolas Cage as Dracula is grabbing all the headlines for director Chris McKay's vampire horror/comedy "Renfield," and deservedly so. But while Nicholas Hoult acquits himself very well as the subservient title character with pitch-perfect comedic timing and Cage steals the show through his penchant for hamming it up, Ben Schwartz also shines as the picture's secondary, foul-mouthed antagonist: a mobster named Teddy Lobo who gets himself mixed up in the Dracula and Renfield drama.

Everyone likely knows the actor from his meme-worthy role as Jean-Ralphio in "Parks and Recreation," his turn in Showtime's "House of Lies," or a plethora of voice performances in projects like "DuckTales," "Sonic," and more. But after charming viewers in the murder-mystery series "The Afterparty," Schwartz returned to live-action with the R-rated "Renfield" and embraced his newfound niche as the bad guy. I recently sat down with the thoroughly entertaining and larger-than-life actor to...

Mondo is once again ready to save the day by giving fans of colorful vinyl albums our fix. This time around, the artist-forward collectible brand is delivering on the goods with a three-lp edition of the stirring, synth-y "Loki" original soundtrack from composer Natalie Holt. According to Mondo's official website, the new release is packed with goodies, from the multi-colored albums and their individual sleeves to an album cover with all-new artwork and a sneaky little item left behind by the Time Variance Authority -- a file folder insert that comes with the set.

Marvel fatigue may finally be setting in, but fans definitely showed up for "Loki" when it premiered on Disney+ in 2021, and the show had plenty of elements worth showing up for. The series' first season was enjoyable thanks to a trippy, time-bending plot and a stellar cast that includes Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Wunmi Mosaku,...

Lance Reddick’s wife Stephanie Reddick is remembering her husband a day after his death.

The actor, known for his roles in several projects including John Wick, The Wire, Fringe, Bosch, Lost and the HBO series Oz, died “suddenly … from natural causes” Friday morning, his publicist Mia Hansen told The Hollywood Reporter.

Stephanie took to social media Saturday to share a carousel of photos of the star on his Instagram account, writing, “Lance was taken from us far too soon.” The actor had recently been promoting John Wick: Chapter 4, the latest film in the Keanu Reeves franchise, in which he plays hotel concierge Charon.

“Thank you for all your overwhelming love, support and beautiful stories shared on these platforms over the last day,” she continued in her post. “I see your messages and can’t begin to express how grateful I am to have them.”

Lance also worked as...

Hollywood will miss famous actor Lance Reddick. Lance played Charon in all four John Wick films, but he’s most famously known for his role in HBO’s The Wire. Unfortunately, he died at age 60, and his wife survived him. So, who is Lance Reddick’s wife, Stephanie Reddick, and do they have kids? Here’s what to know, plus additional information on their family.

Lance Reddick died of natural causes on March 17, 2023 Lance Reddick with his wife, Stephanie Reddick | Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic

Lance Reddick was in the process of undergoing interviews regarding his role as Charon in the Keanu Reeves-led action film John Wick: Chapter Four when he died at 60. According to Deadline, the actor died of natural causes. No other details have been provided regarding his death. As stated before, Stephanie Reddick, Lance Reddick’s wife, survives him.

Lance began his career in the ’90s in series such...

Hollywood is remembering Lance Reddick.

The actor, recognized for his varied TV roles in The Wire, Fringe, Bosch, Lost and the HBO series Oz, has died of natural causes at the age of 60, Reddick’s rep Mia Hansen confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter Friday.

In addition to television, Reddick has also served as a voice actor on projects including The Vindicators, DuckTales, Rick and Morty and Castlevania and next reprised his role as hotel concierge Charon in the latest installment in the John Wick franchise, John Wick: Chapter 4.

Reddick was also among the SAG-nominated ensemble of Regina King’s One Night in Miami and worked on Netflix’s Resident Evil series, Comedy Central’s Corporate and FX’s American Horror Story.

Following news of his death, a myriad of Hollywood figures took to social media to pay tribute the late actor.

John Wick filmmaker Chad Stahelski and star Keanu Reeves...

TV and film star Lance Reddick, who starred in shows like The Wire and Fringe, has died. He was 60.

According to TMZ, the actor was found deceased in his Los Angeles home on Friday morning. Cause of death has yet to be determined, but officials suspect he passed away from natural causes.

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The entire industry is reeling today in the wake of reports that Lance Reddick, the star of acclaimed movies and shows like "The Wire," "Fringe," "Lost," and most recently the "John Wick" franchise, has passed away at the age of 60. TMZ first broke the news, though details currently remain thin as to the actor's cause of death. Described merely as appearing to be a death of natural causes, TMZ reports that the actor's body was found in his home located in Studio City, Los Angeles, in the early morning hours of Friday, March 17, 2023. We'll be sure to update as more information comes in regarding this shocking and unexpected news.

The actor nonetheless leaves behind a trail of excellent character actor performances throughout some of the most beloved productions over the last two-plus decades. The tragedy of this passing hits even harder, of course, as his latest appearance as the cool,...

Lance Reddick, the actor who broke out with a complex, powerful performance as Lt. Cedric Daniels in the seminal HBO show The Wire, has died. He was 60.

The actor’s body was discovered in his Studio City home on Friday, TMZ reported. Reddick’s publicist Mia Hansen told The Hollywood Reporter that he died “suddenly … from natural causes” Friday morning.

Reddick had recently been promoting John Wick: Chapter 4, the latest installment of the Keanu Reeves franchise in which he played Charon, the hotel concierge at New York’s criminal underground hub, The Continental Hotel.

The actor was also known for his TV work on Fringe, Bosch and Lost. With a sonorous and memorable voice, Reddick also worked frequently as a voice actor on projects including The Vindicators, DuckTales, Rick and Morty and Castlevania.

“We are deeply saddened and heartbroken at the loss of our beloved friend and colleague Lance Reddick,...

Lance Reddick, a prolific actor who played Charon in all four John Wick films and was a series regular on The Wire, Fringe and Bosch among dozens of other roles spanning a quarter-century, died today. He was 60.

His rep at Portrait PR confirmed the news, saying he died of natural causes but not providing other details.

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The actor had been doing interviews for the upcoming John Wick: Chapter Four starring Keanu Reeves just this week. He also was set to appear in the franchise-spinoff pic Ballerina.

Reddick began his screen career in the mid-1990s, guesting on such series as The Nanny and New York Undercover.