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‘Ghostbusters’ getting animated for Netflix

Wednesday, June 8 by ABC News

Ghostbusters: Afterlife director Jason Reitman is producing an animated series about the paranormal investigators and eliminators, according to Variety. Reitman, who co-wrote the big-screen hit with Gil Kenan, is reteaming with him as executive producers of the project, according to the... Read More.

Very nice! ‘Borat”s Sacha Baron Cohen teaming up with ‘King of the Hill’ creators for new animated special

Wednesday, May 18 by ABC News

Oscar nominee Sacha Baron Cohen is teaming up with Emmy-winning Beavis and Butthead and King of the Hill creator Mike Judge for an HBO Max and Cartoon Network animated special. Also in the mix for Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth is King of the... Read More.

Apple TV+ teases animated film ‘Luck’, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Jane Fonda, Simon Pegg and more

Friday, May 13 by ABC News

Just in time for Friday the 13th, Apple TV+ teases the star-studded animated film Luck. The teaser has Simon Pegg voicing Bob, a black cat who welcomes viewers to the Land of Luck. It's here, you see, that luck is partitioned... Read More.

‘Sesame Street’ veteran Sonia Manzano goes home in her first animated series, ‘Alma’s Way’

Monday, May 2 by ABC News

Sonia Manzano, who played Maria on Sesame Street for 44 years before leaving in 2015, makes her animated debut on Monday on the PBS Kids show Alma's Way. The actress plays Granny Isa in the program, which she created. "It's wonderful!" she enthuses about her... Read More.

Oscars 2022: Sebastián Yatra performs “Dos Oruguitas” from ‘Encanto,’ which wins Best Animated Feature

Sunday, March 27 by ABC News

On Sunday's Academy Awards, Latin superstar Sebastián Yatra performed the nominated song from the animated film Encanto, "Dos Oruguitas," or "Two Little Caterpillars." As he sang on a stage decorated like the lush Colombian setting of Encanto, Yatra wore a suit embroidered with butterflies, which... Read More.

Check out Chris Evans blasting off as Buzz in new animated ‘Lightyear’ trailer

Wednesday, February 9 by ABC News

Disney/Pixar has released the first trailer to Lightyear, the animated action movie origin story behind the action figure Buzz Lightyear, who was voiced by Tim Allen in the Toy Story films. Chris Evans voices "the real" Buzz Lightyear, a Space Ranger on a dangerous intergalactic mission. The trailer shows the... Read More.

Chris “Ludacris” Bridges says his new animated series ‘Karma’s World’ has the potential to “change the world”

Friday, October 15 by ABC News

Chris "Ludacris" Bridges says he wants to "change the world" with his new animated Netflix series Karma's World. Inspired by his real-life daughter, Karma, Bridges says the idea of the series came to him over 10 years ago, when his daughter expressed her interest in following in his... Read More.

Director Destin Daniel Cretton following up ‘Shang-Chi’ with ‘American Born Chinese’ animated series for Disney+

Monday, October 4 by ABC News

Filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton is following up his hit Marvel Studios film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings with another comics-inspired project. However, the director is not staying within the pages of Marvel Comics for the new project, which is an animated Disney+ series featuring an adaptation of the graphic novel American Born Chinese. The... Read More.

Haunting Disney Channel today, the animated musical show ‘The Ghost and Molly McGee’

Friday, October 1 by ABC News

Launching on Disney Channel today is the Disney+-bound animated series The Ghost and Molly McGee. Featuring the voice of Emmy-winning writer and Mythic Quest co-star Ashly Burch, the series has her starring as Molly, an ever-optimistic tween girl whose family moves into a new home, only to find her... Read More.

Haunting Disney+ today, the animated musical show ‘The Ghost and Molly McGee’

Friday, October 1 by ABC News

Launching on Disney+ today is the animated series The Ghost and Molly McGee. Featuring the voice of Emmy-winning writer and Mythic Quest co-star Ashly Burch, the series has her starring as Molly, an ever-optimistic tween girl whose family moves into a new home, only to find her attic room... Read More.

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