Entertainment Archive

Sony Yay! to collaborate with Neela Film Productions to adapt ‘Tarak Mehta Kka Ooltah Chashmah’

In a category-first move to adapt a TV show, Sony YAY! welcomes the famous Gokuldham society and its characters into the animated realm with its mega summer release, Taarak Mehta Kka Chhota Chashmah.  The show will bring all the fan-favourite characters of the live-action show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah...

Novel Entertainment secures global deals for ‘Horrid Henry’ with Yoto

Novel Entertainment has secured a new global deal for its internationally renowned Horrid Henry brand with dedicated kids’ audio platform Yoto. Under the partnership, five initial Horrid Henry audio titles will launch as cards for Yoto’s award-winning Yoto Player in June, including Ice Cream Dream, The Name Game, The Best Boys’...

Sony Pictures Animation releases a new short ‘Monster Pets’

To celebrate Pet’s Day, Sony Pictures Animation released a brand-new CG animated short, Monster Pets, the latest studio effort in their hit Hotel Transylvania franchise that will soon include a new feature film, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, set to hit theatres on July 23. In the new short, Drac’s lovable, monster-sized puppy,...

Netflix releases the official trailer of ‘Jupiter’s Legacy’

Netflix has just released the official trailer for Jupiter’s Legacy, their eight-episode live-action adaptation of Mark Millar and Frank Quitely’s epic graphic novel that premiered globally on May 7. After nearly a century of keeping mankind safe, the world’s first generation of superheroes must look to their children...

French animation company Dandelooo announces collaboration with Alma winner Jean- Claude Mourlevat

Emmy Award-winning French animation production and distribution company, Dandelooo is thrilled to share collaboration with leading children’s author Jean-Claude Mourlevat, who has won the 2021 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA). Mourlevat becomes the first French laureate to receive this year’s award, the world’s largest prize for children’s...

Disney Junior’s new animated ‘The Chicken Squad’ to release this May

Disney Junior’s new animated comedy-adventure, The Chicken Squad is all set to premiere on 14 May (7:30 P.M. EDT/PDT), with two back-to-back episodes on Disney Junior and DisneyNOW. Inspired by Doreen Cronin’s popular children’s books, the series follows a trio of young chicken siblings- Coop, Sweetie and Little Boo-...

Sentai acquires distribution rights of manga-based series ‘Dororo’

Sentai has picked up distribution rights to the supernatural action series Dororo, based on the manga of the same name by Osamu Tezuka (“Astro Boy,” “Black Jack”). The deal includes distribution rights for the United States; Canada; United Kingdom; Australia, New Zealand; South Africa; Latin America; Spain; Portugal;...

Netflix releases the teaser trailer of Japanese anime ‘Yasuke’

Netflix has unveiled the teaser trailer and new artwork for all-new anime original Yasuke, from creator/exec producer/director LeSean Thomas (Cannon Busters) and MAPPA Studio (Attack on Titan: The Final Season, Jujutsu Kaisen). The new spot lifts the veil on the fantasy-tinged feudal Japan where this historically-inspired hero proves...

Cosmos-Maya’s Wow Kidz partners with educational publisher Twinkl

Wow Kidz, the kids’ animation brand owned by Cosmos-Maya, has partnered with the global educational publisher, Twinkl, to create a range of educational materials and resources based on Vir: The Robot Boy. The new jointly-created teaching resources aim to inspire children and engage them in learning by featuring...

Netflix releases the official trailer of ‘The Mitchells vs. The Machine’

Netflix has just released the official trailer for their upcoming animated comedy, The Mitchells vs. The Machines. The film is produced by the dynamic duo of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, producers of the Oscar-winning animated feature, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and The LEGO Movie. The film is written by former Gravity...