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‘StuGo’ Teaser Trailer, Release Date, Synopsis, Cast and Poster: Summer Camp Goes Off the Rails in New Disney Animated Series

December 6, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: January 11, 2025 on Disney Channel. Spring, 2025 on Disney+.

Synopsis: The series follows six overambitious middle schoolers tricked into attending a fake academic summer camp by a mad scientist.

Now they’re stuck for three months on a wild tropical island with mind-reading manatees, giant fighting fungi and fashion-forward mutants — less academia than they’d hoped for but a lot more adventure.

(StuGo is short for student government.)

Created by Ryan Gillis (Pickle and Peanut, The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse).

‘Eva the Owlet’ Holiday Special: Here’s Your First Look at ‘Eva’s Moon Wish’ Coming to Apple TV+

December 5, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: December 13, 2024.

Season 2 release date: January 24, 2025.

Synopsis: The series stars Eva, a creative owlet who lives next door to her best friend Lucy in the woodland world of Treetopington. With big ideas and an even bigger personality, Eva goes on high-flying adventures, expressing herself in her diary along the way.

In the upcoming holiday special titled “Eva’s Moon Wish,” as Treetopington celebrates a special holiday, Eva helps a lost oriole look for his family — and learns the true meaning of community.

Season two takes viewers through a night in the life of Eva. Whether she’s planning a backyard campout with her friends or saving the town’s Spring Acorn Roll from hungry squirrels, Eva tackles her goals with conviction and flair.

‘Snow White’ Official Trailer, Release Date, Cast and Poster: Disney Blends Live-Action and Animation to Reimagine a Beloved Classic

December 4, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: March 21, 2025.

Directed by: Marc Webb (The Amazing Spider-Man, (500) Days of Summer).

Written by: Greta Gerwig (Barbie, Little Women) and Erin Cressida Wilson (The Girl on the Train, Vinyl).

Original songs by: Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (The Greatest Showman, La La Land).

‘Tiddler’ Official Trailer, Release Date, Synopsis and Cast List: ‘Ted Lasso’ Star Hannah Waddingham Narrates BBC One’s New Animated Christmas Special

December 3, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: December 25, 2024 on BBC One.

Synopsis: Tiddler is a little fish with a big imagination. Every day he creates a new story to entertain his classmates, and especially his best friend Johnny Dory.

One morning, while dreaming up his latest story, Tiddler gets lost in the middle of the ocean. He has no hope of getting home until he hears a familiar story and is saved by his own storytelling.

Tiddler is a half-hour animated special directed by Andy Martin and Alex Bain, written by Michael Bohnenstingl, based on the book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.

Short Film Spotlight: World to Roam

December 2, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: Mother and Father lay the child in his cot at the same time every night. However, come morning, only a shallow crater remains; a baby-shaped depression. The boy was destined to be a wanderer.

A short film by Stephen Irwin.

World to Roam was longlisted for a BAFTA, won the Audience Award at Vienna Shorts, Best International Short at Animatricks, received a Special Distinction Prize at BIAF, the Eadweard Muybridge prize at KIFF and a special mention at LIAF.

Short Film Spotlight: Rules

December 1, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Written and directed by Jeanette Jeanenne, a Panamanian-American filmmaker based in Los Angeles and a graduate of CalArts.

Music and sound by Robert Allaire. Backgrounds by Josh Shaffner. Animation by Kevin Eskew, Kyle Brooks and Jeanette Jeanenne. Produced for FX Networks.

Music Video Spotlight: Penthouse – Taxi to the Moon

November 30, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Penthouse is a six-member band consisting of Shintaro Namioka (vocals, guitar), Maho Oshima (vocals), Cateen (piano), Shintaro Yano (guitar), Takuma Ohara (bass) and Tatsunori Hirai (drums).

“Taxi to the Moon” appears on the Laundry album.

Animated and directed by Tomoyuki Niho.

Short Film Spotlight: The Shyness of Trees

November 29, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: Hélène, 40 years old, comes to visit her aging mother in the french countryside. But her mother isn’t being her usual self. She seems to have formed a strange bond with the plants, insects, and the old oak tree at the end of her garden…

Written and directed by:
Sofiia Chuikovska
Loïck du Plessis d’Argentré
Lina Han
Simin He
Jiaxin Huang
Maud Le Bras
Bingqing Shu

Sound and music by Jérémy Ben Ammar.

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‘The King of Kings’: Official Trailer, Release Date, Synopsis and Cast Revealed for Faith-Based Animated Movie Starring Oscar Isaac as Jesus Christ

November 28, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: April 11, 2025.

Inspired by Charles Dickens’ The Life of Our Lord.

Synopsis: While Dickens was a loving father, his work often kept him distant from his family. In particular he struggled to connect with his youngest son Walter, a five-year-old dreamer who is inseparable from his best friend Willa the cat.

One day, Dickens’ reading performance at a London theatre is ruined by Walter’s mischievous behavior. Dickens pleads to his son to try and enjoy the reading but Walter is not interested.

His wife Catherine, aware of Walter’s obsession with King Arthur, urges Dickens to tell his son the story of another king: Jesus Christ.

‘The Summer Hikaru Died’ Teaser Trailer, Release Date, Synopsis, Cast and Poster: Manga Thriller Gets Anime Adaptation on Netflix

November 27, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: Summer, 2025 on Netflix.

Synopsis: Two best friends, Yoshiki and Hikaru, live in a rural Japanese village. They are inseparable — until the day Hikaru returns from the mountains, no longer himself. Something has taken over Hikaru’s body, memories, and feelings, and everything they know begins to unravel.

Voice cast:
Chiaki Kobayashi as Yoshiki Tsujinaka
Shuichiro Umeda as Hikaru Indou

Directed by Ryohei Takeshita. Based on the manga by Mokumokuren.

‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3′: New Trailer and 25 Posters Unveiled as Keanu Reeves’ Shadow the Hedgehog Readies His Big Debut

November 26, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: December 20, 2024.

Synopsis: Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before.

With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.

Directed by Jeff Fowler. Written by Pat Casey, Josh Miller and John Whittington.

‘Lilo & Stitch’ Live-Action Remake: Official Teaser Trailer, Release Date, Synopsis, Poster and Cast List Revealed

November 25, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: May 23, 2025.

Synopsis: Lilo & Stitch is the funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.

Directed by Dean Fleischer Camp (Marcel the Shell with Shoes On). Written by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright.

Music Video Spotlight: Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs – Hell Or High Water feat. Lucinda Williams

November 24, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

From the album “Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits” by Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs (Steve Ferrone, Lance Morrison and Chris Holt).

Mike Campbell was a member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and co-wrote many of the band’s songs, including “Refugee,” “Here Comes My Girl” and “Runnin’ Down a Dream.”

Directed by Pixar animator Matt Nolte.
Co-Directed by Greg Dykstra.
Written by Matt Nolte & Bryan Nolte. Cinematography by Tim Mena.
Edited by Jonathan Vargo & Will Starling.

Short Film Spotlight: Uncertified Document

November 24, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: Mr. Everest is dead and trapped in the paperwork process before entering heaven. After the long journey, he accepts that heaven is very different from what he expected.

Written and directed by:
Nahee Jang
Ximing Li
Ying Wan
Hao Wang

Music by Arthur Dairaine. Sound by Mathieu Tiger and Jean-Baptiste Sainte Pol.

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‘The Bad Guys 2’ Official Trailer, Release Date, Synopsis, Cast and Poster: Mr. Wolf and Crew Go Head-to-Head with The Bad Girls

November 23, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: August 1, 2025.

Synopsis: The now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls.