The leading global animation art, business, and culture resource for savvy industry pros and informed fans.https://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mrdb7afsu225Today’s Cartoon Brew Pick is Uri Lotan’s 'Black Slide,' a deeply personal short that turns a boy’s fear of an enormous waterslide into a powerful story about childhood grief. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/cartoon-brew-pick/black-slide-uri-lotan-264841.html23 Jul 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdb7afsu225https://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mrcxlkoqcc25Ketchup has dropped the final 'Coyote vs. Acme' trailer ahead of the film's Aug. 28 release, and it shows exactly why there is so much buzz around the film that Warner Bros. unceremoniously cast off three years ago. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/coyote-vs-acme-final-trailer-264832.html23 Jul 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcxlkoqcc25https://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mrde5ew2hs25Veteran Pixar and 'Spider-Verse' story artist Matt Jones turned a pandemic Zoom class into a feature-length animatic. Could the model be scaled into a full online studio-school, with professionals leading every department? He thinks so. But it wouldn't be easy. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/student/matt-jones-feature-length-animatic-264845.html23 Jul 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrde5ew2hs25https://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mrdb7afsu225Today’s Cartoon Brew Pick is Uri Lotan’s 'Black Slide,' a deeply personal short that turns a boy’s fear of an enormous waterslide into a powerful story about childhood grief. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/cartoon-brew-pick/black-slide-uri-lotan-264841.html23 Jul 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdb7afsu225https://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mrcxlkoqcc25Ketchup has dropped the final 'Coyote vs. Acme' trailer ahead of the film's Aug. 28 release, and it shows exactly why there is so much buzz around the film that Warner Bros. unceremoniously cast off three years ago. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/coyote-vs-acme-final-trailer-264832.html23 Jul 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcxlkoqcc25https://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mraftkefe225A federal judge temporarily halted Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery this week as a multistate antitrust challenge moves forward. A hearing is set for August 3. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/business/paramount-warner-bros-merger-delayed-264828.html22 Jul 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mraftkefe225https://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mr6burosw22lExclusive: ¡Viva Calavera! has dropped the first U.S. trailer for 'Rey Mysterio vs. The Darkness' ahead of a SDCC debut and the English and Spanish YouTube premieres of its first episode. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/series/rey-mysterio-vs-darkness-us-trailer-premiere-264796.html21 Jul 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6burosw22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mr6rynvaes2x$1.4 billion. I was reading the wrong figures. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6rynvaes2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mr5yss47vk2lExclusive Clip: Jorge Gutierrez explains why 'Astro Boy' was “more Mexican than Tezuka realized” and how he saw himself in the iconic robot hero. Watch the full clip from the upcoming documentary 'TEZUKA! God of Manga' and read more about the upcoming doc here: https://www.cartoonbrew.com/documentary-2/tezuka-god-of-manga-jorge-gutierrez-264785.html21 Jul 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5yss47vk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mr6jktr7nk2lNathan Greno's Skydance Animation feature 'Swapped' has cracked Netflix’s list of its ten most popular movies of all time, giving animation two simultaneous entries for the first time ever. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/streaming/swapped-netflix-top-10-all-time-264821.html21 Jul 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6jktr7nk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mr6burosw22lExclusive: ¡Viva Calavera! has dropped the first U.S. trailer for 'Rey Mysterio vs. The Darkness' ahead of a SDCC debut and the English and Spanish YouTube premieres of its first episode. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/series/rey-mysterio-vs-darkness-us-trailer-premiere-264796.html21 Jul 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6burosw22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mr64ssohls2lDespite already grossing more than $1.2 billion at the box office this year, Pixar is among the divisions hit hardest by Disney’s latest layoffs. Sources tell us future films will be made by smaller teams under a new “long and lean” production model. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/artist-rights/pixar-disney-layoffs-josh-damaro-264800.html21 Jul 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr64ssohls2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mr5yss47vk2lExclusive Clip: Jorge Gutierrez explains why 'Astro Boy' was “more Mexican than Tezuka realized” and how he saw himself in the iconic robot hero. Watch the full clip from the upcoming documentary 'TEZUKA! God of Manga' and read more about the upcoming doc here: https://www.cartoonbrew.com/documentary-2/tezuka-god-of-manga-jorge-gutierrez-264785.html21 Jul 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5yss47vk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mr5uha3wk22lOscar-winning 'Brave' director Mark Andrews is returning to Barsoom as supervising director and co-showrunner of a planned 'John Carter, Warlord of Mars' animated series. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/series/john-carter-mark-andrews-animated-series-264781.html21 Jul 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5uha3wk22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mr3oflf2qc2lAgnès Patron’s 'To the Woods' won the top prize at Anibar 2026, which screened 217 films across 11 program categories during its 17th edition in Peja, Kosovo. Here’s the complete list of this year's winners: https://www.cartoonbrew.com/festivals/anibar-winners-2026-264761.html20 Jul 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3oflf2qc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mr3mnaw3722lWeird Market, one of Spain’s most important animation industry events and project launchpads, will relocate from Valencia and hold its 18th edition at the iconic Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival this October. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/markets/weird-market-sitges-festival-spain-264753.html20 Jul 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3mnaw3722lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mqz24twjss2lThe new Nolan movie looks 🔥.19 Jul 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqz24twjss2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mqub6tyqdc2lToday's Cartoon Brew Pick is Nina Gantz's Oscar-nominated, BAFTA- and Annie-winning stop-motion short 'Wander to Wonder,' now online. The dark comedy follows three TV miniature actors who keep performing after their creator dies and their food runs out. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/cartoon-brew-pick/wander-to-wonder-online-nina-gatnz-264652.html17 Jul 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqub6tyqdc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mqua4pqfps2lDisney Jr. and French AI-driven animation company Animaj quietly launched 'Ozzy Fox' on YouTube this week. Its first two episodes have drawn nearly 800,000 combined views in two days. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/series/disney-jr-animaj-ozzy-youtube-264646.html17 Jul 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqua4pqfps2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mqtsr7zamc2aGenAI has transitioned from an experiment to a key part of Netflix's production pipeline. The streamer says GenAI workflows have been used on around 300 titles this year already, mostly in post-production. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/artificial-intelligence/netflix-genai-300-titles-in-first-half-2026-264631.html17 Jul 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtsr7zamc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mqtouge3t22aPearl Studio, formerly Oriental DreamWorks, turns the Chinese fable of the legendary Eight Immortals into a supernatural heist crew in the new trailer for 'All Wishes Come True!' https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/all-wishes-come-true-trailer-pearl-studio-264625.html17 Jul 2026 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtouge3t22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mqs6byezis2kOpinion: Everett Peck’s 'Duckman' is iconic: abrasive, deliberately ugly, and unlike anything else on TV at the time. Gábor Csupó has posted an "updated" opening for a proposed reboot that looks like someone digitally Botoxed all the personality out of it. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/series/duckman-reboot-opening-gabor-csupo-264612.html16 Jul 2026 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqs6byezis2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mqrwhffmy22kApart from some wheelchair only spots, every L.A. showing is now sold out for the week. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jul 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrwhffmy22khttps://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mqrw7ocfq22kGKIDS has released the English-subbed trailer for 'cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood,' Yukimitsu Ina's feature directorial debut based on Machiko Kyo's wartime manga. The film opens in theaters September 4. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/cocoon-one-summer-of-girlhood-trailer-264606.html16 Jul 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrw7ocfq22khttps://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mqrtuznq3s2kUPDATE: Mexico's Ánima Estudios, one of the country's most important animation companies ever, has broken its radio silence to deny reports that it is shutting down, but says it is currently undergoing a corporate restructure. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/studios/anima-estudios-shuts-down-mexico-264574.html16 Jul 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrtuznq3s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mqrhowp76c2kLess than two months after investing $28.8M in Anima Kitchent, the Spanish government is putting another $7.4M into Canary Islands studio Amuse Animation, underscoring its growing commitment to building the country's animation industry. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/business/spanish-government-amuse-animation-investment-264587.html16 Jul 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrhowp76c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mqrdqek4uk2k'Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender' is heading to theaters, but just barely. Paramount has announced a one-week, two-theater run ahead of the film's Paramount+ debut, a move aimed at awards qualification more than a deserved multiplex run. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/distribution/avatar-aan-the-last-airbender-theatrical-264579.html16 Jul 2026 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrdqek4uk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mqp6p3mof226"The first time I experienced Meow Wolf, my third eye popped open like a busted piñata": Titmouse co-founder Chris Prynoski on why his studio is teaming with Meow Wolf on an animated series and upcoming Los Angeles exhibition. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/series/titmouse-meow-wolf-series-exhibition-264569.html15 Jul 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqp6p3mof226https://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mqp4gojqac26'The Legend of Korra' is getting a live concert tour. Paramount has announced a new live-to-picture orchestral tour starting in January 2027, bringing Jeremy Zuckerman's acclaimed score to theaters across North America and Europe. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/music/legend-of-kora-in-concert-264563.html15 Jul 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqp4gojqac26https://bsky.app/profile/cartoonbrew.bsky.social/post/3mqowu3zhyc26Alvin and the Chipmunks are getting a digital-first reboot, with new part-owners Big Shot Pictures planning to reinvent the trio as social media influencers before launching a feature film in 2028. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/alvin-and-the-chipmunks-reboot-big-shot-pictures-264559.html15 Jul 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:5dxxb57bbirixehsiq6mbli3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqowu3zhyc26