Marvel Studios announces a new series ‘Legends’
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is continuing to expand Phase Four with new titles! After announcing several exciting titles at Disney’s Investor Day, Marvel Studios has now announced a new series titled Legends. It will show the most iconic moments from the MCU, starting with two episodes featuring...
Disney partners with African animation studio Kugali for sci-fi series ‘Iwájú’
Disney has announced African animation studio, Kugali’s science fiction series, Iwájú will premiere globally on Disney+ in 2022. Founded in 2017 by Tolu Olowofoyeku, Hamid Ibrahim, and Fikayo Adeola, friends from Nigeria and Uganda, Kugali was established as a pan-African creative company. Their comic book collection was born out...
Netflix announces a new animated feature film ‘The Magician’s Elephant’
Netflix has announced a new animated feature film, The Magician’s Elephant. The story is based on two-time Newbery Award-winner Kate DiCamillo’s novel of the same title, and is currently in production. The voice cast features Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place), Benedict Wong (Doctor Strange), Sian Clifford (Fleabag),...
SIGGRAPH Asia 2020 Virtual announces winners of the Computer Animation Festival
SIGGRAPH Asia 2020 Virtual has officially announced the three award-winning films from its Computer Animation Festival. Selected from a pool of 577 CG animated projects, 51 pre-selection jurors whittled the group down to 139; from there, an international jury of top professionals reviewed each project, choosing three...
Marvel to celebrate 80th anniversary of Captain America with a giant-sized special
Captain America turns 80 years old in 2021. Marvel will be celebrating this grand occasion with Captain America Tribute #1, a giant-sized special to honour the character’s 80th anniversary. Steve Rogers made his debut in the Marvel Universe in March 1941 through comic book legends Jack Kirby...
Netflix announces new “Sonic The Hedgehog’ TV Series
Netflix is making a 3D animated Sonic the Hedgehog TV show. The streaming platform announced it in a tweet from its NX Twitter account. The tweet has since been deleted. The original tweet read: “Rings? Check. Sneakers? Check. Speed? SONIC.” Netflix said in the original tweet. “SEGA’s legendary video...
NBJC releases a new comic strip in collaboration with Cartoon Network on gender identity
The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) announced the latest instalment in its ongoing collaboration with Cartoon Network. On Monday, December 14, Cartoon Network released a comic strip highlighting the power and importance of respecting gender identity through the use of gender pronouns. The comic was designed by...
Velocity Gaming receives third place at Valorant SuperGamerFest 2020
Velocity(VLT) Gaming, the only Indian representative at the PVP Valorant SuperGamerFest 2020, finished the tournament in third place. The Indian representative at the event finished the Round Robin stage with 3 wins and 2 losses, failing to make it to the Grand Final of the event. After...
DreamWorks Animations’ short ‘To: Gerard’ to debut this Tuesday
A sweet tale of intergenerational friendship and inspiration will be available to stream Tuesday, December 15, when DreamWorks Animation short To: Gerard arrives on NBCUniversal’s Peacock platform. Written and directed by Taylor Meacham, the film was created as part of the studio’s Shorts Program, produced by Jeff Hermann with...
New ‘Angry Birds Bubble Trouble’ debuts on YouTube
The first season of Angry Birds Bubble Trouble, a 3D short series starring the Angry Birds flock, has nested on the characters’ YouTube channel. The first episode is already live, with a new instalment rolling out worldwide for free every week. The series sees the beloved animals getting into all...