By Nolan P. SmithEditor, Pastrami Nation The DC Cinematic Universe has undergone a much-needed reboot under James Gunn’s leadership, and the first official project to roll out is the animated series Creature Commandos on Max. But can this unconventional series of monstrous misfits pave the way for DC’s redemption? The answer is a resounding yes. Despite some minor flaws, Creature […]
By Nolan P. Smith Editor Photos by Nolan P. Smith and Jason T. Smith This year, DesignerCon 2024 made a bold move to the World Market Center in Las Vegas, and it turned out to be nothing short of spectacular. Known for celebrating the best in designer toys, art, and pop culture, the event raised the bar with its incredible […]
By Staff Reports Comic Con Radio, one of the top pop culture and fandom outlets in the world, headquartered in Los Angeles, today announces it will be bringing “FandomCon” to the San Francisco Bay Area. The show is a one-of-a-kind, pop culture celebration for fandoms across all ranges that intertwines the most beloved elements of a typical comic con, to […]
By Staff Reports Los Angeles Comic Con, L.A.’s largest event for comics, gaming, sci-fi, anime and pop culture, announces the launch of early bird three-day passes and VIP tickets for L.A. Comic Con 2024, set to take place October 4-6. In addition, it was announced that “Obi-Wan Kenobi” star Ewan McGregor will appear Oct. 5-6 for a panel, photographs and […]
By Staff Reports DesignerCon (DCon), the art, design, and collectibles mega-show, announced it will depart Anaheim, CA and make a new home in Las Vegas, Nevada for its upcoming 19th annual convention, taking place November 15-17, 2024. DCon 2024 will be held at The Expo at World Market Center (WMC) in Las Vegas for the first time, embracing the brand’s […]
By Staff Reports Comic Con Revolution, the Inland Empire’s number one Comic Convention, returns to the Ontario Convention Center on May 18th & 19th for year seven. This year’s show is packed with a loaded guest list highlighted by Star Wars animated voice talent that includes Ashley Eckstein, Matt Lanter, James Arnold Taylor, Dee Bradley Baker, Steve Blum, Daniel Logan, […]
By Staff Reports Last week at Comic-Con International: San Diego, “Tiny Toons Looniversity” released the official theme song for the upcoming animated series, which debuts this fall on Cartoon Network and Max. The new theme song from composer Matthew Janszen strikes all the right nostalgia chords by showcasing Bruce Broughton’s iconic tune from the Emmy® Award-winning “Tiny Toon Adventures” while […]
By Staff Reports “My Adventures with Superman,” the newest animated series from Warner Bros. Animation and DC, is set to take flight Thursday, July 6 at midnight on Adult Swim and next day on Max. The official trailer and key art showcasing Jack Quaid as the voice of Clark Kent, Alice Lee as the voice of Lois Lane, and Ishmel […]
By Staff Reports Shattering box-office records and generating over a billion dollars worldwide, Nintendo and Illumination’s animated spectacular THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE blasts into homes tomorrow, May 16, 2023, exclusively on digital platforms nationwide where you can buy or rent movies – from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Showcasing an all-star lineup to voice the iconic pop culture characters, THE […]
By Staff Reports The Dark Knight’s rogues gallery gets an Elseworlds makeover – including the likes of Penguin, Killer Croc, Talia al Ghul and Mr. Freeze – in Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham, available to purchase Digitally and on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blu-ray on March 28, 2023 from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment. Inspired by […]
By Staff Reports Disney+ and Lucasfilm announced that the second volume of the animated anthology series “Star Wars: Visions” will premiere exclusively on Disney+ on May 4, 2023. Following on the Emmy Award®-nominated success of “Star Wars: Visions,” the newest volume will continue to push the boundaries of “Star Wars” storytelling, with nine new shorts from 9 studios from around […]
By Staff Reports After three years of breakthrough work and artistry, Charuvi Design Labs (CDL), one of Asia’s leading Animation and Design studios has completed two 30-minute animated films on Gautam Buddha’s Life Journey. These films are designed for permanent exhibition and projection in the form of an immersive 360-degree sound and light show at the much-awaited upcoming theme parks […]
By Staff Reports Batman’s rational mind and unparalleled fighting skills are put to the ultimate test when an ancient force threatens his world and everyone he holds dear in Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham, available to purchase Digitally and on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blu-ray on March 28, 2023 from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment. […]
By Staff Reports LatinX in Animation (LXiA), a signature program under the Latino Film Institute (LFI), is excited to open submissions for this year’s Spark Animation Grant. The LXiA Spark Animation Grant, sponsored by Netflix, is a program that supports emerging and independent Latinx animation filmmakers and artists towards the production of an independent animated short film. The goal of […]
By Staff Reports Nacelle, the studio behind Netflix’s The Toys That Made Us, The Movies That Made Us, Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History, Mad About You (2019), and Behind The Attraction on Disney+, has struck a deal with Brentwood Television Funnies, to acquire Biker Mice from Mars, with plans to re-introduce the toy line in 2023. In 2022, Nacelle […]
By Staff Reports Disney+ revealed the trailer and key art for “Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl,” a magical live-to-film concert experience with a special introduction by Lin-Manuel Miranda. New photos featuring the cast of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Academy Award®-winning “Encanto” are now available. From Disney Branded Television and produced by Fulwell 73 Productions (“Among the Stars,” Emmy Award®-winning “Adele: […]
By Staff Reports A shattered hero must overcome battle-inflicted blindness and seemingly insurmountable odds to save his village and, ultimately all of Earthrealm in Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind, an all-new, feature-length film produced by Warner Bros. Animation in coordination with NetherRealm Studios and Warner Bros. Games. The film arrives from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on Digital on October 9, […]
By Staff Reports Scout Comics & Entertainment LLC has partnered with screenwriter James Butler to develop Tom Lintern’s post-apocalyptic sci-fi comedy MULLET COP as an animated series. Kevin Biggins is attached as showrunner and Adriel Garcia will direct. After a near-death experience, a mall cop goes undercover as a manager at an all-you-can-eat buffet. With the help of his coworkers and […]
By Staff Reports In celebration of National Streaming Day, Disney+ has released a new trailer and key art for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Baymax!” Streaming exclusively on Disney+ on June 29, the all-new series of healthcare capers returns to the fantastical city of San Fransokyo where the affable, inflatable, inimitable healthcare companion robot, Baymax, sets out to do what he […]
By Staff Reports Billie Eilish revealed on social media that she will appear alongside “The Simpsons” family in the upcoming short titled “When Billie Met Lisa.” The all-new short, featuring OSCAR® and GRAMMY® Award-winning artists Billie Eilish and FINNEAS, will premiere Friday, April 22, exclusively on Disney+. In “When Billie Met Lisa,” Lisa Simpson is discovered by chart-topping artists Billie […]
By Staff Reports We’re excited to announce our new event — AVOX, the Actors Voice Over Experience — happening July 2-3 at the Pasadena Convention Center. AVOX is our partnership with PCB Entertainment, Inc. — a cross-platform content creation company, which is one of the Gaming and Anime industry’s leading digital post-production studios. AVOX is happening in addition to our annual […]
By Kevin HoskinsonEntertainment Editor From director Kirby Atkins, the new film Mosley is a decades-long labor of love. About 20 years ago, Kirby began developing the story, which was partly inspired by his time spent as a child on his grandparents’ farm not long after his mother’s death. The themes of the film are about coping with loss and learning […]
By Staff Reports Next year, D23: The Official Disney Fan Club is bringing back fan-favorite, in-person events and will continue some of the popular virtual experiences Disney fans have enjoyed over the past two years. D23 EXPO 2022: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event returns September 9th through the 11th. Fans will see the latest from Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, and Marvel including […]
By Staff Reports Check out the all new trailer and key art for Hulu Original series “Marvel’s Hit-Monkey.” The series premieres on November 17th, 2021 with all ten episodes. SYNOPSIS: After a Japanese snow monkey’s tribe is slaughtered, he joins forces with the ghost of an American assassin and together, they begin killing their way through the Yakuza underworld. CAST: George Takei, Jason Sudeikis, Olivia Munn, Ally […]
By Staff Reports Adult Swim and Crunchyroll’s highly anticipated new series Blade Runner: Black Lotus is set to premiere on November 13 at midnight ET with two new back-to-back episodes, revealed during New York Comic Con’s The Future of Blade Runner: Black Lotus virtual panel along with a new trailer and key art from the series. The panel featured Shinji Aramaki (co-director), Kenji Kamiyama (co-director), Joseph Chou (executive producer), and […]
By Staff Reports Adult Swim’s off-the-wall stop-motion comedy series Robot Chicken is back for season 11 and filled with more hilarious parodies and insane characters and personalities from Joe Exotic to Peppa Pig. The new season will air as a nightly strip Monday through Thursday at Midnight ET/PT beginning Monday, September 6 through Thursday, September 23. The Robot Chicken Nerd and Bitch Pudding are […]
By Staff Reports Disney+ released the teaser poster for the all-new animated adventure “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” which begins streaming this holiday season. Be sure to check it out and share with your readers. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” premieres exclusively on Disney+ December 3, 2021. The first book in Jeff Kinney’s worldwide bestselling series comes to Disney+ in […]
By Staff Reports Disney+ has announced the second season of the critically acclaimed animated series “Star Wars: The Bad Batch,” which will launch in 2022. “Fans have enthusiastically embraced the action and drama of “Star Wars: The Bad Batch,” and we are excited to see the Star Wars animated universe continue to expand on Disney+,” said Michael Paull, President of […]
By Staff Reports In celebration of the 35th anniversary of its release, the world-renowned 1986 animated feature film THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE returns to U.S. movie theaters for two days only, Sunday, September 26 and Tuesday, September 28, for an experience that’s beyond good, beyond evil, and beyond your wildest imagination! In addition to the feature, audiences of this special event will be treated to brand-new exclusive content. […]
By Staff Reports Netflix and Hasbro, Inc., in partnership with Rooster Teeth, will premiere Chapter Three – KINGDOM – of the TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON TRILOGY. This highly anticipated final chapter premieres globally on Netflix on July 29, 2021. About ‘Transformers: War for Cybertron: Kingdom’: Having crash-landed on Earth, the Autobots and Decepticons are confronted by two rival Cybertronian factions […]