Tag Archives: Animation

Netflix’s League of Legends animated series Arcane is getting its own five-part behind-the-scenes documentary. As revealed during Netflix’s Geeked week, Bridging the Rift – set to air on Riot Games’ YouTube channel from August 4 – will chart the making of the universally beloved series. Given how Arcane is still …

Helming a reboot is no easy task – but it was loads of fun for director Akiva Schaffer. Chip ‘N Dale: Rescue Rangers is a fresh take on the ‘90s animated series that combines multiple animation styles, cameos from your favorite Saturday morning cartoons, and a heartwarming tale of friendship …

Andy Serkis has finally kicked off production on his adaptation of George Orwell’s classic novel Animal Farm, almost 12 years after he first announced that he would be directing the motion-capture animation.  Released in 1945, the dystopian fable follows a group of farm animals as they rebel against their human …

A new trailer for upcoming Pixar movie Lightyear has debuted at the Oscars 2022. The clip was introduced by star Chris Evans, who also congratulated Troy Kotsur on his Best Supporting Actor win for CODA. The video, which you can watch below, sees the space ranger marooned on a planet …

Encanto co-director Jared Bush has posted a cryptic tweet that hints a sequel or spin-offs could be happening. The Disney film has become a huge hit for the studio, and is up for the Best Animated Feature Film Oscar at this year’s ceremony. “I’m asked a LOT if there’ll be …

The Boys and The Boys Presents: Diabolical showrunners have revealed how the two series are linked.  “The finale is canon, yeah,” Kripke told Variety (opens in new tab). “I thought [Diabolical showrunner Simon Racioppa] did such a good job with it. I don’t think we had any specific plans going …

After 26 years and 25 seasons, animated children’s series Arthur has officially come to an end. Arthur, an adaptation of author Marc Brown’s Arthur Adventure book series, premiered on PBS in 1996. The show followed the lives of an anthropomorphic aardvark named Arthur Reed and his friends and family.  The …

You’ve watched The Matrix. You’ve seen Reloaded and Revolutions, and you’ve blitzed through Resurrections already. So, what now?  Well, where do we start? The Matrix directors, Lana and Lilly Wachowski, have a substantial filmography to dig into, for one thing. From their neo-noir debut Bound to their 2015 space opera …

The long-awaited follow-up to Rick and Morty’s anime Samurai and Shogun short has been released – and it’s just as bloody and gleefully violent as you’d expect from the show. Directed once more by Kaichi Sato, Part 2 sees Rick WTM-72 fending off a gang of Ninja Ricks – and …

Disney Plus Day has arrived – which means there’s a whole load of new content available on the streaming service. Most notable: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Jungle Cruise are now both available to watch at no extra cost to your normal subscription, so you can …