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Disney TV legend Rob LaDuca (‘Aladdin' the series, ‘Timon & Pumba’) helms the company’s new reboot of ‘Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.’ He spoke about keeping Mickey familiar, shifting viewing habits, and why longer-form storytelling still resonates with kids. cartoonbrew.com/tv/we-wanted-t…

Filipino-American creators Bobby Pontillas and Bernard Badion's passion project 'Sun Chasers,' which won a development award at Annecy, is a supernatural animated series rooted in Filipino mythology. cartoonbrew.com/series/sun-cha…

They're back, baby! Hulu unveils 'Futurama' Season 13 release date and new 10-episode drop binge-model. The streamer also shared several first-look images. cartoonbrew.com/streaming/they…

Trey Parker and Matt Stone signed a $1.5 billion deal to bring 'South Park' exclusively to Paramount+ for the next five years. After messy negotiations and merger drama, Paramount secured one of TV’s most valuable franchises. We break down the deal here: cartoonbrew.com/tv/south-parks…

Oscar-nominated 'Mirai' director Mamoru Hosoda’s highly anticipated next feature, 'Scarlet,' was selected for the Venice Film Festival today, and will get a special screening at Toronto, marking a prestigious fall festival double. cartoonbrew.com/anime/mamoru-h…

'Pokémon Concierge' Season 1, Part 2 will hit Netflix on Sept. 4.

'Ne Zha 2's' English trailer is out now. A24 is bringing the box office behemoth - it's the fourth-highest-grossing film in history already - to theaters in the U.S., Canada, and beyond on August 22. cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/a…

The English-language trailer for 'The Treasure of Barracuda' has arrived. The Spanish hand-drawn 2D family adventure will sail into theaters in Spain on September 26, with Filmax handling international sales. cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/t…

The new 'Demon Slayer' film grossed more in Japan over its opening weekend than the 'Smurfs' launch managed from 59 territories. cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/d…

Kosovo's Anibar festival wrapped over the weekend, where Marta Reis Andrade's 'Dog Alone' won the international competition and Marko Mestrovic's 'How' won best Balkan title. cartoonbrew.com/shorts/dog-alo…

'El Eternauta' was NOT the first time Netflix used AI in an original production. In January 2023, more than two years ago, the company revealed it had used AI to create backgrounds for the animated short 'Dog and Boy.' We covered that story in detail here: cartoonbrew.com/tech/netflix-j…

‘Tamala 2030: A Punk Cat in Dark,’ screening at Fantasia Festival, is a retro-futuristic, paranoid pop-art mind-melt where kawaii culture meets Lynch, Pynchon & Philip K. Dick. Coming to North American theaters via Deaf Crocodile & Cartuna. cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/t…

The theatrical release for Sony's 'Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse' has been pushed back three weeks, from June 4, 2027, to June 25, 2027.

In a major hit to the kids and family animation industry, the Senate has passed a $1.1 billion cut in federal funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Around 15% of PBS's budget comes from federal financing. cartoonbrew.com/politics/gover…