AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast

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Honoring the Heart of the Cards Jul 11, 2022

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Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh! (1961 – 2022)
Genndy Tartakovsky confirms that he started production on his R-Rated 2D animated feature, Fixed
Apple TV+ released the trailer of Luck
Netflix released the trailer of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
ABC announced a live-action/animated two-hour special of Disney's Beauty and the Beast in honor of the movie's 30th anniversary

Gru has Risen Jul 04, 2022

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Minions: The Rise of Gru beat Lightyear's record of the biggest opening weekend for an animated film since Frozen II with $108.5 million
A Salon article exposes how culture wars and anti-woke YouTube channels are a gateway to the alt-right and extremism
Disney+ released the teaser trailer of Hocus Pocus 2
Adult Swim released the teaser trailer of Primal (Season 2)
Disney announced Tiana's Bayou Adventure, the Princess and the Frog update to Splash Mountain, for late 2024

Caillou's Revenge Jun 27, 2022

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Peacock will have a new CG Caillou series along with 5 specials
TheOdd1sOut and Netflix team up for the animated series Oddballs
Sony's Kraven the Hunter (2023) will turn the villain into an animal lover
Chris Sanders was a little bit frustrated that Frozen got the praise for its depiction of sisterhood instead of Lilo & Stitch

The Wicked Discovery of a Lifetime Jun 20, 2022

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Lightyear earned $51 million on its opening weekend at the box office
Todd Phillip's Joker: Folie à Deux will be a musical with Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn
Genndy Tartakovsky signs multiyear deal with Cartoon Network and Warner Bros. Animation
DreamWorks Animation released the 2nd trailer of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
The Lost "Wicked Witch of the West" episode of Sesame Street was discovered and leaked online

Who Graduates OUT of Animation? (feat. Tony Goldmark) Jun 13, 2022

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Netflix released the trailer of The Sea Beast
Sony Pictures announced they're rereleasing Spider-Man: No Way Home on the big screen called The More Fun Stuff Version
Sony Pictures Animation is working on a Ghostbusters animated movie and an animated series with Netflix
Warner Bros. head of kids and family programming, Amy Friedman, faces backlash over commenting that "Girls often graduate out of animation"
Disney doesn't know why the highly expensive Star Wars Galactic Cruiser hotel is not making enough money

Be Careful What You Wish For Jun 06, 2022

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Disney released the teaser trailer of Strange World
Disney+ released the teaser trailer of Pinocchio (2022)
Pokémon released the second trailer of Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet
Disney and Star Wars social media accounts call out racist attack against Obi-Wan Kenobi star Moses Ingram
Morbius was re-released this weekend because of the "Morbin' Time" meme…and bombed at the box office again

Silly Old Deadly Bear May 30, 2022

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Lucasfilm released the teaser trailer of Star Wars: Andor
Star Wars Celebration 2022 reveals new trailers and info about Andor, Tales of the Jedi, The Mandalorian season 3 and more
Robot Chicken co-creator Seth Green had his NFTs stolen and cannot make his new show without them
Winnie the Pooh will be turned into an R-rated slasher called Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey

Sweet Pete: The Bobby Driscoll Story May 23, 2022

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Today's episode includes:

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022) receives backlash for the similarities between Sweet Pete and Peter Pan (1953) star Bobby Driscoll
Marvel Studios signs deal to use Stan Lee's likeness in their movies, series and more
Disney+ released the 2nd trailer of Baymax!
Scooby-Doo will have an adult animated series with Velma and a preschool show called Scooby-Doo! and the Mystery Pups
YouTube will allow viewers to skip to the "most replayed" part of videos

It's Time to Get Things Started May 16, 2022

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Today's episode includes:

Details revealed for Animation Lookback: The Muppets
Pixar revealed their next movie for Summer 2023, Elemental
Apple TV+ released the teaser trailer of Luck
US senator proposes bill to limit copyright protection by 56 years meant to attack Disney

Watching the Weird Way of Water May 09, 2022

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Today's episode includes:

20th Century released the teaser trailer of Avatar: The Way of Water
Disney+ released the trailer of Obi-Wan Kenobi
Warner Animation Group released the 2nd trailer of DC League of Super-Pets
The voice cast of Netflix's Sonic Prime was revealed, including Derek Mack as Sonic
Cartoon Brew is up for sale and is looking for a new owner