Synopsis: When a teenage boy visits his Gramps at a seemingly mundane boring assisted living facility, he comes to find that they have much more in common than he thought.
Wednesdays with Gramps is a story about connection, communication, and commonality, without say a word.
Written and directed by Chris & Justin Copeland.
Produced by Shabrayia B. Cleaver
Score by Raashi Kulkarni.
Edited by Joseph Butler.
And many more talented people at DreamWorks Animation.
Release date: November 6, 2025 on Netflix.
Synopsis: Before everyone’s favorite felons became “The Bad Guys,” they were just some bad guys trying to earn their fearsome reputation.
On their journey to be the biggest and baddest criminals in history, Wolf makes it their mission to become the top crew on 6 News Nightly’s Worst of the Worst List with their boldest heists yet… but they’ve never been very good at being bad.
Executive produced by Bret Haaland (Futurama, Fast & Furious Spy Racers) and Katherine Nolfi (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Abominable and the Invisible City).
Based on the book series by Aaron Blabey.
Digital release date: August 19, 2025
4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD: October 7, 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.
Directed by Pierre Perifel.
Co-directed by JP Sans.
Screenplay by Yoni Brenner & Etan Cohen.
Based on the books by Aaron Blabey.
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.
Directed by Pierre Perifel.
Co-Directed by JP Sans.
Based on the books by Aaron Blabey.
Release date: May 5, 2025 on Netflix.
Synopsis: The Mighty Monsterwheelies take to the street, sea and sky, embarking on adventures to protect the citizens of their beloved Motorvania.
The team faces an avalanche while rescuing skiers in the Carpathian Mountains, tries to predict unpredictable weather with Wendy the Weather Van, and even has to rescue themselves from Dr. Jalopy’s shrink ray.
Release date: June 30, 2027.
Directed by Walt Dohrn (Trolls trilogy) and Conrad Vernon (Shrek 2, The Addams Family).
Co-directed by Brad Ableson (Minions: The Rise of Gru, The Simpsons).
Written by Michael McCullers (The Boss Baby, Hotel Transylvania 3).
Voice cast:
Mike Myers as Shrek
Eddie Murphy as Donkey
Cameron Diaz as Fiona
Zendaya as Felicia
Cody Cameron as Pinocchio
The 97th Oscars air live March 2, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT on ABC and Hulu in the United States and in more than 200 territories worldwide.
Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announced the nominations today at 5:30 a.m. PT, live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Best Animated Feature Film:
Flow (Sideshow/Janus Films)
Gints Zilbalodis, Matiss Kaža, Ron Dyens and Gregory Zalcman
Inside Out 2 (Walt Disney)
Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen
Memoir of a Snail (IFC Films)
Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (Netflix)
Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham and Richard Beek
The Wild Robot (Universal)
Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann
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.
Digital release date: October 15, 2024.
4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray release date: December 3, 2024.
Synopsis: Based on Peter Brown’s #1 New York Times bestseller, The Wild Robot follows the journey of a robot named Roz that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.
Written and directed by Chris Sanders (How to Train Your Dragon, The Croods).
Release date: October 4, 2024 on Apple TV+.
Synopsis: Curses! follows Pandora, Russ and Sky Vanderhouven, a family cursed by their ancestors’ pillaging of ancient artifacts from across the globe in which the father, Alex, was turned to stone.
After reversing the curse on an adventure of a lifetime, the second season picks up with Alex rejoining the family as they continue working to undo the damage done by their greedy ancestors.
But when something about Alex doesn’t seem quite right, the family must band together to solve the mysteries that confront them, both on the road and within the walls of Briarstone Manor.
Release date: October 14, 2024 on Netflix.
Synopsis: In the all-vehicle town of Motorvania, a team of half-monster, half-rescue vehicle heroes called the Mighty Monsterwheelies whiz around doing everything in their power to protect their community.
No challenge is too big, or too small as the wheeled champions supercharge their way through stopping fires, floods, meteors, and the devious plans of troublemakers like Phantom Freeze and Invisible Van, proving even monsters can be heroes.
Release date: January 31, 2025.
Synopsis: When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born.
As Dog Man embraces his new identity and strives to impress his Chief, he must stop the evil plots of feline supervillain Petey the Cat. Petey’s latest plan is to clone himself, creating the kitten Lil Petey, to double his ability to cause havoc.
Things get complicated, though, when Lil Petey forges an unexpected bond with Dog Man. When Lil Petey falls into the clutches of a common enemy, Dog Man and Petey reluctantly join forces in a race against time to rescue the young kitten.
Release date: September 27, 2024.
Synopsis: Based on Peter Brown’s #1 New York Times bestseller, The Wild Robot follows the journey of a robot named Roz that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.
Voice cast:
Lupita Nyong’o as robot Roz
Pedro Pascal as fox Fink
Catherine O’Hara as opossum Pinktail
Bill Nighy as goose Longneck
Kit Connor as gosling Brightbill
Stephanie Hsu as robot Vontra
Mark Hamill as grizzly bear Thorn
Matt Berry as beaver Paddler
Ving Rhames as falcon Thunderbolt
Written and directed by three-time Oscar nominee Chris Sanders, the writer-director of Lilo & Stitch, The Croods and How to Train Your Dragon.
Release date: October 3, 2024 on Netflix.
Synopsis: The Bad Guys set off on the ultimate Halloween heist, absconding with legendary deceased crook Reginald E. Scary’s prized stolen amulet.
While on their mission in Scary’s haunted mansion, Wolf has a few tricks up his sleeve to spook his crew.
But when Wolf ends up being haunted the Bad Guys must revisit the mansion to return the cursed loot.
Release date: September 27, 2024.
Synopsis: Based on Peter Brown’s #1 New York Times bestseller, The Wild Robot follows the journey of a robot named Roz that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.
The Wild Robot stars Lupita Nyong’o as robot Roz; Pedro Pascal as fox Fink; Catherine O’Hara as opossum Pinktail; Bill Nighy as goose Longneck; Kit Connor as gosling Brightbill and Stephanie Hsu as Vontra, a robot that will intersect with Roz’s life on the island.
The film also features the voice talents of Mark Hamill, Matt Berry and Ving Rhames.
The Wild Robot is written and directed by three-time Oscar nominee Chris Sanders, the writer-director of How to Train Your Dragon, The Croods, and Lilo & Stitch.
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