AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast

Hosted by Mat Brunet (aka AniMat from the YouTube channel ElectricDragon505), AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast tells the latest news happening throughout the week in the field of animation and what he has to say regarding those insane events. The podcast is live on Twitch every Saturday at 2pm EST, which includes interacting with the audience and occasional special guests.

Did These Companies Win or Lose? 01/20/2025

Did These Companies Win or Lose? Today’s episode includes: Pixar released the trailer of Win or Lose Animator Buck Woodall is suing Disney for $10 billion for allegedly ripping off his project to create Moana TikTok ban turns out to be a PR stunt for Donald Trump RUMOR: Nelvana may shut down due to parent company, Corus Entertainment, being over $1 billion in debt Nintendo Switch 2 was announced as Nintendo’s next console, coming later this year /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/34932450

Love for Los Angeles 01/13/2025

Love for Los Angeles Today’s episode includes: Flow wins Best Animated Feature at this year’s Golden Globes Wildfires burned down thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area Universal changes the release dates of Shrek 5 and Minions 3 Mark Zuckerberg removes fact-checking and hate speech policies on Facebook, Instagram and Threads The Dirty Bubble from SpongeBob SquarePants is accused of running the Los Angeles Chargers’ season Here’s how you can help the people affected by the Los Angeles wildfires https://supportlafd.kindful.com/?campaign=1040812 https://www.cafirefoundation.org/what-we-do/for-communities/disaster-relief https://www.calfund.org/funds/wildfire-recovery-fund/ https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/01/numerous-fundraisers-set-up-for-animation-professionals-who-lost-their-homes-in-the-l-a-fires/ /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/34843540

Top 5 Animation News of 2024 01/06/2025

Top 5 Animation News of 2024 Today’s episode includes: 5. The Arrest of Kyle Carrozza 4. The Animation Guild’s New Deal 3. The Heroes We Lost 2. The Skydance/Paramount Merger 1. Inside Out 2’s Box Office Records /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/34746730

Reluctant Returns 12/16/2024

Reluctant Returns Today’s episode includes: Ketchup Entertainment released the teaser trailer of The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie Sony denies rumors that they’re ending their Spider-Man cinematic universe Michael Gracey in talks with Disney to direct the live-action remake of Tangled Rashida Jones, Will McCormack and Michael Govier will write the next Tom & Jerry movie for Warner Bros. Pictures Animation Warner Bros. Discovery ends contract to host new episodes of Sesame Street /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/34478160

History is Cancelled 12/09/2024

History is Cancelled Today's episode includes: The nominations for the 82nd Golden Globes were announced Muppet History ends after creator Joshua Gillespie was called out for using the platform to sexual harass women Disney released the trailer of Snow White (2025) Director Barry Jenkins admits that all-digital movies are “not his thing” after working on Mufasa: The Lion King Dana Ledoux Miller revealed on the podcast The Writers Panel how Disney turned the Moana series into Moana 2 /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/34357195

Mad About Moana (feat. ToucanLDM) 12/02/2024

Mad About Moana (feat. ToucanLDM) Today’s episode includes: Pamela Hayden, the voice of Milhouse, is retiring from The Simpsons 31 movies are eligible for the Best Animated Feature category for the 97th Academy Awards Disney confirms that the Monsters, Inc. area will replace Muppet*Vision 3D at Disney’s Hollywood Studios Moana 2 breaks the record for having the biggest 5-day debut at the box office with $221 million The animatic of the Lost “Disney Princess” segment for Fantasia 2000 was discovered /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/34256960

Thanksgiving Trailers Parade (feat. just2good) 11/25/2024

Thanksgiving Trailers Parade (feat. just2good) Today’s episode includes: Paramount Pictures released the 2nd trailer of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Netflix released the trailer of Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Pixar released the trailer of Dream Productions and the teaser trailer of Elio Universal Pictures released the teaser trailer of How to Train Your Dragon (2025) DreamWorks Animation released the trailer of The Bad Guys 2 /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/34148315

Disney is Getting Cold 11/18/2024

Disney is Getting Cold Today’s episode includes: Disney released the final trailer of Mufasa: The Lion King Disney receives backlash over refusing to air an episode of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur that discusses Brooklyn’s trans identity Coca-Cola faces backlash for using AI to create this year’s Christmas commercials Disney announced Ice Age 6 for 2026 Piglet’s Big Game become viral for being compared to a survival horror game /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/33987302

Interstellar in Peru 11/04/2024

Interstellar in Peru Today’s episode includes: Sony Pictures released the trailer of Paddington in Peru Netflix released the trailer of Spellbound Robert Zemeckis claims that Disney would’ve never make Who Framed Roger Rabbit today because of Jessica Rabbit Interstellar 5555 will be rereleased as a 4K remaster, but it was upscaled using AI Universal Pictures is producing 3 live-action Lego movies /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/33785747

Charming Commandos 10/28/2024

Charming Commandos Today’s episode includes: Netflix released the trailer of That Christmas Max released the trailer of DC’s Creature Commandos Twitter (X) updates the block feature so that the people you blocked can still see your posts RUMOR: The Walt Disney Company may announce a major AI initiative Paul King will direct a Prince Charming movie, starring Chris Hemsworth, for Disney /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/33650362

The Magnificent Trailers of Marcel and the Girls 10/14/2024

The Magnificent Trailers of Marcel and the Girls Today’s episode includes: Netflix and Adult Swim released the trailers of Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld and Invincible Fight Girl respectively Walt Disney Animation Studios released the Special Look of Moana 2 Sony Pictures Classics released the teaser trailer of Sylvain Chomet’s The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol Velma is cancelled after two seasons DreamWorks Animation is making The Wild Robot 2 /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/33457617

The Horrors of Realistic CGI Babies 10/07/2024

The Horrors of Realistic CGI Babies Today’s episode includes: Disney+ released the trailer of Music by John Williams Paramount is making a live-action/CG hybrid movie adaptation of Rugrats Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and DC Studios announced Dynamic Duo, the origin story of the Robins, Dick Grayson and Jason Todd Studios are talking with focus groups with superfans of major franchises to combat toxic fandoms Joker: Folie à Deux flops on its opening weekend with bad word of mouth and a $40 million at the box office /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/33367672

The Wild YouTuber 10/01/2024

The Wild YouTuber Today’s episode includes: Pixar released the trailer of Dream Productions, the Inside Out Disney+ Series The Wild Robot has a strong opening weekend at the box office with $35 million PhantomStrider (almost) quit YouTube Sony Pictures Animation open to collaborating with other studios with Genndy Tartakovsky’s Black Knight and Fixed The Muppets, Fraggle Rock and Sesame Street celebrated Jim Henson’s birthday with a crossover video /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/33290552

The Anxiety Tornado 09/24/2024

The Anxiety Tornado Today’s episode includes: ⦁ DreamWorks Animation released the trailer of Dog Man ⦁ Former Pixar employees reveal the stressful working conditions when making Inside Out 2 ⦁ Jared Bush named Walt Disney Animation Studios’ new CCO, while Jennifer Lee is working full-time on Frozen 3 and Frozen 4 ⦁ Lionsgate teams up with Runway to use AI technology to save money ⦁ Saturday Night faces backlash for portrayal of Jim Henson as a loser /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/33179457

Square Sheep and Scary Spirals 09/09/2024

Square Sheep and Scary Spirals Today’s episode includes: Warner Bros released the teaser trailer of A Minecraft Movie Adult Swim released the trailer of Uzumaki Mattel released the teaser trailer of Barney’s World Mindy Kaling is producing an original movie at Paramount Animation James Earl Jones (1931 – 2024) /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/32981452

Trailers that Go FAST!!! 09/02/2024

Trailers that Go FAST!!! Today’s episode includes: Les Bons Clients released the trailer of the documentary Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature Warner Bros. released the trailer of The Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim Paramount Pictures released the trailer of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Hot Ones episode featuring Donald Duck received backlash for not crediting animators Inside Out 2 surpassed The Lion King (2019) at the box office, officially making it the highest grossing animated film of all time /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/32869167

The D23 Angry Aftermath 08/20/2024

The D23 Angry Aftermath Today’s episode includes: Interview with the creator of the cartoon-themed board game Unscrewed: It All Falls Apart [Sponsored] Mattel and Illumination in talks to produce an animated Barbie movie Disney allegedly said man cannot sue them for wife’s passing because he had a Disney+ account Marvel and X-Men ’97 creator Beau DeMayo feud over why he got fired Rumors that Disney may replace Muppet*Vision 3D with the newly announced Monsters, Inc. area make fans worried /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/32649272

D23 2024 Special (feat. ToucanLDM) 08/12/2024

D23 2024 Special (feat. ToucanLDM) Today’s episode includes: The Disney Parks announcements The Marvel & Star Wars announcements The Walt Disney Studios (live-action films) announcements The Walt Disney Animation Studios & Pixar announcements /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/32551652

Spellbounded to a Curse 08/05/2024

Spellbounded to a Curse Today’s episode includes: THQ Nordic released the Gameplay trailer of Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed Netflix released the teaser trailer of Spellbound The complicated relationship between Netflix and Skydance Animation Paramount released the 2nd trailer of Transformers One The Animation Guild will prepare a pre-negotiation rally on August 10 /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/32450092

Doomsday at Comic Con 07/29/2024

Doomsday at Comic Con Today’s episode includes: Max released the teaser of DC’s Creature Commandos Warner Bros. released the trailer of Joker: Folie À Deux Robert Downey Jr. will return to the MCU as Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday SAG-AFTRA is going on strike against video game companies to protect their jobs against AI Inside Out 2 surpassed Frozen 2 at the worldwide box office /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/32339662

This is Not Ogre 07/15/2024

This is Not Ogre Today’s episode includes: Netflix released the trailer of Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie DreamWorks Animation announced Shrek 5 for July 2026 Illumination announced Minions 3 for 2027 as Despicable Me becomes the first animated franchise to cross $5 billion at the box office Donald Trump was almost assassinated by one of his supporters Mighty Magiswords creator Kyle A. Carrozza was arrested for possession of child pornography /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/32153002

Skydancing to a Deal 07/08/2024

Skydancing to a Deal Today’s episode includes: Adult Swim reveals Japanese and English cast of Uzumaki Despicable Me 2 and Inside Out 2 are leading the summer box office DNEG, the studio behind the visuals of Dune and The Garfield Movie, received $200 million to invest in AI Skydance Media acquires Paramount Global for $8 billion /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/32056342

Rebrushing Classic Cartoons 07/01/2024

Rebrushing Classic Cartoons Today’s episode includes: Amazon Prime Video released the trailer of Batman: Caped Crusader Disney announced the release date and Collector’s Edition of Epic Mickey: Rebrushed Inside Out 2 surpassed $1 billion at the box office Kartoon Studios is making their own Winnie the Pooh franchise with the help of AI Eddie Murphy said that DreamWorks Animation is working on Shrek 5 and a Donkey spin-off movie /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/31974772

My 300th Nonsensical Talking (feat. PaleoSteno) 06/17/2024

My 300th Nonsensical Talking (feat. PaleoSteno) Today’s episode includes: Netflix released the teaser trailer of Arcane: Season 2 DreamWorks Animation released the 2nd trailer of The Wild Robot Amazon Prime Video released the trailer of Sausage Party: Foodtopia Inside Out 2 breaks the record of the 2nd biggest opening for an animated feature Cartoon Network reveals new series of Regular Show, Adventure Time, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends and more at Annecy /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/31782287

Summer Toon Fest 06/10/2024

Summer Toon Fest Today’s episode includes: Paramount+ released the trailer of Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Focus Features released the trailer of Piece by Piece John Lasseter’s alleged bad health is complicating the Skydance-Paramount deal Pixar veteran Andrew Stanton will direct Toy Story 5 Netflix announced many animated movies and shows coming in 2024 and 2025, including the Plankton movie, Motel Transylvania and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/31688972

Making Waves on Studios 06/03/2024

Making Waves on Studios Today’s episode includes: Disney released the teaser trailer of Moana 2 Bloomberg article says that the fate of Pixar depends on the success of Inside Out 2 Paramount and Skydance agreed to a merger deal Sony Pictures Animation announced GOAT, a sports comedy with Stephen Curry producing Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerra wants to use AI to cut down film costs /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/31589587

Remembering Richard Sherman 05/27/2024

Remembering Richard Sherman Today’s episode includes: Furiosa: A Mad Max Movie and The Garfield Movie are tied during the worst Memorial Day box office weekend in around 30 years Richard Sherman (1928 – 2024) Disney lays off around 175 employees at Pixar Animation Studios Disney is making a Club 33 movie with Darren Lemke writing the script Alt-Right YouTuber Nick Rekieta and his wife were arrested for drugs and firearm possession /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/31486507

Despicable Megalopolis Rising 05/20/2024

Despicable Megalopolis Rising Today’s episode includes: Illumination Entertainment released the 2nd trailer of Despicable Me 4 Netflix released the trailer of Ultraman: Rising Francis Ford Coppola released the teaser trailer of Megalopolis Warner Bros. Discovery announced they are making more Lord of the Rings movie, including The Hunt for Gollum Nicolas Cage will star in a Spider-Man Noir live-action series for Amazon Prime Video /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/31392637

Schneider’s Revenge 05/06/2024

Schneider’s Revenge Today’s episode includes: Nicktoons released the trailer of The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish Skydance Media and Sony might have failed to acquire Paramount Global Weigel Broadcasting Co. announced MeTV TOONS, which plans to be the ultimate TV channel dedicated to classic cartoons Mufasa: The Lion King director Barry Jenkins defends his movie on Twitter Dan Schneider sues the producers of Quiet on Set for defamation /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/31166062

I Was a Supermarket Ghost 04/29/2024

I Was a Supermarket Ghost Today’s episode includes: Disney released the teaser trailer of Mufasa: The Lion King Mano Animation Studios released the trailer of The Glassworker Disney+ released the trailer of Jim Henson: Idea Man Sony delays Kraven the Hunter and Karate Kid My experience acting in CBS’ Ghosts /episode/index/show/animatscrazycartooncast/id/31042453

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