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‘Game Of Thrones’ fame Indira Varma to star in new ‘Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi’

Game Of Thrones fame Indira Varma has been tapped for the upcoming Disney+ series, Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi. Based on Ewan McGregor’s prequel movie character, details about her character as well as the plot are still kept under wraps. Star Wars prequel stars McGregor and Hayden Christensen have already been roped...

Content distribution platform VlogBox partners with Gusto Studios for ‘Bommi and Friends’

VlogBox, a global video content distribution and monetisation platform have collaborated with Gusto Studios, the makers of hit children’s show, Bommi and Friends, bringing it to the CTV universe, in particular on Roku. This partnership will allow the studio to bring more children from around the world close...

Hulu releases the new trailer of Marvel’s new animated series ‘M.O.D.A.K’

During the 2021 Television Critics Association winter press tour, Hulu revealed the release date and a teaser trailer for its upcoming adult animated series, Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K. The new trailer for the film has the villainous leader of A.I.M. revealing what his initials really stand for. Along with the trailer...

Nickelodeon partners with Entertainment One (eOne) for animated ‘Transformers’ series

The No. 1 kids’ network, Nickelodeon and Hasbro’s Entertainment One (eOne) have partnered to co-produce an original animated Transformers series (26 half-hour episodes), based on the iconic global property. In the action-comedy series, a new species of Transformers must find their place and purpose among Autobots, Decepticons and the...

Kevin Michael Richardson joins the cast of ‘Simpsons’ as the new voice of Dr. Hibbert

Following the announcement last summer that the record-smashing animated sitcom was enacting new voice casting policies and would no longer have white actors perform as Black characters, The Simpsons has confirmed that Kevin Michael Richardson is taking over as Dr. Julius Hibbert for Harry Shearer. Sunday night’s...

9 Story Media announces new pre-school series ‘Ladybird Lu’

9 Story Media Group has announced its new animated preschool series, Ladybird Lu (78 x7’) which will arrive on Cartoonito, in the US, the newly announced preschool programming block which is set to launch this Fall on Cartoon Network and HBO Max. Ladybird Lu explores everyday dramas in the world...

Disney releases the official trailer for live-action feature ‘Cruella’

The Walt Disney Company has dropped the all-new official trailer and poster for its upcoming live-action feature film Cruella, starring Oscar winners Emma Stone and Emma Thompson, directed by Craig Gillespie. The film is based on the notorious and legendary character Cruella De Vil, introduced in Dodie Smith’s...

Netflix announces the worldwide release of the new anime series ‘DOTA: Dragon’s Blood’

Netflix announced the upcoming release of DOTA: Dragon’s Blood, an all-new anime series based on the popular DOTA 2 videogame franchise by Valve. The eight-episode series is set to join the streamer’s ever-growing anime lineup with a global launch on March 25. The upcoming fantasy series tells the story...

Netflix announces to offer scholarships to support the Japanese animation industry

To support the anime industry in Japan, streaming giant Netflix is offering scholarships for individuals who are interested in becoming animators. It will be a six-month stint at Sasayuri Video Training Institute in Tokyo and the scholarship program is called – WIT Animator Academy. It is in...

Rebecca Hall to play Mrs. Darling in Disney’s ‘Peter Pan & Wendy’

British actress Rebecca Hall has been tapped to play Mrs. Darling in Disney’s Peter Pan & Wendy live-action remake. Disney has been on a live-action remake spree of their animated classics for the past few years, including The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, The Jungle Book, and more. These...