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Short Film Spotlight: Cat’ Interview

Synopsis: Lucas, a very creative little boy, decides to interview his kitten Cahuète, which he rescued a month earlier in the street.

However, the cat always does what he wants and avoids the boy’s questions. Lucas, very insistent, ends up angering Cahuète.

Directed by:
Enora Laden
Baptiste Lebrun
Séréna Prince
Erwan Galtier
Alexandre Bal

Music by Clément Leconte.

Sound Design by Baptiste Lebrun and Renaud Watine.

Sound Mix by Christian Cartier.

‘The Legend of Vox Machina’ Season 4 Trailer, Release Date, Synopsis, Voice Cast and Poster: Critical Role’s Fantasy Adventure Returns

Release date: June 3, 2026 on Prime Video

Synopsis: In Season 4, we find ourselves a year after the Chroma Conclave. Vox Machina has separated, searching for love, family, and purpose.

But as always, the call of adventure is a breath away. When a long-slumbering evil awakens to threaten the realm, they must reunite to take on an epic foe.

Created by Critical Role.

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Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ Lands on Digital Platforms April 28, Followed by 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on June 2

Digital purchase release date: April 28, 2026 on Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home, Google Play and more.

4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD release date: June 2, 2026

Synopsis: Animal lover Mabel seizes an opportunity to use a new technology to ‘hop’ her consciousness into a lifelike robotic beaver and communicate directly with animals.

As she makes amazing discoveries, Mabel befriends a charismatic beaver and must rally the entire animal kingdom to face a major, imminent human threat.

Directed by Daniel Chong (We Bare Bears).

Written by Daniel Chong and Jesse Andrews (Luca).

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‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Trailer and Release Date: Will Forte, John Cena and Lana Condor Star in Looney Tunes Courtroom Comedy

U.S. theatrical release date: August 28, 2026

Synopsis: After decades of being blown to bits by bombs, demolished by dynamite, mangled by magnets, battered by boulders, trampled by trains, tricked by tunnels, sprung by springs, steamrolled by steamrollers, maligned by misfires, bedeviled by bungees, rattled by rockets, backstabbed by bat suits, rocked by rocket skates, upended by unicycles, quaked by quake pills, rubberized by rogue bands, and hurled headlong off every cliff in the Southwest, Wile E. Coyote finally fights back.

Teaming up with billboard accident lawyer Kevin Avery, he takes on slick corporate counsel Buddy Crane and ACME, Inc., the profit-obsessed conglomerate behind every one of the Coyote’s chaotic catastrophes.

Directed by Dave Green.

Written by Samy Burch, Jeremy Slater and James Gunn.

Based on the article “Coyote V. Acme” by Ian Frazier.

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‘Rogue Trooper’: Teaser Trailer, Release Date, Voice Cast and Stills Revealed for New Duncan Jones Film

Release date: “Coming soon-ish” according to the teaser trailer. Expect more information during San Diego Comic-Con, July 23–26, 2026.

Synopsis: Rogue Trooper tells the story of 19, a ‘Genetic Infantryman’, who finds himself the sole-survivor of an invasion force.

Desperate to track down the traitor who sold him and his comrades out, the super soldier is accompanied by three killed-in-action squad mates, whose personalities have been stored in his gun, helmet and backpack.

Written and directed by Duncan Jones, whose films include Moon, Source Code, Warcraft and Mute.

Based on the comic strip created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons.

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Short Film Spotlight: Hush Hush Little Bear

Synopsis: While the bear parents are away looking for berries and honey, the baby bears stay at home with the sheep.

The bear cubs have a good time playing merrily with a ball of yarn, but soon enough the cubs find themselves all tangled up and everything is turned upside down!

Luckily the sheep help them put everything in order again.

Original title: Cuci cuci.

Directed by Mara Linina.

Based on the traditional Latvian lullaby.

Sound Design by Girts Biss.

Music by Jekabs Nimanis.

Song performed by Kristine Zadovska and Andris Keiss.

‘Sparks of Tomorrow’ Trailer, Release Date, Synopsis and Cast: Alternate History Anime Comes to Netflix

Release date: July 5, 2026 on Netflix

Synopsis: In an alternate version of the early 20th century where technological progress evolved along a different path shaped by steam power, Kyoto is blanketed in constant smoke.

A boy, hardened by the loss of his brother, grows distrustful after their shared dream of an “Age of Electricity” is cut short.

A deeply devout girl hides her dreams and regrets for her deceased mother deep within her heart.

When the two cross paths, they set about exploring the secrets of the 20th Century Electrical Catalog, a glimpse into the future they long for.

Together, they must confront their pasts and carve a path toward the future they once believed in.

Directed by Minoru Ota.

Written by Tatsuhiko Urahata.

Based on 20 Seiki Denki Mokuroku by Hiro Yuki.

Music by Hitomi Koto.

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‘Labyrinth’ Trailer, Release Date, Synopsis, Cast and Poster: New Anime Movie from ‘Macross’ Creator Gets Limited Theatrical Run

U.S. release date: In theaters for only two days on May 10 & May 11, 2026

Synopsis: Shiori is a typical high school student who dreams of online stardom, but struggles to capture attention. After an embarrassing video of her goes viral, she gets trapped in her smartphone and replaced by a charismatic alter ego.

As the doppelganger charms the internet and devises a nefarious plot to replace mankind with brainrot, Shiori must partner with other online outcasts to stop her digital counterpart and reclaim her life in the real world.

Directed by Shoji Kawamori, creator of Macross.

Written by Taichi Hashimoto.

Music by yonkey.

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‘Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass’ Trailer, Release Date, Synopsis and Cast: Viva Kids Brings Chinese Production to U.S. Theaters

U.S. theatrical release date: September 9, 2026

Synopsis: When Tom and Jerry collide during a high-speed chase through New York’s Metropolitan Museum, they unleash a mythical compass, opening a vortex that hurls them into an ancient metropolis lost in time.

Dropped into this dangerous world, Jerry is pulled into the orbit of a cunning crime lord while Tom is mistaken for a divine messenger. To survive, Tom and Jerry must outsmart their enemies and finally work together to make it home.

Written and directed by Gang Zhang.

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‘Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory’ First Look, Release Date and Synopsis: Taika Waititi and Kit Connor Star in Animated Film from ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Studio

Release date: 2027 on Netflix

Synopsis: Willy Wonka has spent the years since the Golden Ticket contest behind bars for the crime of turning a child into a blueberry. Having served his time, Wonka returns to his factory determined to add a little sweetness to a bitter world.

But one thing stands in his way: teenager Charlie Paley and his friends. Facing eviction, this next generation of “rotten” kids plot to break into the factory, nab a priceless Wonka Bar, and save their homes.

But like many before them who enter the fantastical world of the factory, these kids are in for a bit more than they can chew…

Directed by Jared Stern (DC League of Super-Pets) and Elaine Bogan (Spirit Untamed).

Voice cast:
Taika Waititi as Willy Wonka
Kit Connor as Charlie Paley

Animation studio: Sony Pictures Imageworks (GOAT, The Mitchells vs. the Machines and the Spider-Verse trilogy)

Short Film Spotlight: Memento Vitae

Synopsis: On Halloween night, three disguised kids go on a wild trick-or-treating rampage through town, until a mysterious ghost train confronts them with a tragic memory.

Directed by:
Lola Leviez-Deblauwe
Quitterie Quipourt
Basile Galiegue
Anaïs Lecocq
Mathilde Maigre
Paul-Louis Couton

Original Music by Stéphane Mondino.

Sound Design by Mathilde Maigre.

Sound Editing by Pierre-Antoine Naline.

Sound Mixing by Christian Cartier.

‘The Freak Brothers’ Season 3 Trailer and Release Date: Woody Harrelson, John Goodman & Pete Davidson Star in Stoner Comedy

Release date: April 20, 2026 on Tubi

Synopsis: After magical weed knocks out three ‘70s stoners and their cat, they awaken 50 years later to find themselves in the bizarre rat race of the 2020s.

Voice cast:
Woody Harrelson as Freewheelin’ Franklin
John Goodman as Fat Freddy
Pete Davidson as Phineas
Tiffany Haddish as Kitty
Adam Devine as Chuck
Blake Anderson as Charlie
Andrea Savage as Harper Switzer
La La Anthony as Gretchen
Joe Sikora as Louis

Short Film Spotlight: Le Meles

Synopsis: A shaman tells the legend of the Meles, a terrifying creature roaming the forest, to three little badgers: Arthur, Paul, and Basile. Arthur and Paul play a trick on Basile, pushing him to search for the Meles, but things don’t go as they intended.

Directed by:
Samy Achard
Léonore Bialet
Agathe Casoliva
Léo Cubero
Nèfyse Delavier
Clémence Honorez
Medhi Simonnet
Célia Tempestini

Music by: Jordan Sintes

Sound by:
Guilhem Favard
José Vicente
Sofia Gutierrez-Restrepo
Antoine Smets
Yoann Poncet

Voice cast:
Véronique Augereau as La Chamane
Sarah Schumacher & Célia Tempestini as Basile
Donald Reignoux as Arthur
Léo Cubero as Paul

‘Dandelion’ Trailer, Release Date and Synopsis: Anime Based on Hideaki Sorachi’s Manga Comes to Netflix

Release date: April 16, 2026 on Netflix

Synopsis: Set within the Send-Off Department of the Japanese Angel Federation, Dandelion follows “Angels” Tetsuo Tanba and Misaki Kurogane as they scramble to track down Earthbound spirits — souls unable to move on and find peace — and gently guide them to pass on.

Tetsuo is a foul-mouthed man with a constant scowl who may seem apathetic at first glance, but shows deep compassion as he listens and offers support to spirits.

Misaki is the leader of the 21st Division’s Dandelion Clan. Despite her youthful, girl-like appearance, Misaki is a formidable force, rumored to have laid to rest the legendary soul of Musashi Miyamoto.

The angels find themselves struggling to meet their daily tasks. However, Tetsuo and Misaki choose to take things at their own pace: instead of rushing through cases, they take time with each spirit, listening to their regrets and helping them resolve what’s holding them back.

Based on the manga by Hideaki Sorachi.

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Short Film Spotlight: The Miracle

Synopsis: The Miracle; a place where the sun always shines, with endless opportunities to relax and food in abundance.

It’s late already when Irma checks in at the resort. As she explores the area the next morning, she quickly comes to realize that everything there is designed to facilitate families.

Irma fully immerses herself in the world of the all-inclusive resort. But how do you relate to a place that constantly confronts you with the things you don’t have?

Written and directed by Nienke Deutz.

Cinematography by Steven Frederickx.

Edited by Nienke Deutz.

Music by Mark Schilders.

Sound by Céline Bernard, Corinne Dubien and Aline Gavroy.

Director’s statement: “The Miracle is a portrait of a single woman in a world that is designed for couples and families with kids. I wanted to portray the confusing feelings and loneliness that can come from being in a place where you feel you don’t fit in.”

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