AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast

AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast

By: Mat Brunet

Language: en

Categories: Tv, Film

Hosted by Mat Brunet (aka AniMat from the YouTube channel ElectricDragon505), AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast tells the latest news happening throughout the week in the field of animation and what he has to say regarding those insane events. The podcast is live on Twitch every Saturday at 2pm EST, which includes interacting with the audience and occasional special guests.

Episodes

Fallen Ultra Lords
Dec 15, 2025

Today's episode includes:

•   Warner Bros. released the teaser trailer of Supergirl

•   Jeff Garcia, the voice of Sheen in Jimmy Neutron (1975 – 2025) and Jim Ward, the voice of Doug Dimmadome in The Fairly Odd Parents (1959 – 2025)

•   Rob Reiner, the director of The Princess Bride, A Few Good Men, This is Spinal Tap and more (1947 – 2025)

•   Disney is making a live-action spin-off Gaston movie

Duration: 02:14:32
Netflix Buys the Brothers
Dec 09, 2025

Today's episode includes:

•   Sony Pictures Animation released the trailer of GOAT

•   Interview with Britton Payne, founder of The Autism Scene and the AuSPEC Awards, where aspiring autistic writers could win an opportunity to work in animation

•   Zootopia 2 broke several records on its opening weekend during American Thanksgiving

•   The nominations for the 83rd Golden Globes were announced

Duration: 02:26:25
Learning Pond Rules
Nov 24, 2025

Today's episode includes:

•   Pixar released the trailer of Hoppers

•   The Asylum released the trailer of A Winnie the Pooh Christmas

•   Sonic the Hedgehog producer Neal H. Moritz in talks to produce a live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie

•   A Christian school in England bans children from singing the songs of KPop Demon Hunters

Duration: 02:08:58
Teasing the Search for Galaxy Toys (feat. Anthony Gramuglia)
Nov 17, 2025

Today's episode includes:

•   Disney released the teaser trailer of Moana (2026 live-action remake)

•   Pixar released the teaser trailer of Toy Story 5

•   Paramount Pictures released the trailer of The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

•   Illumination and Nintendo released the teaser trailer of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Duration: 02:22:17
Spicy Pork with Nuts and a Coke
Nov 10, 2025

Today's episode includes:

•   Lionsgate released the teaser trailer of Michael (2026)

•   New information revealed about the upcoming Animation Lookback: Blue Sky Studios

•   Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone and Cole Escola are making a Miss Piggy movie

•   Korean animation studio RedRover to produce K-Pop animated movie and The Nut Job 3

Duration: 02:17:28
The Crash of Warner Bros.
Oct 27, 2025

Today's episode includes:

•   Laika released the first look of Wildwood

•   Crash and Eddie may not appear in Ice Age: Boiling Point, according to Seann William Scott

•   Warner Bros. Discovery is for sale after Paramount failed to acquire the company

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Duration: 02:12:08
A Toast to the Master of Movie Posters
Oct 20, 2025

Today's episode includes:

•   Jim Carrey in talks to star in the live-action Jetsons movie with Colin Trevorrow in talks to direct

•   Drew Struzan, the legendary movie poster artist (1947 – 2025)

•   Universal Kids Resort will feature areas based on Shrek, Minions, SpongeBob SquarePants and more

•   Walt Disney Animation Studios reveals new animated short Verse at Animation is Film Festival

Duration: 02:10:49
Tron has a Glitch
Oct 13, 2025

Today's episode includes:

•   Paramount Pictures released the trailer of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 – Lost in New Jersey

•   Tron: Ares had a worse opening than Morbius with $33.5 million

•   Disney announced new audio animatronics for Frozen Ever After, Zootopia: Better Zoogether! And Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets

•   The live-action remake of Tangled is back in production and may get Scarlett Johansson to play Mother Gothel

Duration: 02:12:47
Twisted Backlash
Oct 06, 2025

Today's episode includes:

•   Disney+ released the trailer of Disney Twisted Wonderland: The Animation

•   Netflix released the trailer of The Twits

•   Hamish Steele, the creator of Dead End: Paranormal Park, was a targeted of a hate campaign by Elon Musk and Libs of TikTok

•   Actors and Unions are condemning AI actress Tilly Norwood

Duration: 02:19:27
Surf and Turf
Sep 29, 2025

Today's episode includes:

•   Netflix released the trailer of In Your Dreams

•   Universal Pictures released the final trailer of Wicked: For Good

•   Walt Disney Animation Studios released the final trailer of Zootopia 2

•   Atomic Cartoons is making Surf's Up: The Series

Duration: 02:11:21
Disney's Biggest Mistake
Sep 24, 2025

Today's episode includes:

• Disney received backlash for suspending Jimmy Kimmel Live! after Trump and FCC chairman Brendan Carr demanded him to be cancelled for his "comments" on Charlie Kirk   

Duration: 01:09:03
The Big Tree Fiddy (feat. Animated Antic)
Sep 15, 2025

Today's episode includes:

•   Warner Bros. to release Tom and Jerry: The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958) on Blu-Ray and DVD this December

•   Paramount Skydance is preparing bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery

•   Disney is working on a Zootopia stage musical

•   Swabbies, the lost 1985 Disney short starring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck & Goofy, was released on YouTube

Duration: 02:20:19
Zombies and Friends
Sep 08, 2025

Today's episode includes:

•   Marvel released the trailer of Marvel Zombies

•   Adult Swim released the trailer of Smiling Friends (Season 3)

•   Nelvana stopped production as Corus continues to struggle

•   YouTube to host hundreds of episodes of Sesame Street, along with exclusive videos and workshops from Sesame Workshop

Duration: 02:00:58
Gone to the Doggs
Sep 01, 2025

Today's episode includes:

•   Glitch released the trailer of Knights of Guinevere

•   Snoop Dogg says he's scared to go to the movies after seeing the same sex kiss in Lightyear with his grandson

•   Sony Pictures and Netflix in talks for a deal to make the sequel to KPop Demon Hunters

•   Nickelodeon, Disney Jr., Family Channel and more shut down in Canada

Duration: 02:14:44
Sony's Spider Senses
Aug 18, 2025

Today's episode includes:

•   SpindleHorse released the trailer for the pilot of Homestuck

•   Sony Pictures Animation is planning a Spider-Punk movie with Daniel Kaluuya co-writing

•   Shrek 5 got delayed to June 30, 2027, the week after Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

•   Sony Pictures missed out on KPop Demon Hunters' success by only getting $20 million profit from the movie

Duration: 02:05:54
A lot of Animated Animals
Aug 04, 2025

Today's episode includes:

Sony Pictures Animation released the teaser trailer of GOAT

Walt Disney Animation Studios released the trailer of Zootopia 2

James Cameron talked to Disney about making an animated Avatar movie

Netflix is planning sequels, a series, a stage musical and considered a live-action remake of KPop Demon Hunters

The Wizard of Oz's AI-altered version at the Las Vegas Sphere received backlash from movie fans

Duration: 02:09:32
The Summer of South Park
Jul 28, 2025

Today's episode includes:

20th Century released the trailer of Avatar: Fire and Ash

The Magic of Disney Animation will return to Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2026

Paramount and Trey Parker & Matt Stone reached a $1.5 billion deal for the streaming rights of South Park

Coyote vs. Acme, Avatar: Seven Havens, The Mighty Nein, Family Guy specials and more are featured at this year's San Diego Comic Con

Duration: 02:09:51
The Fixed Trailer Hoppers
Jul 21, 2025

Today's episode includes:

Cartoon Network released the trailer of The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball

Pixar released the teaser trailer of Hoppers

Netflix released the trailer of Fixed

RUMOR: Amazon MGM Studios is making a live-action My Little Pony movie

CBS got backlash for cancelling Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Duration: 02:06:20
KPop SquarePants Searchers
Jul 14, 2025

Today's episode includes:

Paramount Pictures released the teaser trailer of The SpongeBob Movie: The Search for SquarePants

Hulu released the trailer of King of the Hill Season 14

KPop Demon Hunters tops the charts on Netflix and the Billboard 200

A24 and CMC Pictures will release the English dub of Ne Zha 2, featuring Michelle Yeoh, on August 22

The SAG-AFTRA Video Strike is over after including AI protection for actors in the deal

Duration: 02:05:08
The Cat in the Toot Fart
Jul 07, 2025

Today's episode includes:

Cartuna and Irony Point released the trailer of Boys Go to Jupiter

Warner Bros. released the teaser trailer of The Cat in the Hat (2026)

Pixar employees reveal the production troubles of Elio, including the removal of its gay themes

South Park's Season 27 premiere delayed as tension between Trey Parker & Matt Stone and Paramount rises over streaming rights

Duration: 02:07:49
Tiny Chef's Big Emergency
Jun 30, 2025

Today's episode includes:

Disney announced a sequel to the live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch

The Tiny Chef Show's heartbreaking video announcing its cancellation went viral

Warner Bros. gives up on remaking Akira and drops the movie rights

Amazon MGM Studios to make a Bratz movie starring Kim Kardashian as the villain

Disney reveals an inside look at the former animation studio at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World that is still preserved

Duration: 02:00:47
Dreaming of Annecy
Jun 23, 2025

Today's episode includes:

Netflix released the teaser trailer of In Your Dreams

Cartoon Network and Adult Swim announced several new shows and new seasons at Annecy

Pixar reveals new original movie called Gatto for 2027 and Elemental director Peter Sohn will helm Incredibles 3

Disney and Universal are suing AI company Midjourney for copyright infringement

YouTuber Cope and Seethe released a video that shows proof that Saberspark may not have committed sexually assault

Duration: 02:13:24
Animals for Good
Jun 09, 2025

Today's episode includes:

•   Aniventure released the first look of Andy Serkis' Animal Farm

•   Universal Pictures released the trailer for Wicked: For Good

•   Warner Bros. Discovery is splitting from its TV networks to form two companies

•   Donald Trump and Elon Musk's relationship ends in a bitter online fight against each other

Duration: 02:15:21
King of the Isle of Dogs
Jun 02, 2025

Today's episode includes:

Netflix released the teaser trailer of Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein

Hulu reveals the intro to the revival of King of the Hill and Toby Huss as the new voice of Dale Gribble

Cocomelon is moving form Netflix to Disney+ in 2027

The Criterion Collection announced that they will release Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs on September 30th

A Slashfilm article suggests the lack of competition and no need for risks is what's causing kids' media to lose quality

Duration: 02:16:43
Stitching Trailers Together
May 26, 2025

Today's episode includes:

Hulu released the 2nd trailer of Predator: Killer of Killers

Netflix released the trailer of KPop Demon Hunters

Disney released the teaser trailer of Zootopia 2

Lilo & Stitch (2025) earned biggest Memorial Day opening weekend with $183 million

Duration: 01:51:38
Bad Smurfs & Bad Networks
May 19, 2025

Today's episode includes:

Paramount Pictures released the 2nd trailer of Smurfs (2025)

DC released the 2nd trailer of Superman (2025)

DreamWorks Animation released the 2nd trailer of The Bad Guys 2

Sesame Street will be airing new episodes on Netflix and PBS on the same day

Bloomberg article reveals how Cartoon Network is struggling to survive under David Zaslav

Duration: 02:04:29
The Dollhouse of Mossy Bottom
May 12, 2025

Today's episode includes:

DreamWorks Animation released the trailer of Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie

Saberspark denies the allegations of sexual assault from ILoveKimPossibleALot's video

Aardman announced the 3rd Shaun the Sheep movie called The Beast of Mossy Bottom for 2026

Peacock announced an animated series based on Seth MacFarlane's Ted

The Walt Disney Company announced their 7th theme park in Yas Island in Abu Dhabi

Duration: 02:09:09
Stupidity Unlimited
May 05, 2025

Duration: 02:16:05
Back from Japan
Apr 21, 2025

Today's episode includes:

Hulu released the trailer of Predator: Killer of Killers

CinemaCon 2025 featured announcements for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, John Wick animated prequel, and more

DreamWorks Animation announced Forgotten Island from Puss in Boots: The Last Wish directors for 2026

Genndy Tartakovsky's R-rated 2D movie Fixed will be released on Netfix this summer

Star Wars Celebration Japan reveals updates on upcoming movies and animated shows from the franchise

Duration: 02:04:23
AI-Yai-Yai
Apr 01, 2025

Today's episode includes:

Ketchup Entertainment officially bought the rights to Coyote vs. Acme from Warner Bros.

Netflix orders a live-action Scooby-Doo prequel series

Reports are blaming Rachel Zegler for Disney's Snow White (2025) failing at the box office

Voice actor Jacob Takanashi gets backlash for playing the voice of Kinich in Genshin Impact while the actors are on strike

AI generated images that replicate the Studio Ghibli style goes viral

Duration: 02:15:58
Bright & Shiny (feat. Nick Spake)
Mar 24, 2025

Today's episode includes:

Interview with the author of Bright & Shiny: A History of Animation at Award Shows (Volume 1)

Pixar released the trailer of Elio

Disney and Pixar announced Coco 2 for 2029

Ketchup Entertainment in talks with Warner Bros. to acquire the rights to Coyote vs. Acme

The lost pilot episode of Family Guy was found

Duration: 02:21:25
Disney's Freakier Stitches
Mar 17, 2025

Today's episode includes:

Briarcliff Entertainment released the trailer of Sneaks

Warner Bros. Discovery removes all the classic Looney Tunes cartoons from Max

Disney released the teaser trailer of Freakier Friday

Disney held a press-less premiere for their live-action remake of Snow White

Disney released the trailer of Lilo & Stitch (2025)

Duration: 02:03:08
Unionizing Coast to Coast
Mar 10, 2025

Today's episode includes:

George Lowe, the voice of Space Ghost (1957 – 2025)

Sesame Workshop allegedly fired many Sesame Street employees after forming a union

Walt Disney Animation Studios officially unionized with The Animation Guild

Jon Favreau to write and produce an Oswald the Lucky Rabbit series for Disney+

Lost Media Busters found the trailer of the cancelled live-action Powerpuff Girls CW reboot

Duration: 02:04:17
Getting Shreked at the Oscars
Mar 03, 2025

Today's episode includes:

Flow wins Best Animated Feature at the Oscars

Anora wins Best Picture and four additional categories at the Oscars

The review of the 97th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Conan O'Brien

Disney cancelled Tiana, the planned Disney+ series based on The Princess and the Frog

DreamWorks Animation released the cast announcement of Shrek 5

Duration: 02:20:47
Chinese God Champion
Feb 24, 2025

Today's episode includes:

Warner Bros. released the trailer of The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

BET+ released the trailer of Lil Kev, an adult animated series about Kevin Hart's childhood

Ne Zha 2 beats Inside Out 2 at the box office to become the highest grossing animated film of all time

Nickelodeon announced Avatar: Seven Havens, a new animated series set in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender

Dr. Eggman voice actor Mike Pollock got backlash for encouraging fans to use slurs

Duration: 02:11:08
How to Find Your Buzzy
Feb 17, 2025

Today's episode includes:

God's Gang will release a new miniseries called We Didn't Start the Fire, featuring a cast of autistic actors

Bright Sun Films released the trailer of Stolen Kingdom

Universal released the trailer of How to Train Your Dragon (2025)

Pixar's Elio will be delayed by a week to June 20

Disney is taking steps back from policies related to diversity, equality and inclusion

Duration: 02:07:07
Super Bowl of Delicious Trailers (feat. Animated Antic)
Feb 11, 2025

Today's episode includes:

Netflix released the trailer of Plankton: The Movie

Universal Pictures released the trailer of Jurassic World Rebirth

Paramount Pictures released the trailer of Smurfs

Marvel released the teaser trailer of The Fantastic Four: First Steps

The Wild Robot is the top winner at the 52nd Annie Awards with 9 wins

Duration: 02:39:21
Across the MultiVersus and Nominations
Feb 03, 2025

Today's episode includes:

nWave Studios released the teaser trailer of Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog

The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were announced

Warner Bros. Discovery's lawsuit against Paramount for the streaming rights to South Park will go to trial

Pixar CCO Pete Docter admits that Soul is not popular because it was released directly onto Disney+

Warner Bros.' fighting game, MultiVersus, is shutting down on May 30

Duration: 02:10:13
Did These Companies Win or Lose?
Jan 20, 2025

Today's episode includes:

Pixar released the trailer of Win or Lose

Animator Buck Woodall is suing Disney for $10 billion for allegedly ripping off his project to create Moana

TikTok ban turns out to be a PR stunt for Donald Trump

RUMOR: Nelvana may shut down due to parent company, Corus Entertainment, being over $1 billion in debt

Nintendo Switch 2 was announced as Nintendo's next console, coming later this year

Duration: 02:07:33
Love for Los Angeles
Jan 13, 2025

Today's episode includes:

Flow wins Best Animated Feature at this year's Golden Globes

Wildfires burned down thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area

Universal changes the release dates of Shrek 5 and Minions 3

Mark Zuckerberg removes fact-checking and hate speech policies on Facebook, Instagram and Threads

The Dirty Bubble from SpongeBob SquarePants is accused of running the Los Angeles Chargers' season

 

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Duration: 02:01:16
Top 5 Animation News of 2024
Jan 06, 2025

Today's episode includes:

5. The Arrest of Kyle Carrozza

4. The Animation Guild's New Deal

3. The Heroes We Lost

2. The Skydance/Paramount Merger

1. Inside Out 2's Box Office Records

Duration: 01:52:40
Reluctant Returns
Dec 16, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Ketchup Entertainment released the teaser trailer of The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

Sony denies rumors that they're ending their Spider-Man cinematic universe

Michael Gracey in talks with Disney to direct the live-action remake of Tangled

Rashida Jones, Will McCormack and Michael Govier will write the next Tom & Jerry movie for Warner Bros. Pictures Animation

Warner Bros. Discovery ends contract to host new episodes of Sesame Street

Duration: 02:02:45
History is Cancelled
Dec 09, 2024

Today's episode includes:

The nominations for the 82nd Golden Globes were announced

Muppet History ends after creator Joshua Gillespie was called out for using the platform to sexual harass women

Disney released the trailer of Snow White (2025)

Director Barry Jenkins admits that all-digital movies are "not his thing" after working on Mufasa: The Lion King

Dana Ledoux Miller revealed on the podcast The Writers Panel how Disney turned the Moana series into Moana 2

Duration: 02:17:52
Mad About Moana (feat. ToucanLDM)
Dec 02, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Pamela Hayden, the voice of Milhouse, is retiring from The Simpsons

31 movies are eligible for the Best Animated Feature category for the 97th Academy Awards

Disney confirms that the Monsters, Inc. area will replace Muppet*Vision 3D at Disney's Hollywood Studios

Moana 2 breaks the record for having the biggest 5-day debut at the box office with $221 million

The animatic of the Lost "Disney Princess" segment for Fantasia 2000 was discovered

Duration: 02:24:03
Thanksgiving Trailers Parade (feat. just2good)
Nov 25, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Paramount Pictures released the 2nd trailer of Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Netflix released the trailer of Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Pixar released the trailer of Dream Productions and the teaser trailer of Elio

Universal Pictures released the teaser trailer of How to Train Your Dragon (2025)

DreamWorks Animation released the trailer of The Bad Guys 2

Duration: 02:08:09
Disney is Getting Cold
Nov 18, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Disney released the final trailer of Mufasa: The Lion King

Disney receives backlash over refusing to air an episode of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur that discusses Brooklyn's trans identity

Coca-Cola faces backlash for using AI to create this year's Christmas commercials

Disney announced Ice Age 6 for 2026

Piglet's Big Game become viral for being compared to a survival horror game

Duration: 02:10:01
Interstellar in Peru
Nov 04, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Sony Pictures released the trailer of Paddington in Peru

Netflix released the trailer of Spellbound

Robert Zemeckis claims that Disney would've never make Who Framed Roger Rabbit today because of Jessica Rabbit

Interstellar 5555 will be rereleased as a 4K remaster, but it was upscaled using AI

Universal Pictures is producing 3 live-action Lego movies

Duration: 02:07:15
Charming Commandos
Oct 28, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Netflix released the trailer of That Christmas Max released the trailer of DC's Creature Commandos Twitter (X) updates the block feature so that the people you blocked can still see your posts RUMOR: The Walt Disney Company may announce a major AI initiative Paul King will direct a Prince Charming movie, starring Chris Hemsworth, for Disney

Duration: 02:08:49
The Magnificent Trailers of Marcel and the Girls
Oct 14, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Netflix and Adult Swim released the trailers of Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld and Invincible Fight Girl respectively Walt Disney Animation Studios released the Special Look of Moana 2 Sony Pictures Classics released the teaser trailer of Sylvain Chomet's The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol Velma is cancelled after two seasons DreamWorks Animation is making The Wild Robot 2

Duration: 02:10:04
The Horrors of Realistic CGI Babies
Oct 07, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Disney+ released the trailer of Music by John Williams Paramount is making a live-action/CG hybrid movie adaptation of Rugrats Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and DC Studios announced Dynamic Duo, the origin story of the Robins, Dick Grayson and Jason Todd Studios are talking with focus groups with superfans of major franchises to combat toxic fandoms Joker: Folie à Deux flops on its opening weekend with bad word of mouth and a $40 million at the box office

Duration: 02:10:21
The Wild YouTuber
Oct 01, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Pixar released the trailer of Dream Productions, the Inside Out Disney+ Series The Wild Robot has a strong opening weekend at the box office with $35 million PhantomStrider (almost) quit YouTube  Sony Pictures Animation open to collaborating with other studios with Genndy Tartakovsky's Black Knight and Fixed The Muppets, Fraggle Rock and Sesame Street celebrated Jim Henson's birthday with a crossover video

Duration: 02:23:02
The Anxiety Tornado
Sep 24, 2024

Today's episode includes:
⦁    DreamWorks Animation released the trailer of Dog Man
⦁    Former Pixar employees reveal the stressful working conditions when making Inside Out 2
⦁    Jared Bush named Walt Disney Animation Studios' new CCO, while Jennifer Lee is working full-time on Frozen 3 and Frozen 4
⦁    Lionsgate teams up with Runway to use AI technology to save money
⦁    Saturday Night faces backlash for portrayal of Jim Henson as a loser

Duration: 02:24:45
Square Sheep and Scary Spirals
Sep 09, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Warner Bros released the teaser trailer of A Minecraft Movie Adult Swim released the trailer of Uzumaki Mattel released the teaser trailer of Barney's World Mindy Kaling is producing an original movie at Paramount Animation James Earl Jones (1931 – 2024)

Duration: 02:06:43
Trailers that Go FAST!!!
Sep 02, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Les Bons Clients released the trailer of the documentary Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature Warner Bros. released the trailer of The Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim Paramount Pictures released the trailer of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Hot Ones episode featuring Donald Duck received backlash for not crediting animators Inside Out 2 surpassed The Lion King (2019) at the box office, officially making it the highest grossing animated film of all time

Duration: 02:10:58
The D23 Angry Aftermath
Aug 20, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Interview with the creator of the cartoon-themed board game Unscrewed: It All Falls Apart [Sponsored] Mattel and Illumination in talks to produce an animated Barbie movie Disney allegedly said man cannot sue them for wife's passing because he had a Disney+ account Marvel and X-Men '97 creator Beau DeMayo feud over why he got fired Rumors that Disney may replace Muppet*Vision 3D with the newly announced Monsters, Inc. area make fans worried

Duration: 02:08:35
D23 2024 Special (feat. ToucanLDM)
Aug 12, 2024

Today's episode includes:

The Disney Parks announcements The Marvel & Star Wars announcements The Walt Disney Studios (live-action films) announcements The Walt Disney Animation Studios & Pixar announcements

Duration: 03:12:02
Spellbounded to a Curse
Aug 05, 2024

Today's episode includes:

THQ Nordic released the Gameplay trailer of Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed Netflix released the teaser trailer of Spellbound The complicated relationship between Netflix and Skydance Animation Paramount released the 2nd trailer of Transformers One The Animation Guild will prepare a pre-negotiation rally on August 10

Duration: 02:07:10
Doomsday at Comic Con
Jul 29, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Max released the teaser of DC's Creature Commandos  Warner Bros. released the trailer of Joker: Folie À Deux  Robert Downey Jr. will return to the MCU as Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday  SAG-AFTRA is going on strike against video game companies to protect their jobs against AI Inside Out 2 surpassed Frozen 2 at the worldwide box office 

Duration: 02:12:04
This is Not Ogre
Jul 15, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Netflix released the trailer of Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie DreamWorks Animation announced Shrek 5 for July 2026 Illumination announced Minions 3 for 2027 as Despicable Me becomes the first animated franchise to cross $5 billion at the box office Donald Trump was almost assassinated by one of his supporters Mighty Magiswords creator Kyle A. Carrozza was arrested for possession of child pornography

Duration: 02:14:37
Skydancing to a Deal
Jul 08, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Adult Swim reveals Japanese and English cast of Uzumaki Despicable Me 2 and Inside Out 2 are leading the summer box office DNEG, the studio behind the visuals of Dune and The Garfield Movie, received $200 million to invest in AI Skydance Media acquires Paramount Global for $8 billion

Duration: 01:48:25
Rebrushing Classic Cartoons
Jul 01, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Amazon Prime Video released the trailer of Batman: Caped Crusader Disney announced the release date and Collector's Edition of Epic Mickey: Rebrushed Inside Out 2 surpassed $1 billion at the box office Kartoon Studios is making their own Winnie the Pooh franchise with the help of AI Eddie Murphy said that DreamWorks Animation is working on Shrek 5 and a Donkey spin-off movie

Duration: 02:08:14
My 300th Nonsensical Talking (feat. PaleoSteno)
Jun 17, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Netflix released the teaser trailer of Arcane: Season 2 DreamWorks Animation released the 2nd trailer of The Wild Robot Amazon Prime Video released the trailer of Sausage Party: Foodtopia Inside Out 2 breaks the record of the 2nd biggest opening for an animated feature Cartoon Network reveals new series of Regular Show, Adventure Time, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends and more at Annecy

Duration: 02:08:57
Summer Toon Fest
Jun 10, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Paramount+ released the trailer of Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Focus Features released the trailer of Piece by Piece John Lasseter's alleged bad health is complicating the Skydance-Paramount deal Pixar veteran Andrew Stanton will direct Toy Story 5 Netflix announced many animated movies and shows coming in 2024 and 2025, including the Plankton movie, Motel Transylvania and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Duration: 02:13:24
Making Waves on Studios
Jun 03, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Disney released the teaser trailer of Moana 2 Bloomberg article says that the fate of Pixar depends on the success of Inside Out 2 Paramount and Skydance agreed to a merger deal Sony Pictures Animation announced GOAT, a sports comedy with Stephen Curry producing Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerra wants to use AI to cut down film costs

Duration: 02:05:56
Remembering Richard Sherman
May 27, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Furiosa: A Mad Max Movie and The Garfield Movie are tied during the worst Memorial Day box office weekend in around 30 years Richard Sherman (1928 – 2024) Disney lays off around 175 employees at Pixar Animation Studios Disney is making a Club 33 movie with Darren Lemke writing the script Alt-Right YouTuber Nick Rekieta and his wife were arrested for drugs and firearm possession

Duration: 02:08:23
Despicable Megalopolis Rising
May 20, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Illumination Entertainment released the 2nd trailer of Despicable Me 4 Netflix released the trailer of Ultraman: Rising Francis Ford Coppola released the teaser trailer of Megalopolis Warner Bros. Discovery announced they are making more Lord of the Rings movie, including The Hunt for Gollum Nicolas Cage will star in a Spider-Man Noir live-action series for Amazon Prime Video

Duration: 01:58:01
Schneider's Revenge
May 06, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Nicktoons released the trailer of The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish Skydance Media and Sony might have failed to acquire Paramount Global Weigel Broadcasting Co. announced MeTV TOONS, which plans to be the ultimate TV channel dedicated to classic cartoons Mufasa: The Lion King director Barry Jenkins defends his movie on Twitter Dan Schneider sues the producers of Quiet on Set for defamation

Duration: 02:11:45
I Was a Supermarket Ghost
Apr 29, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Disney released the teaser trailer of Mufasa: The Lion King Mano Animation Studios released the trailer of The Glassworker Disney+ released the trailer of Jim Henson: Idea Man Sony delays Kraven the Hunter and Karate Kid My experience acting in CBS' Ghosts

Duration: 02:07:58
More Than Meets the Eye
Apr 22, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Marvel released the trailer of Deadpool & Wolverine Netflix's Cowboy Bebop's showrunners, Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec, will write the Space Mountain movie for Disney Quentin Tarantino scrapped The Movie Critic, which would've been his final film Sony is considering to buy Paramount with the help of Apollo Paramount released the trailer of Transformers One

Duration: 02:00:05
Joking Friends: Folie à Deux (feat. Rachel Wagner)
Apr 16, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Adult Swim released the trailer of Smiling Friends (Season 2) Warner Bros. released the teaser trailer of Joker: Folie à Deux Netflix released the trailer of Thelma the Unicorn Paramount reveals new info about their upcoming animated movies at CinemaCon Paramount announced a film adaptation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin that will be R-rated

Duration: 02:02:41
Good Times for Bad Guys
Apr 01, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Netflix released the trailer of Good Times (2024) GKIDS released the trailer of MARS EXPRESS DreamWorks Animation announced The Bad Guys 2 for 2025 Paramount+ is removing 10 Nickelodeon shows, including Blue's Clues & You! and Rugrats (2021) Universal reveals details of How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk, one of the lands of the upcoming Epic Universe in Orlando, Florida

Duration: 01:58:54
Quiet on Setting the Bar
Mar 25, 2024

Today's episode includes:

SAG-AFTRA approves new contract for TV Animation that includes a raise and protection against AI The filmmakers behind Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey are making a whole cinematic universe called the 'Poohniverse' A Popeye live-action movie is in the works Warner Bros. revealed the cast and the release date for The Cat in the Hat (2026) Dan Schneider, Josh Peck and the cast of Ned's Declassified got backlash over their responses to Quiet on Set

Duration: 02:07:50
Suppressed Emotions
Mar 12, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball (1955 – 2024) Warner Bros. Discovery is shutting down Rooster Teeth DreamWorks Animation released the trailer of The Wild Robot Pixar released the trailer of Inside Out 2 Kung Fu Panda 4 co-director reveals the production of Kung Fu Panda 4 and why some characters only had silent cameos 

Duration: 02:05:26
2024 Oscars Spectacular
Mar 11, 2024

Today's episode includes:

WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko wins Best Animated Short The Boy and the Heron wins Best Animated Feature Oppenheimer wins 7 Oscars, including Best Picture, and the other winners My Review of the 96th Academy Awards Ceremony

Duration: 01:41:42
The Ukxepcted Twits Experience
Mar 05, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Disney released the trailer of Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed  Sony released the new trailer of The Garfield Movie A Willy Wonka experience in Glasgow was so bad that the police were called Warner Bros. may have cancelled Coyote vs. Acme as part of their $115 million tax write-down Warner Bros. Discovery may not be merging with Paramount Global 

Duration: 02:17:58
Marvel's Fantastic Mutants and Spiders (feat. Mr. Coat)
Feb 19, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Walt Disney Animation Studios released the trailer of Iwájú Marvel Animation released the trailer of X-Men '97 Marvel revealed the cast of The Fantastic Four, including Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards Chris Stuckmann got backlash for his reason to not review Madame Web Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse won 7 Annie Awards, including Best Animated Feature

Duration: 02:07:46
The Super Bowl of Trailers & Knuckles (feat. PaleoSteno)
Feb 12, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Paramount+ released the trailer of the Knuckles series 20th Century released the trailer of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Marvel Studios released the teaser trailer of Deadpool & Wolverine Disney announced Moana 2 and its release date of November 2024 Warner Bros. wants to cancel Coyote vs. Acme (again) after rejecting offers and executives skipped seeing the movie

Duration: 02:10:51
How is Everybody Doing?
Feb 05, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Mark Gustafson (1959 – 2024) and Carl Weathers (1948 – 2024) The post of Sesame Street's Elmo asking how people are doing went viral  Peacock released the trailer of Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024 Netflix series) will remove Sokka' sexism from the original show Universal Orlando revealed the first look of Epic Universe, the third theme park of the resort

Duration: 02:07:09
Despicable Academy
Jan 30, 2024

Today's episode includes:
Netflix released the trailer of Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024 series)
Illumination released the trailer of Despicable Me 4
Pharrell Williams announced Piece By Piece, his animated Lego biography coming later this year
Mattel and Jennifer Lopez are producing a Bob the Builder animated feature starring Anthony Ramos
The nominations for the 96th Academy Awards were announced

Duration: 01:57:54
Annie Awards Anarchy
Jan 15, 2024

Today's episode includes:

Netflix released the 2nd trailer of DreamWorks' Orion and the Dark SAG-AFTRA and Replica Studios signs agreement to allow AI voices of union actors to be used in video games The nominations for the 51st Annie Awards were announced YouTuber Verbalase is rumored to go bankrupt after Hazbin Hotel controversy YouTubers like MatPat, Tom Scott, MeatCanyon, CaptainSparklez and more announced that they are retiring

Duration: 02:12:32
Top 5 Animation News of 2023
Jan 09, 2024

Today's episode includes:
5. Super Mario Mania
4. The Downfall of Justin Roiland
3. The Unexpected Rise of Elemental
2. Coyote vs. Warner Bros. Discovery
1. Hollywood on Strike

Duration: 01:56:40
The Spiritual Episode of the Valley of Peace
Dec 19, 2023

Today's episode includes:

•   DreamWorks Animation released the trailer of Kung Fu Panda 4

•   Amazon Prime Video released the trailer of Hazbin Hotel

•   Pixar's Soul, Luca and Turning Red will be coming to theaters in 2024

•   Lady and the Tramp and 'The Nightmare Before Christmas are added to this year's National Film Registry preservation list

Duration: 02:08:29
How to Fix Disney
Dec 04, 2023

Today's episode includes:

•   Peacock released the trailer of ted (2024 series)

•   Disney has no movies that made over $1 billion at the box office in 2023

•   Disney cancels The Muppets Mayhem after one season

•   Machine Media Advisors plan to reboot Ferngully: The Last Rainforest

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Duration: 01:57:15
Dawn of the Coyote
Nov 20, 2023

Today's episode includes:

•   Netflix released the trailer of Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

•   Netflix released the trailer of Pokémon Concierge

•   How Coyote vs. Acme was saved from being cancelled

•   Disney CEO Bob Iger confirms that Frozen 4 is in the works

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Duration: 01:54:53
The Strike is Over
Nov 14, 2023

Today's episode includes:

•   The Actors' Strike is officially over as SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP reached a tentative deal

•   Pixar released the trailer of Inside Out 2

•   Netflix released the trailer of Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024)

•   Sony Pictures released the trailer of The Garfield Movie

Duration: 01:58:57
Ta-Ra-Ra Boom Delays!
Nov 06, 2023

Today's episode includes:

•   Disney buys the rest of the stake to fully acquire Hulu for $8.61 billion

•   Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 2, Elio, the live-action remakes of Snow White and How to Train Your Dragon and more are delayed

•   Apple and WildBrain Studios are making a new Peanutes feature with the team behind The Peanuts Movie

•   Skybound Entertainment is rebooting Spike & Mike Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation

Duration: 01:54:43
Welcome to the New Crazy
Oct 23, 2023

Today's episode includes:

•   The Big Update to AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast

•   Disney released Once Upon a Studio to commemorate the company's 100th anniversary

•   Skydance Animation broke up with Apple to sign a multi-year deal with Netflix

•   SAG-AFTRA receives backlash for rules about Halloween costumes during the strike

Duration: 02:03:53
Adaptations Filled with Pooh
Oct 09, 2023

Today's episode includes:

•   Twice Different released the trailer of Winnie's Hole, an independent horror game based on Winnie the Pooh

•   DreamWorks Animation will lay off 70 employees while starting a partnership with Sony Pictures Imageworks

•   Writers will not be returning to The Drew Barrymore Show after scabbing controversy

•   Elon Musk announced that he wants to remove the action buttons and their counts from Twitter

Duration: 01:42:38
The Wild Friendship
Oct 02, 2023

•   DreamWorks Animation announced The Wild Robot, their next animated feature directed by Chris Sanders

•   New WGA contract reveals that writers will receive everything they asked for during the strike

•   The Golden Globes will have 2 new categories: Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy and Best Blockbuster Feature

•   Dan Harmon talks about his friendship with Justin Roiland and how Rick and Morty destroyed it

Duration: 01:43:34
We Have a Deal!
Sep 25, 2023

Today's episode includes:

•   Pixar's Elemental is most viewed movie premiere on Disney+ of 2023

•   The Writers' Strike is over after the WGA and AMPTP reached a tentative agreement

•   Paramount Animation announced they are making Superworld, based on the book of the same name

•   YouTuber Johnny 2 Cellos calls out AI channels for stealing his content and others'

Duration: 01:37:13
One Piece of Schadenfreude
Sep 18, 2023

Today's episode includes:

•   Netflix renews the live-action adaptation of One Piece

•   Drew Barrymore pauses talk show's return after receiving backlash for scabbing

•   Stoner Cats, the NFT-back animated series starring Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher, is fined for $1 million for misleading investors

•   Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland has a history of pursuing young female fans, including underage girls

Duration: 01:59:32
Destination Anticipation
Sep 11, 2023

Today's episode includes:

•   Miranda Richardson returns as Mrs. Tweedy in Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

•   Phil Lord and Chris Miller responds to the toxic working conditions of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

•   Annapurna Animation is developing several new movies, including a film adaptation of Stray

•   The problem with Rotten Tomatoes and why Hollywood is still dependent on the site

Duration: 02:08:52
This Barbie Made History
Sep 04, 2023

Today's episode includes:

•   Barbie is Warner Bros.' highest-grossing film in history with nearly $1.4 billion

•   Disney, Bob Iger, Bob Chapek and more, are sued for allegedly hiding streaming losses from investors

•   SAG-AFTRA will vote for a second actors' strike to go against video game companies

•   Late-Night show hosts team up to create Strike Force Five, a podcast on Spotify meant to fund out-of-work late-night staff

Duration: 01:45:05
Let's Get Physical Media
Aug 28, 2023

Today's episode includes:

•   Disney to release The Mandalorian (Season 1 & 2), WandaVision and Loki on 4K UHD and Blu-ray

•   The Muppets Take Manhattan will be the first Muppet movie to be released in 4K Ultra HD

•   The AMPTP hires new PR firm as they still try to make a deal with the actors and writers on strike

•   Warner Bros. is delaying Dune: Part Two, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

Duration: 01:42:53
Back with a Beard
Aug 21, 2023

Today's episode includes:

•   My Tonsillectomy Story Part 1: Before the Surgery

•   My Tonsillectomy Story Part 2: After the Surgery

•   Florida governor Ron DeSantis wants Disney to drop the lawsuit against him because he has "moved on"

•   Nintendo announced that Charles Martinet is stepping down from bring the voice of Mario

Duration: 02:10:05
Time for Changin' and Delayin'
Jul 31, 2023

Today's episode includes:

•   Sony delays Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, Kraven the Hunter, Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2, and more

•   Paramount may no longer release original animated movies in theaters

•   Sarah Silverman blasts actors who are working on independent films during the strike

•   Disney will no longer release physical media like DVDs and Blu-rays in Australia

Duration: 01:45:32
Barbenheimer's Big Blast
Jul 24, 2023

Today's episode includes:

•   Barbie and Oppenheimer broke several box office records on their opening weekend

•   Elon Musk rebrands Twitter as X

•   How the SAG-AFTRA Strike almost prevented me from making movie reviews

Duration: 01:17:05
Welcome to the Big Strike
Jul 17, 2023

Today's episode includes:

•   SAG-AFTRA, the American union for actors, joins the WGA to go on strike

•   CEOs of Hollywood studios receive backlash for comments about the strike, including wanting writers to lose their homes

•   Pixar's Elemental surpassed The Flash at the box office with over $311 million globally

 

Duration: 01:18:46
Reacting like Mrs. Nesbitt
Jul 10, 2023

Today's episode includes:

•   Netflix released the trailer of Miraculous: Ladybug and Cat Noir, The Movie

•   Article claims John Lasseter's firing is why Pixar's movies are struggling

•   Freeform released the trailer of Praise Petey

•   GQ article that criticized Warner Bros. Discovery David Zaslav removed possibly because of conflict of interest

Duration: 01:58:16
The Sus Robots
Jul 03, 2023

Today's episode includes:

•   Hulu released the trailer of Futurama (2023)

•   Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken earned only $5.2 million during its opening weekend

•   Twitter will temporarily limit how many tweets you can read daily

•   Infinity Train creator Owen Dennis is making an Among Us animated series

Duration: 01:51:59