Being Toyed by Tech
AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast
Today’s episode includes: • Lucasfilm released the trailer of The Mandalorian and Grogu • Pixar released the trailer of Toy Story 5 • Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein and KPop Demon Hunters will be added to the Criterion Collection • I Am Frankelda will be released globally on Netflix later this year • Gooseworx deletes her reddit account after being harassed over her creative choices on The Amazing Digital Circus
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GOAT to Gone
AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast
Today’s episode includes: • Amazon Prime Video released the teaser trailer of Spider-Noir • GKIDS got the North American rights to Allegro Non Troppo and Bruno Bozzetto’s filmography • Sony Pictures Animation scrapped Matt Braly and Rebecca Sugar’s Thai-inspired movie • Snafu Pictures is reviving I, Chihuahua with Jorge Gutierrez • Tubi is adding many Cartoon Network and Hanna-Barbera shows in March
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Podcasters & Monsters (feat. Tony Goldmark)
AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast
Today’s episode includes: • Netflix released the teaser trailer of The Adventures of Cliff Booth • Illumination released the trailer of Minions and Monsters • Catherine O’Hara, the actress featured in Home Alone and The Nightmare Before Christmas (1954 – 2026) • Adobe cancelled plans to shut down Animate after facing backlash • Josh D’Amaro will be The Walt Disney Company’s next CEO
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It’s Time to Get Things Started
AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast
Today’s episode includes: • Disney+ released the trailer for The Muppet Show (2026) • LAIKA’s Wildwood to be released in theaters on October 23 • Nintendo and Illumination released the Yoshi trailer of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie • Butch Hartman opens a new 2-Day convention called Hart Con that costs $1500 to register • The AMPAS announced the Oscar nominations for the 98th Academy Awards
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Guess Who’s Back and Gone?
AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast
Today’s episode includes: • Jorge R. Gutiérrez will direct the Speedy Gonzales movie • Scott Adams, the disgraced racist creator of Dilbert (1957 – 2026) • Roger Allers, co-director of The Lion King and Open Season (1949 – 2026) • Persistence of Vision director Kevin Schreck is making a documentary called Animation Mavericks: The Forgotten Story of UPA • Keegan-Michael Key confirms that Hotel Transylvania 5 is in the works
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Anecdotes of Awards and Actors
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Today’s episode includes: • KPop Demon Hunters wins Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards • Elio and KPop Demon Hunters lead the 53rd Annie Awards with 10 nominations each • Wish Dragon 2 to be released in Summer 2027, but Sony and Netflix are currently not involved • Jack Black reveals that he rejected the role of Syndrome from The Incredibles and regrets it • Steve Whitmire received backlash for a blog about The Muppets and how they’re currently handled
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Top 5 Animation News of 2025
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Today’s episode includes: • 5. What RUINED ILoveKimPossibleALot • 4. The Awards go to Flow • 3. KPop Demon Hunters Mania • 2. Ne Zha 2: The New Animation Champion • 1. Netflix Buys Warner Bros.
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Fallen Ultra Lords
AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast
Today’s episode includes: • Warner Bros. released the teaser trailer of Supergirl • Jeff Garcia, the voice of Sheen in Jimmy Neutron (1975 – 2025) and Jim Ward, the voice of Doug Dimmadome in The Fairly Odd Parents (1959 – 2025) • Rob Reiner, the director of The Princess Bride, A Few Good Men, This is Spinal Tap and more (1947 – 2025) • Disney is making a live-action spin-off Gaston movie • Disney invests $1 billion on OpenAI’s video platform, Sora
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Netflix Buys the Brothers
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Today’s episode includes: • Sony Pictures Animation released the trailer of GOAT • Interview with Britton Payne, founder of The Autism Scene and the AuSPEC Awards, where aspiring autistic writers could win an opportunity to work in animation • Zootopia 2 broke several records on its opening weekend during American Thanksgiving • The nominations for the 83rd Golden Globes were announced • Netflix will acquire Warner Bros. Discovery for $82.7 billion
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Learning Pond Rules
AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast
Today’s episode includes: • Pixar released the trailer of Hoppers • The Asylum released the trailer of A Winnie the Pooh Christmas • Sonic the Hedgehog producer Neal H. Moritz in talks to produce a live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie • A Christian school in England bans children from singing the songs of KPop Demon Hunters • 35 movies are eligible to be nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 98th Academy Awards
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• Marvel released the trailer of Marvel Zombies
• Adult Swim released the trailer of Smiling Friends (Season 3)
• Nelvana stopped production as Corus continues to struggle
• YouTube to host hundreds of episodes of Sesame Street, along with exclusive videos and workshops from Sesame Workshop
• Greg Cipes claimed to be fired from his role of Beast Boy in Teen Titans Go! because of his Parkinson’s diagnosis