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Today’s episode includes: •   Twice Different released the trailer of Winnie’s Hole, an independent horror game based on Winnie the Pooh •   DreamWorks Animation will lay off 70 employees while starting a partnership with Sony Pictures Imageworks •   Writers will not be returning to The Drew Barrymore Show after scabbing controversy •   Elon Musk announced that he wants to remove the action buttons and their counts from Twitter

•   DreamWorks Animation announced The Wild Robot, their next animated feature directed by Chris Sanders •   New WGA contract reveals that writers will receive everything they asked for during the strike •   The Golden Globes will have 2 new categories: Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy and Best Blockbuster Feature •   Dan Harmon talks about his friendship with Justin Roiland and how Rick and Morty destroyed it

Today’s episode includes: •   Pixar’s Elemental is most viewed movie premiere on Disney+ of 2023 •   The Writers’ Strike is over after the WGA and AMPTP reached a tentative agreement •   Paramount Animation announced they are making Superworld, based on the book of the same name •   YouTuber Johnny 2 Cellos calls out AI channels for stealing his content and others’

Today’s episode includes: •   Netflix renews the live-action adaptation of One Piece •   Drew Barrymore pauses talk show’s return after receiving backlash for scabbing •   Stoner Cats, the NFT-back animated series starring Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher, is fined for $1 million for misleading investors •   Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland has a history of pursuing young female fans, including underage girls •   Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door HD, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Princess Peach: Showtime! And more announced on Nintendo Direct

Today’s episode includes: •   Miranda Richardson returns as Mrs. Tweedy in Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget •   Phil Lord and Chris Miller responds to the toxic working conditions of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse •   Annapurna Animation is developing several new movies, including a film adaptation of Stray •   The problem with Rotten Tomatoes and why Hollywood is still dependent on the site •   Future projects announced for Walt Disney World and the Disney Parks at Destination D23

Today’s episode includes: •   Barbie is Warner Bros.’ highest-grossing film in history with nearly $1.4 billion •   Disney, Bob Iger, Bob Chapek and more, are sued for allegedly hiding streaming losses from investors •   SAG-AFTRA will vote for a second actors’ strike to go against video game companies •   Late-Night show hosts team up to create Strike Force Five, a podcast on Spotify meant to fund out-of-work late-night staff

Today’s episode includes: •   Disney to release The Mandalorian (Season 1 & 2), WandaVision and Loki on 4K UHD and Blu-ray •   The Muppets Take Manhattan will be the first Muppet movie to be released in 4K Ultra HD •   The AMPTP hires new PR firm as they still try to make a deal with the actors and writers on strike •   Warner Bros. is delaying Dune: Part Two, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

Today’s episode includes: •   My Tonsillectomy Story Part 1: Before the Surgery •   My Tonsillectomy Story Part 2: After the Surgery •   Florida governor Ron DeSantis wants Disney to drop the lawsuit against him because he has “moved on” •   Nintendo announced that Charles Martinet is stepping down from bring the voice of Mario •   Elon Musk wants to remove the Block feature from Twitter/X

Today’s episode includes: •   Sony delays Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, Kraven the Hunter, Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2, and more •   Paramount may no longer release original animated movies in theaters •   Sarah Silverman blasts actors who are working on independent films during the strike •   Disney will no longer release physical media like DVDs and Blu-rays in Australia

Today’s episode includes: •   Barbie and Oppenheimer broke several box office records on their opening weekend •   Elon Musk rebrands Twitter as X •   How the SAG-AFTRA Strike almost prevented me from making movie reviews

Today’s episode includes: •   SAG-AFTRA, the American union for actors, joins the WGA to go on strike •   CEOs of Hollywood studios receive backlash for comments about the strike, including wanting writers to lose their homes •   Pixar’s Elemental surpassed The Flash at the box office with over $311 million globally  

Today’s episode includes: •   Netflix released the trailer of Miraculous: Ladybug and Cat Noir, The Movie •   Article claims John Lasseter’s firing is why Pixar’s movies are struggling •   Freeform released the trailer of Praise Petey •   GQ article that criticized Warner Bros. Discovery David Zaslav removed possibly because of conflict of interest •   Sony Pictures released the trailer of Napoleon

Today’s episode includes: •   Hulu released the trailer of Futurama (2023) •   Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken earned only $5.2 million during its opening weekend •   Twitter will temporarily limit how many tweets you can read daily •   Infinity Train creator Owen Dennis is making an Among Us animated series •   Universal Pictures released the trailer of Five Nights at Freddy’s

Today’s episode includes: •   Hulu released the trailer of Season 4 of Solar Opposites •   Anonymous animators revealed the toxic work environment during the production of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse •   Warner Bros. Discovery in talks to sell around half of its music assets from Film & TV for $500 million •   Nintendo Direct (June 2023) reveals Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Super Mario RPG, Detective Pikachu Returns, and more

Today’s episode includes: •   Pixar released the teaser trailer of Elio •   Pete Docter feels that Pixar ‘trained audiences’ to watch Pixar movies at home instead of theaters •   Netflix released the trailer of Nimona •   DreamWorks Animation announced Orion and The Dark, a new animated feature to be released on Netflix in 2024 •   Disney’s upcoming animated series Primos received backlash over racist theme song

Today’s episode includes: •   Paramount Pictures released the trailer of ‘PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie’ •   Twitch received backlash for new policies that may threaten streamers’ revenue •   Preston Mutanga, a 14-year old high schooler, animated the Lego scene alone in ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ •   Warner Animation Group is rebranded to Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, and announced The Cat in the Hat and Meet the Flintstones •   Disney announced ‘Once Upon a Studio’, an animated short that features over 400 Disney characters to honor the company’s 100 anniversary

Today’s episode includes: •   Paramount Animation released the trailer of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem •   Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse producers tease a live-action Miles Morales movie •   The Little Mermaid (2023)’s profitability in question after underperforming at international box office •   Disney fires 75 Pixar employees, including Lightyear director Angus MacLane and animator Galyn Susman •   The Story of the Most Toxic and Insane Fan I Ever Had

Today’s episode includes: •   Disney+ will be removing content and be the subject of a lawsuit against Bob Chapek and other Disney executives •   Disney is shutting down Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, the expensive Walt Disney World hotel •   Blumhouse released the teaser trailer of Five Nights at Freddy’s •   Netflix released the teaser trailer of Nimona •   A Florida teacher is under investigation for showing Disney’s Strange World to her class

Today’s episode includes: •   Disney is changing strategies with streaming including pulling out content from Disney+ and possibly selling Hulu to Comcast •   Linda Yaccarino will become Twitter’s new CEO while Elon Musk will stay and do the same thing that he does now •   Max released the trailer of Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai •   Max released the trailer of Clone High •   The cast of Donkey Kong Country reunite for an animated short by Alex Henderson

There may be no show this week, but that won’t stop me from talking about the biggest strike in Hollywood since 2007, and discuss about everything you want to know like why are they striking, how this affects you and how AI plays a significant role here.