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entertainment3 days ago•17 min saved

Sam Register Steps Down From Warner Bros. Animation Presidency

Sam Register, the longtime president of Warner Bros. Animation (and head of Cartoon Network Studios and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe), is leaving after three decades at the company. Channing Dungey announced that his contract will not be renewed and that Warner Bros. Discovery will search for a replacement, with Matt Matzkin remaining in charge of Business Operations and current creative heads continuing to lead their departments as leadership adjusts amid industry shifts.

via Deadline|

#animation-leadership #channing-dungey #deadline-hollywood

entertainment3 days ago•18 min saved

Sam Register Departs Warner Bros. Animation After 18-Year Run

Longtime Warner Bros. Animation chief Sam Register is leaving after his contract expired, with Warner Bros. Discovery confirming a mutual decision not to renew. A leadership transition is underway: Matt Matzkin will continue to run business operations while a replacement search unfolds, and creative department heads will lead their respective teams. Register, who joined in 2007 and expanded oversight to Cartoon Network Studios in 2020, oversaw shows such as Looney Tunes Cartoons, the Animaniacs revival, Harley Quinn, Young Justice, and more, and expressed gratitude for the ride and excitement for his next chapter.

via Variety|

#cartoon-network-studios #entertainment #hanna-barbera-studios-europe

entertainment2 months ago•16 min saved

Dark Shadows Gets an Edgy Animated Reboot From Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Animation is reimagining the 1960s Gothic soap Dark Shadows as an adult animated series, continuing the Collins family saga with dark twists; executive producer Lisa Holdsworth will run the project, which is currently in development with no release date announced.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#adult-animation #annecy #dark-shadows

entertainment2 months ago•17 min saved

DC Slates New Animated Batman, Joker, and Krypto Ventures

DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation unveiled a broader animated slate at Annecy, led by Absolute Batman, a reimagined Batman comic being developed into an animated series with Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta; along with Joker: Laugh Riot, a Joker anime series with Jim Krieg, Yasuhuro Aoki directing, and SOLA Entertainment; and an untitled Krypto series with C.H. Greenblatt as executive producer, plus other DC projects like Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2 and Knightfall.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#absolute-batman #dc-studios #entertainment

entertainment2 months ago•15 min saved

Absolute Batman Gets Its Own Animated Series From DC and WB

DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation announced an animated adaptation of Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta's Absolute Batman, with Snyder as executive producer and showrunner and Dragotta as producer, unveiled at Annecy and reframing Batman as a working‑class hero fighting corruption. The presentation also greenlit Joker: Laugh Riot (adult animation) and teased a kids‑focused Krypto project, along with updates on Creature Commandos, Batman: Caped Crusader, My Adventures with Superman, Mister Miracle, DC Superpowers and Starfire.

via Deadline|

#absolute-batman #annecy #dc-studios

entertainmenttv3 months ago•15 min saved

Scooby-Doo Gets an Anime Adventure in Japan on Tubi

Tubi has ordered Yokoso Scooby-Doo!, Warner Bros. Animation’s first-ever Scooby-Doo anime series, which follows Scooby and Shaggy to Japan where they encounter mythical monsters. Produced with Japan’s OLM Studios and directed by Itsuro Kawasaki (co-producer Francisco Paredes), the show will stream on Tubi in the U.S. and air internationally on Cartoon Network. Sam Register calls it a new chapter for the franchise, blending classic mystery hijinks with anime-style visuals, as Netflix develops a separate live-action Scooby-Doo: Origins project.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#anime #entertainmenttv #scooby-doo

tv3 months ago•16 min saved

Scooby-Doo Goes Anime: Yokoso Debuts on Tubi

Tubi will stream Yokoso Scooby-Doo!, the first original Scooby-Doo anime series set in Japan, with Frank Welker voicing Scooby-Doo and Matthew Lillard as Shaggy. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Animation with OLM, directed by Itsuro Kawasaki, and has exclusive North American rights on Tubi (Cartoon Network will air it internationally). The story follows Scooby, Shaggy and new allies in a monster-filled mystery across Japan.

via Variety|

#anime #scooby-doo #tubi

entertainment3 months ago•17 min saved

DC and WB Animation Unveil Star-Studded Annecy 2026 Lineup

DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation unveiled a star-packed Annecy 2026 lineup, featuring world premieres and first looks for DC titles such as My Adventures with Green Lantern, Mister Miracle, and Starfire!, along with two original half-hour comedies, Living the Dream and Keeping Up With the Joneses, plus Batman: Knightfall Part 1, signaling a new era of DC animation with cross-studio collaboration.

via Variety|

#animation #annecy-international-animation-film-festival #dc-animated-series

entertainment3 months ago•15 min saved

DC Studios Teases Super Mutant Magic Academy Ahead of Annecy

DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation unveiled first looks for Cartoon Network's Super Mutant Magic Academy, along with Living the Dream and Keeping Up with the Joneses, ahead of Annecy. Peter Safran and Sam Register will host a DC animation panel at the festival, which also includes a Batman: Knightfall screening.

via Deadline|

#annecy #cartoon-network-studios #dc-studios

entertainment2 years ago•2 min saved

"Bill Hader, Quinta Brunson, and Bowen Yang Set to Star in Animated 'Cat in the Hat' Remake for 2026 Release"

Warner Bros Animation has announced the cast for their upcoming animated feature adaptation of Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat, with Bill Hader set to play the title role. The film, directed and written by Alessandro Carloni and Erica Rivinoja, is scheduled for a global theatrical release on March 6, 2026. The project is produced by Daniela Mazzucato and Jared Stern, with Hader and Susan Brandt serving as executive producers. This marks the first animated feature to debut as part of a slate of projects developed by Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Dr. Seuss Enterprises.

via Deadline|

#animated-feature #bill-hader #dr-seuss

entertainment3 years ago•1 min saved

'Babylon 5: The Road Home' Animated Film Confirms Returning Voice Cast and Summer Release.

Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski has written and executive produced a new animated film, Babylon 5: The Road Home, which will continue the story of the 1990s sci-fi series. The film features returning cast members and follows John Sheridan as he travels through multiple timelines and alternate realities in a quest to find his way back home. Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment plan to release the film this summer.

via Hollywood Reporter|

#animated-film #babylon-5 #entertainment

entertainment3 years ago•1 min saved

'Babylon 5' to be Reinvented as Animated Movie: Creator J. Michael Straczynski Announces

J. Michael Straczynski, the creator of the sci-fi series "Babylon 5," has announced that an animated movie based on the show is in the works from Warner Bros. Animation and WB Home Entertainment. The film is already finished and will be a love letter to the fans, according to Straczynski. The original "Babylon 5" series ran for five seasons and won numerous awards. The show is set on a space station in neutral space and follows the lives of travelers, smugglers, corporate explorers, and alien diplomats. Straczynski's other work includes the Netflix series "Sense8" and feature writing credits for "Changeling" and "World War Z."

via Variety|

#animated-movie #babylon-5 #entertainment