Frack! ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Reboot Axed at Peacock
First announced in 2019, the project was never formally ordered to series, despite Derek Simonds’ attachment as showrunner and writer; UCP will shop the project to other outlets.
HBO Drops Official Trailer for ‘The Penguin’
Upcoming Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios series, which continues Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman’ epic crime saga with stories focused on Oz Cobb, will debut weekly beginning September 19.
Wonderstorm Launches ‘The Dragon Prince: Xadia’ RPG
Creative team and voice talent celebrated the game launch and Emmy-Award winning ‘The Dragon Prince’ Season 6 premiere at SDCC 2024.
Netflix Teases ‘Sakamoto Days’ Anime Series
Based on the manga by Yuto Suzuki, the action-packed show follows a legendary hitman and the chaos that ensues when he falls in love; streaming worldwide in January 2025.
Netflix Drops Official ‘Terminator Zero’ Trailer
The first anime installment in the popular sci-fi franchise, produced by Skydance Animation and Production I.G Studios, streams August 29.
The Animation Guild Announces Stand with Animation
Ahead of August 12 negotiation kickoff with AMPTP, the union outlines critical issues and invites the animation community to come together and rally support on August 10.
Paramount+ Reveals ‘Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 First Look and Season 4 Renewal
Fans at San Diego Comic-Con got a first look at the upcoming season of the popular series that follows Captain Pike, Science Officer Spock, and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the ship; show gets Season 4 greenlight ahead of the Season 3 2025 debut.
Paramount+ Announces ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Legacy Cast
‘Star Trek: Discovery’s Tig Notaro, Oded Fehr, and Mary Wiseman join the cast of the new series that begins production next month; also revealed, a reaction video featuring previously announced cast members.
Paramount+ Debuts ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Season 5 Trailer
San Diego Comic-Con fans got a peek at the fifth and final season of the animated series that celebrates the underdog crew that is dangerously close to being promoted out of the lower decks and into strange new Starfleet roles; the 10-episode season kicks off October 24.
Basilic Fly Studio Acquires 70% Stake in One of Us VFX Studio
The two companies, which now boast over 900 artists combined, previously teamed for ‘Bridgerton’ (Season 1 and 2), ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,’ ‘Napoleon, Zone of Interest’ and ‘Luther: The Fallen Sun.’
‘Dan Da Dan’ Voice Actors Head to Anime NYC 2024
Abby Trott and AJ Beckles, the English dub voices of Momo and Okarun, take the stage August 24 for the series panel and highly anticipated episode 1 world premiere; theatrical release of first 3 episodes begins September 13 in North America.
AOUSD Releases OpenUSD v24.08
The Alliance for OpenUSD also announced that DigitalFish, Hunan Mango Innocreative Technology, Microsoft Corp., Shutterstock, Sony Group, and Sunvega Information Technology have joined the organization.
Netflix Drops ‘Spellbound’ Teaser Trailer
Rachel Zegler stars in Vicky Jenson and Skydance Animation’s upcoming original fairy tale take on a modern story, except the King and Queen are massive, rampaging monsters, streaming November 22.
Minnie Driver to Voice The Penguin in ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’
The award-winning actress takes on the gender-swapped role of Oswalda Copperpot in the Prime Video animated series, which serves as J.J. Abrams’ reimagining of the Batman mythology, premieres worldwide August 1.
Max Drops ‘Creature Commandos’ Teaser Trailer
The new adult animated series, which tracks a secret team of incarcerated monsters recruited for missions deemed too dangerous for humans, marks the first title to kick off the new DC Universe; the series debuts this December.
Netflix Announces ‘Blood of Zeus’ 3rd and Final Season
Season 3, confirmed by the creators at San Diego Comic-Con, promises fans an epic conclusion to an epic war between gods, mortals and demons.
Paramount+ Teases ‘Star Trek: Section 31’
Fans at San Diego Comic-Con were treated to a peek at the upcoming original movie from the expanding ‘Star Trek’ universe; starring Michelle Yeoh, Omari Hardwick, Sam Richardson and Kacey Rohl, it makes its streaming debut in early 2025.
Robert Downey Jr. to Star as Doctor Doom in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’
Marvel Studios’ Hall H showcase panel at Comic-Con 2024 also revealed ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ and ‘Avengers: Endgame’ helmers Anthony and Joe Russo will return to direct ‘Avengers: Doomsday,’ out May 2026, and ‘Avengers: Secret Wars,’ out May 2027.
ASIFA-Hollywood Elects Aubry Mintz as New Executive Director
Following Frank Gladstone's retirement, the seasoned educator and animator takes the reigns; in the works are strategic plan development including fundraising, staff growth, and initiative support such as open source software, film preservation, film festivals, and screenings.
Heroic Signatures Begins ‘Mutant: Year Zero’ Feature Production
The company taps UE5 technology for its first animated film, which is based on its popular video game ‘Mutant: Year Zero Road to Eden;’ the story follows an unlikely team of animal mutants as they navigate a post-apocalyptic wasteland in search of answers.
Prime Video Drops ‘The Legend of Vox Machina’ Season 3 Clip
The new season, which debuts October 3, was teased during Friday’s “Adapting Fan Favorites: A Conversation with Prime Video’s Adult Animation Creators” panel at San Diego Comic-Con.
DreamWorks Animation Teases ‘Jurassic World: Chaos Theory’ Season 2
Netflix drops a trailer for the 3DCG animated series, set 6 years after the events at Camp Cretaceous; in the wake of tragedy, ‘The Nublar Six’ must unravel a conspiracy that threatens dinosaur and humankind alike.
Jensen Huang, Mark Zuckerberg to Speak on the Future of AI, Virtual Worlds at SIGGRAPH 2024
The NVIDIA and Meta founders will discuss the future of artificial intelligence, generative AI, simulations, and the pivotal role of research at SIGGRAPH on July 29 at 4 pm MDT
‘Iyanu’ First Look Clip Shared at San Diego Comic Con
The series, created by award-winning Nigerian filmmaker Roye Okupe and produced by Lion Forge Entertainment, releases in the U.S. on Cartoon Network and Max in 2025.
‘Clone High’ Cancelled After 2 Seasons
The Max animated comedy from Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Bill Lawrence, which follows the teenage clones of the greatest minds in history, originally aired for one season on MTV in 2002 before its recent renewal.
