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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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