AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast

Today's episode includes:

• Netflix released the trailer of Plankton: The Movie

• Universal Pictures released the trailer of Jurassic World Rebirth

• Paramount Pictures released the trailer of Smurfs

• Marvel released the teaser trailer of The Fantastic Four: First Steps

• The Wild Robot is the top winner at the 52nd Annie Awards with 9 wins

Today's episode includes:

• nWave Studios released the teaser trailer of Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog

• The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were announced

• Warner Bros. Discovery's lawsuit against Paramount for the streaming rights to South Park will go to trial

• Pixar CCO Pete Docter admits that Soul is not popular because it was released directly onto Disney+

• Warner Bros.' fighting game, MultiVersus, is shutting down on May 30

Today's episode includes:

• Pixar released the trailer of Win or Lose

• Animator Buck Woodall is suing Disney for $10 billion for allegedly ripping off his project to create Moana

• TikTok ban turns out to be a PR stunt for Donald Trump

• RUMOR: Nelvana may shut down due to parent company, Corus Entertainment, being over $1 billion in debt

• Nintendo Switch 2 was announced as Nintendo's next console, coming later this year

Today's episode includes:

• Flow wins Best Animated Feature at this year's Golden Globes

• Wildfires burned down thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area

• Universal changes the release dates of Shrek 5 and Minions 3

• Mark Zuckerberg removes fact-checking and hate speech policies on Facebook, Instagram and Threads

• The Dirty Bubble from SpongeBob SquarePants is accused of running the Los Angeles Chargers' season

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• https://www.cafirefoundation.org/what-we-do/for-communities/disaster-relief

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• https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/01/numerous-fundraisers-set-up-for-animation-professionals-who-lost-their-homes-in-the-l-a-fires/

Today's episode includes:

• 5. The Arrest of Kyle Carrozza

• 4. The Animation Guild's New Deal

• 3. The Heroes We Lost

• 2. The Skydance/Paramount Merger

• 1. Inside Out 2's Box Office Records

Today's episode includes:

• Ketchup Entertainment released the teaser trailer of The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

• Sony denies rumors that they're ending their Spider-Man cinematic universe

• Michael Gracey in talks with Disney to direct the live-action remake of Tangled

• Rashida Jones, Will McCormack and Michael Govier will write the next Tom & Jerry movie for Warner Bros. Pictures Animation

• Warner Bros. Discovery ends contract to host new episodes of Sesame Street

Today's episode includes:

• The nominations for the 82nd Golden Globes were announced

• Muppet History ends after creator Joshua Gillespie was called out for using the platform to sexual harass women

• Disney released the trailer of Snow White (2025)

• Director Barry Jenkins admits that all-digital movies are "not his thing" after working on Mufasa: The Lion King

• Dana Ledoux Miller revealed on the podcast The Writers Panel how Disney turned the Moana series into Moana 2

Today's episode includes:

• Pamela Hayden, the voice of Milhouse, is retiring from The Simpsons

• 31 movies are eligible for the Best Animated Feature category for the 97th Academy Awards

• Disney confirms that the Monsters, Inc. area will replace Muppet*Vision 3D at Disney's Hollywood Studios

• Moana 2 breaks the record for having the biggest 5-day debut at the box office with $221 million

• The animatic of the Lost "Disney Princess" segment for Fantasia 2000 was discovered

Today's episode includes:

• Paramount Pictures released the 2nd trailer of Sonic the Hedgehog 3

• Netflix released the trailer of Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

• Pixar released the trailer of Dream Productions and the teaser trailer of Elio

• Universal Pictures released the teaser trailer of How to Train Your Dragon (2025)

• DreamWorks Animation released the trailer of The Bad Guys 2

Today's episode includes:

• Disney released the final trailer of Mufasa: The Lion King

• Disney receives backlash over refusing to air an episode of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur that discusses Brooklyn's trans identity

• Coca-Cola faces backlash for using AI to create this year's Christmas commercials

• Disney announced Ice Age 6 for 2026

• Piglet's Big Game become viral for being compared to a survival horror game