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The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep animated film

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Siren Song | Only CD Projekt Red knows when The Witcher 4 is going to come out, so it's a good thing that animated Netflix movie finally has proper trailer to tide us over

And it's less than a month from releasing.

Jan. 15, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

Moana is holding an oar while stood on a makeshift boat, a confident expression on her face.

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We Had A Good Run | Say goodbye to any hopes you had of more original Disney films, because Moana 2 had a ridiculous record breaking weekend

And the reviews weren't exactly stunning, either.

Dec. 3, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Vi and Jinx about to hit each other in Arcane season 2.

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Money Money Money | You better hope Arcane season 2 brings in some good numbers, as the League of Legends show is reportedly the most expensive animated series of all time

Seems like someone might have put on one to many zeros there.

Nov. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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I will never forgive HBO or Netflix for not renewing of one of the best sci-fi series in the last decade, so let's hope someone else picks it up

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What A Shame | I will never forgive HBO or Netflix for not renewing of one of the best sci-fi series in the last decade, so let's hope someone else picks it up

I think it's time to put streaming services into public ownership.

Nov. 5, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Greg, a young boy wearing a kettle for a hat, and Wirt, a teen with a blue clock and point red hat, are stood in a forest in a stop-motion style in Over the Garden Wall.

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Gentle Winds | For its 10th anniversary, modern classic Over the Garden Wall is getting a stop-motion short from Wallace and Gromit makers Aardman

Time to break out the potatoes and molasses.

Oct. 8, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Ben 10, a young boy with a strange watch on his wrist, a bunch of aliens in the background behind him.

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Hasbeen 10 | "I should probably update my IMDB" - That live-action Ben 10 film you almost definitely forgot about is no longer happening, says its producer

"But it should get made, right?"

Sept. 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A young version of Spider-Man wearing a homemade suit that is mostly just a customised polo, sweatpants, sneakers, and the iconic red mask and white eyes, swinging through New York.

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Page Turner | Marvel still hasn't really shown much of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, but hopefully the reveal of a prequel comic will tide you over

It's not a trailer, but it's something.

Sept. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Miles Morales as Spider-Man fighting the Spot in Across the Spider-Verse.

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Web Of Lies | Has Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse actually been delayed to 2027? Not according to its composer

The film was originally meant to come out in March of this year.

Sept. 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Mark Grayson in his black and blue suit, the wall behind him damaged, a shadow looming over him in a poster for Invincible.

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Place Your Bets | Think you know what's going to happen in Invincible season 3? 'You're going to be so wrong' says creator Robert Kirkman

"Sometimes you'll be a little surprised, sometimes you'll be disappointed."

Aug. 7, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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All Guns Blazing | High on Life is getting an animated series, and one of its stars - not that one - is producing it

It's IP all the way down these days.

Aug. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Kiki, a young girl wearing a simple dress and a red bow on her head, is flying on a broomstick with her black cat sat with her over a picturesque town.

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Gotta Hustle | Kiki's Delivery Service is still the best film about the struggle of turning your passions into work, 35 years on

Maybe your hobby should just be a hobby.

July 29, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Key art for Creature Commands showing the main cast of characters posed together.

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A New Task | Creature Commandos' debut teaser trailer gives a strong first look into the James Gunn-led future of the DCU

Even if it's only a brief look.

July 27, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Infinity Train season 2 key art showing MT, a chrome-looking teen girl with a shaved head, stood in a doorway portal with Jesse, a highschooler wearing a varsity jacket with a glowing number on his hand, and a deer.

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Chugging Along | Remembering Infinity Train, the show that felt like the beginning of the end for animation at Warner Bros

The writing was always on the wall, but this made it clearer than ever.

July 22, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A still from Coraline, showing the titular character wearing pyjamas crawling through a mysterious, slightly glowing, circular cave.

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Frame By Frame | The stop-motion studio behind Coraline and producers of Into the Spider-Verse are... making a live-action film together?

At least it's a strong team so far!

July 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A promotional image for Marvel's What If...? showing the Watcher, a bald humanoid reaching his hand towards the camera, images of looks at other Marvel universes surrounding him.

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Too Many Questions | Don't expect any more Marvel's What If...? after season 3, as a studio exec calls it "the completion of a trilogy"

What if... the show got a season 4?

July 3, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Shrek and Donkey stood in a town square looking surprised at something.

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I Need A Hero | Yes, Shrek 5 is still happening, and now so is a Donkey movie nobody asked for

Hope you like waffles.

June 25, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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The cast of Inside Out 2 stood at Riley's emotions console.

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Staying Animated | Disney might be all in on live-action remakes, but Pixar's boss says the Toy Story studio is staying clear of them: "It's not very interesting"

So why all the sequels then, Pete?

June 12, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A poster for Arcane, showing Jinx surrounded by other characters superimposed over various bits of a broken mirror.

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Let's Get Physical | Remember physical media? The team behind Arcane certainly does, as the Netflix series is getting the rare Blu-ray treatment

Taking this one as a win for preservation.

June 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Miguel O'Hara has Miles Morales pinned down in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

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Swing And A Hit | As concerns over generative AI in Hollywood grow, Chris Miller promises Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse will be free of it

"There is no generative AI in Beyond the Spider-Verse and there never will be."

June 4, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A still from Moana 2 showing Moana on a beach at sunset blowing into a shell.

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YOU'RE WELCOME | Moana 2 shows off some pretty lighting and not much else in its first teaser trailer

Though that might be thanks to the switch from the small to big screen.

May 29, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A still from My Adventures with Superman showing a close-up of Clark Kent stood in a storage room, softly smiling.

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HUBBA HUBBA | Yes, My Adventure with Superman's Clark Kent is meant to be hot because he's "a space princess and must always be treated as such"

"Yes, Clark has to be beautiful all the time."

May 22, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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OLD-FASHIONED VALUES | Want to watch Family Guy forever? Seth MacFarlane sure seems happy to let you do so

"At this point, I don’t see a good reason to stop."

April 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Miles Morales' Spider-Man mask peaking out of a jacket pocket, the right eye is smashed in The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story.

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TAKE A BITE | While you wait for Beyond the Spider-Verse, check out this official Spider-Man short and raise some money for charity

It'll still be a while until we see the full sequel, anyway.

March 27, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Anthropomorphic birds are in a park, some riding skateboards, one with a brown paper bag that says Tony Hawk's Skatebirds on it.

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KICKFLIP THE BIRD | Tony Hawk will finally live up to his name in his upcoming animated series about skateboarding birds

He truly will be Birdman soon enough.

March 27, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A robot is sat against a tree, a baby bird in its hand, a fox sat on its leg in The Wild Robot.

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LET'S GET WILD | Dreamworks' latest looks like Wall-E if the world hadn't been ruined by climate change

It sounds like it has a strong cast, too.

March 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

The main cast of Twilight all lined up in a black void.

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BITE ME | Need something to sink your teeth into? A Twilight animated series is in the works

Let's just hope it doesn't suck.

March 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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BEEN AROUND THE BEND | Netflix's Avatar is a failure because it doesn't understand why animation even works

There's just a lot that animation can do that live-action can't.

March 2, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Nimona is smiling, a pole stretched across her back.

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TAKING SHAPE | You can now watch Netflix's Oscar nominee free on YouTube, but not for long

Can't complain about a free movie!

Feb. 20, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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SECOND TO NONE | Prime Video's new animated show about intergalactic surgeons features every Culkin brother under the sun

Not to mention every other cast member in the series.

Jan. 31, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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R&M FOREVER | Rick and Morty season 8 isn't out until 2025, so it's a good thing its spin-off is due this year

Don't worry, you won't be missing out on your fill of Rick and Morty for long.

Jan. 24, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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BEND OVER BACKWARDS | Netflix's latest live action Avatar: The Last Airbender trailer looks fine, but please watch the cartoon

The original is even on Netflix, too!

Jan. 23, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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BACK 2 YOU | Invincible season 2 part 2 finally gets a release date, and it's not too far away

You'll finally be able to find out what happens after that mid-season cliffhanger.

Jan. 23, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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GHOSTED | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire was inspired by the series' OG animated show and its "weird-as-f**k villains"

There's a touch of John Hughes and Wes Anderson in there too.

Jan. 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN | Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake gets a season 2, but maybe it's time for the fun to end

Come on grab your friends, we've got more Adventure Time coming our way.

Dec. 6, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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POP OFF | If you love Chainsaw Man's soundtrack, you need to check out this strange, captivating anime

Boogiepop and Others gives you the 90s anime experience despite being from 2019.

Nov. 30, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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DESPICABLE | No, Looney Tunes isn't leaving Max, but we are losing Space Jam's not quite sequel

Turns out that Max just made a mistake.

Nov. 29, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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FOR CRYING OUT LOUD | If you liked Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, you need to watch this Netflix anime from the same studio

Time to add Devilman Crybaby to your Netflix watch list.

Nov. 25, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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NEW BEGINNINGS | Scott Pilgrim's creator wants you to treat the Netflix anime as its own thing: "It's just a new iteration"

"It comments on the book and the movie, but it isn't meant to replace them."

Nov. 21, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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THAT'S NOT ALL FOLKS | Warner Bros.' Coyote vs Acme situation even has a US congressman calling for change

Wile E. Coyote might live to see another day.

Nov. 15, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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FELTED LOVE | Netflix's stop motion Pokemon show gets a release date and a city pop icon

Pokemon Concierge looks like it's shaping up to be an incredibly cosy time.

Nov. 15, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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HAANG ON | Netflix's live action Avatar: The Last Airbender trailer lands tomorrow, five years after series announcement

The show was first announced back in 2018.

Nov. 8, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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FUTURE VISION | Adult animation has a bright future, if the bigwigs in charge let it happen

Fionna and Cake and Scavengers Reign prove how desperately we need more adult animated shows.

Oct. 22, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

Viewed over Karlach's shoulder, Astarion looks like he's starting to regret sticking his hand into a glowing purple portal.

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TOON TIME | Baldur's Gate 3 gets a surprise official cartoon to celebrate its PlayStation 5 release

Follow our heroes' journey out of early access in this animated short.

Sept. 8, 2023 Rebecca Jones

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Frame By Frame | The Pokemon Concierge is a charming new stop-motion Netflix series

It comes from the equally charming studio behind Rilakkuma and Kaoru.

Feb. 27, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

Custom header with fan-made MultiVersus Daffy animation and old cartoon footage.

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MultiVersus players are making a stunning Daffy Duck concept character

Fan made animations and assets are getting love from community and develop alike!

Aug. 2, 2022 Connor Makar

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Castlevania Netflix creator working on animated PUBG show

July 20, 2021 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf teaser is our first look at the upcoming animated film

July 10, 2021 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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Nintendo is working on a Donkey Kong game and animation project – report

July 4, 2021 Dom Peppiatt

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Final Fantasy 9 is being turned into an animated series

June 22, 2021 Dom Peppiatt

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Check out the first trailer for The Cuphead Show! here

June 11, 2021 Dom Peppiatt