‘Monkey Quest’ and a New Anime Frontier: How Toei Animation Is Rewriting Its Global Playbook

Toei Animation's new Global Strategy and Content Creation Dept. signals a shift from export to co-creation, with 'Monkey ...

American AI startup Poolside launches free, high-performing open model Laguna XS.2 for local agentic coding

By putting the weights of a highly capable, 33B-parameter agentic model in the hands of researchers and startups, Poolside is ...
Los Angeles Times

In a first, animated movies receive film tax credits in California

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Walt Disney Co.’s “Phineas and Ferb,” “The Simpsons Movie 2” and an untitled DreamWorks movie are the first ...
Cartoon Brew

‘Simpsons Movie 2,’ ‘Phineas and Ferb’ Project Among First Animated Features To Land California Tax Credits

California is continuing its push to bring animation production back to the state, with a new round of tax credits that now includes animated features alongside live-action projects. Governor Gavin ...
Jambands

moe. Deliver First-Time “Twilight Zone” Cover and Revive “Pill Vacation”

moe.’s Born to Fly spring tour touched down in the Garden State on Saturday for a performance at Englewood, N.J.’s Bergen Performing Arts Center. Now deep into a non-stop 2026 live itinerary that will ...
FilmBook

BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL PART 1: KNIGHTFALL (2026): First Part of New BATMAN Animated Trilogy Set to Be Unveiled in June

The first part of a proposed animated trilogy, Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall, will have its debut at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June. While we wait for Matt Reeves’ ...
Detroit Free Press

GM's best- and least-selling vehicles in the first quarter

Sales were down in the first quarter for America’s largest automaker. While the company’s most popular vehicles did well, its electrified variants struggled with sales. Bad weather and harsh ...
New York Post

Pam Bondi speaks out for the first time after Trump fired her as attorney general

Former US Attorney General Pam Bondi spoke out after being fired from her perch as the head of the Justice Department and teased her new private sector role, where she will “continue fighting for ...
IGN

Ally: First Look at Bong Joon Ho's First Animated Film

After directing live-action classics like Parasite and Snowpiercer, Oscar-winning filmmaker Bong Joon Ho is making his first animated feature film, titled Ally. The first image from Ally was released ...
Reuters

AI animation studio Toonstar, HarperCollins team up on animated book projects

April 2 - Artificial intelligence powered animation studio Toonstar on Thursday unveiled a multi-year partnership with News Corp (NWSA.O), opens new tab-owned ‌HarperCollins to produce a slate of ...
TheWrap

Bong Joon Ho Shares First Look at Animated Feature Film Debut, ‘Ally’

Bong Joon Ho shared a first look at his upcoming animated feature film debut “Ally” on Thursday, teasing a 2027 worldwide theatrical release in the process. In development since 2019, the sneak peek ...