Monthly Archive: February 2021

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...

KRAFTON releases new PUBG battle royale franchise ‘PUBG: NEW STATE’

KRAFTON unveiled PUBG: NEW STATE, the newest battle royale title in a growing franchise. Developed by PUBG Studio, pioneers of the genre and creators of PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG), the title will launch as a free-to-play experience on Android and iOS in 2021. Players can get the latest information...

Marvel releases the official title of the new ‘Spiderman 3’ movie

After a series of fake titles being dropped by cast members across social media, the official title for Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man 3 has officially been revealed and it is called Spider-Man: No Way Home. Tom Holland, Zendaya and other cast members trolled fans with titles Home-Wrecker, Phone Home and...

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...

Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ to be made into an animated feature

Scott Fitzgerald’s famous novel, The Great Gatsby will be developed into an animated feature film for the first time, with a noted team of industry veterans coming together to produce the project. Oscar-winning filmmaker, writer and illustrator William Joyce has teamed-up with novelist, screenwriter and illustrator Brian Selznick and...

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...

Disney+ introduces new parental controls globally

Disney+ is set to introduce new parental controls globally from today, 23 February 2021 to better its family-friendly experience parents expect from the app. The new parental controls will include the ability to set limits on access to content for specific profiles based on content ratings and...

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...

Actress Lupita Nyong’o teams up with Netflix to adapt her children’s book ‘Sulwe’

Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o announced that she will be adapting, her children’s picture book, Sulwe, (published in 2019), into an animation film for Netflix. The Black Panther fame actress will also produce the animated musical based on the book, the streaming colossal announced lately. Written by Nyong’o and illustrated...

‘Total Drama Island’ season 2 to premiere on HBO Max and Cartoon Network

CAKE in collaboration with Fresh TV as producer, announced that Total Drama Island is back with two seasons, and is all set to get premiered on HBO Max and Cartoon Network in the US. The two new seasons will consist of 26 half-hour episodes of the hit animated reality...